Columbia at Yale

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  Evening star, October 15, 1950, page 46

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  agne Of Penn Sets College Scoring Mark Yale Beats Columbia Ellis Top Ivy League After 2O.14 Triumph |For Fourth In Row NEW HAVEN, Conn. Oct. a. Fighting, alert Yale turned back It’s most serious challenge today by humping Columbia 20 to IA in a football thriller. The victory was unbeaten Yale’s fourth in a ! row and shot the Bulldogs to the top of the Ivy League. Jim Ryan, a sub quarterback, scored two Of Yale’s touchdowns. Columbia’s Mitch Price and Wesley Bomm, a brilliant passing and receiving combination, proved a dangerous threat throughout. Yale led all the way, scoring In all but the final period, but 1t wasn’t until the final minutes when Alan Peters twice stopped Columbia assaults with intercept tions that the outcome was not in doubt. Yale Capitalizes on Breaks. Yale’s ability to capitalize on Columbia lapses, and fast charging line which rushed Price and opened gaps for Ryan. Ed Senay and Bob Spears, were the main factors in dumping Columbia from the ranks of the unbeaten. Senay, returning to the line up after two weeks layoff due to an ankle injury. clicked of 90 yards in 22 rushes. Price COM pleted nine Of II aerials for 120 yards. Bomm caught five Of them for 78 yards. 1t was Yale’s forward wall that set up the margin of difference in the first half which ended with the Bulldogs In front, 13 to 7. Hating Columbia 48-yard at tack. featured by Prices pitching, on its ~, Yale spent most of the first quarter cutting out chunks of ground to move 95 yards in “a plays. Spears, Senay and Ryan punched out the yardage with Ryan finally sneaking across. Line Sets Up Touchdown. Yale’s second touchdown was set up by its aggressive line which smothered Tony Misho on his Is before he could get off a fourth down kick. Three plays later, Jerry Conway took handoff and skirted IL yards around his end. Columbia’s first touchdown was recorded three minutes later when HOWE Hansen climaxed a 66-yard sortie by bulling over from the two. Yale took the kickoff opening the third period and moved it 81 yards in II plays for its final score. Ryan sneaked over from the one and bush added the extra point. Columbia narrowed Yale’s advantage early in the final quarter after two long passes, Price to BONN, placed the ball on Yale’s IL from where Dave Salvatore skirted end for the score.

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Yale leads 62–⁠17–⁠2 in 81 meetings, counting the 53 since this game.