Middlebury at Harvard

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  Daily Kennebec journal, Augusta, Me., October 15, 1923, page 5

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  Middlebury Holds Harvard to &c Score Cambridge. Mass, Oct. 13-Middlebury colleges light aggressive foot ball team held the Harvard gridiron combination to a 6–⁠6 tie here this afternoon. Two goals from place ment, both kicked by Marshall KAevenov, evened the score in the last period. Then, in the waning minutes. while Coach Fisher hurled the full power of the Crimson offensive for ward in a brilliant aerial attack, the Middlebury defense sagged and yielded four times for a total loss of 60 yards and held, the game ending with the ball in the Vermonters’ possession. Harvard was able to do little with Middlebury’s defense and never, eXcept in the second period, came near err than 20 yards from the Middle bury goal. At that time Hollquist fumbled and Harvard recovered but was held for downs on the IL yard line. Then Carleton fumbled and Middlebury lost the ball on it’s own 20 yard line. Cheek went between left guard and tackle, 10 yards for a touchdown. Hammond failed to kick the goal. In the third period, Middlebury set the stage for Klevenov’s first kick when Hollquist’s rushes carried the ball to Harvards 20 yard line. Klevenov failed to make 40-yard place. ment. Hammond of Harvard missed an attempted 40 yard drop kick. Late in the final period Klevenov booted the ball across from the 80 yard line. Harvard made four forward passes in the last few minutes when Fisher rushed in a group of stars, includieg Carl Pfaffman, to hurl passes. But the offensive came too late and fell short after Middleburys tackles broke through and threw Pfaffman for % yard loss.

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  Evening star, October 14, 1923, page 79

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  HARVARD HELD TO TIE BY MIDDLEBURY, 6.6 CAMBRIDGE. Mass, October 13.- MiddIebury Colleges light. aggressive foot ball team held the Harvard team to Go tie here this afternoon. Two goals from placement. both kicked by Marshall klevenov, evened the score in the last period. Then, III the wan, ing minutes, while Coach Fisher hurl ed the full power of the Crimson of fensive forward in a brilliant aerial attack, the Middlebury defense sag ged and yielded four times for a total loss of sixty yards-and held, the game ending with the ball in The Nermonters possession.

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  The Birmingham age-herald, Alabama, October 14, 1923, page 11

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  MIDDLEBURY TIES HARVARD ELEVEN CAMBRIDGE, Mass, Oct. 13-Mid- dlebury colleges light. aggressive football team held the Harvard team to 6–⁠6 tie here this afternoon. Two goals from placement, both kicked by Marshall Klevenov, evened the score in the last period. Then. in the waning minutes, while Coach Fisher hurled the full power of the Crimson forward in a brilliant aerial attack, the Middlebury defense sagged and yielded four times for total loss of SO yards. and held, the game end ing with the ball in the Vermonters’ possession

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  Atlanta tri-weekly journal, Atlanta, Ga., October 16, 1923, page 6 (results column)

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  TECH AND FLORIDA BATTLE IN I TO 7 TIE GAME Georgia Tech and Florida met Sat urday in the feature game of south ern football and battled to 7 to 7 tie. The Gators outplayed the Vel low Jackets by a wide margin in the first half, but the tables were turned in the second part. With the Flor idians slowed down by the gruelling battle Coach Alexander sent in his fresh pony backfield and they proved too fast for the visitors. Both teams battled with great determination and the score represents truly the merit of the play. Yale annihilated the University OF Georgia at New Haven; score 40 to O. The southerners were suffering from stage fright and allowed Yale to run up % points in the first pc riod. After this they steadied and actually outplayed their more ia nous opponent in the second period Finally they tired and Yale added II points more. Georgia’s backs rushed the ball nearly as far as Yale’s, but fumbles and poor covering of kicks proved fatal. Joe Bennett. Georgia leader, played the best game on the field. Vanderbilt lost to Michigan at Ann Arbor by 3 to 0, and had the big western team worried all through the game. The Colonies from Centre struck their stdie after two poor games and defeated Clemson impressively by q % to score. University of Alabama journeyed north and met Syracuse university. losing % to 0, but giving their bigger foes hard fight. Auburn defeated Howard handily, SO to o. North Carolina State beat South Carolina, 70 to o. Washington and V. NJ. l. defeated Roanoke. q 10 6. Other games: Furman, 20; Presbyterian Col lege, O. University of Mississippi, 33: Southwestern Presbyterian, 0. University of Chattanooga, 10; Cumberland University, 10, Emory and Henry, 0; Kentucky Wesleyan, 80. Mississippi A. & M, 6; Ouachita, 0. Arkansas, %; Rice, 0. Newberry, %; Lenoir, 0. Louisiana State. 33; Spring Hill, 0. Virginia, 80; st. Johns (Annapolis), z. Texas University, 80; Tulane, o. Mississippi College, 10; Birmingham Southern, 0. William and Mary, “A; Guilford college, 0. Notre Dame, 10; Army, o. Syracuse. IS; Alabama, 0. Lafayette, 33; F. and M, 0. Cornell, IS; Williams, 6. Nebraska, “a Oklahoma. 0. Northwestern, 6; Indiana, Z. Harvard, 6: Middlebury, 6. w. & j., u; Brown, Z. Penn State, 20; Gettysburg, 0. West Virginia University, 13 University of Pittsburg, 7. Brown, Z; Washington and JEFF ferson, u. Minnesota, 13; Haskell Indians, ~ Wisconsin, 81; Michigan Aggies, O. Indiana, 7; Northwestern, 6. Colgate, IS; Ohio State, %, tie. Columbia, 10; Wesleyan. 6. Pennsylvania, IS; Swarthmore, 10. Nebraska, “a; Oklahoma, 0. Illinois, 81; Butler, Z. Iowa, Z; Perdue, O. Wake Forest, 1S; Lynchburg, o. Davidson, Z; Citadel, 0. Rutgers, 10; Lehigh, O.. Navy. 81; West Virginia Wesley an, 7. y Third Corps Area, q; Virginia Polytechnic Institute, II. Cornell, %; Williams, 6. Colgate, %; Ohio State, 23. Dayton University, So; Transylvania, 0. Louisiana State university, SO; Spring Hill, 0. Missouri University. 0; Iowa State, 2. Kansas, 9; Oklahoma Aggies. o. Catholic university, 81; Randolph Macon, 0. .. S. Marines, Z; North Georgia

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