Word: quarters
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...disappointing loss marred an outstanding performance by the Crimson quarterback, Charlie Kinney. He threw three touchdown passes during the afternoon and directed the Yardlings to their best offensive display of the season. Completing 17 out of 34 passes and handing off deceptively, the big quarter-back took complete charge every time the Crimson had the ball...
...eventful history of the series, the 1951 encounter also stands out as a memorable thriller. Yale came from behind to tie the Crimson, 21 to 21, late in the fourth quarter. The varsity's three scores all came in dramatic fashion--a fourth down, finger-tip catch of a pass by end, Paul Crowlcy, an 84-yard run by halfback John Ederer, and a pass interception by Fritz Drill...
...began the era of Wood and Booth. Wood took the initial encounter, as the sophomore quarter back kicked the extra point and field goal that gave the Crimson its 10-6 margin. But even in defeat Booth stood out: only an amazing grab by Bill Ticknor prevented the diminutive halfback from scoring the winning touchdown on a brilliant, last-ditch effort...
...sawing back and forth, the two teams went in the fourth quarter still tied, 0 to 0. Booth completed a pass deep in Crimson territory, and seconds later drop-kicked the ball between the uprights to give Yale a 3-0 margin, which soon became the final score. After three years of struggles, Booths had finally seen his Elis defeat a Harvard eleven...
...sustained would double U.S. production in 22 years. This increase compares with an average rise of 2.9% for the 1909-57 period. Using 1954 dollars, the C.E.D. got a result substantially different from the Council of Economic Advisers' recent report that the G.N.P. rate in the third quarter of 1959 was $481 billion. In the C.E.D.'s 1954 dollars it was only $431 billion...