Indiana at Harvard

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  Evening star, District of Columbia, October 30, 1927, page 81

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  Improved Harvard Team Wins Handily From Indiana, 26 to 6 By The Associated Press ~AMBRIDGE. Mass, October 4 23.--An improved Harvard 4 foot ball team defeated 1ndi- ~ ana, IS to 6. here today by smcarinC the HooSicrs for ward passing game. Three of Harwards touchdoWns resulted from inter reptcd passes. Tho other tally was due to Crcsby’s furious line plunging in the opening period. The Harvard line for the first time this season. functioned as unit and stopped Indianas running attack by breaking through and cutting down the interference. on which the visitors pfienSe was based. HIarvard’s running attack, except when Crosby carried the bail, was nothing to thrill Coach Horween Twice Harvard had the ball on first downs inside the lioosiers’ 5.yard line and twice the Indiana line prevented A score. Crosby paved the way for Harvard s victory by maxim” four successive iira. downs shortly after the opening kiciioI. After resting the bah on In. didna’s 6-yard line, he snlit the center OF the linz and scored HarVard’s first touchdown. Brown kicked the extra point. .Aycris 4 Siutaut. After forcing Harvard to kc, in the second period, Rcinhardt started from Indiana’s 12-yard line and ran 80 yards on an off-tackle play. Ben nott the IIocSinr halfback. advanced the hall 10 mid6eld. a pass, Balay to Reinhardt placed the bail on iar wards 25-yard line, Two more line plunges by Reinhardt and another pass from BalaY sent the former over the Harvard goal line for the lone score. Then the Indiana attack collapsed Harvard backs and ends covered the Indiana receivers faultles$Iy as the forwards burst through and hurried the passor or downed him for loss”s. In the third period French inter cepted an Indiana pass on Harvard 8 40-yard line and dashed – yards be fore he was downed. Potter Completed a pass to Crosby on Indiana’s 5-yard line and Harper hit the line for lIar wards second touchdown. French fumblcd on the try for the extra point Pass Is Intercepted. Some minutes after the kickoff in ,ho fourth period, another intercepted pass gave Harvard the ball on In diana’S 17.Nard line. Potter then hurled short forward to Guarnacr.l for a 5-yard gain and French skirted left end Tor his third touchdown. French failed to drop-kick for the Hoosiers’ 3-yard line. Garnaccia The fourth Harvard touchdown came after Potter caught an Indiana forward and ran 81 yards to the HoosieEs three-yatd line. Guaranccia

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  Imperial Valley press, California, October 29, 1927, page 1

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  HARVARD BEATS INDIANA Nv ‘”iscd press Leased Wire CAMBRIDGE. Mass, Oct % Harvard displaved an unexpected attack today and ran wild against the Indiana team to win 26 to 6. Harvard scored three touchdowns in the final quarter.

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Harvard leads 2–⁠0 in two meetings.