Holy Cross at Harvard

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  The Barre daily times, Barre, Vt., November 14, 1904, page 2

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  Princeton Eleven Defeated IL to o. -0utplayed by Eli. DARTMOUTH Is AMHERST4 And Harvard Beats Holy cross-U. v. M. Downed BY Williams Other Foot Ball Scores Of Saturday Princeton, N. j, NOV is. Yale de feated Princeton yesterday afternoon By score Of IL TO in clean, manly struggle from beginning To end 1t was clearly ease Of the best team playing the best game carrying OF the palms Of victory Princeton had a good team, and every member played TO the limit Of his ability, but Yale was stronger in attack and had defence that held her goal safe. The game was played in the presence Of some $4,000 spectators and while all Of the scoring took place IN the first half, the interest did not lag ia the final period, which was fe plete with sensational plays. At the beginning Of the first half both sides felt each other out in the kicking department, with no great advantage either way. Then Yale began her triumphant march for touchdown, with Hoyt making a fun.in OF ] yards ON receiving a punt. Up to this point nothing Of startling nature had oecured. Ii was up to Yale to show her hand, and she did it BIZ revealing Us neatly an executed trick play as was ever seen on college gridiron. Rock well made a blnh attempt on a quarter back run, hut instead of carrying the ball himself he passed to Leayenworth, who shot straight ahead with the reformed interference, making 3a-yard run and planting the bah oil I1inceton’s A2yard line. From this point Yale hammered away 1T the Tiger line for steady gains, using both tackles, Bloomer and Capt. Hogan, in advancing the ball, until the white chalk marks began to fade, with Bloom II finally going over for the touchdown from which Hoyt kicked the goal It took 25 minutes to make this score, and Yalc’s second touchdown came ia short order, Old Eh secured possession through a tumble on Prineeton’s 37-yard line and then Yale rushed the ball 70 princcton’s 6yard line. Here il WAS Yale’s tuin to tumble, and the Princeton shouts Of exultation on receiving the leather had hardly died away before Kinney broke through and blocked Mil hers kick The whole line sprang after the bali, and Il was LeayenWorth who fell On III, securing Yaie’s second touch down. There was no chance for either team to score during the remainder Of the first half III the second hall It Was i stand-oif, as neither team had any chance 70 score The hest that Princeton could 40 was 70 rush the ball to Yale’s rs yard line, where it was lost on downs, and the nearest Yale was able to advance toward the opponents goal was 70 the 20 yard line az the very end Of the game. None OF the Yale players were seriously injured, and only one man bad 10 retire from the game, while Princeton put III four substitutes.

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  New-York tribune, New York [N.Y.], November 13, 1904, page 1

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  HARVARD “SUBS’ WIN. Cr7msOns Second Choice Men Beat Holy Cross, IS to 5. cambridge, Mass, Nov. IA team OF Harvard subs and the Holy Cross eleven played a game OF nigh school football this afternoon on Soldiers fleIo- Harvard winning by the score of % to g. harvard pegan the game with four of her regular prayers In the lineup. and before the contest was over mao USED twenty-five men. After three min utes or play Harvard carried the ball across Holy Crosss goal for a touchdown, securing the ball on the Iatter’s 40-yard line on a poor punt With Derby as back, Holy Cross could not hold the crimson, and a few rushes suficed to make the score Foster who playing right halfhack as second sub” to Captain Hurley, was used stead lily. going Just outside of tackle and making from hVe TO nine yards each rush. Foster was the only man on the Harvard team who played through the entire game and his work throughout was of the highest order. Several times he got through the Holy Cross line and made substantial gains before being downed. He kept his feet better than any other back who has played on Soldiers Field this year After the second kickoff Holy Cross managed to work the ball all the way down the field from her own 2O-yard line to Harvaid’s 25-yard line by quarterback run of twenty-five years by Larkin and 15-yard line plunge by Reed. Here Holy Cross % got the ball on downs, and with the aid of zo-yero run by Foster made q second touchdown. After Harvard had kicked Off to Holy Cross for the u I5llIu une lhe latter got the pigskn her own 0-yard line. Murphy. an end back play broke ItfouSh Harvards right tackle but was tackled at the mode OF the field hard that he dropped picked II up and ran with open field for a touch, oppohenIs for three touchdowns. while Holy Cross was held safe by the Crimson at all times Starr’s t t seao19 IN the the baekeld and Nchoss punting in fosters offence The Iine-up: @N’ “-e-4

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  The Washington times, District of Columbia, November 13, 1904, page 10

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  CRIPPLED HOLY CROSS SCORES AGAINST HARVARD Best Men Out Injured, But the Visitors Plow Through the Crimson Line. Result FOregOne Conclusion. CAMBRIDGE. Mass. Nov. l2-Harward won over he crippled Holy Cross team on the Stadium this afternoon by the score Of y TO s. The victory was foregOne conclusion. and wins the Crimson no particular glory The best men Holy Cross had were all on the injured list, while Harward played her best team ia all but two respects. / Holy Cross. despite her crippled conditiOn, was enabled TO score against the Harvard eleven. and is the second team OF the season to perform this feature. Several times she held the Crimson for downs. and. although her team was inferior IN ;snOst every respect, still the Worcester team plowed through the Harvard line for gain after gain. and circled the ends for twenty-five yards. Both teams were frequently penalized for off-side play. Harvard being the principal offender. On “a tumble by Sperry in midheld. McManus. OF Holy Cross. recovered the ball and dashed down the field for a touchdown. bat Reed was unable 10 kick the goal The game was decidedly One-sided owing TO the poor condition OF the Wis itiug team.

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  Waterbury evening Democrat, Connecticut, November 14, 1904, page 9

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  HARVARD 2s, HOLY CROSS 5 Holy Cross although beaten 28 to 5 succeeded in scoring on Harvard Sat urday when McManus picked up a tumble and ran fifty-five yards for a touchdown. Harvard played n num- Der of substitutes but had little trou- bie in gaining. Holy @‘oss’s center was especially weak.

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Harvard leads 40–⁠16–⁠1 in 57 meetings, counting the 56 since this game.