Bowdoin at Harvard

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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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  New-York tribune, New York, October 2, 1902, page 11

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  HARVARD PUNCTURED. BOwDOIN’S ELEVEN GO THROUGH FOR TOUCHDOWN BUT THE CRIMSON MEN FINALLY TRIUMPH. II To 6-PORTER’S LONG RUN. PURSUED BY THE ENTIRE CAMBRIDGE TEAM lBY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRiBUNEl Cambridge. Mass. Oct Harvard defeated Bow dotn Soldiers Field this afternoon but only after the visitors had held her downs on their 5-yard line and had themselves crossed the Crtmson’s goal for touchdown after a sensational los yard by Porter The in the first half. Porter secured the ball a tumble and. with the entire Crimson eleven trailing behind him. ran the length OF the field for a touchdown. Marshall. for Harvard. duplicated the performance on the next play when he back punt through the entire visiting team. carrying the ball nifty yards for a touchdown. FIe failed 70 kick a goal. how ever. and the first half ended with the score 60 in Bowdoin’s favor In the second half Harvard took a brace and crossed the visitors line twice Tenney making both scores. Piper and Tenney played brilliant ball In this half. gaining through tackles and round the ends in rushes of from five fifteen yards each. Marshall also made another brilliant run, returning the ball forty yards on a kickoff and only being prevented from scoring by tall the slippery field Rainy weather. in fact, marred the game completely and the storm Is regarded by Harvard men as largely responsible for the touchdown which smirches the record OF their team. Score.

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  The Washington times, District of Columbia, October 2, 1902, page 3

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  BOWDOIN ELEVEN SCORES ON THE HARVARD TEAM Porter Carries the Ball no Yards While the Astonished Crimson Eleven Looks 3. 0n-Harvard Weak in the Line. CAMBRIDGE, Mass, Oct. 1.-The Bow doin College football eleven scored on the Harvard team on Soldiers Field this afternoon, but was finally defeated II to 6. Bowdoin was the first to score. and she made her points on one of the longest runs that has ever been made on Soldiers Field. The Harvard eleven had rushed the ball down to their opponents’ five-yard line and Marshall gave Graydon the ball to go over for touch down. The ball was slippery and rolled out from the scrimmage. Porter, of Bow doin, gathered it in and started for sprint down the field. Porter carried the ball 110 yards for touchdown ard Munroe kicked the goal. Harvard was wretchedly weak today, especially in the line. The linemen did not open holes and they did not get the jump on their opponents. The backs were slow In starting and fumbled badly. Marshall played the game for Harvard He made the first touchdown, running fifty yards. after catching punt on the dead run. On the next kick off he ran the ball in forty yards and just missed getting clear for a second time.

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  The daily morning journal and courier, October 2, 1902, page 1

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  BoWDoIN SCORES ON HARVARD Porter Runs Nearly she Whole Length of Field Eor Touchdoyyn Porter Runs Nearly she Whole Length of Field for TOuchdaSvm. Cambridge, Mass, Oct. 1.-Harvard was scored on .n it’s second game of the season on Soldiers Field this after noon, Bowdoin doing the trick, the final score being IT to 6 in Harvard S favor Bowdoin’s touchdown was en- tirely unexpected. Harvard had the ball on her opponents ten yard line. Graydon fumbled, Porter, Bowdoin’ S right end, got the ball and ran to Har- yards goal line Philoon kicked the goal Harvard kicked off, the ball go- ing over Bowdoin’s line. After the free kick in, Marshall of Harvard got the ball and ran to Bowdoin’s goal for a touchdown. He Tailed to kick goal. and the half ended, 6 to in Bowdoin’ s favor. In the second half, Harvard used end players and once in while an attack on the line and in so doing twice car ried the ball over. goals being after ward kicked by Marshall. Harvard S game was very poor from start to finish and changes in the teams makeup were numerous

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Harvard leads 17–⁠0 in 17 meetings, counting the nine since this game.