Geneva at Harvard

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  Daily Kennebec journal, Augusta, Me., October 5, 1926, page 1 (results column)

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  Yale Shows, Great Possibilities Dartmouth In Intersectional Tilt-Harvard Pitted Against Holy Cross New York, Oct 4.-[P)-wfth the eastern football campaign gaining steady momentum as feature games of the season approach, scores of elevens are buckling down to strenuous work this week in preparation for the confiicts of the coming Saturday. The shock upset of Harvard in the opening game against Geneva, a defeat never before duplicated in the open ing game on the Crimson schedule, has shown the need of exhaustive drill at Cambridge if the new regime of Ar mold Horween is to be dedicated with anything but disaster. The baptism of punishment. meted out by the pow erful Pennsylvanians in the 16 to 7 triumph may mold the green Crimson combination into a formidable opponent for the husky Holy Cross aggrecation next Saturday. Yale, cruising to a one-sided 81 to win over Boston University, showed big, strong team that will polish this week into an even more formidable weapon for use against Georgia, the faShy overhead game that buried the Boston Terriers The huddle systenn. working smoothly and efficiently for Tad Jones, is due for development Princeton has rugged week ahead in preparation for the Washington and Lee conflict Saturday. The Tiger at tack developed none of the power expected Saturday against Amherst and only brilliant flare in the final quarter nosed out the Lord Jeffs IA to Z. A southern stonewall from Virginia Poly will try to break the smashing attack of Dartmouth that has rolled over Norwich and Hobart for tremendous scoresSin the first two games of the season. The Green wave piled up 80 points against the soldiers from Vermont and so against Hobart The same power and ‘brilliance that sur rounded “Swede” Oberlander and his mates last year is surging again through the New Hampshire hills Both the Army and Navy are point ing this week for intersectional rivals Hhe Middies, resting today after pruising II to 10 victory over Perdue of the Western Conference. have Drake on their minds, while the West Point ers, with an easy victory over Detroit tucked in the win column. can devote attention to preparation for Davis Elkins. Brown, as yet untried by Sc

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Geneva leads 1–⁠0 in their only meeting.