Dartmouth at Harvard

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  Evening star, Washington, D.C., November 18, 1906, page 60

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  HARVARD TOOK IT EASY DEFEATED DARTMOUTH WITH OUT APPARENT ExERTIoN. CAMBRIDGE. Macs, November f7.-Har- New Haven next Saturday was played this afternoon with Dartmouth. which this year replaces University of Pennsylvania on Harvard’s schedule by reason Of her SPLEEN | did showing the past three years. Injuries | prevented both elevens from presenting their strongest lineup. For Harvard Capt Fosters weak ankle, which was injured | two weeks ago, led the coaches to save him for the Yale contest. while Starr and Mcdonald. the regular ends, were kept out | because of injuries. Dartmouth presented team on which ! were seven freshmen. but since its over whelming defeat by Princeton a few weeks | ago the eleven has showed great improve | ment. Capt. John Glaze. the mainstay of the New Hampshire team, had a bad knee that kept him from the game. The day was clear and cool and there was a large demand for tickets. Harvard Won % to o.. The Harvard team had It’s own way during the first half and during the early part of the second half but as the game drew to a close and with the substitutes in the Harvard line their goal was crossed by the Dartmouth men, Dartmouth played the new foot ball, and the fake play on which 1t scored its touch down was pronounced the prettiest foot ball ever seen on Soldiers Fielu. Harvard also used the new rules to advantage, but was Handicapped in getting off snappy plays by the slippery turf. Substitutes were freely used by both sides, Harvard taking no chances of overworking the men who are scheduled to play against Yale With Par ker, Kersburg and Burr out Of the line in the second half the fresh Dartmouth backs ploughed great HOES in the line, but they seemed to lack confidence in their ability to forward the ball when near the Harvard goal line. During the first fifteen minutes Of play neither side scored. Then Harvard carried the ball IS yards for a touchdown, Osborne making 35 on an onside kick. Harvard was offside. however. and the ball was called back. Newhan then lifted field goal for the first score Of the game. which was followed shortly after by a touchdown by Orr The next scoring was done by Dartmouth, McDevitt dropping a goal from placement Harvards next score was made after Orr picked up Newhaas onside kick at the Dartmouth three-yard line. The first half ended Win the score Harvard 49, Dart mouth 4. When the game ended Dartmouth had the ball on Harvard’s eight-yard line and Nc Dewitt was preparing to maze a goal from placement when the whistle sounded. The

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

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  HARVARD HOODOO ROUTED. Dartmouth at Last Defeated I’m Stadium by the CrlmsOn’s Fancy Play. CAMBRIDGE, Nov. I7.-For the third time this season Harvard was scored on this after noon. but defeated Dartmouth % to 0 in game that bristled with features all the way through. Practically all the brilliant plays were made under the new rules. Forward passes moved down the chalk lines as old fashioned. hammerlng football never could have done. Harvard scored first on a IS yard gain on a forward pass. and later on an advance OF hfty-four yards on an onside kick. Dart mouth scored its touchdown on n forward pass from a punting formation. Each team scored a field goal. Harvard on Newhall’s drop kick and on McDevitt’s place kick. II was the first time since football has been played in the Stadium that Harvasd% triumphed over Dartmouth. In the three preceding struggles Dartmouth won once and tied twice. In the early part Of tho game. when Harvard had four substitutes In the game, the Grim son clearly outplaysd Dartmouth. In hand ling the ball in the open Harvard was better. When the ball got loose IL was a Crimson jersey that covered it. The best defensive work by Harvard came in the first half. when Dartmouth had the ball seven yards from Harvard’s goal line. only to he thrown back In its two efforts to rush the ball. On the third down in this instance McDevitt got his field goal. IL was toward the close Of the game, when Harvard’s substitutes were in. that Dartmouth made the rally that won applause from the big crowd. The men fought trying TO overcome Harvard’s big lead. but il was too late. Speed accounted for one touchdown. and with the ball in their possession they were nine yards from the goal line and what looked like another touchdown when time was called. Both teams were weakened by the loss OF regular players. and both PLAYED without their champions. Burr, Harvard’s strong punter. Capt. Foster and Starr and MacDonaid. the regular ends. were all missing, while Dartmouth was without its leader. Capt. John Glaze, The lineup.

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  The Montgomery advertiser, November 18, 1906, page 10

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  HARVARD SCORED. Dartsmouth Makes Touchdown put LOses 22 to 9. DnrtsTnOudH WuhUs LOsea 22 to 9. r-arbridge. Mass, Nov. 17.-on slinnerv fleld, Harvard defeated Dart month this afternoon by the score Of 92 to g. The Harvard team had its own way during the first half, and SurinF the early part of the second half. but as the game drew to the close. and with substitutes in the Har- ward line, their goal line vas crossed by the Dartmouth men. Dartmouth played the new footpel’ and the fake play on which they SCOT ,.d their touchdown was pronounced the pretiest football ever seen on Sol diers’ Field. Harvard also used the new rules to advantage but was hand icapped in getting off snappy plays by the slippery turf.

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  Arizona republican, Arizona, November 18, 1906, page 1

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  DEFEAT OF DARTMOUTH. The Team Though, Made Strong Showing Against Harvard. Cambridge, Mass, Nov. r. - On a slippery field. Harvard defeated Dart mouth this afternoon by score of 22 to 9. The Harvard team had it’s own way in the first half and in the early part of the second half. but as the game drew to a close and with sub stitutes in the Harvard line. their goal line was crowded by the Dartmouth men. Dartmouth played the new root ball and the fake play on which they secured their touchdown was pro nounced the prettiest football ever seen on Soldiers field. Harvard also used the new rules to

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Harvard leads 63–⁠40–⁠4 in 107 meetings, counting the 85 since this game.