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...Wood-Booth Rivalry...
...games played between these two institutions, none have probably equaled the drama of the years 1929 through 1931, when the famous Barry Wood-Albie Booth rivalry held the nation's interest. Wood, one of the greatest athletic figures in Crimson history, was tall, dark, and powerful. Booth was small, crafty, and renowned for his place-kicking ability...
Both men played in the 1929 contest their Sophomore year, and Booth missed a field goal attempt that would have tied the Crimson, Harvard winning 10 to 7. Wood made it two in a row over Booth the following season, with the Crimson scoring a 13 to 0 victory...
...when both he and Barry captained their respective eleven's. Harvard marched into the Stadium with an unbeaten record, took the Elis' opening kickoff back to the Bulldog seven yard-line, but failed to score. The grueling contest which followed was decided late in the game when Booth place-kicked a field goal that gave Yale a 3 to 0 victory...
LEVI JACKSON, properly named by sports printers, "The Ebony Express," is Eli's vaunted breakaway runner. Having more speed and power than that other famous Elm City boy, Albie Booth, the freshman speedster has showed his heels to every Yale opponent this fall...