Brown at Harvard

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  The Barre daily times, Barre, Vt., November 2, 1908, page 2

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  BROWN SCORES ON HARVARD. But the Crimson Players Show Flashes of Good Foot Ball and Win, 6 to 2. Cambridge, Mass, Nov 2.-Harvard defeated Brown Saturday afternoon in very close game by the score of to 2. The game was clearly contested, there being only one penalty imposed, when Brown lost five yards in the second half for offside play. The contest showed up some glaring weaknesses In the Harvard eleven, as well as the most powerful Of Tense at times the Cambridge eleven has had for number of years. The Harvard team was disorganized by the absence Of Capt. Burr owing to the injury received Friday. Fish was field captain, but Burr’s absence was felt in many ways Dunlap, who played in his place, was weak on the defensive, and was responsible for a number Of Browns gains. Burr was also needed badly to do the punting although Ken nard and Cutler did fairly well in that line. Neither side scored in the first half, Brown holding her own very well. There were no long runs during this period, as the Crimson was laying for Mayhem and the Brown team stopped all Cor belts attempts to get loose. For most of the half the visitors seemed to have a little the better of the Crimson, but toward the close Of the period the Harward team started in to play real foot ball. Dennie fumbled forward pass,

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  Evening star, Washington, D.C., November 1, 1908, page 1

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  HARVARD HAS HARD Time. Brown Holds Crimson Men to q Low Score-6-2. CAMBRIDGE. MASS, October 81 Harvard defeated Brown in a sharply contested game at the stadium to-day. 6 to Q. All the scoring was done in the Sec ond half In the first half it was almost entirely kicking game. Beytes, the Brown full back made several long punts, and the Harvard backs could not run back the punts for the speedy Brown ends downed them In almost every instance. Harvard kicked off to Browns 1O-yard line in the second half and Sprackling took the ball to the 25-yard line and pulted to the center of the field. Long line plunges were followed by an exchange of punts which ended with the ball on Harvard’s 35-yard line. Then White and Cutting by line plays and a fake kick carried the ball down the field until White was pushed over for a touchdown. Mckay kicked the goal. Brown scored after Sprackling had punt ed to Cutting, who fumbled on Harvard’s 5-yard line and was thrown over for a safety This was the first slfety ever made in match game in the stadium. no

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  The Salt Lake herald, Salt Lake City [Utah], November 1, 1908, page 12

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  HARVARD. 6; BROWN. ?. Cambridge. Mass. Oct 31.-Harvard defeated Brown In a sharply contested game at the stadium today. 6 to 2 All the scoring was done in the second half In the first half it was almost entirely = kicking game In the second half long line plunges were followed by an exchange OF punts which ended with the ball On Harvard’s thirty-fiye-yard line Then “ hite and Cutting. by line pIavs ana a lake kick. carried the Ball down tue 1ieiO. until White was pushed over for a touchdown Mckay kicked the goal Brown scored after Sprackling had punted 10 Cutting. who fumbled on Harvard 8 fNe-yard line, and was thrown over for a safety This was the first safety ever Eaede in a match game in the stadium.

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  The Montgomery advertiser, Alabama, November 1, 1908, page 3

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  Harvard Defeats Brown. Cambridge. Mass. Oct. 31.-Harvard defeated Brown in a sharply contested game at the Stadium today. 6 to 2. All the scoring was done In the second In the second half White was pushed over for a touchdown and Mckay kicked the goal for Harvard. Brown to Cutting, who fumbled on Edwards five-yard line and was thrown for a safety.

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Harvard leads 78–⁠24–⁠2 in 104 meetings, counting the 88 since this game.