Tufts at Harvard

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  The Waterbury Democrat, Connecticut, October 9, 1946, page 14

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  NeW HarUard Attenuation Stresses POWer Cambridge, Mass, Oct. e.-CUP) A-Any team that stops Harvard this year literally will have to knock the “L” out of them to do it. In fact, the newly introduced “L” formation, featured in Harvard’s 49–⁠0 hammering of a bruised and bewildered Tufts eleven Saturday, may mark a milestone in pigskin strategy. It may be the answer of slow, heavy teams to the touch down-sting of the spinning, fleet footed “T”: The ‘L,” never tried in college football before this season, occurred to head Coach Dick Harlow last Summer when the affable Crimson mentor was trying to find some way to capitalize on wealth of brawny linemen. The Whole Story Is Power In a nutshell the “L” is power. It is dependent on a heavy, charg- ing line, but its pay-off punch is delivered in sudden avalanche of backfield runners concentrated through the guard and tackle spots. The unorthodox lineup finds the quarterback behind center with the right half to his right, the left half behind him and the fullback in the tail position. Pivoting around cen- ter, the long fluid backfield-after 8 confusing winding and-unWinding process that borders on the razzle- dazzle technique-is geared to strike either right or left i’ll heart- break ing variety of smashes and bucks. Any doubts as to what the ‘L” does to opposing forward walls may be referred to the records of last Saturdays massacre, especially the opening quarter. Tufts Coach Fred Fish” Ellis made only six replace ments during that period-and five of them were to relieve battered guards. The formation was used sparing- ly, and without particular success, againaa Connecticut in Harvard’s opening game. But that may have been due to inexperience on the part of the gridders who were testing the ‘cL” under fire for the first time. Against Tufts 1t was 8 different story. The knots that had made the set-up seem 8 bit sluggish in the Connecticut game apparently had been unraveled and Harvard team generally rated as “good”- became laundering herd against the Medford invaders. Harvard is not restricted to the “L”. The Cantabs are fair in the TT” and in 8 Dick Harlow adapta- ton of the “T’ and single wing They proved Saturday they could strike through the air and around the ends for scores. However, it was the mauling body blows through guard and tackle that left Tufts groggy and set the stage for the Harvard tallies. That probably means the pounding “L’‘ l will be very much in evidence throughout the rest of Harvards schedule.

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  The Wilmington morning star, North Carolina, October 6, 1946, page 1

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  HARVARD BEATS TUFTS CAMBRIDGE, Mass, Oct. 5.-P) With their attack functioning smoothly in the second nalf, Harwards footballm achine, scoring % points in the final period, steam rollered its way to a 1910 victory over a completely o%utclassed Tufts today at the Harvard stadium. 1t was Hharvard’s second straight win.

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  The Daily Alaska empire, Alaska, October 7, 1946, page 3 (results column)

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  FOOTBALL d SCORES Scores of. leading football games played last Saturday afternoon are as follows; UCLA 39; Washington 13. Oregon IA; California l3. Washington State 32, Idaho 0. Ohio State 21; use O. Stanford 33; San Francisco ‘. Oregon State 35; Portland 0. Nevada 33; Santa Clara ‘. Calf. Poly 2l; San Diego State l3. Willamette 26; Brit. Columbia 13. Cen. Washington 2l; Whitworth 2 Columbia 23; Navy IA. Dartmouth 20; Syracuse IA Pennsylvania 66; Lafayette 0. Army 46; Cornell 21. Yale 27; Colgate 6. Princeton 33; Brown 12. Harvard 49; Tufts 0. Holy Cross l6; Detroit IA. Penn State AS; Bucknell 6. Boston College 34; Michigan s 20. Indiana 21 Minnesota 10. Northwestern 28; Wisconsin 0. Notre Dame 33 Pittsburgh 0. Nebraska 31; Kansas State 0. Kansas IA; Wichita T. Illinois 43; Purdue ‘.

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Harvard leads 15–⁠3 in 18 meetings, counting the three since this game.