Army at Harvard

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  Detroit evening times, Detroit, Mich, November 9, 1941, page 1

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  Harvard UpSets Army, 70 TO 6 CAMBRIDGE. Mass. Nov. S. An army, they say, travels on its stomach, but this frosty, golden, wind-swept New England after noon, the Army was lying on il. For the grim, gallant warriors Of John Harvard once again defamily thumbed their noses at football form with a shocking 20–⁠6 upset over Earl tRed) Blaik’s glamorous Golden Boys” and did it in a dramatic, emphatic manner that left $4,000 spectators stunned and breathless. Spotting favored Army touch down on a 27-yard pass from Hank MaZur to Jim kellerher in the first quarter. Harvard surged back In the second quarter, marched 70 yards for a touchdown and left the field at half time. Ja, Sc. Then in The third quartN Harward took the kickoff and paraded Il yards to a touchdown, Don McNichols crashing over from the 1-yard line. The Crimson scored its final touchdown with less than 2 min utes 10 play. Wayne johnson in tcrCepted MaZuTS pass on the Army 33 and in seven plays John son slashed over from the 1-yard line.

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  The Daily Alaska empire, Alaska, November 10, 1941, page 5

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  ARMY’5 WIN STREAK I5HIT BYHARvARD West Point Bows fo Grim. son as Soldiers Held 10 One Touchdown, 20–⁠6 CAMBRIDGE, Nov. To- After spotting a previously undcfeated Army touchdown, Harvard’s bnrly veterans opened a long awaited offensive Saturday to win before a crowd of 55,00o spectators, 20–⁠6. Army started its touchdown drive on its own 38-yard line in the first quarter. Kelleher, an end, entered the game and on his first play caught pass over the goal line from the 25-yard line. The final Harvard score came when McNicoll intercepted pass on the Army 40-yard marker and finally plunged over from the g. yard line after series of line plays.

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  Evening star, November 9, 1941, page 44

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  Mules Humor Bad In Cadets Defeat CAMBRIDGE, Mass, Nov g. Arriy’s mule mascot was in no mood for hijinks today. Things weren’t going any too well with the cadet football team, which lost 20–⁠6 to Harvard. During the halves. Cadet Sab rino Martinez, 25, of San Antonio, Tex. attempted to show the mas cot off before the $1,000 spectators. Martinez was riding behind the goal posts when the mule reared and tossed him 10 the sod. The cadet was Knocked unconscious, the unruly mule just brayed Martinez wasn’t seriously hurt, however. and after treatment at the Dillon Field House left with the other cadets for West Point.

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  Imperial Valley press, November 10, 1941, page 4 (results column)

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  NEW YORK. Nov 10 lUP) - TIL, anonymous gent who first remark ed that the bigger they are the harder they fall can come out OF hiding and take his bows. For on this eighth Monday of the 1917 season there are only seven major undefeatcd football teams in Amer ica-and three of them are tied The perfect record squads are Minnesota. Duke. Texas A. & NJ and DuQueSne. Those who are undefeated but tied are Notre Dame. Mississippi State and Texas. On Saturday Minnesota meets Iowa and Duke tackles North Carolima. In normal years Iowa and North Carolina wouldn’t be given any more chance than Santa Claus in a bull pen. but in case the news hasn’t vet reached your precinct this is not a normal year in any sense of the word. Check that with Fordham and Texas. up to three days ago considered the toughest, toughest, tas/ est and strongest squads in the land The Rams bowl plans were all bu’ Cancelled by special delivery Jones a postman vino didn’t ring twice. Jones and Pittsburgh whipped Ford ham. 1870. Texas, which has been building five years for this season, was tied by Baylor, II, in game which prompted thousands of fans to call the nearest newspaper or radio sta ton for a check on the score. Where Pitt had lost five straight, Baylor had been whipped by IeXas A. & NJ 48–⁠0, only two weeks earlier, and their showings all but eClipsed the downfall of Army and Navy. Harvard toppled the cadets 20–⁠6 and Notre Dame was forced to 60 all out to turn back the Navy in a 2O-13 thriller. Several of the other survivors had equally tough sled ding. Duke breezed over Davidson

Public-domain newspapers from the Library of Congress’s Chronicling America, found through the American Stories dataset (Dell and Harvard, CC BY 4.0). The text is the machine reading of the page, mistakes and all.

Harvard leads 19–⁠18–⁠2 in 39 meetings, counting the 12 since this game.