Dartmouth at Harvard

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  St. Paul daily globe, Saint Paul, Minn., September 30, 1894, page 6

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  KICKERS BEGIN WORK, Football Season Opens With Three Notable Games. HARVARD WINS A VICTORY, Defeating Dartmouth at CAM bri dye by a Score Of :. 20 to O. HARVARD WINS A VICTORY, YALE 0UTKICKs TRINITY. Princeton Tigers Settle the Lafayettes With the Greatest Ease. CAMBRIDGE, Mass, Sept. 29.-The Harvard eleven opened the football season on the new gridiron field today by defeating Dartmouth, % too. The weather was warm and the field dusty, but Capt. Emmons started hot game, which he never relaxed. and Harward did not score till Wriz htington car ried the ball over after a fifteen-yard rush just before the close of the first half. Harvard lost the ball several times in the first half on fumbles and mistaken signals, and Capt. Little’s men gained about seventy yards through the Harvards’ lines. Charlie Brewer closed the first half by beautifull running punt of fifty-tive yards. which landed the ball OH Dartmouth’s fifteen.yard line. The crimson men took the ball from the Dartmouths times on downs, and Shaw captured a three goals for Harvard. Score at the end of first half – Harvard 5, Dart. mouth 0. In the second Harvard sent Brewer, Gray and Wrightington into the Dart mouth line for safety gains, leaving the New Hampshires almost no ground. Gray opened the second half with a sixty-five-yard run for touch down. Brewer and Wrightington each landed a touchdown by steadily pushing the heavy Dartmouth center and tackles. Brewer kicked three goals and did his usual work. Shaw, the new man. showed up we’ll at Harvard center, and Lakeman did good tackling for Dart mouth. The teams lined up as follows:

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  Richmond dispatch, Richmond, Va., September 30, 1894, page 7

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  HARVARD AND PRINCETON WIN. They Keep Dartmouth and Lafayette from Scoring in Football. They Keep Dartmouth and Lafayette from Scoring in Football. BOSTON, September 29.-Eiaryard won the first game Of the season by defeating Dartmouth this afternoon on Soldiers Field, Cambridge by score of % to 0. The game was interesting and well played throughout. There was the usual amount of fumbling. but otherwise little loose playing. The unexpected strength of Harvard’s new centre, made up OF Manahan, the tackle Of last years team. guard and F. Shaw. centre. and T. Shaw, guard, neither Of whom had ever played in Varsity game. was surprise and a delight TO the crimson supporters. This part OF the line was bucKed repeatedly, but with small gains. The rest OF the line showed up well. while behind 1t G. Brewer. Gray. and Wrightington made fine gains

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Harvard leads 63–⁠40–⁠4 in 107 meetings, counting the 95 since this game.