Tufts at Yale

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  Daily Kennebec journal, Augusta, Me., October 1, 1903, page 1

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  ON THE GRiD1R0N. Harvard Very Easily Wins from Bowdoin, “a to 0. Brown Does a Similar Trick for the Colby Eleven, % to 0. Yale, II; Tufts, 0-Pensy, II; Frank. lin and Marshall, 0. Cambridge, Mass, Sept. 30.-In game marked by the clever handling of the ball and perfect formation by Harward while her opponents, Bowdoin, played a ragged game. fumblng fire. quently, the Crimson team won, today, by score of “a to 0. Although their general work was defective the Bow doin men were able frequently to find weak spots in Harvards line especial ly at the right, and in the second half Davis and Finn opened up roles through A. Marshall and Lehman for gains aggregating 45 yards. Bowdoin kicked off in the first half and started in with considerable snap. Harvard could not gain and punted. BoWdoin fumbled. Harvard then found way through the line to Bowdoin’S 25-yard line. Hanley made an unsuccessful try for a goal c. Marshall carried Bow doin’s punt back five yards. Hurley then took the ball and with good interference made 80 yards, the longest run of the day around left end. A 2O-yard run around right end by Nichols, with Charlie Marshall interfering Melted a touchdown and Marshall kicked goal. Harvard scored her second touch down mainly by five yard dashes and although the goal was difficult one Marshall made it. Bowdoin funbled the kickoff after a second goal and lost the ball on her 30-yard line. Harvard resumed her rushing game, and Nichols again scored a touchdown, and Mar shall kicked another difficult goal. In the second half Harvard used he off oh thav NOT really needed. She lost Hanley by in jury, and Meir took his place at full back. Meir, Randall and Hurley made long gains through the line and from the 1O-yard line Meir went over for a touchdown. Noyes kicked the goal. On the next kickoff Bowdon found the way through Harvard line, and made her gain of As yards. Time was called the ball on Harvard’s 45-yard line. Lineup:

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  New-York tribune, New York [N.Y.], October 1, 1903, page 1

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  YALE MOWS DOWN TUFTS. VARSITY Strong in Attack-Substi- tuteS Cannot Score. New-Haven. Conn, Sept So.-The regular Yale varsity team moved down the visitors for three touchdowns with in the first half OF the Tufts game at Yale, ield this afternoon. but the second eleven could do nothing in the second half the score standing Il TO O. Yae’s work a whole was disappointing to the large crowd present. Tufts went into the game with more dash. and gave Yale a first class defence for the first six minutes OF play. After that the Medford players went down before the overpOwerng strength Of their opponents. The Yale players were not together however, and when the scrub substitutes went In It was an match. Owsley, Metcalf and Kinney. for Yale did the best work, each gaining heavily on line rushes. Kinney at tackle, was used to advantage when the ball was In the centre Of the field. but no other new plays were used. Rockwell made five yards the first kick off, end Metcaif and Owsley took the ball to TUFTS nVeyard line where IL lost for interference: can mel kicked out to Metcalf. after TUFTS could make gains, and battering ram attack or OWsley Metcalf Kinney and Hogan swept Iufts PACK .L Tor the first score. Kuowlton and Smitt ran together on the next kick off for Tufts, and another series Of line plUnges sent Yale across the line TOT the second score. Farmer made ten yards around emo and MetCalf then made 25-yard run Tor the thlru touchdown, ending the half In the second max Yale sent in almost entirely new team, ana was unable score. The lineup:

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  The news & observer. (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, North Carolina, October 1, 1903, page 1

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  On the Gridiron. (By the Associated Press. J Cambridge, Mass, Sept. S0-In a game marked by clean handling of the ball and perfect formation by Harvard while her opponent, Bowdoin, played a ragged game, fumbling frequently, the crimson team won today by score of “a to 0. New Haven, Conn, Sept. 30.--In a game that was one sided for the first half and more exciting as football game in the second, Yale defeated Tufts today by the score of 19 to 0.

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  The Montgomery advertiser, Alabama, October 1, 1903, page 9

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  New Haven. Conn. Sept. 30--In a game that was one-sided for the first half and more exciting in the second Yale defeat ed Tufts to-day 19 to 0. Yale made three touchdowns and was credited with a safety fin the first half. but was not able to increase the points in the second half

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Yale leads 10–⁠0 in 10 meetings, counting the three since this game.