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...another climax year. Barry Wood, Harvard's great passer had duelled Albie Booth of the Blue twice, and had bested him both times before the two met as rival captains in the Stadium. This time it was Harvard which held the pregame edge on the basis of an undefeated season...
...went on that way for 57 and a half minutes; Harvard trying too hard, never busting the Yale line, the game swaying back and forth with no scoring. Then, with two minutes to go, Yale took over on a punt at midfield, and worked down quickly. Booth stopped back and kicked a field goal, and with that kick cracked his personal jinx and ruined the record of a great Harvard team...
...Times found a shift to Truman (but did not trust it enough to print it) which indicated a 50.05% victory in Illinois (the actual vote was 50.68%). Said Editor Richard Finnegan: "This has taught us a poll is no good unless it follows the voter right up to the booth...
Questionnaires, which were drawn up by Joan Braverman '50, committee chairman, Phoebe Booth '49, Sylvia Larrabee '49, and Hetty K. Heaton '50, will be distributed in Annex dormitories and Agassiz House on Monday. Voting will continue through Tuesday evening...
While flashbulbs popped, Dewey signed the registration book, then strode to the polling booth. "You fellows all set?" he asked amiably. The babble was deafening. Dewey blew his nose, flicked something out of his eye, and disappeared behind the curtain. He emerged grinning. After Mrs. Dewey voted, he remarked: "Well, that's two votes we've got anyway...