Dartmouth at Harvard

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  Iowa County democrat, Mineral Point, Wis., November 19, 1903, page 7

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  GREAT KICK BY PRINCETON CAP. TAIN WINS THE DAY. HARVARD BEATEN AGAIN Dartmouth HumbIes the Crimson in Game Offering Little Comfort for the Old School-Navy Bows to acknowledgements Takes a Rough Whipping from Indians. New Haven, Nov. l5.-Nale Went down to defeat before Princeton yeSter day by a score of II to o, The contest was stubbornly fought throughout Until the last few minutes OF play when Dewitt, the Princeton captain kicked a marvellous goal from place ment and broke the tied score of + TO = the result was in doubt. Within Il minutes from the time play began Yale had torn through Princetons line con SiStently and had sent Hogan across the line for touchdown. Princeton could not cope with Yales stone wal defense and the play was largely in the orange territory. Yale followed up her first advantage and again pressed toward the tigers goal line. A tumble gave the ball t Princeton, when Yale was on the verge of crossing the line for another score Again Yale pounded Princetons line for short, but consistent gains ant again Yale was within striking dis lance. The Yale quarterback, with the game we’ll in hand apparently decided to save his men and signalled for al attempt at a goal from the field, Nit chell dropped lack and fumbled The ball on Princeton’s 20-yard line. The visitors broke through; Devil, snatch ed the ball from the ground and, pro tected by fine interference, ran thC length of the field for touchdown Vetterlein kicked the goal and the score stood even at 6, at the end o the first half. In the second half Yale’s superior OF Tense was apparent, for the blue KEEP the play in Princetons field most of the time. Twice Rafferty’s men rushed the ball with irresistible force toward The orange goal line, and twice with touch downs in sight, again the backs hurled themselves through the opposing line only to lose their last hope of victory through holding in the line, which cos Yale 20 yards and the surrender of the ball In the fiercest struggle following Princeton never wavered and Yale be gan to snow the effects of the battle Yale’s forwards were sturdy on defense and Princeton could not penetrate the blue line for substantial gains. Ac cordingly Princeton resorted to kick ing game and with but five minutes t play another Yale tumble placed Yale in serious trouble near her own goa line Luckily for Yale one Of her owr men fell on the ball, but Bowman, & Yale back, was forced to kick from be mind his own goal line. He puntet well to Yale’s 42.yard line. Vetterlein who was playing back for Princeton caught the ball and held the catch fol kick from placement With the score still to the great crowd was breathless while Dewitt prepared t try for goal at slight angle. The dis lance was forbidding but Dewitt wa: superhly equal to the occasion and sho the ball between the goal posts thereb, ensuring to Princeton its first victory in foc,a@ll over Yale since 1899. The summary showed plainly thai Yale outplayed Princeton both at rush ing and kicking Princeton gained 6lS yards on is kicks, while Yale gained 652 yards on 16 kicks, all for downs In rushing Princeton gained 139 yards in 81 PUSHES to Yale’s 24S yards from 65 rushes, all from downs. On the other hand Yale was penaIized so yards during the game for offsi-e play, while Princeton was not subjected to 9 single penalty from start to finish Dartmouth HumbIes Harvard. Cambridge, Nov 15.--Dartmouth II Harvard 0. This score tells the story of a defeat more pitiful than any re called by the friends Of Harvard am one in which there was no comfort foi the university men. In the first half after Dartmouth had secured the bal On tumble, she carried it by short rushes across the line for goal The score remained to 0 in Dartmouth 1 favor until the half ended In this period Vaughn made a spectacular run CT 40 yards behind perfect interference In the second half Dartmouth found every part OF the crimson line weak For so yards she carried the ball down the field. gaining at every dunge AM sending Turner over for a second touch, down Witham tried for the goal but failed. 5ucknell Beats the Navy. Annapolis Nov. 15.--Rucknell defeat, ed the nayT yesterday afternoon % u Tha midsnlpmen played plucky ZANE throughout and were beaten mainly through the greater might and stresgta Of their opponents. The line playing Of Shipp and a place kick by Jct7ec-. beth IL Bucknell. we’re he features 81 the -eaae.

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  Vermont phœnix, Brattleboro, Vt., November 20, 1903, page 3

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  NEWS IN BRIEF. PRINCETON WON FROM YALE. Score Was 1t-6-DeWitt Princeton’s Star Dartmouth II, Harvard 0. Score Was 11-6-DeWitt Princeton’s Star Dartmouth II, Harvard 0. Thirty thousand people saw Princeton win from Yale on the Ellis own stamping ground at New Haven Saturday in one of the fastest foot ball games ever play ed, IL to g. The teams were very even ly matched, but the element of luck was with Princeton and her men seemed to have more stamina. Yale scored first, and soon afterward Dewitt, the Prince ton captain, secured the ball on FUN BILE and sprinted 73 yards for a touch down from which he kicked goal In the second half Dewitt who Is the greatest kicker on the gridiron this year. booted the ball squarely between the goal posts with a placement kick from the 43d yard line. where Quarterback Vetterline heel ed the ball on receiving a punt from Bow man of Yale. Poor old Harvard, already beaten by Amherst, drank bitter dregs again. the big fellows from Dartmouth pushing the Harvard players all over the field in the new stadium at Cambridge and winning Ito. Dartmouth simply had the heavier, quicker and more scientific team and outclassed Harvard at every point of the game. Yale ought to have an easy proposition against Harvard at Cambridge Saturday, but several of the Yale regulars have been in poor condition since meeting Princeton. The big four, o-called-Princeton, Yale, Harvard and Rennsylvania-eXists only as a memory this year. OF the eastern colleges Prince ton must be ranked first, Yale undoubtedly second, but Dartmouth has been beat en- only by Princeton and must be adj Judged a place ahead of Harvard and Pennsylvania. In fact, Columbia, by win ming easily from Pennsylvania and Cor nell, is entitled to consideration for fourth place.

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  The Kendrick gazette, Kendrick, Idaho, November 20, 1903, page 1

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  BIG FOOT BALL GAME. Princeton Beat Yale-Harvard Lost to Dartmouth. Princeton Beat Yale-Harvard Lost to Dartmouth. New Haven, Conn.-Yale went down to defeat before the men of Princeton Saturday in the annual football game on the Yale field, by a score Of II to 6. The contest, which was one Of the most spectacular ever witnessed on Yale’s gridiron, was stubbornly fought throughout. Until the last five min utes of play, when Dewitt, the Prince ton captain kicked q marvellous goal from placement and broke the tie score of to 6, the result was in doubt. Yale made one touchdown, from which goal was kicked. Princeton equaled Yale’s record, and added a goal from placement. At the end of the first half the score was tied and close OBJ servers looked for Yale victory, but the New Haven men were unable to get the pigskin over the line again, while Dewitt’s kicking ability gave to his team victory. While Princeton deserved to win, Yale deserved to lose, for PrincetOn’s scores were practically the direct resuits of Yale’s fumbling. Yale’s small score, moreover, was due to fumbling equally as fatal. Philadelphia.-In a game marked by fumbles and penalties, the Carlisle Indians defeated the University Of Pennsylvania by the score of 16 to 6. Cambridge.-A defeat more pitiful than any recorded by the friends Of Harvard and one in which there was not a feature to give comfort to the undergraduates Of the university, was administered to the Harvard eleven by Dartmouth Saturday afternoon. The final score was II to in favor of the New Hampshire college team. Harward displayed great weakness.

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Harvard leads 63–⁠40–⁠4 in 107 meetings, counting the 88 since this game.