Colgate at Dartmouth

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  Evening star, Washington, D.C., October 16, 1949, page 1

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  Dartmouth Conquers Colgate, 27–⁠13, With Second-HaIf Drive HANOVER, N. H, Oct. l5-After slow first half. Dartmouth’s football team scored three touch downs in the third period and an other in the fourth to whip Col gate, 27–⁠13. today before 5000 Memortal Field spectators. The winning Indians began their second half with a fiery drive that resulted in seven points in a min ute and half and pulled them one point ahead of the visiting Red Raiders. who had scored six points near the end of the second quarter. Colgate matched those seven points to regain the lead, but held it only few minutes as the winners quickly added two more touchdowns, Six minutes after the teams changed sides for the last time Dartmouth rang up its final seven points. Clayton Sparks Dartmouth. Johnny Clayton. Dartmouth S sharp play caller. engineered the home forces to triumph. He completed a dozen of II passes for 1875 yards and two of the Dartmouth touchdowns. Dick Brown. the last of Dart mouths uninjured left halfbacks suffered a broken thumb in the first half and will be lost in definitely. Colgate scored just before the half. A nifty pass from Charley Stratton to End Hal Fassnacht covered 81 yards with Fassnacht running the final II and just slid ing into the end zone as the last Dartmouth player tackled him. Clayton was the heart and soul of the Dartmouth drive in the third period. He returned the opening kickoff “a yards, passed to Gerry Sarno for As more and then Bill Roberts was sprung through the line for 4 and the touchdown. Bill Dey kicked the first of three extra points. Dartmouth Bounces Back. Colgate then scored with AL Egler going over from the 6, but Dartmouth bounced back. Dey intercepted a Colgate pass on the 80 and hustled it back to the 10. Three plays later. Roberts galloped for a score. Dartmouth later took the ball on downs on its IS and drove for a score in four plays, the last a Clayton to Beeman pass. Colgate “ Ola Colgate scoring: Touehdowns.,Fassnacht Eeler. Point after touchdown Roberts (2l, Beeman t2). Points after touchdowns-Dey (o1

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Colgate leads 12–⁠6–⁠1 in 19 meetings, counting the 13 since this game.