Holy Cross at Harvard

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  The Washington times, District of Columbia, October 6, 1912, page 1

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  Three Touchdowns and Nineteen Points Win for Harvard. HOLY CROSS’NOT ABLE TO SCORE Sixteen First Downs Are Made by Crimson Eleven in. Initial Period. CAMBRIDGE. Mass. Oct. s.-showing prowess certain to cause thrills at New Haven and Princeton. not to speak Of Hanover, N. H.. the Harvard varsity eleven swamped the Holy Cross team yesterday. making three touch downs and nineteen points in. the. first half. With the victory safe Coach Haughton put In his second eleven and there was no more scoring. Holy Cross had previously held Yale to lone touchdown and the work OF the Grim son has given the coaches encourage ment for the future. Harvard made no less than sixteen hrst downs In the first half, gaining $50 yards, or twice the length OF the field. Holy Cross was wholly unable to Withstand the bull-like PUSHES Of Wen dell and Brickley and The broken field running OF II. Hardwick- In the second half. with Substitutes in the lineup, the Crimson did not meet with 30 much success, though never In danger. Holy Cross worked couple Of pretty forward passes, bringing the ball to Harvard’s 25-yard line only to lose It after placing II on the 12-yard line when Ostergren’s try for a field goal was blocked.

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  Evening star, District of Columbia, October 6, 1912, page 58

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  HARVARD SPEEDS UP Easily Defeats Holy Cross in One Sided Battle, 19 to O. MANY SUBSTITUTES USED Crimson’s Fast Work Is Pleasant Surprise to the Onlookers. CAMBRIDGE. Mass. October J.-liarward easily defeated Holy Cross at foot ball here today, ~ To -. Three Crimson touchdowns were made in the first two periods. but two easy goals were missed In the last two periods Harvard sent in an entire substitute team. and Holy Cross worked the ball to the Crimson 1Iward line before aggressive work by the Harvard forwards drove the visitors back and blocked a field goal The speed of Harvard’s first eleven in the early part Of the game was a surprise to those who had watched the slow work with Uni yersity of Maine last week. In the last part of the game both teams used the forward pass effectively, Holy Cross gain ing 40 yards on two throws. Lineup and sslrr1

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  The Birmingham age-herald, October 6, 1912, page 15

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  Harvard Defeats Holy Cross Cambridge, Mass, October 5.-Harvard easily defeated Holy Cross at football here today. 19 to 0. Three Crimson touch- downs were made in the first two periods. but two easy goals were missed. In the last two periods Harvard sent in en- tire substitute team. and Holy Cross worked the ball to the Crimson 15 yard line before aggressive work by the Har- yard forwards drove the visitors back and blocked field goal. The speed of Harvard’s first eleven in the early part of the game was surprise to those who had watched the slow work with Uni versity of Maine last week. In the last part of the game both teams used the forward pass effectively. Holy Cross gained 45 yards on two throws.

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Harvard leads 40–⁠16–⁠1 in 57 meetings, counting the 54 since this game.