Williams at Harvard

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  The Washington herald, District of Columbia, October 13, 1907, page 10

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  BIGCROWD SEES HARVARD WIN Ten Thousand Spectators Witness Defeat Of Williams. Game AbOunds in n BewiIderins Succession of Double and For ward Passes by the Crimsons, Cambridge. Mass. Oct 12.-Before 10000 at the Stadium this afternoon Harvard finished the ambitions of VIII liaHis# College at football by defeating them, is to o. in a game abounding. on Harvard’s part. in a bewildering succession Of double and forward passes. long end runs, and onside kicks. Harvard scored two touchdowns in the first half and one in the second. In the first half Brennan. on fake kick, ran 80 yards, and. the Williams back dropping a return pun;, Lockwood secured it and went over for a touchdown three minutes later. Butt was pushed through center for the sec ond touchdown In the second half a dropped punt by the Williams back gave Harvard her last opportunity aud Burr scored on dash through right tackle.

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  Evening star, District of Columbia, October 13, 1907, page 57

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  HARD-FOUGHT GAME. Harvard Defeats Williams by 1S to O. CAMBRIDGE. Mass. October 12.-Har ward defeated Williams by a score of 1S to on Soldiers Field today in one of the hardest fought games seen on the Grim son gridiron for many years. Three Harward men were forced to retire on account of Injuries and several penalties were inflicted on both sides Lament of Will liams was ordered out of the game for unnecessary roughness, while Coach Cults of Harvard was detected coaching from the side lines and .he Crimson team suffered. There seemed, however, to be no evil dence of i’ll feeling between the two teams. it being merely a stiff contest on both sides. Williams was strong in old-fashioned foot ball and succeeded in tearing up the Harvard line. and when on the defensive forced Harvard t. kick frequently on the third down.

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Harvard leads 30–⁠0 in 30 meetings, counting the seven since this game.