Holy Cross at Harvard

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  Daily Kennebec journal, Augusta, Me., October 22, 1923, page 1

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  HARVARD SHADES HOLY CROSS. 6 TOO Harvard Stadium. Oct. 20-Harward won over Holy Cross of Wor cester this afternoon by the scant score of 6 to 0. Fifty-two thousand fans. witnessed the contest which was stiff battle for the Crimson throughout The Harvard machine produced nothing until the third period when q touchdown was forthcoming through some fairly consistent hit ting of the line. Spalding who had replaced Pfaffman at quarterback by a play before. missed his drop kick for the extra point. This effort end ed the, scoring for the day. The Crimson sent a pretty strong aggregation out to start today’s scrimmage against the Worcester visitors but it’s work was a disappointment. coming on-the heels of the elevens’ tie game with little Mid dlebury last Saturday. The Holy Cross men were full of fight and were out to grab the vic tory if it possibly could be done. They did not win, but they stopped the Harvard offensive in its tracks time and again. Many flaws continued to creep out in the Crimson players work. They

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Harvard leads 40–⁠16–⁠1 in 57 meetings, counting the 49 since this game.