Hamilton at Columbia

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  New-York tribune, New York [N.Y.], October 8, 1903, page 9

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  HAMILTON BEATEN. Visitors Gain around COlumbia’s End, HOsCeUer-TheS Score 29 too. Hamilton fell easy victim to Columbia’s foot ball team at Me Polo Grounds yesterday after noon, when the MorningsIde team had difficulty in winning by a score of % to o. The drizzling rain, wet grounds and slippery ball served to make II difficult for either show it’s real ability, and there much fumblng. At the beginning OF the second half Hamilton gained almost thirty yards. but for the rest of the game Columbia’s defence strong. Buell. at end was none too strong, and yielded for all of Hamton’s end runs. Bishop at the other end played his position well. and punted in good style for wet day. Metzenthin made good gains around the ends. Bruce did not play yesterday; law lectures and poor conditon were the reasons given. There was a good deal of rough work. Evans. of Hamilton, was ruled out of the game, but at Morleys solicitation the officials allowed him to re-enter Columbia at the start advanced the ball to Ham iton’s vineyard line. and Smith jammed over for the first score. Smith made the second touch down after similar play. Smith made third touchdown but it took all Columbias downs 10 do it. At the start OF the second half Columbia vulnerable for twenty-five yards Then there was brace, and Duell scored. Columbia punted out, but there goal. Metzenthin earned the last score. Jones kicked four goals. The lineup md

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  Evening journal, Delaware, October 8, 1903, page 2 (results column)

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  Football Yesterday. Pennsylvania-I -Iraverford, $50. Harvard Bates 25–⁠0. Yale Wesleyan. S3–⁠0. Princeton Gettysburg, ESQ. Columbia Hamilton, 29–⁠0. Lehigh- -Swarthmore, 10–⁠5. Williams Massachusetts “AggiefS4 10. ~ Amherst -Bowdoin. $50. Apdover-Dorchester II. A.. 600. portmouih-NermoYi 3e-0.

Public-domain newspapers from the Library of Congress’s Chronicling America, found through the American Stories dataset (Dell and Harvard, CC BY 4.0). The text is the machine reading of the page, mistakes and all.

Columbia leads 3–⁠0 in three meetings.