Columbia at Harvard

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  New-York tribune, New York [N.Y.], October 14, 1900, page 1

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  COLUMBIA SHUT OUT. ,rrrATED BY HARVARD BY THE SCORE OF – TO o. TEv TELEoRAPH TO TIE IkIBUNEI .-.1-i6ge Mass, Oct. 13.-In a game which – remarkable improvement over the practice – last week Harvard defeated Columbia here – afternoon by the score Of “a to O. The best 80 o. Harvard’s playing was the improve -, in defensive work. Columbia succeeded in s-fnp her distance only twice, and never got s-bir striking length Of Harvard’s goal. Although ~,r,--b.s had many plays which seemed 20 have -, well planned. they did not go of successfully – the men failed 10 play together. Coach San ed walking up and down the side lines. made his accompaniment evident trick after trick failed :. gsin ground. Harvard played straight football .h-rsrnout TIE men were alive to opportunities s,d showed that they knew football much better ,ban did their opponents. In condition they were ,astly superior. only two Harvard players retiring IN the course Of the game. Daily the team with good judgment. but showed the effect Of having beer laid of for a week by missing a couple OF easy tackles. Fincke. who replaced Daily late in

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  Wheeling Sunday register, Wheeling, W. Va., October 14, 1900, page 1

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  HARVARD BEAT COLUMBIA. CAMBRIDGE, Mass, Oct. 13.-ETarward beat Columbia to-day at football by “a to 0, the largest score Harvard has made this season. 1t was the first game in ten years between the two colleges, and a closer score was expected. The Columbia team came up to their expectations, but the Harvard eleven showed weakness which the coaches had not realized. Their detense is much weaker than at this time last year. Twice in the game the Co lumbia team seemed able to gain at will through Lawrence, the veteran tackle, while the Harvard backs gain ed only through occasional weak play ing of the Columbia linesmen. In punting, too, Ellis was inferior TO Nor ley. The only encouraging part OF the game was the way Sawin and DAILY eluded the Columbia ends in receiving kicks and made long lodging runs down the field. The game was fiercely played from the very start.

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  The Salt Lake herald, Salt Lake City [Utah], October 14, 1900, page 8

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  HARVARD BEATS COLUMBIA. The Game Fiercely Played From Start TO Finish Cambridge, Mass, Oct. 1S.-Harvard beat Columbia today at football, “a to 0. the largest score Harvard has made this season. 1t vas the first game in ten years between the two colleges, and closer score was expected. The Columbia team came up to their expectation, but the Harvard eleven showed a weakness which the coaches had not realized Their defense is much weaker than at this time last year Twice able to gain at viii through Lawrence. the veteran tackle, while the Harvard backs gained only through occasional weak playing of the Columbia line men In punting, too, Ellis was inferior to Nor ley. The only encouraging part of the game was the way Sawin and DAILY eluded the ends Of Columbia in receiving kicks and making long lodging runs Gown the the very start The Iine-rlr.

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Harvard leads 48–⁠13–⁠1 in 62 meetings, counting the 57 since this game.