Dartmouth at Harvard

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  Santa Fe new Mexican, Santa Fe, N.M., November 18, 1911, page 1

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  tinued play ng. Camp punted to Princeton’s 45-yard line. In the first down, Dewitt made a fake kick. Dewitt was thrown for five yards. On the next play, De- Wits kick was block aud Ketcham got the ball. He was thrown OI Princeton’s 27-yard line. Philbin made a yard on the wing shift. Philbin found wide hole through center and ran to Princeton’s 13-yard line. Philbin was smothered on the rusl for loss of two yards. Spalding on a double pass lost an other yard. Spalding tried goa from the field but the ball wen straight into Princeton’s hands OF the ten yard line. Dewitt kicked t. Princeton’s so yard line. Howe raj it back to Princeton’s 34-yard line. Yale Kicks Goal. Spalding made seven yards around Princeton’s right end. Philbin triet the center for no gain. Howe triet a goal from the field but it failed There was an off side play by Prince ION. Standing on Princeton’s rs yart line. Howe in his fourth attempt sent the ball through the goal posts Score. princeton ............ ............’ u When Princeton kicked off all thu players were of the same mud color Howe caught the kick off and ran the ball back to Yales As yard line. CAM punted to Princeton’s 30 yard line anG Pendleton ran the ball back 10 yards Princeton started rushing but coulc not gain a yard against the Yale de fense. Dewitt kicked to Howe on Yale’s 45 yard line and the half ended. princeton ...... ...............t ~ Yale ........... ........i Princeton Wins. New Haven, Conn, Nov. 1S.-In the third period. on fake kick, Camp ran the ball to Princeton’s 30-yard line. After an inelectaal attempt to gain through the line. Howe dropped bach for a try for goal on Princeton’s Az yard line. The kick was blocked and Princeton got it on her 40-yard line A.cking to Yale’s 50-yard line. There was an exchange of punts, Yale made Intellectual attempts to get through the line. The ball was returned. All were called back through holding by Princeton, and the ball went to Yale on the 40-yard line. Howe missed 6 try for goal and the period ended. The fourth period opened with the ball OF Princeton’s 25-yard line. Dewitt kicked to Howe, who muffed on tn 45-yard line and it was Princeton’‘ ball. On the second down, Dewitt kicket to Howe on Yale’s 44-yard line. Yal’ returned the ball to Princeton’s 20 yard line, and after two-yard gain through center by Vaughan, Dewitt kicked to Camp on Princeton’s 50-yar’ line. Camp returned the kick, tn ball going over the goal line and i was Princeton’s ball on her own % yard line. | After this time, neither goal was il danger. i Other Foot Ball Scores. | At Cambridge-Final Harvard, 5 Dartmouth. 3. At Champaign, nl.-First period

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  The evening world, New York, November 18, 1911, page 1

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  Especial to The Evening worli.) W – w Nv tNf’hthk W CAMBRIDGE. Nov. iS.-In one OF two OF the most evenly matched teams Harvard defeated Dartmouth by a score OF 5 to 3 at the Stadium this afternoon before $4,000 spectators. Although day. fumbles were few throughout the game, and the outcome OF the hatue was II the abilities of the two tsanA. Harvard’s winning touchdown was made In the first period after W min utes Of play when, on a blocked KICK by Morey. the ball rolled behind the Dartmouth goal line. where Wendell fell on It for a touchdown. Immediately after this Dartmouth entirely changed its tactics ard during the remainder of the period put into use a number OF trick formations such as a tandem shift play and a fake placement kick. These plays whenever tried by the Green resulted In good gains. bringing the ball In the first period within twenty Yards OF Hayvard’s goal line, where a blocked forward pass gave the ball to the Crimson. Dartmouth then ceased &c rs. these trick formations until the third period, when these trick formalions were again put into use and agar brought the ball near enough TO Ha”‘ wards goal to enable Hogsett to kick Q goal, giving Dartmouth Its score. Why the Green did not repeat the trick forma’ lions at other critical periods remains G

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  The Washington herald, District of Columbia, November 19, 1911, page 1

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  DARTMOUTH LOSES TO HARVARD, 5–⁠3 Blocked Kick Gives Crimson Eleven the Verdict. Cambridge Mass, Nov. S-The big Harvard football machine. somewhat out OF running gear from incident injuries and reverses upon the gridiron. showed that it still had kick or two left in its collective system when it demolished to-day the best pigskin combination ever developed at Dartmouth The score was Harvard. 5; Dartmouth. 3. The only touchdown of the battle came as a gift to Harvard on blocked punt which rolled behind DartmOuths goal line. where Freddy Huntington. Harwards famous all-around player and strong man, cornered the elusive oval for IA Harvard score. Dartmouth broke into the scoring COL umn in the third chapter of the contest when HoEsett sent dandy drop kick over the home goal posts for a field goal The lineup and summary:

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  The Salt Lake tribune. (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, Utah, November 19, 1911, page 1

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  Harvard Beats Dartmouth By Close Score Of 5 to 3 Green Tries Number Of Trick Formations but Such Tactics Are in Vain Crimson Scores in First Period AMBRIDGE Nov SIn of the closest football battles be- tween two of the evenly teams Harvard defeated ~ Dartmouth by this Harvards touchdown made in the first period after minutes of play when after blocked kick by Morey the ball rolled behind goal touchdown Immediately after this Dartmouth changed its tactics and dur nations such tandem shift play and fake placement kick the remainder of the period into number of trick These plays whenever tried by the Green resulted good gains bringing the ball the first period within twenty Harvards goal line where blocked forward pass gave

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Harvard leads 63–⁠40–⁠4 in 107 meetings, counting the 80 since this game.