Yale at Harvard

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  Evening star, District of Columbia, November 22, 1941, page 25

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  Harvard for Yale on its ~ but the Ellis were unable to advance and Taylor punted outside on Harvard’s 25 McNicol then ripped off As yards to Yale’s 80 AT that point Capt Bartholemy retired with an injury and Greene came in at left end for Yale. After McNicol made to Yales 25, the Crimson attack begged and Yale regained the ball on downs Seymour made 5 to Yales 80 before Taylor punted to Lee, who ran it back 16 to Harvard’s Al. McNicol then started driving and he carried four times and MacKinney once, on an end around, before the Harvard fullback plunged the last yard for a touchdown. Wander Eb came in and placekicked Harvard’s seventh point Score: Harvard. 7; Yale, o. Franny Lee took the kickoff back IS yards to Yale’s 30 McNicol gained 7 in two tries but was smeared the next time and his fourth-doW pass was grounded. After several kicking exchanges Yale took the ball on the Eli 40 Taylor completed passes to Greene and Seymour and Harrison COM pleted another to Thompson to take Yale to the Harvard Is. There Harward braced and took the rail- OF, downs After kicks were exchanged, Harward took the ball on it’s 25 and had gone all the way to the Yale Is as the period ended. Score: Harvard, 7; Yale, O. Fourth Quarter. McNicol and Lee opened the fourth period by rushing from Yale’s Is to its 4-yard line where, on fourth down and 2 to go, Lee passed to Forte in the end zone for Harvard’s second touchdown Wander Eb came in at left halfback and placekicked HaTvard’s 14th point. Late in the game, after Taylor took punt on his goal line and ran it out to his 8, Yale launched its final bid. Seymour raced for Is yards and Harrison clicked off II more. Then the Ellis again took to the air, but Harvard ruined all of their tosses to insure its 14–⁠0 vic tory.

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Officially, Yale leads 72–⁠61–⁠8; as played, 62–⁠50–⁠8 in the 120 games on file; the official count covers all 141 meetings, counting the 60 since this game.