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Subject: Shribman ‘76 on Dartmouth vs. Harvard and 1925

Author:
Eleazar

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Date Posted: 19:33:01 10/27/25 Mon

This piece for the alumni rag was just blasted out to everyone. Some good anecdotes and fodder in here I think fellow board members would enjoy. Also linked below the recent article in the same publication also by Mr. Shribman about the centennial of the undefeated 1925 season.

https://dartmouthalumnimagazine.com/articles/dartmouth-vs-harvard

https://dartmouthalumnimagazine.com/articles/gridiron-glory

From the latter: “The October 24 Harvard game attracted 54,000 fans, and administrators at Dartmouth and Harvard swore they could have sold at least 30,000 more tickets. The resulting convergence of 20,000 automobiles around Harvard Stadium prompted a reporter to write, “Never in the history of local gridiron struggles was there such a jam of motor vehicles of all sizes and descriptions from all over New England and elsewhere.” Some 150 extra police officers were deployed to the scene. More than a half-million dollars was wagered on the game—the equivalent of more than $9 million in 2025. The Boston Herald’s Neal O’Hara wrote that “the usual jackass was loose at the football game, careening around in an airplane over the crowded stands.”

When it ended with Dartmouth’s triumph, a dozen of what Boston Globe sportswriter Roger Birtwell called “big sturdy patrolmen” were dispatched to the field to protect the goal posts from “the wild-eyed New Hampshire mob” determined to tear them down in pure joy. “Finally, after an hour of riotous celebration,” he wrote, “the adherents of Dartmouth’s green-clad grenadiers departed from the stadium to spend the evening in continued celebration.”

Can’t wait for Saturday!

Another nice nugget:

“One obstacle remained: an intersectional game at the University of Chicago that would seal Dartmouth’s aspirations for national dominance.

The team set out by train to Montreal and held a practice in Flint, Michigan, before arriving in Chicago, where so many Dartmouth alumni were assembled that the strains of “Dartmouth’s in Town Again” were heard in the Loop. Damon Runyon noted that “old grads of Dartmouth” were “inaugurating a period of old-gradding such has never been known before in the United States of America.” They were joined by 90 sportswriters who arrived to cover the confrontation.

Dartmouth’s 33-7 victory over Chicago was the most severe thrashing a Maroons team had suffered since its 49-0 loss to Minnesota nine years earlier. The analysis from a disappointed Chicago player: “Our running game was undoubtedly superior, but our defensive playing against your forward passing was dumb.”

Rose Bowl and Orange Bowl invitations followed. Both were declined. “Our season is over,” said Hawley. “When it’s over, it’s over. We play no post-season games.”

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[> Subject: a bit long and rambling
Author: holtsledge [ Edit \| View ]	Date Posted: 21:17:52 10/27/25 Mon no need to bring up politics not to mention he left out the greatest play in Dartmouth football history the Derek Kyler last second after escaping 2 tackles the best Hail Mary anyone has ever seen. It was against Harvard Dave come on man. Bruce Wood would have done a better job writing the article

[> Subject: Re: Shribman ‘76 on Dartmouth vs. Harvard and 1925
Author: Eleazar [ Edit \| View ]	Date Posted: 13:30:00 10/28/25 Tue I also thought it was odd to link the 2019 clip with that great call and not mention it in the article.

[> [> Subject: 1903 Boston Globe commentary On This rivalry

Author:
Ivy Inquisitior
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Date Posted: 00:34:02 10/29/25 Wed

These two well written artles remind me of The Boston Globe 1903 commentary on this rivalry "Dartmouth has never had any great love for Harvard. Harvard has never wasted any affection on the Hanover college."

Last year I posted theatrical commentary on which of the Ivy's co-champions would recive the playoff invite. At seasons end I'll re examine that post.

I'm also gathering info on had the Ivy never barred themselves from post season, would they've collected more national championships? That's going to be a fun topic to re apprise.

Besides Dartmouth, Yale and Colgate declined the 1925 Rose Bowl invite over "academics and competition inequality. Upon rejecting The 1937 Rose Bowl invite Dartmouth President Ernest Hopkins said "Its (Rose Bowl) is a efficiently-runned publicity stunt by Southern California." I didn't know Dartmouth declined the Orange Bowl.

Throughout the 1930's and 40's New England teams would decline the Sugar, Orange, Cotton and Citrus Bowls over segregation. During that period, The Citrus and Cotton Bowl Committees petitioned to be excused from that law and allow the teams entire roster travel and play.