Bates at Harvard

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  The sun, New York [N.Y.], October 11, 1906, page 1

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  HARVARD’S CLEVER PLAYING. scored On BY Bates. but strong Except I’m Handling Kicks. C~AMBRID0k, Mass. Oct. i0.-Harvard was scored OF by Bates In the football game on Soldiers Field this afternoon, though the Crimson had no trouble running up n points to Bates’s Q. The Maine boys scored from midfield on three plays, and all through the poor playing OF Miller 40 left end for Harward. The first Of the trio OF advances was a quarterback kick. Cobb booted TO Fraser. who fumbled. but Cummings. the quick right end. was there to get The ball. and he ran 10 down to the I yard line. The next play did not gain for Bates, but In the following one she scored by q trick pass play. The whole interference started to the left for q quarterback run Schumacher. the right tackle, dropped back and the quarterback suddenly turned and passed the ball across to him. There was . clear field for Schumacher and no resistance for his touchdowp. Bates tried the same play later. but IL did not 20, a. Burnham, who had replaced Miller. was Harvard’s offensive machine worked to perten yards in three downs against the light Maine cam. Once Harvard carried the ball without ,~falterinS from the middle Of the field downs came, by showing Mason, the .fullbeck. through behind the guards. On this play the team was beautifully together. Bates to make frst down but once. but her handling OF kicks and punts was. wretched. Capt. Foster allowed five or six balls to get by him or 20 over his head, Hall made a drop Burr tried two place kicks but did not succeed in either. The game. was open throughout and intensely interesting because OF brilliant tried the forward pass twice, making eleven yards once and twenty-six the other time. Harvard was not penalized in the whole game and bates only twice and that for hold

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  Daily Kennebec journal, October 11, 1906, page 4

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  Bates Scores on Harvard in a II to 6 Game. Best Showing Made at Cam bridge By Any Maine College. Yale, PhlIIlps.Exstsr, Aadovsr, Princeton and PennsyIvanIa Are Winners. Cambridge. Mass, Oct. 1O-Harvard defeated Bates u to s today on Soldiers field IN one Of the most spectacular games Of the year. Bates had a fast team and played with a dash that dur ing the first few minutes carried the Harvard team off its feet and in three plays, one Of which was a quarterback Kick, the ball was carried over for the first score against the Crimson, thus Iar in the season. 1t was the second year in succession that Bates has scored against Harvard. After the Bates touchdown, the Harvard team rallied and showed good team work. al though the play in the back field was ragged AT the start Bates got the ball i’m the center Of the field and the quarterback kick came on the first play Frazer Of Harvard fumbled the bail and Cum InfngS Of Bates picked up the ball and ran 10 yards. Tho next play nr,ted eight more and on the third the ball was carried over by Schumacher. the Bates Interference being hendoI “tf to the left while Schumacher SprinteI to the right and easily scored. Harvard scored three touchdo NnG in the first half from which Burr kicked two goals. and Hall also dropped goal from the field The fourth touchdown was mad” in the second half. Most Of II,ryar,l’e plays were old-time dashcs into tho line Hnd round tn” ends. the forward pass being tried only twice, but both timna with good gains. The summary and lineur:

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  The daily morning journal and courier, Connecticut, October 11, 1906, page 3

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  HARVARD 27. BATES 6. Spectacular Game on Soldiers FieId-- Maine Men Have Dash. Spectacular Game on SOidfers FieId--- Maine Men Have Dash. Cambridge, Oct 1o.-Haryard defeat ed Bates. 27 to 6, to-day on soldiers field in one of the most spectacular games of the year. Bates had a fast team and played with dash that during the first few minutes carried the Harvard team off it’s feet, and in three plays, one of which was a quarterback kick, the bah was carried over for the first score against the crimson thus far in the sea- son, It was the second year in success sion that Bates has scored against Har- yard. After the Bates touchdown the Har- yard team rallied and showed good team work, although the play in the back field was ragged. Harvard scored three touchdowns in the first half, from which Burr Kicked two goals, and Hall also dropped a goal from the field. The fourth touchdown was made in the second half. Most of Harvard s plays were old-time dashes into the line and around the. ends, the forward pass being tried only twice, but both times with good gains. The summary and lineup: Harvard. Position. Botes.

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  The Birmingham age-herald, Alabama, October 11, 1906, page 10

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  FOOTBALL RESULTS. At Princeton, N. J.: Princeton. B; Le- high, o. At Philadelphia: Pennsylvania, 47; Franklin and Marshall, 6. At Cambridge: Harvard, 27; Bates, 6. At New Haven: Yale. F; Springfield Manual Training school, 0. At Charlottesville, Va: University of Virginia, 3S Randolph Macon, O.

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Harvard leads 22–⁠0 in 22 meetings, counting the 14 since this game.