Bates at Harvard

Wednesday, October 17, 1900

Harvard beat Bates 41–⁠0. It was their second meeting; after it, Harvard led the series 2–⁠0.

AwayBates0–⁠2 in 1900
0
HomeHarvard10–⁠1 in 1900
41

FinalHigh 56°F, low 34°F

In the newspapers

  • The The evening times's story: THE cRIMsoN's WEAK SHOWING Harvard Fails to Equal YaIe's Score Against Bates.

    The evening times, October 18, 1900, page 2

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    THE cRIMsoN’s WEAK SHOWING Harvard Fails to Equal YaIe’s Score Against Bates. CAMBRIDGE, Mass. Oct. 1S.-Harvard won the football game on Soldiers Field yesterday afternoon, defeating the Bates College eleven, that Yale scored SO points on week ago, only Il to 0. The score was a disappointment to Captain Daily and the spectators, who had hoped Harvard would be able to run up bigger score. The eleven did their best, the whole style Of playing being changed apparently to run up large score. For the first time this season the eleven played end game almost entirely The line plays which have been practiced this week were not used with the exception of one in which Lee carried the ball on the end plays. The interference was very effective, and especially around Bates left end. Harvard’s left side was very weak on defence. Harvard fumbled very fire. quently, and only once out of about eight chances did she get the ball when Bates fumble6.

  • The Daily Kennebec journal's story: ON THE GRIDIRON. BoHdoin and Bates Lose to Yale and Harvard. Bowdoin Gives Yale the Toughest Struggle Of the Season. Bates Not So Successful Against Harvard and Is Easily Defeated.

    Daily Kennebec journal, Augusta, Me., October 18, 1900, page 1

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    ON THE GRIDIRON. BoHdoin and Bates Lose to Yale and Harvard. Bowdoin Gives Yale the Toughest Struggle Of the Season. Bates Not So Successful Against Harvard and Is Easily Defeated. New Haven. tt.. Oct. 11.-YaIe. this afternoon, met in Bowdoin the strong est foot ball eleven encountered. this season. and in an interesting and at times exciting game overcame the Wis itors by the score of SO t. o. Yale out played RoWdoin in the second half and in the latter part of the first half had things her own way, rushing and breaking through for distances of > to II yards repeatedly. The Bowdoin eleven had a fair degree Of team work an her centre trio gave Yale an interesting practice. Olcott at centre was easily the peer Of EodWcIl CT defence. Capt. Gregson and Hunt at half back ana CIoudman At tackl” We’re conspicuous in every play. The lineun:

  • The Akron daily Democrat's story

    Akron daily Democrat, Akron, Ohio, October 18, 1900, page 5 (results column)

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    September 1--Wagner home hun, two on bases, in ninth. Pittsburg s, Boston Z. September Philadelphia 7 in eighth, tying Pittsburg, 0 to 0. Pitts burg won In the tenth, 10 to 8. September 29--Chicago runs in first inning, but lost to ST. Louis, 10 to 7. September 30--With two out and two on bases, In ninth, Waddell made a wild pitch, Pittsburg losing to Clncinnatl, 3 to 4. October S--Chicago IT errors in two games with Cincinnati. FOOT BALL SCORES. Yale 30-Bowdoin 0. Harvard 41-Bates 0. Princeton 43-Syracuse o. u. of P. 17-Penn State 5. West Point SIDE La Sale o. ELYRIA SPORTS. The Buckeye bowling club of Elyria will meet the Grand team on the Grand alleys next week. SHOOTING CONTEST. The Schuetzen verien enjoyed shooting contest MT Koerber’s farm, south of the city, Wednesday after noon. There was a. large number present and all of the prizes We’re warmly contested for. The shooting was at target and some good shots were made. Louis Bickel and August Schell were tie for the first prize and the contest over the second prize was likewise a draw. Albert Freese and Fred Horix, We’re the lucky ones. In the fat steer contest Christ Koch landed the prize beef ONE FOR EACH. The r and G tearms bowled on the Kirkwood alleys Wednesday evening, each winning one game. The score B-15S6, 1451: C-1411, 147S. SIAIMS IN TOWN. Art Simms reached Akron TR1rsday morning. He will continue his train ing for the Popp contest at the South End Athletic club house. He is accompanied by Kid Herrick, clever man at 122 to 1876 pounds, and middle weight Collins Of Buffalo. Art does not show n mark from his fight with Frank Stackhouse at Detroit Tuesday evening. He had his opponent out classed at every stage of the game. He is In first class condition for his go with Popp. Simms has been offered purse for go with Squirrel Flnnerty at Canton. He has not signed the articles but will do so IL a sufficient purse Is offered. Herrick is anxious to make match with Whitaker or any other man of his weight. PRACTICE TONIGHT. Candidates for positions on the elev. en- of the North End Athletic club will practice tonight. Coach Baer, Of Cleveland, will be In the city. A fast game is anticipated Oct. 2l, with the Bedford Athletic club at Summit Lake park. The second team of the Bed. ford’s recently scored on University school of Cleveland. PRICE PRACTICED. Price was out with the Buchtels for the first time Wednesday afternoon. He will be In the game against Mt.

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.

Before kickoff

Our ratings going in

Our ratings (scores only)

Harvard 97% to win. Elo’s favorite won.

Harvard leads 22–⁠0 in 22 meetings, counting the 20 since this game.

Recent meetings
1939Harvard 20, Bates 0
1934Harvard 12, Bates 0
1933Harvard 33, Bates 0
1931Harvard 28, Bates 0
1929Harvard 48, Bates 0
1919Harvard 53, Bates 0

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