Oberlin at Cornell

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  The San Francisco call, October 27, 1901, page 26

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  HARVARD WINS FROM CARLISLE Indians No Match for the Crimson at Cambridge. Yale’s Eleven Triumphs Over Columbia’s Team in New Haven. CAMBRIDGE. Mass, Oct. 26.-Harvard easily defeated the Carlisle Indians on Soldiers Field this afternoon by a score of % to 0. Harvard’s line was much heayier and easily outplayed its opponents. Harvard also had a great deal Of luck, FIVE times fumbling the ball, but recover ing it instantly. At the end of the first half the Indians woud probably have had scored if time had not been called, as they had advanced the ball from midfieId to Harvard s eighty-yard line by a series of trick plays which proved very effective. The Harward team showed greater spirit and more team play than at any time this season. Marshall played brilliant game at quarterback, ard made several good lodging runs after catching punts. The whole line played well and opened good holes for the runners. Harvard was only once held for downs. NEW HAVEN, Conn, Oct. 26.-Yale Uni versity defeated Columbia at football this afternoon by the score Of 16 to 5. Two touchdoWns were Yales portion, but neither of them was converted into goal Columbia was unable to carry the ball across Yale’S goal line, but Captain Nor ley executed in superb style a goal from the field, and thus registered five points Tor the blue and white. Slugging in the Game. Neither side scored In the first hail. and while the ball was in Columbias territory during the greater part of the game. the young New Workers often played their opponents to a standstill- The Yale giants were held for downs three times. More over, Columbia frequently made the nine ty-flve-yard line, only to lose possession Of the bali there by funbling entirely inconsis1ent with the general faultlessness of her team play. Columbia also sacrificed much advantage by a surprising DISPOSE uon toward off-side play. Three times they were penalized ten yards for this Of tense, and the distance awarded Yale aided materially in keeping the ball in the enemy’S territory. The contest throughout was more stub bornly and fiercely fought than many an Haven Colunbia’s rush line occasioned much comment by its apparent stone-wall SoIld1ty early in the game, and these same Inesmen were able often to open up gap ing holes in the stalwart line of Yale There was more or less sluggfng and roughing, and on one occasion the rival players were momentarily locked in little disputes that must have blossomed into free fights had not cooler heads prevailed ITHACA. N Y, Oct. 26-On Percy field to-day Cornell defeated Oberlin College by score Of 29 to 0. In the early part OF the game Cornelrs defense evinced weakness II has not shown before this season, but as the contest progressed the line assumed stone-wa1 proportions and the visitors could gain little ground The notable changes in CornelPs team were Hunt, who went from right guard to tackle. and Finucane. who was substituted in the early part of the game for Coffin at right halfback. Brewster was at quarterback

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Cornell leads 13–⁠1–⁠1 in 15 meetings, counting the 12 since this game.