Word: yarde
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...outranking all these must be the 1942 game on Soldiers Field, Picture the complete hopelessness, from a Crimson point of view, of a two-point Princeton lead, loss than a minute to play, and the men form Nassau in possession of the ball, first down, on the Harvard 35 yard line...
...recovered fumble and Jack Comeford's 60-yard touchdown pass to substitute end Gordy Lyle, gave the Crimson a 19 to 14 victory. Lyle, who came racing onto the field for the final offensive play of the game, caught the ball on the Princeton 20 and outran two defenders to score. Bob Perina, now with the Brooklyn Dogers, had led the highly favored visitors to a 14 to 0 lead at the half with a crushing passing attack...
According to union figures, the Yard cops now get $55.75 a week, which makes them the third highest paid police force in the country, with only the New York and Cambridge municipal departments ahead of them...
...recognizable minions of law and order. Chef Alvin Randall puffed his pipe in contentment throughout, and Sergent Jim Toomey only moved into action when an abandoned Princeton car was turned into a large kettledrum by some over enthusiastic team supporters.Two of the Crimson's youngest supporters inspect a Yard Cop as he listens to a motley throng of pre-game noise-makers...
...Zimmerman starred for the winners, scoring one touchdown and passing to Big Bill Macvicar for two more. The fourth touchdown was carried over in the third period by Lyle Shaefer, after a 30 yard dash around left end on a reverse play...