For the 91st year in a row, the undefeated, untied and totally invincible CRIMSON touch football team clobbered their counterparts from the Yalie Daily this morning, 23 to 2. In the history of this great and ancient rivalry, the CRIMSON has outscored its opponents, 2093 to 182.
The CRIMSON played its first game with an assorted band of Yalies way back in 1874, exactly one year before the initial varsity contest. Inflamed by their ingnominious 23-2 defeat, the men from Eli banded together the very next year to form the Yale paper, hoping the symbol of formal organization would help lure more agile athletes into their ranks.
They had little success, as shown by this morning's contest. Led by the passing of Grant "The Ooge" Ujifuss, and the stellar defensive performance of Ben "the All American Kid" Heineman, the CRIMSON jumped off to an early lead and kept on going.
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