Word: touchdowns
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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Paced by Captain Dave Farrell, who ran 28 yards for one Crimson score, and end Bill Fitz, who caught a Farrell pass for another touchdown, Coach Chief Boston's team was never threatened. Two touchdowns and a safety gave the Crimson a 15 to 0 lead at halftime, and they added six more points in the last period...
Whether the Varsity operated from the "L" or the "T", the Crimson was able to find numerous holes, especially at end and tackle, in the Princeton defense. Tom Gannon whose 66-yard dash for the second Harvard touchdown was a dazzling sprint on a reverse from the T, enjoyed an especially good day, gaining 128 yards in 13 carries. Another Gannon effort, a nine-yard off-tackle slant in the fourth period, wound up in the Tiger end zone, but was called back by the officials, who claimed the Varsity had a back illegally in motion. Movies this week should...
Harvard policy on passes in the flat, such as that thrown to Ernie Ransome for the first Nassau touchdown, is to allow the catch to be made, and then have the covering end hit the receiver. But Ransome cluded Wally Flynn at the line of scrimmage, and then hipped his way past at least four other Harvard tacklers on his 52-yard journey...
...visited the Varsity locker room to congratulate the winning eleven were former ends Bill Barnes and Loren Mackinney, and Gordy Lyle, who brought grief to the Princeton cause in 1942 when he snatched a pass from Jack Comerford with less than a minute to play and scored a touchdown which gave Harvard a 19 to 14 victory...
Bill Henry, substitute quarterback who scored the Crimson's first touchdown against Tufts, sustained a body injury Saturday which will keep him out of action for about three weeks...