Bowdoin at Tufts

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  The Portland daily press, Maine, October 20, 1899, page 1

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  LOST TO TUFTS. Bowdoin Foot Ball Team Defeated SIX 10 Nothing. Brunswick. Octoter 10 According to the final decision Tufts defeated Bow dom this afternoon by sctrs OF to 0. IL was one Of the loosest exhibitions OF tootuail ever seen on the grounds. The urst half was almost farce on Bow doin’s part The team didn’t get together until the last five minutes, when they had Tufts fairly on the run, but did not score as the time was too shert tufts made her touchdown about the middle OF the first half on line rlays, for the most part, and kicked the goal. During the rest of the half neither side scored. Bowdoin fumbled continually and had 1t not been for this would undoubtedly have scored in the first half as whenever she had the ball and held 1t she was bound to make good gains. The half end ed with the nall In Tufts’s possession on her own 20 yard line. 1he second half opened by Tufts’s kick OF to Bowdoin’s 10 yard line. After rushing the ball for about 90 yards Bowdoin fumbled and Tufts got possession of the ball ON her 30 yard line. TUFTS punted ana Hunt ran back 20 yards. Altar about so more yards Of good rushing Bowdoin fumbled again. Bowdoin held Tufts for downs after gains aggregatiug 80 yards Donnell punted and his kick was blocked by TUFTS man, bounded back and DON nell of Bowdoin fell on 1t. The referee, who, BY the way, was manager of the Tufts team, for some reason of his own gave the ball to Tufts. Tie ball changed hands several times during the course Of the half whsn IL was passed to knight, who puntsd to Hunt just before time was called. Hunt returned the punt and put Hill outside who ran forward and carried the ball over. Clarke kicked the goal. As this play was In progress when time was called according to the rule which reads: “Tinle shall not be called for the end of half until the ball Is dead, and In case of = touchdown, the try at goal she’ll he allowed” the play is allowed to be continued un- I’ll that one play Ia finished. Hunt made an on-sioe punt and ran forward and got the ball and carried it over the goal line. Clarke kicked the goal. S,ore, Bowdoin, O.; Tufts. 6. MIR. Lamb, the ferss, would not allow the score to

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Tufts leads 10–⁠6 in 16 meetings, counting the nine since this game.