Brown at Yale

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  Evening star, District of Columbia, October 16, 1932, page 62

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  FIGHTING BULLDOG BEATEN BY BROWN Bob Chase Leads Way in 7–⁠2 Victory-YaIe Has Edge Only in Passing. Dy liie Associated PTeSS. n IEW HAVEN. Conn, October IS. M Led by Bob Chase in furi- Y GUS third-period attack that set the Eli back on its heels and finally resulted in a touchdown after “a 65-yard drive down the field. an alert Brown eleven defeated Yale, to 2, in hard-fought game before $4,000 fans in Yale Bowl today The Blue. fighting to achieve its first victory of the season, came back val iantly in the closing minutes of the struggle to march twice within Browns 5-yard line, Cnce to the l-foot mark, only to see its hopes dashed against a powerful Brown line. Yale’S 1882 grid iron scroll reads: Two ties, one defeat. DROWN. after getting much the worse – Of the going for two quarters, put on a spectacular victory drive in the third, with Chase the spearhead. The slippery senior, weaving and DART ing his way through a field of Yale tacklers, got away for successive runs of 80, IS and IL yards to carry the pig skin down to Yale’s 1-yard line, whence big Fullback Bill Gilbane piled through the center for the touchdown. Chase added the extra point with a perfect placement. Yale’s bare two points were achieved in the waning moments of the battle, when, after a brilliant passing game had carried the oval some so yards. the Blue offense was stopped finally and definite ly on Brown 1-foot line. The ball went over to Brown. and Chase. rather than risk punt from behind his goal line, grounded the ball for Yale safety.

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Yale leads 79–⁠25–⁠4 in 108 meetings, counting the 71 since this game.