Brown at Harvard

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  Evening star, Washington, D.C., November 3, 1907, page 53

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  PLAYED TO A sTANDsT1LL. Harvard Barely Noses Out a Victory From Brown. CAMBRIDGE, Mass. November O. Harvard defeated the fast Brown eleven, to 8, today. but the victory gave no glory to the Crimson eleven. they being practically played to a standstill by the Brown combination. Harvard was on the defense nearly all the time. The first half was a punting contest between Burr Of Harvard and Dennie of Brown, Burr having the wind at his back and outpunting his opponent. Browns gains came in end runs, trick playing and double passes. while Harvard depended largely on straight foot ball to gain dis tance. The Harvard eleven was weak in tackling and formation interference In the first half Brown rushed the ball down the Harvard 5-yard line by onside kicks and line plunging. and was in a fair way to score when the whistle blew, and the half closed with neither side tallying. In the second half Burr tried a forward pass, which went to Brown on her 35-yard line. From there Brown sktrted Harvard’s left end for ten yards and then made a successful forward pass to the 15-yard line, from whence the Brown backs took the ball over in straight line smashing. Brown failed on the goal. Harvard then started her line plunging, making a touchdown and goal

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  The Salt Lake herald, Salt Lake City [Utah], November 3, 1907, page 12

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  Harvard, 6; Brown, 5. Cambridge. Mass, Nov. 2-Harvard de feated the fast Brown eleven. to ). but the victory gave no glory to the Crimson eleven, they being practically played to standstiIl Harvard was on the defense nearly all the time. The first half was punting contest between Burr of Harvard and Dennie of Brown, Burr having the wind at his back and outpunting his opponent Browns gains came in end runs trick plays and double passes while Harvard depended largely on straight football to gain distance. The Harvard team was weak in tackling and forming interfer-

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  Tonopah daily bonanza, Tonopah, Nev., November 3, 1907, page 1

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  result OF BATTLES On The GRIDIRON NEW YORK, Nov. 2.-Princeton defeated the Carlisle Indian football team on wet grounds today. The score was 16 to O. The Indians lack ed the dash and speed displayed at the game with Philadelphia. At Philadelphia a-Pennsylvania 10, Lafayette 0. At Minneapolis Chicago 8, Min neapolis 0. At Palo Alto-Stanford University football team defeated the Vancouver team, 5 to 3. At Cambridge Harvard 6. Brown 5. At Ithaca-Cornell IS. Western University, Pa, 5.

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  Waterbury evening Democrat, November 4, 1907, page 9 (results column)

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  COLLEGE FOOTBALL BATTLES Princeton Defeats Carlisle Indians and Pennsylvania Beats Lafayette. New York. Nov. 4.-Princeton mora than fulfilled the fondest hopes of he’s most ardent supporters by decisively defeating the Carlisle. Indians at the Polo grounds by a score of IS to 0. Harvard obtained no glory in beating Brown by the score of to 5, as the Providence team clearly outplayed the Crimson eleven. Washington and Jef. ferson. badly beaten by Princeton, held Yale down to two touchdowns in the second half. Pennsylvania defeated Lafayette with little trouble, while the Cornell goal line was crossed in the game with the Western University of Pennsylvania Six points against Colgate were hardly earned by West Point. The scores Of the leading games fol. low: At New York, Princeton, Is; Car lisle. O At New Haven. Conn, Yale, II: Washington and Jefferson. o. Al Cambridge. Mass. Harvard. 6: Brown, 5. At West Point. \. T., Army, 6; Colgate. O At Ithaca. Y. Y- Cornell, IS; Western University Of Pennsylva. nia, ,. At Philadelphia. Pennsylvania, E: Lafayette. O At Syracuse. \. r. Syracuse. %: Bucknell. 6. At Clinton, \. Y. Hamilton. {: Union, c. At VII. Transport. Pa. State. s. Dickinson. o. At MiddletOwn, Conn. Wesleyan, O; Springfield Training School. c. Al Hartford. Conn. Trinity. 94: City Col. lege Of New York. Q At Swarthmore, Pa. Swarthmore. IS; vilIanova, 10 At Lancaster. Pa. Franklin and Mar. shall. 2s: Delaware. q. Al Philsdels phia. Pennsylvania freshmen. 26; Syrss cuse freshmen. q At New Haven, Conn. YaTr <-a-hrner 10: Phillips An dover 2;-Forihau B, Holy Cros q

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Harvard leads 78–⁠24–⁠2 in 104 meetings, counting the 89 since this game.