Williams at Columbia

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  The Washington times, October 6, 1901, page 7

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  WEEKS BACK IN HIS PLACE. Columbia Defeats Williams College at the Polo Grounds. NEW YORK, Oct. 5.-Harold Weeks, the star half back of the Columbia foot bail team, resumed his place today, and his individual playing had much to do with the victory of the Blue and White over the Williams College eleven at the Polo Grounds. After a close match Columbia won by 5 to 2, Weeks making the only touchdown of the game. Weeks had been under the faculty ban for being behind in his studies, and he worked off his conditions this morning. Columbia, after having kept Williams on the defensive in the first half, was in turn kept on the defensive in the second. The visiting collegians became more aggressive in the second half, in which the play was practically all in Columbia ter ritory. The local teams goal was in danger several times owing to the deter mined attacks of the Williams backs. The visitors were strong in the centre of the line, but their ends, especially the left, were vulnerable spots for Columbia ,Fhe latter’s back field played excellent football and the ends did valorous work. The rest of the line was not so reliable.

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  New-York tribune, New York [N.Y.], October 6, 1901, page 1

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  wrEKES SAVES THE DAY. r,r ryENTY-FIyE-YARD END RUN FOR TOUCHDOWN THE ONLY SCORE OF COLUMBIA AGAINST WILLIAMS. brilliant 25-yard run for touchdown was IN which Harold Weekes. Of the Column ~ eleven. signalized his restoration to faculty o- md his return TO Columbia football at the -. Grounds yesterday afternoon. 1t was his I.~..tionsI dash that beat Williams by score .ss,o 0. and his quickness and agility that ,-.ysnt.d two certain scores by the visiting ,esrn. AS It was. the match was most hard -. and for while II looked as though .,,hsa would meet defeat. But the touch -, IN the first half was enough to win the 80 for her Only a little while before the -. the blue and white had come within a .ss,ee of taIying. but ill-judged plays and lack :, grand concerted effort, caused the Morn ,,zs,ae eleven to fail in getting the three adj ,.,onal feet needed for touchdown. when Williams made a plucky stand on her .,.-yard line and gained the ball. she began r.rce assault on Columbia that steadily sent

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  The Montgomery advertiser, Alabama, October 6, 1901, page 10

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  Williams Holds Columbia Down. New York, Oct. 5.-Columbia defeated Williams this afternoon at football on the new gridiron at the Polo Grounds by 5 to o. The touchdown that won the game was made by Weakes after a sensational run. Two threatened touchdowns by Will Hams were also prevented by Columbia 8 left halfback through his a1ertness in falling on the ball at two critical times when Williams fumbled.

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  The age-herald, October 6, 1901, page 8

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  columbIa Defeated Williams. New York, October 5-Columbia de- feated Williams this afternoon at football on the new gridron at the Polo grounds by to 0. The touchdown that won the game was made by weekes after sen sational run. Two threatened touchdowns by Williams were also prevented by Go lumbia.s left half back through his alert ness in falling on the ball at two critical times when Williams fumbled

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Columbia leads 13–⁠3–⁠1 in 17 meetings, counting the 15 since this game.