Dartmouth at Yale

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  Evening star, District of Columbia, October 30, 1949, page 44

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  Alert Big Green Grabs Ell FumbIes 10 Win In Second Half NEW HAVEN, Conn, Oct. 90 Teeth-rattling tackling and the talented right arm of Johnny Clayton paid off today as Dart mouths footballers thumped Yale, 34–⁠13. The seasons largest Yale Bowl crowd of 50,385 saw the Ivy League rivals battle it out through a stormy first half. Then. with the score deadlocked at Tall, Dartmouth’s power exploded and turned the contest into rout. Even so, Yale stuck and although it meant hardly anything to anybody but the principals, the Blue pushed across q touchdown in the final four Sec onds of the fray. Alert Dartmouth recovered four Yale fumbles, mainly after savage tackles, and knew what to do about it under Claytons expert quarterbacking and pitching. Yale First to Score. After holding Dartmouth on its S during a scoreless opening period, Yale tossed scare by tallylng first. It claimed a Co. yard drive, with big Jim Fuchs racing through the middle from the 80. Joe Palmer converted. Dartmouth retaliated in 1855 OF the same period, after being behind for about five minutes. when Clayton twirled a sharp one eight yards to Dave Beeman, who took it in the end zone. The play ended a 65-yard attack. Bill Dey kicked the extra point, dead locking the score. But, with the resumption of play, it was nearly all Dartmouth after that. Clayton began find ing his targets consistently. He hit Hal Fitkin early and often, Fitkin finally bulling over from the 2 to send his team in front for the first time. A little while later in the same third quarter, Stu Tisdale of Yale fumbled on the Is. Three quick plays moved it to the 2 from where Dey CAP italized. Dartmouth Goes Wild. Then, in quick order, the In dians connected for two more iu the final session. A 16-yard pass, Clayton to Jerry Sarno, provided another tally for Dartmouth on the first play Of the quarter. And then, with most of the regulars out, Bob McCraney, Clayton’s understudy. unleashed a 34-yard pass to Ed Isbey, who nabbed it on the goal line and fell across. The games final score came with four seconds to go when John Robertson tossed seven yards into the end zone to Char ley Keller. Palmer’s placement went wide. Dey. however, connected on four of his five kicks. Dartmouth -----------o Z Il 1s-34 man, Fittin pey, fsS garne’ ooiSSs isSeys Points after touchdown-Dey, 4. Yale scoring: Touchdowns-Fuchs, Kel. sr. Points after touchdown-Palmer,’ 2.

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Yale leads 50–⁠33–⁠5 in 88 meetings, counting the 55 since this game.