Williams at Amherst

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  The sun, New York [N.Y.], November 18, 1906, page 1

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  AMHERST AND WILLIAMS TIE. Neither side Scores and IT’S an Even Break All Around. NORTHAMPTON, Mass. Nov. 1.-THE an nual Amherst Williams football game played here to-day resulted in a no score. The field was In the worst possible shape after a five inch snowfall yesterday and a thawout today. In spite Of this. tumbling was inireou ent. but a general unsteadiness was evil dent in the line throughout the game. The teams we’re evenly matched. lrthere was any advantage in weight it was Amherst’s. Both teams seemed TO have paper lines until the 20 yard neighborhood was reached. then each eleven invariably held It’s opponents for downs, The ~visltora’ ends, especially Elder, played well, and Waters’s generalshlp was up to its usual notch. Beach ran los yards in the second half. but went out OF bounds about six inches and the touchdown was not allowed. Williams repeatedly gained through the home line, but Hubbard nailed – Iafonoa Tho Imam.

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  Evening star, Washington, D.C., November 18, 1906, page 61

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  PLAYED TO sTANDSTILL. Neither Amherst Nor Williams Was Able to Score. AMHERST, Mass, November lin the presence of a crowd which broke the record for this season. Amherst and Williams played each other to a standstill here today. neither being able to score. The teams were evenly matched. but in the second half Amherst weakened. During the first half the battle was in Williams territory more than in Amhersts but in the second it was on the Amherst side of the field practically all the time. The forward pass was used often and there were numerous exchanges of punts. Both elevens were frequently penalized. Veach Of Amherst at one time carried the ball over the Williams goal line, but a touchdown was not allowed on account Of off-side play.

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  New-York tribune, November 18, 1906, page 10

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  AMHERST-WILLIAMS TIE Neither Team Able to Score ), annual Gridiron Battle Amherst Mass, Nov. l5.-In the presence q, = crowd which broke the record for this season Am herst and Williams played each other 70 a stand sun SUN mere to-day neither being able 10 score The teams were evenly matched but in the sa, ond half Amherst weekend. During the first haIt the ball was in wiiliams’s territory more than ,n Amhersts. but in the second II was on the Anhsrs, sue OF the neld practically all the time me forward pass was used often. and there wer. yaat y1eaOts eNchdnses or punts- Both elevens vera tiN1a tttiv1ueauy @ PenahZed Beach. OF Amherst at one Suie carried the ball over the Williams goal Inn side play eN VII ‘OO’uht OF on

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Williams leads 12–⁠8–⁠4 in 24 meetings, counting the four since this game.