Brown at Yale

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  Evening star, District of Columbia, October 4, 1953, page 65

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  Favored Yale Licks Stubborn Brown by Score Of Is 10 0 NEW HAVEN, Conn. Oct. s. Favored Yale moved Al yards in the first period and SO yards in the final quarter to lick stubborn Brown, 1870, today and break a jinx in a tough Ivy League foot ball battle in the Bowl before $4,000 fans. Jerry Jones, a key figure in Yale’s assault, crashed through the middle from the two for Yale’s first touchdown, and a 32-yard pass, Jim Lopez to Frank Smith on the goal line, COM pleted the scoring. Hub Pruett converted after Jones tally. Brown threatened seriously only twice, rushing to Yale’S IA early in the second session, and bulling to the Yale seven about midway in the third period. but was in the ball game until the closing moments. Yale’S victory, it’s second of the current campaign, broke an odd even year jinX which started in 1941. Since that time Brown had beaten the Blue in odd years, and Yale had won in the even years. The triumph was also Yale’s 43rd over the Bruins in the 73-yearold series. in which Brown had won II. Three ended in ties. Brown -- q O. q Yale ~ T o 0 6–⁠13 Yale scoring: Touchdowns, Jones, Smith. Conversion. Pruett.

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Yale leads 79–⁠25–⁠4 in 108 meetings, counting the 50 since this game.