Dartmouth at Harvard

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  New-York tribune, New York [N.Y.], November 16, 1902, page 1

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  HARvARD’s PERILoUs VICTORY THE CRIMSON TEAM DEFEATS DARTMOUTH WHEN THE CAMBRIDGE SPECTATORS BELIEVED THE GAME LOST Cambridge Mss. Nov. by a spectacular finish in the last five minutes OF play to-day IIarward from Dartmouth. after all hope Of n victory had been given up. Up to that time the score stood 10 > in favor of the visitors Tu-ce they had held Harvard for downs. and in centre PUSHES they had completely Outclassed the Crimson team People getting up on every hand to leave the field. confident that there was no hope Of victory. Then Harvard braced up 1t was all sudden. unexpected and sensational that the spectators could not AT first believe their eyes From denorazed broken eleven the Crimson team pulled together for one final effort. On the 25-yard line she held Dartmouth for downs; two minutes later she had carried the bah over the line and four plays following the next kickoff the ball was swept in the opposite direction for another touchdown. Every Harvard was in the play working like demon. knowlton brought the ball back on the kickoff twenty yards. Mills added thirty four through tackle and after plunge through centre Captain Herman, the 43-yard line dashed around left end. Twice he tackled and twice he regained his feet. On the 5-yard line Farmer threw himself forward from behind, but his arms slid down Kernan’s legs and the big haIfback plunged forward over the line. With the exception Of these last i’ve minutes of play, Dartmouth completely outcIassed the Grim son team. Her backs started faster hit the line lower and harder, and ploughed through in a way that brought CONSERVATION the Harvard camp The main attack aimed between left tackle and guard This side of Harvards line was thor oughfare Tor the Dartmouth eleven, and at al times they gained through It at will In the first half Harvard forced back seventy straight yards on gains through this spot, and only a FUN bic prevented the visitors from scoring In the second half they had better success Dillon returned the pgskn hfty-sx yards on the 1rst kickoff by wonderful hurding run and then the Dartmouth backs started n hammer and tongs assault on the Crimson line. Shea was swept aside and the line parted like paper Every play saw the visitors gain from three to six yards Harper breaking clean through al saved from crossing Harvard’s goal line bv a hard tackle by DAILY in the open field This plunge however advanced the ball TO Harvard’s s-vard line where in spite Of the determined resist ance’ Dartmouth fought her way over the Grim sons goal. From spectators point Of view the game was the most interesting that has been on Soldiers Field In two years. Al the very start Putnam. for Harvard. made brilliant run of sxty-hve varas on the return OF the kickoff and scarcely, tue minutes after the game began Harvard had tho ball on DartmOuths 3-yard line. Here bou,evecame one OF those wretched fumbles which have been marring the Crimsons playing all tba 80 Graydon dropped the pigskin; Farmer, for Dart mouth. recovered it, and before Harvard ma awakened 10 the situation the boys from Haro,,ar were ploughing their way back down the field Dillon, Farmer and Vaughn hit the line Iil,o t pulls. running low and hard and gaining froro two TO five yards each time Harvard pavad 49, ~, but she was completely outclassed For se,, enty straight yards the ball was pushed stAsdu NV” ‘ne neiu’ anu IL was only a tumble on the Crlmsons S’-yard line that prevented Dartmoutb from scoring. From this point Harvards superior weight hogan to tell BY brute force. more than bv sciertieo t E she hammered her way slowly but surely down the Held. until just before the end 80 ~ haH she managed 10 squeeze across the Darts line me visitors. however showed thar tbaH ~ y h had hEht in them in the few minutes that w se erI dhe hey. heId Harvard for downs the iatters forcing their way toward the Crimson goal “s”‘h When the second half began Harvard led h. A., points Although the pigskin ON the first to,nh down had been brought out directly before the posts, BARNARD had failed To kick the goal ana 4, took but few minutes the part of Oar rnn ~ | 20 score a touchdown and tie the score Thir,,, SECONDS later vaughan sent the ball kitinx be-

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  The St. Louis Republic, St. Louis, Mo., November 16, 1902, page 1

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  HARvARD’s POOR SHOWING. Defeated Dartmouth by Score of Only 10 to O. Cambridge. Mass, Nov. B-Harvard defeated 16 to 6 this afternoon in a game which. from a Harvard standpoint, was discouraging. Up to the last ten min utes Harvard was absolutely outplayed in every way, being weak on the defense and without concerted offense. In this latter respect the lack OF spirit in the backs was noticeable. Graydon. whose hurdiing and plunging have been features of other games, seemed to make no effort to advance the ball. In the last few minutes of play, with the gloom 50 deep that the spectators could scarcely distinguish the players, Harvard woke VI and made two touchdowns. Dartmouth’s men being too badly used up to make resistance. Barnard for Harvard missed two goals, one from In front Of the goal posts. Harvard was without the service Of the two M~arahalls. Carl, the quarter back. be ing at Princeton. and the other. Andy, left guard, being excused from playing against his old college chums- At the opening Of the game Harvard. by short runs. had the ball on Dartmouth.s yard line, only to lose 1t by Graydon’s rumble. From here Dartmouth. by piunges, carried the leather ~sixty-seven yards, losing It on a tumble. Harvard got her first touch down by bucking the line. Dartmouth got hers In the opening Of the second half by, an end run and line bucking. Harvard’s other touchdowns were made by rushing. For many minutes defeat stared Harvard in the face. Lineup.

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  The Minneapolis journal, Minneapolis, Minn., November 17, 1902, page 11

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  DARTMOUTH SCORES ON HARVARD. Cambridge Mass. Nov 17.-Harvard defeated Dartmouth IL to g. Saturday afternoon. In game which, from Il Harvard standpoint. was discouragng. Up to the last ten minutes, Harfivard was absolutely outplayed In every way, being weak on the defense and without concerted Offense. In this latter respect the lack Of spirit in the backs was noticeable. Graydon. whose hurdling and punging have been features Of other games seemed to make no effort to advance the ball. In the last fewS minutes of play with the darkness deep that the spec tators could scarcely distinguish the players, Harvard woke up and made two touchdowns. Dartmouth’s men being too badly used up to make resistance. At the opening Of the game. Harvard by short runs. had the ball Dartmouth’s three yard line only to lose it by Graydons tumble. From here Dartmouth, by plunges, carried the leather sixty yards. losing it on tumble. Harvard got her first touchdown by bucktng the line. Dartmouth got hers In the opening Of the second half by end run and line buck ing. Harvards other touchdowns were made by rushing. The lineup:

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Harvard leads 63–⁠40–⁠4 in 107 meetings, counting the 89 since this game.