Springfield at Harvard

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  New-York tribune, New York [N.Y.], October 15, 1905, page 1

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  HARVARD’S POOR WORK. YALE BEATS HOLY CROSS. Beats Springfield Training School Team, but FumbIeS Mar Game. Cambridge Mass, Oct. 14-Harvard defeated Springfield Training School Soldiers Field TINS afternoon 70 to O. score not quite as large as that which Yale ran up against the same team last Wednesday. From the spectators point of view the game was interesting but for real football neither team deserves much credit. Fumbes were frequent ana at times costly, especially for Harvard. In the first half Springfield kicked on to Harward Wendell fumbling, but Brill. of Harvard recovered the ball. on the next play around tdcAe Foster fumbled. Brill then kicked TO mldheld’ where Hondardt, for Springfield Tumbeo’ OUT CdIroll of the same team. fell on the ball. On an exchange of kicks and several rusheS ttarward had the ball her own 45-yard line, ous she lost TWENTY-FIVE yards blocked KICK ana an other tumble which cost her eight more BTU punted out of danger xx-,,. -. Harvard got the ball tumble, and for time Harvard rallied BY good tackle plays she WORKED the ball down and the goal line Tor the nrSt score. White kicked the goal. On the second kickoff Wright, CT Sprlngneld. sent the ball out of bounds. Brill had just kicked Springfields 45-yard line when time was called. ., After three line plays Harvard got the ball on downs on Sprlngfeld’s 22-yard line but WendeI fumbled on the next play and Hondardt punted on Sprngfeld’s first down Harvard’s 46-yard line. Another good rally by Harvard then began, ana gains by Foster and Wendell advanced the ball until Foster for the second touchdown. White again kicked the goal 1t was pretty one from 4 difficult angle. Time called soon a1ter the next kickoff The lineup and summary:

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  Evening star, District of Columbia, October 15, 1905, page 55

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  NOT so GOOD AS YALE. Harvard Defeats Springfield Training School, 12 to O. CAMBRIDGE, Mass, October 14.-Harward defeated Springfield Training School on Soldiers Field this afternoon, u to 0, a score not quite half as large as that which Yale ran up against the same team last Wednesday. Fumbles were frequent. and at times costly. especially for Harvard, After MANY exchanges Harvard by good tackle plays worked the ball down and across the goal line for the first score just before time was called. In the second half there was more rum bling. but another good rally began, and gains by Foster and WendaH advanced the ball until Foster was sent over for the sec and touchdown. White kicked both goals The lineup:

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Harvard leads 14–⁠0 in 14 meetings, counting the 11 since this game.