Swarthmore at Columbia

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  The Birmingham age-herald, Alabama, October 16, 1902, page 8

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  Columbia. 24; swarthmore, 0. New York, October 15-Columbia play ed surprisingly good football here today when her eleven soundly trounceo Swarthmore by the good-sized score or 24 to o. Columbia went into the field. ex- peeting a hard game. As matter or fact however, Columbia did better than either Princeton or Pennsylvania against inc same team. The University of Penn svlvania beat Swarthmore IS to and Princeton defeated the same team by Il to G. As Princeton and Pennsylvania are Columbias chief opponents this season there is corresponding jubilation among Columbia men tonight. Time of game twenty minute halves.

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  The daily morning journal and courier, October 16, 1902, page 3

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  ,1o1JTMB1A 24 swARTHMoRE 0. New York, Oct. 15.-Columbia played surprisingly good football this after noon when she defeated Swarthmore 24 to 0 at the Polo grounds. Columbia did better than either Princeton or Pennsylvania against the same team. Columbia gave an excellent exhibition of well played football against the by no means weak team of the visitors The local team had an attack that was never once held for downs, and her fe- fense except at rare intervals was pass ably good The game was clean,swarth- more making the only tumble of the contest. Both sides punted good deal.

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Columbia leads 3–⁠0 in three meetings, counting the two since this game.