SMACKDOWN: CAMBRIDGE VS. NEW HAVEN

New Haven: In 1889, Yale was the first university to adopt a mascot: a bulldog named Handsome Dan. You might see Handsome Dan XV strutting around campus. If not, check out taxidermied Handsome Dan II at the Mead Visitor Center (149 Elm St., 203-432-2300, www.yale.edu/visitor) or pick up a set of Handsome Dan bookends at the Yale Bookstore (77 Broadway, 203-777-8440, www.yale.bncollege.com).<br> Advantage: New Haven. Handsome Dan inspired a fight song by Cole Porter. David Lyon for The Boston Globe

By Patricia Harris and David Lyon / Globe Correspondents

New Haven: In 1889, Yale was the first university to adopt a mascot: a bulldog named Handsome Dan. You might see Handsome Dan XV strutting around campus. If not, check out taxidermied Handsome Dan II at the Mead Visitor Center (149 Elm St., 203-432-2300, www.yale.edu/visitor) or pick up a set of Handsome Dan bookends at the Yale Bookstore (77 Broadway, 203-777-8440, www.yale.bncollege.com).
Advantage: New Haven. Handsome Dan inspired a fight song by Cole Porter.

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