Tufts at Bowdoin

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  The Portland daily press, Maine, October 15, 1900, page 3

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  BOWDOIN WINS. Defeated Tufts at Football satur- day. ESPECIAL TO THE PRESS. ] Brun6WloK, OCCOD6r l0,--l3OWUOlu u.s. feated Tufts today by a score OF 8 to 0 The game was hotly contested from start to finish and every inch OF the ground gained was hard fought. The score does not show the decided superi GRITTY OF the Bowdoin team. The line was like q rock and withstood attack after at tack of the Tufts backs who hurled themselves against it with great force. Bodwol at center played the game of his life. He was in almost every play and frequently tackled the half backs on tackle plays Phipps, the big right guard, kept his man guessing. On the defensive he stood like stone wall ami not gain was made through him during the entire game while on the offensive he and Bod we’ll opened up holes at will. Cloudman, who was up against the hardest man on the Tufts team was as steady as the rest and rushed the ball like half back. The three backs played for all there was in them. Uptons line bucking was as good as has been seen on the Bowdoin’ 5 gridiron. Hunts end-running was all that could be desired, while Gregson baseball captain, played at quarter and put up good game, especially at rushing the ball back on the kickoff. Tufts full back was good man in both line-bucking ana punting and both half backs did some first class rushing in the second half. The whole team played hard but try as they could they could ,oA rr4,, oc,osv,et f3,o hooxyry Roxvefoir toor,, FIRST HALF. 8 Bowdoin won the toss and took the west goal Knight kicked oil to Pratt on the 10 yard line who ran back i’ve yards. Upton gained two yards through center and Immediately followed with four more. Then Hal Hunt circled left end for 80 yards and was tackled out of boun Is. Gregson gained two through right tackle ana Upton added four more through the center. Marshall went through right tackle for ton yards ana Hunt Uried the left for three. linton and Gregson each gained a yard and Hunt made the three necessary to keep the ball. Upton hit the center for two yards, Marshall failed to gain but Upton made five yards IN two line dives On the next play Hunt made beautiful run of 80 yards around LETT end and scored q touchdown. Here Hamilton did some great work In interfering by boxing the tackle, and putting three other men out of the way. Gregson failed to kick the goal. Score: Bowdoin, 5; Tufts 0. Knight kicked Off. Pratt jumped high back % yards through by clever lodging and was finally downed on the 40 yard line Bowdoin failed to gain her dis tance and the ball went to Tufts on downs Perkins gained three yards. Pierce, the big right guard, couldn’t gain. Lamb hit the line for two yards but the next play was stopped by Hamilton for a loss Marshall tried the line but it was no use and after the next play which was loss the ball went to Bowdoin on downs. Cloudman made a beautiful run OF % yards through Marshal but went out of bounds after he had gone 10 yards Up ton made his distance in three rushes and Hunt went round left end for 10 yards Gregson gained three through right tackle, then three more through a tackle on a close formation play. On the next rush he carried the ball 80 yards around right end aided by tine blocking by Cloudman. The ball was now on Tufts two yard line. Right here Tufts played great football and forced BOwdotn to give up the ball on downs. Knight punted 40 yards. Pratt made pretty catch Gregson gained five yards, Marshall went through the opposite tackle for seven. Hunt AMI Upton each gained yard, Upton punted 30 yards. Knight caught and ran back some ten yards. Perkins fumbled and Cloudman fell on the ball. Cloudman failed to gain. Gregson gained four. Time for the haif was nearly up and Gregson tried place kick for a goal from the field but the distance was too far and the ball fell short. Knight returned the kick 80 yards to Upton. Time for the half was called after one rush. Score: Bowdoin, 5; Tufts, o. SECOND HALF. Upton kicked of to FIagg who ran back Is yards. Perkins gained four yards and Knight two more. Perkins made pretty run of 20 yards around left end and was stopped by Pratt in the nick of time. Bowdoin took a brace and held Tufts for downs on the 30 yard line. Upton gained five through the center. Mar shall added three and Upton again bucked the line for two. Upton fumbled the ball on the next play and Tufts man fell on it. Wilson re placed Upton

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  Daily Kennebec journal, Augusta, Me., October 15, 1900, page 1 (results column)

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  FOOT BALL. Bowdoin Defeats the Tufts Eleven, 5 to 0. Colby Does the Same to University Of Maine, With Same Score. Harvard. “a: Columbia, O. Yale. II: Dart mouth. O-Other Games. Brunswick, Me, oct. 14-Bowdoin won the annual game with Tufts by a score of 5 to on Whittier athletic field, Saturday afternoon. The close rivalry which has sprung up between these colleges in the past few years brought out a large crowd Only once in the first half and three gain the required ) yards. and did not get nearer than As yards TO Bowdoin’s goal. Tufts kicked off and Upton was downed on the 20-yard line A series Of line plays carried the ball to Tufts 30-yard line, where Hunt circled the end for a touch down behind splendid interference. on the next kickoff Pratt gained q yards through the entire Tufts team. Short end runs and close formation plays through the line carried the bail to Tufts 2-yard line where a mistake in signals caused tumble which gave Tufts the ball Knight kicked TO the 4o-yard line. The first half ended with the bali in BOW doins possession on Tufts 2o-yard line. Bowdoin kicked off in The second half and Knight made a 1un OF 81 yards. bring ing the ban To the center Of the field. Bowdoin held for downs and then Cloud man. by skilful lodging ana good inter ference. crossed Tufts line after a 5o-yard rum but the umpire had discovered hold ing in the Bowdoin line ana the ban was returned TO The center OF the field and The touchdown was not allowed. For the remainder OF the game the ball rapidly changed hands between Tufts 30 ana 90 ward line The summary:

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