Brown at Harvard

• 

  New-York tribune, New York [N.Y.], November 3, 1901, page 1

  Read the text

  added to the score by kicking pretty goal from the field from the 35-yard line. HARVARD SMOTHERS BROWN. THE CRIMSON MAKES THE SCORE As TO o IN FAST GAME. TBY TELEGRAPH TO rRIBUNE.l Cambridge Mass. Nov. 2-Harvard defeated Brown to-day by As to in the best game SO far played by the Crimson. Five touchdowns were made In the first half and three in the second All of them converted into goals. In the nrst half with the wind against her. Harvard did not once punt. In the second half she punted eight times taking full advantage of the “lnd- Inc feature of the game the fumoling oy Harvard men, Roberts and Jones were botn sent from the field for poor handling of the pail DIX times Brown got the ball fumbes one of these on her 2-yard line. after Harvard hau rushed the ball for ninety-fve yards. and another the 5-yard line. Brown had two punts blocked with disastrous results her. for both of them made her goal line. and Harvard men fell the ball both times for touchdoWns Brown made her distance only once and then on snort end run. On the other hand Harvard was not once held for downs, and did have to resort to any OF her pet formations The tackle back play was tried out pretty ee ;tvely with good results but 1t was sent straight at the line almost every time. Cults and O’Connell. a freshman. both put up good game at tackle The Harvard line was only fairly effective. considering that the Brown team was pretty weak. The most encouraging feature of the rushne’s playing the way in which they dragged the along. The interference formed quickly and well host of the time Gray don did of the prettiest hurdng that has been seen for long time Soldiers Field kergot a badly strained ankle. which may prove rather serious. for it is the one he punts with On the kickoff Brown attempted to rush. instead of punting Harvard got the ball on downs, ana In three plays for a touchdown In two MIN utes. The next made on a hfty-ffve yard by Herman with interference that put out every Harvard got the next kickoff on her lVDyard line and, aided by long runs of Herman ana O’Connell, rushed down for touchdown The next touchdown was made after Harvard had rushed the ball for 105 yards and after the next kickoff the Harvard backfeld rushed the ball from their I5-yard line to within two yards of Brown s goal, only have Graydon tumble IT. Brown punted to her 40-yard line. but Harvard soon had 1t back to the 5-yard line, where 1t was blocked and OConnel fell the ball for touchdown These touchdowns, made after rushing the entire length of the field. show the strength of the Harward offence. The second half was mostly kicking contest, in which Brown had the worst of it, Brown got the ball on Harvard’s 43-yard line tumble, but was promptly held for downs. This the near that Brown got to Harvard’s goal in either half An amusing mixup quadruple fumbling match by which Brown lost fifteen yards but kept the ball The last touchdown made after Putnam had punted from his 37-yard line to Browns 10-yard line. Browns attempt to return the punt blocked and Putnam fell on the ball for touchdown. The lineup:

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.

Harvard leads 78–⁠24–⁠2 in 104 meetings, counting the 94 since this game.