Middlebury at Harvard

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  New-York tribune, October 1, 1922, page 13

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  Harvard ‘I’riu11nphs y ver Middlebury. College Eleven, 200 CAMBRIDGE, Mass. Sept. 30.-Bob Fisher has a mans sized job on his hand to build a smashing Harvard team this fall if to-day’s 20 to 0 VIC tory over Middlebury College is any criterion. The little Vermont outfit gained ground almost at will after the first few minutes, but the Crimson alertness held the visitors at bay. George Owen scored two touchdowns in the first five minutes of play, aided by Roscoe Fitts’s slippery runs, and Captain Buell. was successful in adding one point in the two succeeding drop kicks. Karl Pfaffmans 75-yard run and drop kick in the third quarter completea the scoring. Pfaffman’s thrilling dash ending a 60-yard Middlebury advance, came on an Intercepted pass and was the turn ing point in the game. Harvard’s scrubs had their first taste of fire and they were scorched. The lineup: Pos. HARVARD (2o). MIDDLEBURT {o). L. .... Theopold ,.-......... Kalin J. G. .....G Grew ................ Riegelman C....... CLARK ..,........... Monynihan r. c.. C. j. Hubbard Mullen X. eastman ..........-.... Ehiert r. Il Gordon ............. Gallagher g. 3 Buell. observation-disclosures. Rapke l.. III. b.. FlttS ,........., Ashley r. II, IS. ..Gherke ....,.,........... Drost Il. b ..... owen ................ Schwarz SCORE BY PERIODS Harvard ....,............ IL 90 Middlebury .........” o o. 0 Touchdowns Owen CD. Pfaffmann Gherke Points from touehdown-Bneli. Sue None. Referee-E. j. O’Brien, Tufts. Lines man~-T j. McCabe, Holy Cross Field judge-F w. Burleigh, Exeter Umpire G.. v Brown. B A. Substtutions Harvard: Herman for Clark. Crosby for Jenkins. Lee for Buell., Churchill for Owen, Hartley for Gordon. Roulllard for Fits, Bradford for Herman, Howe for Lee, Green for Howe. Greenough for Theopold Post for Bradford Akers for Green, Goldman for Post Kennedy for Jenkins. McCiillen for Hill, Harlow for Churchill Middlebury College: Daey for Schwarz. Dayie for Ebert, Glbride for Ashley, Novatony for Klevenow,. Ieary for Gallagher Frank for Kalin, Hoiquist for Pake, Williams for IIolquist. Potter for Dayie.

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  Middlebury register, Middlebury, Vt., October 6, 1922, page 1

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  Battling their way stubbornly, and at time, causing yeritable rout, in the sturdy Crimson ranks, Middlebury lost to Harvard 20 to 0 in the opening game OF the football season at the Stadium Saturday, before a crowd OF l20OO people George owen scored two touchdowns in the first five minute, of play. aided by Roscoe Fits slippery runs and Captain Buell. was successful in adding one point in the two succeeding drop kicks Karl Pfaffm4n, 7S-yard run and drop kick in the third quarter completed the scoring Pfaifmans thrilling dash, ending 60-yard Middlebury advance, came on an intercepted pass and was the turn ing point in the game The Vermont outfit gained ground almost at will after the first few min utes OF play, and arriving in the shadow OF the Crimson goal post was prevented from scoring only by Harward alertness. The game was one of the best ever exhibited by a small college in the Stadium Mddlebury made nine first downs to Harvard’s eight Several times dur ing the game, the brilliant Blue Of fense would go down the field, tearing great gaps in the Harvard line, only to have their triumphal march halted by an intercepted pass. In the third quarter, Middlebury completely out played her opponent, pushing the ball, by means of a smashing attack, from her own eight yard line to within 81 yards OF the Harvard goal Pfafiman, lanlS Crimson back, intercepted for ward pass on Harvard’s – yard line and tore away IS yards for a touch down the final tally of the game Middlebury went strong in the last quarter Starting from the Crimson’‘ As yard line she carried the ball to within 2l yards of the goal, DrOSt working well. Middlebury was set back for three yards after a tumble on the first down This loss was made up and 5 yards more gained on a fourth down A forward pass failed and the ball went to Harvard on her own l6 yard line This practically ended the game The game closed with a pen atty on Harvard for holding.

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  Evening star, District of Columbia, October 1, 1922, page 73

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  HARVARD IS EXTENDED TO BEAT M|DDLEBURy BOSTON, September 3O-Harvard defeated Middlebury in the seasons opening game here today by a score of 20 to 0. but the Vermont visitors played the Crimson closer than the score would indicate. In the opening five minutes of play George Owen. Harvards plunging full back, registered two touchdowns after savage rushes, one of them follow Ing a 40-yard run by Left Halfback FA1coe Fits. Capt. Buell. drop-kicked – goal and missed another The last seven points came in the third quarter. Middlebury’s sustained march carried the ball to Harvard’s 33-yard line. where Ashley threw a fiat pass to unprotected territory and Karl Pfaffman, substituting for Gherke, grabbed 1t and raced Is yards for. a touchdown and then kicked the extra point.

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  The Washington herald, District of Columbia, October 1, 1922, page 13

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  Harvard Scores 2O-tOO Win OUer MiddLebury CA MBRIDGE. Mass. Sept. so Playing under a broiling sun, Harward opened its 1922 football season m typical baseball weather. trampling down the resistance OF Middlebury College by a score of 20 to 0. The most spectacular play Of the game occurred when Karl Pfaffman intercepted a forward pass and scored a touchdown after a rs yard run in the second half Mid dlebury worked the ball down the field twice to Harvard’s eight-yard line

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Harvard leads 4–⁠0–⁠1 in five meetings, counting the three since this game.