Maine at Harvard

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  The New York herald, New York, N.Y., October 3, 1920, page 1

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  HARVARD TRAMPLES LIGHT MAINE TEAM Crimson Rolls Up Score of Al to O Against the Down Casters. Special Despatch TO THE HERALD. CAMBRIDGE. Mass, Oct. 2.--Harvard won it’s second football game of the season by handing q Al TO 0 defeat TO ting lighter University Of Maine eleven in the stadium this afternoon before a crowd OF $4,000. The light plucky Maine bacldield could not penetrate the massive stone wall Harvard line. while the stalwart banging through the enemy team for long gains. Bob Fisher sent practically every man on the Harvard varsity squad into the fray. Arnold Horween. the captain. led his Harvard teammates I’m scoring, hanging ZIP two touchdowns and four goals aftey touchdowns. He pounded the middle of the Maine line for long gains and many first downs. Only once were the Pine Tree Staters able to make a first down against the Crimson and only once did they hold Harvard for downs. George Owen made SO yard run that led TO the first score. Humphrey ran back kickoff 6S yards for one of the thrillers. His teammste. Churchill, came through Immediately afterwa-d with a so yard dash for a touchdown after some brilliant lodging Harvard used five plays against the Maine eleven, depending almost solely on line smashes The only forward pass tried by the Crimson netted II yard gain. Besides, the Crimson kiclSers counted with two goals from field. one 20 yard drop kick by Buell. and the other 80 yard lift by Hamilton. Both teams were pcnalized consider ably. the Crimson being the worst Of fender. Charley Brickiey. the former Harvard drop kicker captain. came over from New York to watch the game He was enthusiastic over the possibilities Of the Crimson team. The lineup:

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  The Washington herald, District of Columbia, October 3, 1920, page 13

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  HARVARD, fl; U.OF MAINE,O Horween and Churchill Star as Crimson Scores Easy Victory. Harvard Stadium. Cambridge. Mass. Oct. Harvard ran up 81 points against Maine in its second game Of the season this afternoon in the stadium, holding the lighter visitors sCoreless. The Crimson performers scored a touchdown at least every period, missed no goals after them and drep kicked goals were made by Charlie Buell. and Arthur Hamilton. Capt. Horween and Winnie Church i’ll, who substituted for him. were the big stars OF the afternoon. Herween scored more than one third Of the points. making two touChdOwns after the strongest sort Of line bucking. and kicking four goals after touchdowns. On the defense the Harvard captain also proved a big factor in the Harvard pIay The linp-uD.

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  Evening star, Washington, D.C., October 3, 1920, page 1

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  HARVARD HAS EASY Time. Scores Five Touchdowns and TIVE Field Goals Against Maine. CAMBRIDGE. Mass, October g. Harvard’s foot ball team defeated University of Maine II to today, tearing through for five touchdowns and adding six more points by two field goals, one Of them a cannon ball shot from the 35-yard line by Hamilton: The visitors never carried the ball beyond their 45-yard line. al though at times their defense stiffened. Hamilton, Chaplin and Harmeller made long runs.

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  The Morning Tulsa daily world, Tulsa, Okla., October 3, 1920, page 9

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  HARVARD WINS FROM MAINE Crimson piles up ~ Polnst Wan Opponents Never Thrcatc, VI” VAMHKIDGE Mass, OCt- Harvard’s football team defss,,d the University OF Maine II Ia ~. day, tearing through for five toucb. downs and adding six more point. by two REID goals. one Of them a cannon oall shot from the 35-yard line by Hamilton. The visitors never carried the ball beyond ,b.,s 35-yard line, although al times iheir defcnse stiffrned.

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Harvard leads 11–⁠0 in 11 meetings.