Bowdoin at Harvard

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  The Saint Paul globe, St. Paul, Minn., October 5, 1899, page 5

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  HARVARD TOO HEAVY. The BOwdoin Eleven Was Unable to Advance the Ball CAMBRIDGE, Mass, Oct 4.-Harvards football eleven defeated Bowdoin today by a score OF IS to . in a closely contested game. Any chance Bowdoin had of scoring was lost by the teams weakness in kicking. While the Harvard kicking was superior, it was not yet satisfactory. Though Harvard found no difficulty in getting through the Rowdoin line, costly fUmbles and many penalties for off-plays kept down her score. In addition the interference was often tangled up, owaing to the slow starting of the backs.

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  The Indianapolis journal, Indianapolis [Ind.], October 5, 1899, page 1

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  Harvard, II. Bowdoin, O. CAMBRIDGE. Mass. Oct. 4--Harvard’s football eleven defeated Bowdoin to-day BY a score OF 13 TO o I’m a closely-contested game. Any chance Bowdoin had OF scoring was lost by the teams weakness in Kicking While the Harvard kicking was superior. ~ Is not yet satisfactory Though Harvard found no difficulty I’m getting through the Rowdoin line, costly fumbes and many pen alties for offside play kept down her score. In addition. the interference was often tam gled up, owing to the slow starting OF the hacks

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  The Salt Lake herald, Salt Lake City [Utah], October 5, 1899, page 4

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  Harvard. lis; Bowdoin. 0. Cambridge. Mass. Oct. 4.-Harvards football eleven defeated Bowdoin today by a score of Is to 0. Though Harvard found no difficulty in getting through the Bowdoin line, costly fumbles and many penalties. for off side play kept down her score. In addition. the interference was often tangled uD. owing TO the slow starting of the backs

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Harvard leads 17–⁠0 in 17 meetings, counting the 12 since this game.