Hamilton at Columbia

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  New-York tribune, New York, October 19, 1902, page 11

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  COLUMBIA MAKES BIG SCORE. HAMILTON 40 MATCH FOR LOCAL UNI VERsITY TEAM-BEATEN BY 81 TO O. Probably two thousand people witnessed the foot bah game at the Polo Grounds Yesterday between the Hamilton Coliesa and the Columbia University teams. Columbia started Of slowly AS l,sr.,l and al the close Of the first half the local rl3yers had scored only II points In the second half how ever, the Columbia men were seen al their best. and they gave the spectators “a much better i’m preston Of their powers as football n1a,.ars 7-ba Hamilton line. which had held well in tbs FIRST half fairly shattered. and Columbia scored almost at will, the score ~ the end OF the game being 55 to In It’s favor, The Hamilton men yer. much cast down at the result esra-tj,o ID. ,.,.t, better and closer game. Their good game vim Williams. when they were beaten only by the cl,se score OF 10 ;. and the fact that they held co1,,r ba last year 10 Y TO score. led them IN b,,o for close score this year. Several of Columba’s best pla,ere No.. - T., their accustomed places when me ,a,a ~, started In fact Weekes dd not anne go held until the second half had been wei a3,...a,5 Then the Columbia captain gave an .xbr,i,io, 80 football playing which brought The s,s.,.,r mad TWO Of the most serS.tti,,rs, III me battle game The hrst was for a nun sit,o’, ‘”t5 ms OF the length Of the field lie got the baII – tAtiIe iamo3 go5l Ier bs = & ana ran fully yards Thorpe and Duden furnished him exceileDi’ ‘ & gtar- Several minutes later Mann made a er. ,..,., Tor tuy h. 4seH 6l,nb gIGS @ 5ng 3al being caught by good dashes down the field while tbe ,ir ,er or MS and il stood him in good stead Tor b s M speed whole crowd ami finished his run Tor lodged me more had il been needed. Erb aid ‘.lI nave made None Of the players we’re badly hurt ai,bc,gb 1t5, times Twice Hamilton tried for ‘I,aPse several 2oyard line The irSt aitSmpt Hs ana once from the ond wide OF the mark Hamilton maj me sec Vote. Tomlinson. Dud’ H. Dollin ana 55epplaclng De ssr1 sns 1nt ~ 1sh smith made ,o IN the game from Fisher and Thorpe one each. The linen” ana

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  The evening world, New York, October 18, 1902, page 1

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  COLUMBIA, 35; HAMII1oN, O. Capts Weeks Runs 1903 Yards for a Touch down and Again Goes IS Yards for a Score. on hand to referee and a. l.. Smith. OF Union. was the umo’rc. First HALF. ~ AtA’ ~ NA’H’‘ fAtNfA - - w UEiOn, was the umo’rc. First HALF. WctSs Id not – In for tie first pay. remaining on the side lines. to.umhil kicked off – HHmltoH’e twenty-hve-yard line. End uns nett d forty, yards TOR li,inil.ou. VINO staltCd a quick. snappy game C~oiumbla’s ball “ftor “A punt On their own twenty-five yard line C..urDia kirkcI aud ltlmitOn was. forced to do the same. Straight line bucking took tho hall to Flmilton’s lj-yard mark, where Cum bia lost Is yards for on-silc, witch caused a long ]suuauo.e. smith trl,- q place n kick from the field for goal. but hlckcI INTO tn” me. Thorpe getting the ball, Steady play took 1t to Hamiitons i-yari line and Smith took IT over after 10 minutes play. Thor missed an easy goal Score: Columbia, g.: Hamilton. q Prct kicked on to Columbla’s thirty yard line. smith puntCl to the centre Of the field and +, ct puntcl IN return. Fisher kicked again. the bal, being downed on Hami.tOn’s thir;y-hvp yarl line. After two tries Hamilton punted again. Columbia went to work with n Will and rushed II Hamilto1’S fifteen. yard mark. Fi.hcr went over with the bIll. and ETb kicked goal. Columbia, l.. Hamilton. 0. Pcet kicked m. Fisher mai a DOR pun In return. Time up on Columbia’s th!rty-yarl line. ~ScOrc-tirHt IinIii JuIunibin, III Hamilton, u.

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  Omaha daily bee, Nebraska, October 19, 1902, page 1

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  COLUMBIA TR0UNCES HAMILTON Weekes’ Playing Few Minutes Only Provides Chief Feature In Good Game. NEW YORK, Oct. 1S.-Columbia’s foot ball team trounce Hamilton college today by 35 to 0. The game was noteworthy for several spectacular plays, two of which were made by Harold Weekes Weekes did not play the first half, in an ticipation of the coming game with Prince on the kickoff at Columbia’s two-yard line and ran 1OS yards down the field for a touchdown, the longest run ever made on the Polo grounds. Soon after he was given the ball and ran eighty yards for another touchdown. He only played fifteen of the forty-five minutes IN the game. Hamilton could do absolutely nothing against Columbia’s line. but now and then successfully assailed the ends for small gains. Columbia played good straight foot ball, with few errors. Time of halves; Twenty-Five and twenty minutes.

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  The Saint Paul globe, St. Paul, Minn., October 19, 1902, page 1

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  COLUMBIA DEFEATS HAMILTON. Harold Weelees’ Runs Are Spectacular Plays of Game. NEW YORK, Oct 1S-Columbia defeated the Hamilton college football team here today by q score of So to 0. The game was noteworthy for several spec tacular plays, two Of which were made the first half in anticipation of the coming game with Princeton. In the second half he caught the bali. on the kickoff at yards down the field for a touchdown, the longest run ever made on the polo and ran eighty 9yards for another touch the forty-five minutes Of the game. Ham ilton could do absolutely nothing against colamblas . LINE but o now and then sue &C. STRAIGHT football. with few errors. Time of halves, 25 and 20 minutes.

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