Virginia at Harvard

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  The New York herald, New York, N.Y., October 31, 1920, page 1

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  CRIMSON TOO POWERFUL FOR j. OF VIRGINIA Southerners Play Good Open Football, but Fail TO Score. GAME ENDS “a TO 0 Strong Line Attack and Alert Running of Harvard Backs Earn Victory. GAME ENDS “a TO 0 Special Despatch TO THE NEW YORK HERALD CAMBRIDGE, Mass, Oct. S0.--University of Virginia played a lot of fine open and running football against the Harvard varsity substitutes in the Sta cium this afternoon, but could not scora Many times the Virginians brought the play. mainly because OF their success IN forward passing. down into the Grim sons territory. but each advance was stopped either because of tumble OF sn Intercepted pas, while Harvard, with a touchdown in the first quarter, field coal in the second, two touchdowns Iii the fourth and the three goals made from the touchdowns by Gratwick, won “a to 0. Virginia had one splendid chance TO get a touchdown in the third quarter when Niche intercepted forward pass On his % yard line and dashed down the field. He had a clear route to the Harvard goal line. brit he was not fast enough to keep out of the reach of Ben Lockwood, one of the Harvard tackles, who caught Niche eight yards past tn ) middle of the field. Virginia completed six forward passes, while Harvard completed three. all of the Crimsons playing important parts toward touchdowns. At the beginning Of the game Har- NdTu UldOe dIl auNaIlCe 10 the bOal lliie from the as yard line the best gain being one of Is yards by Fitzgerald on a forward pass from Humphrey. who previously had ripped off a tackle gain OF Is yards. Fitzgerald took the ball to the yard line on the pass and Harward drove across, aided by an offside play and Hamilton made the touch down. After this Harvard drove up the field. but after a steady advance of more than 60 yards was stopped short. Buell. then went in for Fitzgerald and kicked a % yard field goal at the beginning of the second quarter. Harvard’s two scores in the last pc Rod were spectacular. The first was made by Fiske Brown, the right guard, who broke through on j. Clark’s punt, knocking the ball down and then get ting 1t and running rs yards across the goal line. The final score was the result of some very pretty forward pass Ing by Buell.. Harvard had the ball on Virginia’s 40 yard line when Buell. made a long pass to Finley, who gained near ly 80 yards. Virginia then killed two plays, but Buell. proceeded to toss the ball over 10 the corner OF the fled where Hamilton was waiting to make a running catch and throw himself over the Virginia’s goal. The most spectacular playing to-day Cor Harvard was done by Roscoe Fits. the kicker of whom so much has been expected all fall Fits showed lack OF practice kicking behind the line, but on three fake kick plays he made some great gains, one being for more than leo yards. lie was all clear but did not |Eave the speed TO outrun Rhinenardt. |,vho saved touchdown by tackling |litts on the Virginia’s 25 yard line. THE summary and lineup:

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  The Birmingham age-herald, Alabama, October 31, 1920, page 16

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  HARVARD DEFEATS, VIRGINIA, “A TO 0 Cambridge, Mass, October 90 Harvard rolled up three touchdowns and a field goal against the University of Virginia today, winning A to 0. Although the vis- itors showed proficiency in the overhead game, their offense vanished at Har- wards 25-yard line. The Crimson played the game almost entirely with substitutes, who found some difficulty early in the ga me in stopping the forward passes and end runs of the visitors. Harvard scored in the first five minutes in a march from midfield. Virginia flashed an offense few. minutes later that carried the ball to Harvard’s 33-yard line, where forward pass was caught. Then came another Crimson march to Virginia’s 10-yard line and Buelfs field goal at the opening of the second period. In the final period Brown broke thI ough, and, blocking punt, picked up the ball and ran 20 yards for touchdown A few minutes later Hamilton caught a forward pass and dashed to Virginia s seven-yard line and after two piunges he picked another forward pass standing on the goal line, and made the-third touch down. Line up and summary: Harvard–Crocker, left end Eastman, left tackle; Olmstead, left guard; Guer- ney, center; Brown. right guard; Lock- wood. right tackle; Maeomber, right end j; Fitzgerald, quarterback; Gratwick, left halfback; Humphrey, right halfback; Hamilton, fullback Vrginia-Newman, left end; Hall, left tackle; Fenwick, left guard: Hankins, center: Mcconnell, right guard; Clark right tackle; Miche, right end Witt, quarterback; Rinehart left halfback; Russell right halfback: Bundle. fullback. Score by periods: Virginia ......................., 0 O- Q Harvard ..............s......... 1+-2A Summary: Harvard scoring: Touch downs Hamilton ?. Brown. Goals from touchdown, Gratwick B. Goal from field. Buell. (substitute for FitzgeraldD Referee, Noble Amherst. Umpire. Cannell, Tufts. Field judge, Murphy, Brown. Head lines man, Brown, ‘B. A. A. Time of periods, 15 minutes each.

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  Evening star, Washington, D.C., October 31, 1920, page 1

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  HARVARD NOT PRESSED To WIN OVER VIRGINIA CAMBRIDGE. Mass. October 30 Harvard rolled up three touchdowns and field goal against the University Of Virginia today. winning “a to 9. Although the visitors showed proftciency In the overhead game. their offense vaninhed at Harvard’s 25-yard line. The Crimson played the game almost entirely with substitutes. who found some difficulty early In the game In stopping the forward passes and end runs of the visitors. Harvard scored in the first five min utes In a. march from mfdfield. Virginta flashed an offense a few min utes later that carried the ball to Harwards 23-yard line. where a forward pass was caught. Then came another Crimson march to Virginia’s 1o-yard line and Buell’s field goal at the open Ing of the second period. Through the remainder of the sec ond period and all Of the third the de- Tense of both teams Was too strong for scoring, although Fits. who came in for a few minutes In the Harvard back field, made one dash OF So yards around the end. In the final period Brown broke through. and, blocking a punt. picked up the ball and ran 20 yards for touchdown. A few minutes later Ham ilton caught a forward pass and dash ed to Virginia’s 7-yard line, and, after two plunges, he picked another for ward pass standing on the goal line and made the third touchdown.

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  The Washington herald, District of Columbia, October 31, 1920, page 12

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  CRIMSON TRIMS VIRGINIA, Fits, New Harvard Half back, Stars in Whirlwind Attack. Cambridge, Mass, Oct 30.-Uncovering snappy aerial attack, University of Virginia held Harvard to a score of “a to o in their grid iron battle here this afternoon. The playing of Rhinehard and Zendel, of Virginia. was an out standing feature of the contest. Two of Harvard’s touchdowns were lucky breaks. Roscoe Fits, Crimson halfback, .oday and proved a veritable whirlwind in line work and kicking. apt. Horween and Havemeyer were absent. both attending the Prince ton-West Virginia game to gauge the Princeton tactics. The touchdowns were made by Hamilton and Gratwick. Buel kicked a field goal. In the first five minutes of play Harvard gained by line plunging and a forward pass, Hum phrey to Fitzgerald, bringing the ball close enough to the Virginia goal to give Hamilton a chance to put II across. Gratwick kicked the goal. in the second quarter Buel drop kicked from the 20-yard line. The score stood throughout the third period. In the fourth period a for ward pass. Fitzgerald to Finley, gained the Crimson 40 yards, bring ing the ball to Virginia’s 10-yard line. Hamilton went over for the touchdown and Gratwick kicked goal.

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Harvard leads 8–⁠1 in nine meetings, counting the five since this game.