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  The Topeka state journal, Topeka, Kansas, November 23, 1908, page 2

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  Gave Harvard the Football Championship for 1908. Crimson Won a Great Battle From Yale Warriors. VICTORY WAS EARNED Chicago Won Western HOnOrs From Wisconsin. Minnesota Beat the Indians and YOst HumbIed at Syracuse. New Haven, Conn.,. Nov. 23.-Coy failed to repeat. Score: Harvard, 4; Yale. 0. Kennard kicked an easy field goal in the first half. That was the only score of the greatest gridiron struggle of many years Yale fought with bulldog grit, but the mighty crimson warriors outlucked. out fought outgamed the blue. Forty thousand thrilled spectators witnessed the memorable conflict. The lonely tally fails to adequately indicate the splendid contest. Yale lost, but not in honor. Never was there, a finer, cleaner faster game. 1t was the seasons apotheosis of Americas greatest amateur sport. Harvard played an unbeaten game. Her team work was matchless. her courage indomitable, her individual players replete with dash and brilliancy. + In Harvards hall of fame young Kennard is now enshrined The quickwittedness of Quarter Back Cutler and Captain Burr made that memorable effort of his possible. Harward had gone down the field in a steady advance. Corbett had dashed like an antelope around Ellis right for twenty-five yards There had been an onside kick on which the pigskin went to Yale, but Coy had punted and the ball was again in crimson hands Verweibe. Corbett and White, aided by splendid interference. had advanced the ball to Yale’s 20-yard line. Kennard to the Front. Suddenly Kennard was called out from the side lines and sent in Verweibe’s place. Without a monent’s warning Cutler flashed the ball back to the grim little fellow. With the speed of lightning young Kennard with the throng agape put his trusty boot to the sphere. Up and out went the ball and spinning as prettily as a toy balloon. f1oated over the crossbars of Yale’s goal posts for the games only score. And then how was a waving field of crimson, hats filled the air and hysteria and joy was damned up to the last degree. And well could Harvard cheer. 1t was the crimson’s first score against Eli since 1901. All. there was a sweet moment for John Harvard and bit ter pill for the husky aggregation that had humbled the swiftly fighting tigers one week ago. Man for man, the teams doomed giant-like on the chalk marked field. The biggest man of all was Fish, the crimson right tackle and field captain. Six feet three he stood, a zoo pound mass of bone and muscle. Harvard relied much on Fish and the big fellow did not fail. Verweibe was the star on offensive work in the first half Captain Burr’s generalship in send ing in Kennard undoubtedly won the too crippled to enter the contest but this one act indicates the high quality of his leadership. Harvard kicked off with Yale now defending the south goal. Instantly PhiIbin tore his way down the gridiron for a smashing 40-yard run through a broken field. Slap, bang went the men in blue, but the red giants got the ball on downs on their 3S-yard line. The Yale team grew desperate 1t seemed on several occasions as if Coy and his teammates through anxiety 10 score lost their precision and coherency of team play. Finally Yale sprang her dying effort. Hobbs dropped back to try for a goal from placement at Harvard’s 45-yard line. Johnson held the ball when it snapped back and as the audience gasped he made a forward pass to Brides, who got the ball on Harwards 7-yard line. 1t seemed YaIe’s of misery from the Yale supporters when Referee Langford brought the ball back and gave it to Harvard. 1t was explained that the pass was Illegal because it was not outside the 5-yard limit. Harvard had the ball and was advancing when the whistle of the referee ended the contest with the ball on her own 50-yard line. Final score, Harvard 4, Yale o. The scenes which followed and the celebrations in Cambridge and in good old Boston town at night have become a brilliant crimson page in the col 1ege lore. The summary: The lineup and weight and height of the players on the two teams were as follows: YALE. Arro

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  The Cairo bulletin, Illinois, November 22, 1908, page 1

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  CHICAGO BEATS WISCONSIN. Madison. Wis, Nov PA remark able 100 yard run by Quarterback Stefan gave the Western Football championship to Chicago toady Had it not been fer this run, tie fierce contest today between the old time rivals, Wisconsin and Chicago, would have been II to II. With this touch. down. despite the element which made 1t look something like a fuke, but which was perfectly legitima’ e, made the final score Chicago IS, and Wisconsin – The play which brought about this result was one of the most remark. able ever seen on football field. Stein, for Wisconsin,, kicked off to Steffen who got the ball on his own ten yard line near the western side line He started straight up the field and only two or three times in his progress was he compelled to dodge a would-be tackler. The Wis consin players seemed dumbfounded at the rapidity with which the play was carried OFF. Steffen ran like a whirlwind and attempts to catch him from behind were futile. The touchdown was scored prob. ably within 80 seconds from the time the play began. Chicago scored twice more in their half, Iddings making a touchdown both times, and Schommer kicking both goals, The Chi, cago line was changed in the second Aa1, Hifschl gong out, Falk com ing nh but the Wisconsin defense had worked wonderfully and Chicago was unable to again cross the goal line Wisconsin, on the other hand. displayed added strength and strategy They used the forward pass in combination with backward passes. gaining almost invariably. ! Forward passes of from Is to 20 Yards gained nearly every time and we’re used frequently on third downs.

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Wisconsin leads 19–⁠16–⁠5 in 40 meetings, counting the 27 since this game.