Brown at Harvard

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  New-York tribune, New York, October 18, 1896, page 8

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  HARVARD DEFEATS BROWN. THE CRIMSON SCORES IL IN THE FIRST HALF OF THE GAME. IN THE SECOND HALF THEIR OPPONENTS Sue CEED IN GETTING THE BALL TO TIE HOME TEAMS FIvE-YARD LINE. But FAIL TO sCORE-A IioTIY CONTESTED Boston. Oct. i,.-IIarvard won the much-ieared game wiki Brown to-day on Soldiers Field Dy ‘he score OF 70 10 O. l. was no walkover for the home eeven. Although she outpayed Brown In the hrst half the reverse was true In ;he second. and twice in this half Brown had the ball only ten YARDS from he line. several times giving the big gest OF when their backs. after some OF the Trick DAYS would nearly clear the field The Harward lire men, however. fought vallanily in their last ditch and Browns golden opportunities amounted 20 naugh;. The game was witnessed by some 1900 people. who kept most Of the time In fever OF suspense Harvard p.ayed iraSht-forward football but Brown worked number OF new combinations such Us double passes. fake kicks, etc. and no one knew what they would do next WIKI one or two excepions the Browns were In the PINK OF cohui’‘oh and stronger than IN tAe!r la.e ssme, ,r ,wo and q half minutes from the kickoff by Dunlop Bro”h return punt was blocked by Frank Snaw. anu anu bounds This was about eighteen yards from the goal line. Captain Wrightington took the ball and drove inside OF Murphy. He had good interference, and went across the goal line The seconu “1Mh ‘h came the very end of the half Harvard haa already forced the leather close to Brown goal gSa,, only TO nave it punted back TO the centre Iheh she got IL thrty-.ve yards away, ana al once pc gan battering the Brown line. On the sixth thrust WrightingtOn again went over. l3eale KicKeu oolh goals making the score u to 0. In the second nall Brown played the better game, although twice she lost the ball on downs Twice she got the ball ten Yards from Harvard’s goal Harvard was weaker and played kicking game. Each team was penal, lied four times for offsde play and both lumped shamefully. The Harvard team sho”eu iii proved interference. For Harvard. Captain wrightingon. Frank Haughton and Wheeler. for the short time they played. old splenddly: Both had to go on on acplace in the second hat as an experiment. He made some clever tackles but had little chance 10 prove his eroundsainng powers BT9Wn T piayEd pH,,1 and Locke were the stars. The lineup:

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  The herald, California, October 18, 1896, page 2 (results column)

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  ON THE GRIDIRON. The College Boys Mop the Earth With One Another SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 1.-THE foot ball match this afternoon between the Olympic club and University of Califormia teams was the best Of the series thus far played. The college men won by a score of “a to s. Berkeleyans contend that this showing argues we’ll for their team in the Thanksgiving day game with Stanford, the game between STAN ford and the Olympics resulting in neither side scoring. The Olympics are heavier than the California team, but the latter played with more snap. Stick ney of the Olympics bore the brunt Of the battle for his side, while Ransom and the two half-backs, Hall and Sherman, did good work for Berkeley. Ran som secured the honors of the day by a splendid run in the last half from center field to goal, scoring touchdown and goal. The Olympics scored two touch downs, one in each half, but in each in stance, failed to kick a goal. Ransom was easily the star player of the day. He made wonderful gains around the end, bucked the center successfully and punted beautifully. CAMBRIDGE, Mass, Oct .17.-Brown and Harvard gave a magnificent exhibition of hard, clean football this after noon before $500 spectators. Harvard won; 12 to 0. PHILADELPHIA, Oct. 1.-THE Uni versity of Pennsylvania football team defeated the Lehigh university eleven on Franklin field this afternoon by the score of “a to 55. DENVER, Col, Oct 1.-THE Kansas university football team defeated the Denver Athletic club team here today by a score of 8 to 6. The home team did its scoring in the first half, while the Jayhawkers scored in both halves. NEW HAVEN, CT. Oct. 17.-Yale, AZ; Dartmouth, o. MADISON, Wis, Oct 17.-University of Wisconsin, so; Rush Medical college naught. MINNEAPOLIS, Mimi, Oct. 17.-University of Minnesota, IA; Pardue, 0. CHICAGO, Oct. 17.-Chicago Univer- | sity, 80; Oberlin,0 BELOIT, Wis, Oct. 17.-Beloit college A; Chicago College of Physicians and Surgeons, 4.

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  The morning news, Savannah, Ga., October 18, 1896, page 1 (results column)

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  GAMES ON THE GRIDIRoN. The Eleven From Auburn University shuts Out Mercer. washington, oct. 17.-Games of foot ball were played to-day as follows: Macon, Ga, oct 1.-THE foot ball game here to-day resulted as follows: Auburn (Ala.), 46; Mercer, 0. At adelphla-University of Penn sylvania, “a; Lehgh, 0. At West Point N. Y.-Princeton, IL; West Point, O. At Cambridge Mass.-Harvard. 12; Brown. 0. At New Haven, Conn.-Yale, 40; Dart mouth, 0. At Ithaca, N. Y.-Cornell, 1S: Tufts, o. At Wheeling, w. Va.-Lafayette, “a; West Virginia University, 0.

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Harvard leads 78–⁠24–⁠2 in 104 meetings, counting the 99 since this game.