TWENTY YEARS OF HARVARD-YALE WARFARE ON DISPLAY

When the Harvard and Yale elevens faced each other for the fifty-ninth time this afternoon, the Bowl was filled to overflowing. In order to play before large crowds, these teams did not have to compile outstanding records. To mention the two in conjunction with each other is sufficient to recall memories of hard-fought games, upsets, and all the other highlights which make football what it is.

In 1920, bootleg liquor and bathtub gin made their first appearance. The Crimson emerged from that game with the "foot" in football very evident. Charlie Buell kicked two field goals, Arnold Horween one, for the game's only scores. The next two years saw almost identical games. Yale entered the favorite, emerged beaten 10 to 3, with Charlie Buell and George Owen doing yoeman service for the winners on both occasions.

Ducky Pond Arrives

In 1932 Ducky Pond arrived, and Yale was the victor, 13 to 0, Ducky sloshing through some 65 yards of Stadium slime with a Harvard fumble in his arms for the first Eli touchdown in the Stadium since 1907. Another sea battle ensued the next year, with the New Haven navy demonstrating its proficiency by a 19 to 6 score. Apparently whenever Harvard and Yale battles must end deadlocked, the result is scoreless, and 1925 was no exception, the Harvards playing hosts to Yale within their ten yard line for most of the afternoon, but preventing the Blues from scoring.

In the golden era of 1926-29 the first two years saw Crimson defeats, 12 to 7, and 14 to 0. Finally, in 1928 after five barren years, Harvard came into its own, breaking the drought by laterals executed by the Dave Guarnaccia-Art French combine. The year of the depression saw Albie Booth's strip tease as the "mighty mite" stormed onto the field unsuccessfully to attempt a field goal. Harvard won 10 to 6. Barry Wood and Captain Ben Ticknor made it three straight for the Crimson in 1930 with a 13 to 0 victory.

Albie Booth

Yale in the person of Albie Booth put an end to Cantab hopes for an undefeated season in 1931, when the Eli leader split the goal posts for three vital points. The gilded era ended next year with the sale of seats to the general public, which act Yale celebrated by a 19 to 0 shutout.

In the first year of King Franklin's I reign in 1933 the Crimson produced a 19 to 6 triumph, but went into hibernation for the next three years, those marked by the presence of an end named Kelley at New Haven, as the Elis were on the top end of 14 to 0, 14 to 6, and 14 to 13 scores. Harvard retaliated in 1927 by upsetting Clint Frank's undefeated team 13 to 6, Frank Foley making the winning run. A miracle pass catch by Torbey MacDonald won a 7 to 0 mud battle for the Crimson.

Yale came back last year by overturning a green Sophomore team 20 to 7.

Harvard's cleancut win this afternoon narrowed down preponderance of Yale victories in the series. It was the 59th gridiron meeting between the two schools and the 20th triumph for Harvard.

Yale has won 33 times to Harvard's 20, and six times the two teams have tied. There has not been a tie for many years, however, the last one coming in 1925.