Word: cantabs
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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Yale in the person of Albie Booth put an end to Cantab hopes for an undefeated season in 1931, when the Eli leader split the goal posts for three vital points. The gilded era ended next year with sale of seats to the general public, which act Yale celebrated by a 19 to 0 shutout...
...Elis were to answer the same question about Hahvud, there would be no difficulty. We would picture the typical Cantab as infected with the bored indifference synonymous with the name of his university, afflicted with the "yahd" accent, his shoulders stooped under the weight of centuries of tradition. We should picture him as a dilletante intellectual addicted to Boston deb parties, who conceives of Cambridge as the hub of the collegiate universe. And then we'd all yell Reinhardt...
...touring Cantab nine goes out after its second victory in as many days with veteran Harold (Slim) Curtiss going on the mound to try to tams the ambitions Pennsylvanians at Philadelphia this afternoon...
...Cantab triumph would throw the mythical Big Three race into a triple tie with Princeton, Yale and Harvard each having two wins and two defeats. By upsetting the Elis, the Crimson could salvage something from an otherwise disastrous season and turn in the pleasant achievement of whipping a Loeffler-coached team...
...previous Cantab record of 27 was disputed by a Vassar Sophomore recently who claimed to have disposed of all of 29, but Curtiss' feat neatly eclipses those of both disputants...