Bowdoin at Yale

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  New-York tribune, New York, October 17, 1901, page 9

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  YALE, 40; BOWDOIN. O. Ell New-HaVen Conn, Oct 16.-Yale put up a rat ting game of football to-day against Bowdoin and won by eight touchdowns and a score of 45 to O. 1t was the largest score of the season and likewise the snappest game for Yale. Bowdoin was much weaker than had been expected. but this was not entirely the cause OF the score, as Yale put I’D a OrHiant game her fierce attacks and end plays oeihs fast enough TO puzzle the best opponents. ohIy once did Bowdoin hold for distance, and then occause Hogan and OlcOtt were tried three times at the same place in the line. Bowdoin was forced 10 KICK every time she got the ball, while Yale oid not punt at all, depending entirely on heavy me snashes and end runs. The onslaught of the giant Ellis completely laid out the visitors, and atter the third touchdown all but two of the Maine coliegians lay their backs Except for slight injuries to Chadwick and Vanderpoel no Yale man suffered in the game Yale’s play to-day brought out several important iacts The new line arrangement proved fairly sat lsractory, and Olcott was remarkably fast at tackle Hart. the little hafback. proved himself in oispensable on end runs; new quarterback was discovered in Welton. and Hogan in tackle back hne plunges proved useless. Hart the hero of the game. His clever end runs, with beautiful in reference by Gould, Glass and Chadwick were the feature OF the game. In Welton the team has a new quarterback of great ability and the find was problem. He gained not over ten yards altogether ~ s si or eght plays ana was SION IN team work 49, ~ TOOK three minutes 10 score the hTst touch yards around right end by clever dodging Gould interfering beautifully for him. De Saulles carried the ball fifteen yards further by fast WrigglnS and Olcott in tackle back pushed il yards further Hart was pulled over for a touchdown by Glass. The fourth touchdown made after a long run by De Saulles. a 2O-yard end run by Hart and line bucking by Hogan. With only two minutes to play It took only six plays TO rush the ball sixty yards to a touchdown, showing Yale’s tremendous strength. In the second half Yale changed ends, centre and backs. putting in Welton, the new quarter. and giving Vanderpoel fullback. Bowdoin was tired and the substitute backs had an easy time; Fox played fast ball at left half. Olcott stubbed his toe twice in kicking goals and missed a thiru, but his goal kicking otherwise was perfect. The ~.

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  The Worcester spy, Worcester, Mass., October 17, 1901, page 1

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  md also blocked one of Kernan’p punts. Yale As, BoWdoin 0 New Haven, Oct. 16-Despite their pluck the Bowdoin football players went down under Yale’s attack this afternoon to the score Of 45 to 0. The game was of the whirlwin order from the start until the very last minute of play. In the tail-end of the game Bowdoin for a moment raj lied and made a long gain on an end run, but 1t was futile Chadwick, Hart and Wilhelm played a brilliant game, end runs and plunges Into the line alternating for long gains. Hart gained more than any Yale back hereto lore In any game, Glass and Hogan pulled the backs for yards at a time at almost every attempt TO break the line. The only faul noticeable was Desaulles’ fumbles of three kicks. None of them proved dangerous, except that Yale lost the ball once at the centre of the field. Once in the first half and once in the second Bowdoin held Yale for downs. The

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  Ottumwa semi-weekly courier, Ottumwa, Iowa, October 17, 1901, page 1

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  YALE WINS. Buries Bowdoin Under Avalanche Of Eiaht Touchdowns. New Haven. Conn, Oct. 17.-Yale began piling UP its big football scores for the season by burying Bowdoin un. der an avalanche of eight touchdowns and five goals, amounting to total of As points.

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  The age-herald, Alabama, October 17, 1901, page 8

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  YaIe. 46: nowdoIn. Q. New Haven, October 1e.-Despite their pluck the Bowdoin football players went down under Yale’s attack this afternoon to the score of 45 to 0. The game was of the whirlwind order from the start until the very last minute of play.

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Yale leads 3–⁠0 in three meetings, counting the one since this game.