Yale at Columbia

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  Evening star, October 13, 1947, page 18 (results column)

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  III lHlpOlG- ance, however, no game in the country takes precedence over the “T” for two, with cake for none party held between dogged Army and flashy Illinois at the Yankee Stadium in New York. Behind some really grand line play, the Cadets ran their string Of unbeaten games to 81. Illinois was within yards OF Armys fiercely-guarded goal line, but at the finish of the gruelling game had to be satisfied with 90 tie. Either outfit could have gained victory with some pay-of1 passing, Both teams showed definite indications of becoming increasingly dangerous as the season progresses. Violent upsets took a heavy toll across the Nation. Little wake Forests 1877 defeat of highly rated North Carolina left stunned silence in that section OF the South. Kentucky rose to the full height of early season promise in smashing Georgia $50, at Lexington. Just goes to prove further what always has been my contention-that every thing is relative in football, just as it Is in Reno or war. Although Virginia was a pregame tossup against Wanted Harvard, no one dreamed that the Cavaliers could wreck the Grim sons first visit south OF the Mason-Dixon line by any such score as 47–⁠0. Seven Cavalier touchdowns and five extra points left Harvard wanowing in its worst defeat since 1884, when Yale smeared them by a 48-o margin. Iowa uncovered a great passing combination in AL Dimarco and Emlen Tunnel in defeating In diana. 27–⁠14, and Yale proved Its class in beating Columbia, 17–⁠7. Getting back to the powerhouse department, Michigan’s $50 VIC tory over Pittsburgh; CALIFORNIA; At win over Wisconsin: Texas 34-l4 defeat of Oklahoma In one of the widest affairs of the after noon according to all reports; Penn States crushing 75–⁠0 rout or Fordham: Penn’s decisive 800 mauling of Dartmouth, and Southern California’s authoritative 800 defeat of Ohio State all speak for themselves. Navy’s last-ditch touchdown to tie Duke, 14–⁠14, proves again the Middies are dangerous finishers and not to be taken lightly despite their long victory famine. u. C. L. AS 24–⁠7 triumph over Oregon places the Bruins among the Coast leaders and indicates Pacific Coast football has returned to its high prewar status. AS for our game at Lafayette, Ind, where we were indeed fortunate to emerge with a 22–⁠7 win over Purdue. we’d like to pay tribute to the fighting spirit Of

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Yale leads 62–⁠17–⁠2 in 81 meetings, counting the 56 since this game.