Swarthmore at Princeton

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  Daily Kennebec journal, Augusta, Me., October 2, 1902, page 1

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  RAH, BOWD0IN! Caught Harvard Mapping and Scored in First Half. Harvard Played Poor|y--Bowdoin Played Good Game. Yale, “a; Tufts, 6-Princeton, IS; Swarthmore, o. Cambridge, Mass, Oct. Harvard was scored or in its second game of the season on Soldiers field, this afternoon, RoWdoin doing the trick, the final score being II to in Harvard’s favor. Bow doins touchdown was entirely unexpected. The Harvard men were caught mapping. Harvard had the ball on her opponents’ 10-yard line. Graydon made an attempt on a center play and fumbled. Porter of Bowdoin got the ball and breaking away from the scrimmage. started for Harvard’s goal line, fol lowed only by Bowditch. The latter was too far behind to catch the runner. Phi loon kicked the goal, and the score stood to 0 against Harvard in the middle of the first half. Harvard kicked off. the bali going over Bowdoin’s line. Marshall of Harward, after the free kick, ran to Bow doins goal for a touchdown. He then failed to kick goal and the half ended with the score 6 to in Bowdoin’s favor. In the second half Harvard twice Ca ried the ball over, goals being after wards kicked by Marshall. Harvard’s game was very poor from start to finish. Bowdoin gained dis lance only once, but held Harvard for downs on her own 4-yard line. Lineup and summary: HARVARD. BOWDOIN. Wright lBlaikie> lt...............t, Davis Hovey, lg. ...................... Zig, SHAW King Force)‘ c....-...-s c,,, SIapleS 1rl Ut 4

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Princeton leads 9–⁠0 in nine meetings, counting the eight since this game.