Williams at Yale

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  The Providence news, Providence [R.I.], October 11, 1897, page 3 (results column)

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  THE SPORTING WORLD; were Dartmouths weak points. The first half ended without score for either side. Brown walked away with Boston uni versity in a football game, winning = 10 0. The score ought 10 have becn larger, but Brown fumbled good deal. twice losing the ball at the line when safeties were secured instead OF touch downs. Gammcns made brilliant run of rs yards around Boston university’s end for a touchdown. The football game between the Uni versity OF Maine and Bates college at Orono, Me-, was a very close and we’ll played contest. Bates won, s TO G. Each team made a goal, but the university team was compelled 10 make a safety, giving Bates two more runs. The University Of Pennsylvania foot ball team rolled up the enormous score of So TO 0 against the Lehigh eleven. Is points more than Princeton scored against the same team 10 days ago. Nine touchdowns, four goals and a safety were the sum total for the first half Of 20 minutes. and two touchdowns and two goals were made In the second half Of Is minutes. Williams failed to make any impress sion against the Yale football line. the New Haven team scoring six touch downs, and four goals being kicked from them. The final score was Yale, 32; Williams. 0. The Yale eleven made it’s most brilliant showing Of the year for concerted play. the backs trotting down the field persistently in a bunch which the Williams players failed to separate. Phillips Exeter added another triumph to her list of football victories by defeating the Massachusetts Institute OF Technology eleven by score Of IL to g.. The victory was a surprise, as the last four games with the M. 1. L. team had resulted in ties.

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Yale leads 16–⁠0 in 16 meetings, counting the three since this game.