Michigan at Harvard

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  The Wilmington morning star, North Carolina, October 13, 1940, page 1

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  Harmon Hot Again CAMBRIDGE Mass, ct. H. R-The fast ard mighty Tom Harmon, operating behind perfect IN reference, Conducted Michigan to a 26–⁠0 victory over Harvard today. That All-America halfback raced IA, eight and 10 yards for touchdowns during each of the first three periods and then tossed a scoring pass to substitute Paul Kroner in the final quarter. Harmon retired from action with 20 points to his credit, for he also converted twice against the Stub born but outclassed Crimsonites.

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  The Daily Alaska empire, Juneau, Alaska, October 14, 1940, page 5

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  HARVARD HELD SC0RELESS AS MICHIGAN wins Tom Harmon Proves 10 Be Point Getter in Sat- urday’s Game CAMBRIDGE, Oct. l4-The fast and mighty Tom Harmon, operating behind perfect interference, conducted Michigan to a 26 to 0 win Saturday afternoon over Har- Yard Harmon ran IA, and 10 yards for three touchdowns, made two tries for points, tossed and scored a pass to substitute Paul Kroner in the final quarter.

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  Evening star, Washington, D.C., October 13, 1940, page 30 (results column)

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  NEW YORK, Oct. 12.-North- Westerns Wildcats bounced Ohio State, defending Western Conference champion, out of the I’M defeated football list today as Midwestern teams maintained their sensational pace in intersectional warfare: the Southwest took two severe jolts on foreign fields and Cornells great array found Penn rising to challenge its Ivy League leadership. Paced by Bill De Correvont, Northwestern upset the big Buck eyes, 6–⁠3, before $4,000. roaring from behind in the fourth quarter on a touchdown by De Core won’t after Charley Mag had put Ohio State in front with a 28yard field goal. Meanwhile, Notre Dame and Michigan scored major intersectional triumphs for the Midwest to offset Illinois 1877 defeat by Southern California. Notre Dame, flashing flrst7class offense, both on land and through the air, bowled over plucky Georgia Tech, 1920, in a game witnessed by $4,000 that really wasn’t as close as the score indicates. At Cambridge, it was Tommy Harmon again when Michigan sank Harvard, 26–⁠0. Harmon scored three touchdowns, kicked two points and tossed a pass to Paul KRONER for the other Wolverine score. Texas Christian and Southern Methodist carried the Southwest’s

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Tied 4–⁠4 in eight meetings, counting the one since this game.