Purdue at Harvard

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  Evening star, Washington, D.C., October 9, 1927, page 1

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  Georgia Beats Yale by l4-l0; Harvard Bows, 1910, TO Purdue By the Associated Press )AMRRIDGE, Mass. October s A Texas youth named Ralph y WEIGH. playing his first game ~ of college foot ball, led Purdue University’s eleven to a 19-to-C victory over Harvard in the stadium, today in the Crimson’s first intersectional game since 1921. Young WEIGH played left half in place of Cotton” Wilcox, Purdue’s star back. who was kept out of the game by an injury. On the first play he crashed through the Harvard line for gain of IL yards and that was only the first advance he made. Whether in running, kicking; or pass ing, the Texas boy came through 1t was his day. almost to the exclusion of the other members of the Hoosier team. AS a team. the Purdue eleven was far superior to Harvard and outplayed the Crimson from the start with the exception of a brief period in the final quarter, when Harvard produced an attack that melted 60 yards. The adj vance was stopped. however, when Welch intercepted a forward pass and led his team on n march that ended with the final whistle on the 5-yard line. Harvard played n sluggish game. The line especially was weak and showed no Improvement over last week. The efforts of the backs were cut down by an excellent Purdue de- Tense that again and again pierced the Crimson line. Harvard made six first downs three of them in the final period. Purdue made 13 first downs. Purdue scored three touchdowns, one in each quarter, and came danger ously close to scoring a fourth in the last period

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  The Bismarck tribune. (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, North Dakota, October 10, 1927, page 1

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  PURDUE WINS OVER HARVARD Cambridge, Mass, Oct. 10-A Texas youth named Ralph Welch, playing his first game Of college football, led Purdue university’s eleven to a 10 to victory over Harvard in the stadium today in the Crimson’s first intersectional game since 1921. Young WEIGH played left half back in place of Cotton Wilcox. Purdue’s star back, who was kept out Of the game by an injury. On tn first play he crashed through the Harvard line for gain of IL yards and that was only the first advance he made. Whether in rum ming, kicking or passing, the Texas boy came through. 1t was his day, almost to the exclusion of the other members of the Hoosier team. AS team, the Purdue eleven was far superior to Harvard and out played the Crimson from the start with the exception of brief period in the final quarter when Harvard produced an attack that Melted 60 yards. The advance was stopped, however, when WEIGH intercepted a forward pass and led his team on a march that ended with the final whistle on the five-yard line.

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Purdue leads 1–⁠0 in their only meeting.