Cornell at Harvard

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  The herald, November 5, 1893, page 2

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  VARSITY PIG SKIN K|CKERS, Stanford Defeats the Olympic Club Team. The Berkeley Boys Beat the Re- lance Athletes. Tho Princeton Tigers Tnko Revenge on the Pennsylvanians =. Harvard Has an Easy victcry Over Cornell. By the Associated Press. SAN Francisco, Nov. 4.-The Stanford university football team played its first game of the season today, against the Olympic athletic club. Stanford won by score of At to 0. The Olympics put up good game, but could do nothing with the college boys, who were their superiors at every point. While play ing quick, snsppy game. similar to last years style, the Stanford men are heavier this year and will be able to play more of rushing game. Intense interest is already unaffected in the big game between Stanford and the univelsity OF California. which occurs Thanks giving day. Last year the teams played tie game, and the question OF superior ity is yet to be settled. BERKELEY AND RELIANCE. OAKLAND, Nov. 4.-The University of California defeated the Reliance club in a football game today by score OF % to 10. The University team was weakened by the loss of three OF itn best players who are temporarily laid up for repairs. THE TIGERS REvENGED. PHILADELPHIA, Nov. 4.-On Mannheim field, in the presence of 10000 people, Princeton this afternoon secured revenge on Pennsylvania for the latter’s victory as football year ago. 1t WAS unQuestionably the hardest fought battle ever Witnessed in this city, and while the tigers prevented Pennsylvania from scoring, they were only able to secure single touchdown. A heavy rain in the early morning made the field wet and slippery. Princeton opened with flying wedge and gained 20 yards. A few moments later the ball was secured by Pennsylvania, and the red and blue carried it Is yards into the tigers field before Prince ton secured it. The score st the end of the first half hour was to 0 in favor Of Princeton. In the second half, after Pennsylvania and Princeton euccessively secured the ball, time was called without either side scoring. HARVARD SHUTS OUT CORNELL. New YORK, Nov. AT 4:15 this afternoon the Harvard and Cornell foot ball teams waded gallsntly through the swamp into which Manhattan field was by several honrs’ incessant rain, and lined up for the play. Seven minutes after the opening of the game the Harvards kicked goal. The ball was then rushed around without much advantage on either side, but after a few minutes Harvard scored again. At the end of the fret half Harvard had 2S, Cornell nothing. After the intermission there were several lively scrimmages and the ball was carried back and forth. Harvard finally kick ed goal and time was called with the score “a to 0, in favor OF the Cambridge men. DARTMOUTH DEFEATS WILLIAMS. WILLIAMsTowN, Mass, Nov. 4.-Dartmouth defeated Williams this afternoon in the first championship game of the season by score of 20 to O.

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  The Indianapolis journal, Indianapolis [Ind.], November 5, 1893, page 1

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  HARVARD WON. The Cornell Eleven beaten 81 to o on Manhattan Field. NEW YORK, Nov. AT a quarter to o’clock this afternoon the Harvard and Cornell football teams waded through the swamp into which Manhattan field had been converted by several hours of rain. When the umpire. Perry Trafford. and Referee G. W. Sheldon made their appear ance a burst of applause went up. Seven minutes after the opening Brewer was forced through the center, and with a good interference made the first touch down. Fairchild kicked a goal. The ball was taken back. Cornell lost Ii in short order Brewer made run of thirty yards into Cornelrs territory. Cornell again took the ball back. 1t was rushed around the field without much advantage to either side. Harvard got the ball and forced Clark through and scored touchdown After few minutes Brewer was forced over for touchdown and Fairchild kicked a goal. Score at the end Of the first half: Harvard, %: Cornell, 0. In the second half Diehl was at left end for Cornell, in place of Young, who was at full back. Dalsey had taken Taussigs place at right end. The Harvard team was intact, with the exception of WrghtingtOn. minutes later Brewer was forced to leave the field ard Gray came into the game as full back Harvard opened with the wedge, gaining seven yards. In the next two Cornell gained the ball. The leather stayed where IL was for two hours. Then Harvard secured il again. y clever tackle by Clark stopped Dyer after the latter had got round the end for twenty yards. Brewer then went through the center twice for seven and twelve yards, and two more were gained in the third down. Clark then got well away round the end and over the line between the posts. Fairchild kicked a goal. Time was called with q score of 81 to in favor of the Cambridge men.

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  The Salt Lake herald, Salt Lake City [Utah], November 5, 1893, page 5

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  HARVARD WINS. The Cornell Boys Retired With Mere Goose-Egg. Manhattan Field, N. Y, Nov A. At s:45 this afternoon the Harvard and Cornell football teams waded CALAMITY through the swamp into which Man haitian Field was converted by several hours of incessant rain, and lined up for the play. Seven minutes after the opening Of the game. the Harvards kicked the goal. The ball was then rushed around without much advantage on either side, but after few min utes Harvard scored again. At the end of the first half, Harvard was %, Cor nell 0. After intermission there were several lively scrimmages, and the ball was carried back and forth. Harvard finally kicked the goal and time was called with a. score of “a to 0 in favor of the Harvards.

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Harvard leads 47–⁠21–⁠1 in 69 meetings, counting the 66 since this game.