Harvard at Cornell

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  Evening star, October 10, 1954, page 59

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  Harvard’s S Late Score Beats Cornell, 1912, First Time Since Is oy iH0 AbSOctoIoo FtOSS ITHACA, N. Y, Oct. 9.-Harward pushed through Cornell’s line today and upset the defend ing Ivy League champions 1912, before a homecoming crowd of 10000. It was the first Crimson victory over Cornell since 1915. Matt Botsford scored both Harvard touchdowns. going over from the l in the first quarter and from 2 yards out in the final. Cornell. unable to gain on the ground, took to the air for two scores in the third quarter. Bill De Graaf passed to Tom Rooney in the end zone from the II and heaved to Meade for 38 yards for the other. Frate’s Point Decides. Bill Frate converted on the first score and missed the other De Graaf missed both tries for Cornell. Harvard made is first downs and rushed for 167 yards, while holding Cornell to eight first downs and 10 yards on the ground. Harvard drove As yards for its first score. After going % on the ground, and being set back five yards on penalty, Botsford passed to Bob Cowles for 18 yards. Cowles then made 10 and Bots ford went oyer from the /. The Crimson walked right through the big Red line in the fourth quarter for the winning touchdown. Botsford carried II times in the 10 plays in the n yards, before plunging over from the 2. Frate converted the first tally and missed the second. Cornell, stymied in the first half and entering Crimson terri tory only once-to the As in the second period-took to the air after the half. Jackson Intercepts Pass. Dick jackson intercepted q Botsford pass and ran 80 yards to the Harvard II. De Graaf passed to Rooney in the end zone from the II for the touchdown in 4:35. Two minutes later De Graaf hit Meade. De Graaf missed both conversions. Cornell picked to repeat as Ivy League champ, was beaten in it’s other two starts this year, by Colgate, 1914, and Rice, 41–⁠20. Harvard bowed to Massachusetts last week, 1877. cornshd cearSshd ---5 -------------5 S1S &11ss Harvard scoring: Touchdowns-Hots. ford (2). Conversion-Frate. Cornell scoring: Touchdowns-Rooney

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Harvard leads 47–⁠21–⁠1 in 69 meetings, counting the 50 since this game.