Dartmouth at Cornell

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  Evening star, November 17, 1946, page 32

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  Corne’I!! |! Bounds Back To Hand Dartmouth 9Th Straight Loss ITHACA, N. Y, Nov. 16.-Sparked to an early lead by shifty stepping Walter Kretz, Cornell’s Big Red rode out several threats by the Dartmouth Indians today for 21–⁠7 decision before 10000. Cornell, bounding back from an upset loss to Syracuse, retained it’s mathematical chances for the Ivy League title in dealing the Indians their sixth straight defeat. Kretz, who galloped spectacularly for Cornell in 1912, ‘careened 62 yards for the first Cornell tally with the game seven minutes old. The ithaca team hung up its marginal touchdowns after substitute guard. 20-year-old Bill Specie, recovered two Dartmouth boobies. Specie. senior, snatched tumble on the Dartmouth in the first play of the second period and two plays later Kretz stomped through the middle for his second score. Less than three minutes later Bob McLaughry. the Dart mouth fullback, fumbled the kickoff return on the Green “a and Speece grabbed the ball. Kretz, Hillary Chollet and Edwin Wright lugged it to the 2, from where Bob Dean rushed it over. Dean booted all the points from placement. Eddie Williams scampered 81 yards for the Dartmouth touchdown in the third, Gaping a 74-yard drive helped by 33-yard Joe Sui livan to John Monahan aerial connection.

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Dartmouth leads 54–⁠32–⁠1 in 87 meetings, counting the 57 since this game.