Brown at Harvard

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  The Minneapolis journal, Minneapolis, Minn., November 4, 1906, page 34

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  HARVARD SAVED BY LUCKY PLACE KICK Tricky Brown Baptists Keep Cam bridge Men on Anxious Seat 80 Minutes. Boston, Mass, Nov. A place kick from the 26-yard line by Burr toward the close of the second half saved the day for Harvard in the game with Brown in the football game this after noon. When this play came the score was 8 to 5, each side making touch down and failing to kick a goal. The final score was 9 to 5. The fast Brown team, full of tricks and shifts, kept Harvard on the jump. Mayhem was the star of the visitors thru the sprinting ability that carried him around the end for several 4O-yard gains. But when all is said and done, Brown s long gains were made possible by holding, holding that was plainly visible from the stands, but which often went unparalleled. The game was replete with long runs and exciting plays. There were, fun fumbles the ball shifting hands in these. There were penalties galore thruout the game, both teams losing at least the length of the field. Harvard played much better game in all departments than against West Point. It was strong on straight football, but got lost on tricks. The Harvard touchdown came in the first half. Newhall was tackled, max 1HS o. 1d1i oaCCll, dul IlldI gave I1dTVdrQ the ball on Brown IS 36-yard line. The ball was put in scrimmage, and after few short gains, Mcdonald gained twenty-one yards on forward pass to the fve-yard line. Three plays and the ball was over. Brown g touchdown came in the second half on a series of long gains. A forward pass, fumbled by Dennis, went to Pryor on the scramble on the vineyard line. Then two plays and Curtis took the ball over. The lineup: Harvard Brown Kinnard. ...........l left end. Pryor Osborne. ...........left tackle. Kertley Burr. left guard. ....... Westervelt IIaHeE center .....,........ .Steere kershurg. right guard. .Ayler Inches. .......... right tackle. ....... Hazard Macdonald fright end. ........... Dennis NeWnail quarterback ...... .Schwa Mason. left half. .......... Curtis Lockwood. right half. ........ Mayhem wendell ..fullback Mcdonald Substitutes-C. Steere for Burr, Warren for Inches. Starr for Macdonald, Gray for Wen. dell Swain for Dennis Touchdowns-Wendell. Goals from Field Burr. oricals-Umpires, Bart Edwards of Prince ton and Burleigh of Exeter Referee Pendleton of Bowdoin. Head linesman, Miller of Harvard and Case Of Brown. Time Of halves, 70 minutes

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  The semi-weekly messenger, Wilmington, N.C., November 6, 1906, page 1

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  HARVARD 9: BROWN 5. HAEL NAtID ., bROVN .. Cambridge, Mass, November 3-Harward defeated Brown on Soldiers field this afternoon by a score Of to 5. A hard game had been expected and the Brown players showed to great advantage. The Harvard defense was forced to it’s best efforts for the team was weak ened by the absence Of Captain Foster and the back field was shakey, especial ly after Wendell had been ruled out The game was won for Harvard near the close Of the second half when Burr kicked goal from placement on the 20 yard line. Both teams made touch downs by straight rushing half the length Of the field. Harvard massed her attack in the first half and mainly by line plunges aided by forward pass reached the Brown goal where Wendall was pushed over for the first score Of the day. Budd failed to kick the goal. For the first ten minutes in the Sec ond half neither side could gain much distance, but finally Brown rushed the ball by clever play and also by a for ward pass to the Harvard two yard line where Curtis was pshed over the line. Curtis failed on a difficult goal. PRINCETON 42; DARTMOUTH O. Princeton, N. J., November s. Princeton took revenge On the Darmouth team today for last years defeat by rolling up AZ points against the New Hampshire eleven. Prince ton started the game III whirlwind fashion and scored in the first two minutes of play. Glaze caught the ball on the kick Off but his team failed to gain and he punted to e. Dillon who by the cleverest lodging seen here this year. picked his way through the whole Dartmouth team and sprinted over the goal line for a touch down. The visitors fought pluckily through out the game, but they were hopeless ly outclassed and only made two first downs during the entire contest. After E. Dillon’s sensational touch down. Princeton took the ball on the kickoff and by a series of plays around end and between end tackle and so ON, had the ball on Dartmouth’s 35 yard line at which point Wiser ran touch down after catching the ball on for ward pass. The other touchdowns came in rapid succession and Cooney did not miss single goal. Prince toms terrific attack and strong defence was a revelation Harlan, Nc Cormick and Rulon-Miller shone brilliant1y in advancing the ball, while Miller’s punts were long and we’ll placed The score AZ to o.

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  New-York tribune, New York, November 4, 1906, page 10

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  HARVARD’S CLOSE CALL. BROWN HARD TO BEAT. Field Goal in Last Minute GlUeS Crimson the Victory. Cambridge Mass, Nov. 3.-In one OF the most spectacular games Of football ever seen on SOL diers’ Field Harvard defeated Brown this after noon by the score Of TO the Crimson scoring lts winning points a goal from the field IN the last minute OF play. easy fashion, rushing the ball over from Browns S 50-yard mark on a pretty forward pass and hard line buckinK. Burr failed TO kick the goal. IN this period the Providence team seemed 10 be no match for the Cambridge eleven. In the second half. however, IL was a different story. An exchange of punts at the opening OF the half gave Brown the ball Harvards 0-yard mark. Here the Brown eleven cut loose with an offence that completely bewildered the whole Grim team On delayed pass Mayhem went down the field twenty yards. This play was made possible by a fragrant piece OF holding that everybody in the stadium saw. with the exception OF the officials. Starr who had replaced Macdonald at right end. was seized by the shoulders by one OF the Brown players hurled 10 the ground. In direct VioIaon OF all football rules. Curtis made yards a tackle plunge. and the leather Harvard’s D-yard mark Schwartz tried forward pass. the ball was fumbled and Brown recovered II only two feet from the Crimson goal line. Two line smashes squeezed the leather over the line. Brown failed easy goal Once started the offence. Brown pushed the Crimson all up and down the gridron. using double Mayhew was the star performer in this work. splendid kick from behind by lockwood alone keeping him from making another touchdown team had been weakened by the loss OF Wendell who was put out Of the game for sluggng- Burrs long spirals. tumble and penalty, all coming field from Browns 2-yard mark He turned the trick and Harvard had won. The lineup follows

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  Evening star, Washington, D.C., November 4, 1906, page 60

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  HARVARD DEFEATS BROWN. Goal Kicked From Placement Decides the Game. CAMBRIDGE. Mass, November 3-Harward defeated Brown on Soldiers field this afternoon by score Of 2 to 5. A hard game had been expected and the Brown players showed to great advantage. The Harvard defense was forced to its best efforts. for the team was weakened by the absence of Captain Foster, and the backfield was shaky, especially after Wen dell had been ruled out. The game was won for Harvard near the close of the second half when Burr kicked a goal from placement on the 25-yard line. Both teams made touchdowns by straight rushing half the length of the field. Harward massed her attack in the first half and mainly by line plunges. aided by for ward pass, reached the Brown goal line, where Wendell was pushed over for the first score of the day. Burr failed to kick the goal. For the first ten minutes in the second half neither side could gain much dis lance, but finally Brown rushed the ball by clever plays and also by a forward pass to the Harvard two-yard line, where Curtis was pushed over the line. Curtis failed on a difficult goal

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Harvard leads 78–⁠24–⁠2 in 104 meetings, counting the 90 since this game.