Only four times since 1871 have Oxford and Cambridge failed to play their annual game of rugby. Last week at Twickenham, before a shivering crowd of 40,000, they played their 58th match. Soon after it started, Oxford ran the ball over for a try (3 points), then kicked goal to convert (2 points). Cambridge snapped back with a try but failed to convert. Desperately Cambridge tried to catch up, but its drop kicks missed by a hair, and Oxford's backs held like iron. The score, 5-to-3, marked Oxford's 27th victory in the...
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