Brown at Harvard

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  Evening star, Washington, D.C., October 23, 1910, page 56

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  HARVARD WINS BY HER FINGER TIPS Brown Gives Crimson Eleven Hard Game, But Loses, IL to o. CAMBRIDGE. Mass, October 22.-Although playing better game it was by finger tips only that Harvard scored a l2-to-0 victory over Brown today. The finger tips We’re those of Graustein, the Harvard back, whoz Snatched a Brown forward pass after the Crimson team had been driven back to its own 2-yard line and lodging the Brown backfield ran the length of the gridiron for a touchdown. Up to that exciting point in the game Harvard, by the aid of a Brown muff and plunges by Wendell, had scored touchdown in the period. 1t was a stand off in the third period although the play was wholly in Brown territcrity Then the tables seemed ITO turn. Starting from her own 2O-yard line, Brown marched down the field to Harvards 2-yard line. when Sprackling, the Brown quarter. signaled for a for ward pass. The ball went for the right end, but Graustein dashed in and jumping up just managed to grab the ball Two Brown men We’re ahead of him, but Graustein, who is a modern Snake” Ames, slipped by both, and with half the Harvard team tossing off tackles the little halfback sped the rest of the field without interference. Lineup and sum

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  Omaha daily bee, Omaha [Neb.], October 24, 1910, page 10

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  HARVARD HAS CLOSE CALL Crimson Defeats Brown by Good Margin, but Works for It. FINAL SCORE TWELVE TO NOTHING sturdy Men Of Rhode Island DO Their Hest and only for superior Train Ing wouId Have Landed Across Goal. CAMBRIDGE, Mass. oct although playing a better game il was by finger Ups only that Harvard scored q u to Q victory over Brown yesterday. The finger tips we’re those OF Graustein, the Harvard back. who snatched a Brown forward pass after the Crimson team had been driven back 10 Its own two-yard line and. lodging the Brown back field. ran the longth Of the gridiron for a touchdown. Up 70 that point Harvard, by the aid Of Brown muG and pllnges by Wendell, had scored touchdown in the second period. IL vas a standoff IN the third period al though the play was wholly in Brown 8 territory. Then the tables seemed to turn. Starting from its own twenty-yard line, Brown marched down the field to HAIRY ards two-yard line. There Graustein just managed 70 grab the bail on a Brown forward pass and sped the rest Of the field without Interference. Hfan.

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Harvard leads 78–⁠24–⁠2 in 104 meetings, counting the 86 since this game.