Vanderbilt at Harvard

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  New-York tribune, New York [N.Y.], November 10, 1912, page 1

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  VANDERBILT IN DEFEAT Southern CoIIegianS Bow to Harvard Second Eleven. CRIMSON STRONG ON PASS Fast, Powerful Tackling Places Visitors at Disadvantage Because of Injuries. Cambridge, Mass NOV. The Wander bilt football team, which has had every thing its own way in the South mis- season, sustained defeat me hands OF the Harvard substitutes to-day. 9 TO 3. in the Cambridge stadium. The Southern players were in poor physical condition after two hard matches preceding the game and their long journey north did not help them any. To-day they found the Harvard second eleven strong play ers, ready to play aggressive football and so good defensively that the Com modores seldom were able to make their plays go, and then only when the bali was well within their territory. Vanderbilt was handicapped almost from the start by the injury 10 Captain Hardage who has figured so prominently in the teams forward passing game Harvards mishandling Of kicks was something OF which the Southerners were Quick 10 take advantage. Harvard had FELTON, in the game to do the kicking for two periods. but Willetts. n suDsti- tute came TO the front with some Won derful punts. which later completely phased the Vanderbilt backheld Harvard got It’s touchdown in the second period, there being no scoring for the first fifteen minutes of play. Vanderbilt interfered with a fair catch on its own ls-yard line, and had 10 pay a fifteen yard penalty Once within scoring dis lance Harvard bent itself To the attack with a vengeance, and proceeded TO ham fto -, no X ing the touchdown after Graustein had made some splendid gains through the left side Of the Vanderbilt rush line. Vanderbilt was six points behind when the second half opened, and for the next fifteen minutes played all around the Harward men. T. Brown, the tackle, placed the Commodorcs in position TO score by recovering the ball on Harvard’s 25-yard line, where Graustein mishandled one OF Curlins long kicks. Harvard’s defence here was good, but finally Curtin backed away and kicked the ball over the Harward crossbar. Vanderbilt after this was on the defensive all the time, doing ! good work when Harvard was close TO It’s | goal line. | After being stopped dead on the l5-yard ! line, Harvard was reinforced by Milhol- | land who in his first play. kicked field | goal from the 22-yard line. HOLSTER | earlier in the game had an equally easy shot, but the Vanderbilt rushers came IN | on him and blocked the Kick. | The Vanderbilt team had good offence ! and one that would have been much more effective had the players been In good physical condition. Vanderbilts players were continually on the ground because | Of the clean but hard football OF the Harvard men. Four times during the match the officials penalized Vanderbilt | for taking out too much time because OF injuries, and late In the game Harvard waived the penalty rule. There was a lot of forward passing on the part of the Southern team to-day but until the last play OF the game Vanderbilt failed to make even one forward pass that was successful. / Harvard tried the forward pass tWice’ once getting into position to score, when | u. rockingham took a forward pass from I Freddy, but later losing touchdown ! when FELTON, just missed reaching pass ! that Freddy made across the Vanderbilt / goal line.

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  The Topeka state journal, Kansas, November 11, 1912, page 3

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  HARVARD WINS VICTORY But Vanderbilt Leaves Reputation for Gameness and Speed. Cambridge, Mass, Nov. 11.-Harward sent the Vanderbilt football team back to the southland with a 9 to 3 defeat, but the commodores left behind them a reputation for speed and versatility IN attack and stubbornn ess in defense that will be remembered. Using a team made up almost Who’ll 1y of substitutes, Harvard scored a touchdown and a field goal in the sec ond and fourth periods, respectively. Crimson errors permitted the south erners in the third period to get with in drop kicking distance of Harvard S goal and Curtin lifted the ball over for three points. AS usual, Harvard tried out the strength of its defense in the first period, kicking usually on the second down. 1t was not until after five min utes of play in the second period that Harvard’s attack reached its full stride and then the ball was carried down the field 35 yards for a touchdown. Vanderbilt came back strong in the third period, scoring a field goal and outplaying the crimson until the two last minutes. Then Harvard brought its strongest offense into action and the ball was carried to the four-yard line. The strength of the Vanderbilt defense proved too strong for the Harward attack, and after three rushes, Mtlholland, the crimson end, dropped a goal from the field from the 22-yard line. Vanderbilt brought out in the last ten minutes of play nearly her full repertoire of offensive tactics Among the most successful plays was delay ed forward pass in which the ball was handled by four men and finally snatched down from the air by Rob bins for gain of % yards. 1t was one of the most brilliantly executed plays seen in the stadium since Cor nell uncovered triple forward pass three years ago. The Vanderbilt attack was we’ll judged variety, of end runs. DELAYED passes followed by plunges through big holes in the Harvard line and numer- Gus attempts at the forward pass. only two of which. however, were success full. The Harvard defense for the Vanderbilt plays would crumpIe up for a couple of scrimmages then the Grim son forwards would fathom the at tack and the opposing backs would be thrown for losses. Rugby Game Ends in Tie. California Field. Berkeley. Nov Ii There was little of Rugby as the game is

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  The evening times, Grand Forks, N.D., November 11, 1912, page 1

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  WENT DOWN TO DEFEAT BEFORE HARVARD Cambridge. Mass. Nov. 9.--Iiarvard sent the, Vanderbilt football team back to the southland today with a 9 to 3 defeat. but the commodores left behind them the reputation Of speed and versatility In the attack and of stub bornness in. the defense that will be remembered: Using a team made up almost wholly of substitutes. Harvard scored a touchdown and a field goal in the second and fourth periods respectively. CrimsOn’s errors permit ted the southerners in the third period to get within drop kicking distance of Harvard’s goal. and Curtin lifted the ball for three points. AS usual Harward tried out its strength on the de- Tense in h first period, kicking usually on the second down. 1t was not until after v minutes Of play In the second period that Harvard’s attack reached its full strike and then the ball wat carried down the field IS yards for a touchdown. Vanderbilt came hack strong In the third period. scoring q field goal and outplaying the Crimson team until h two last minutes. Then Harvard brought it’s strongest offense In action. and the hall was carried to the courtyard line. The strength of the Vanderbilt defense was too strong for the Harvard at tack and after three PUSHES Milholland, the Crimson’s end. dropped goal from the 22-yard line. Vanderbilt brought in the last ten minutes Of play Il nearly full repertoire of offensive tactics. Among the o successful plays was ii delayed forward pass In which the ball was handled by TOUR men and finally snatched down from the air by Robbins for q gain Of 22 yards. one Of the most brilliantly worked plays seen in the stadium pass three a ago. vanderbilt’s attacks were a we’ll judged end run and delayed passes. followed by plunges through the big holes In the Harward line. and numerous attempts at ! the forward pass. only two Of which were successful.

• The Salt Lake tribune. (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, Utah, November 10, 1912

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  Vanderbilt MEETS HER FIRST DEFEAT Champions of South Beaten by Harvard Team by the Score of 9 to 3. CAMBRIDGE. Mass, Nov, 9.-The Vanderbilt football team. the cha mpions OF the Sunny South, met defeat for the first time this season this afternoon when 1t lost the game with the Harvard team which was composed mostly of substitutes. by 9 10 8 score. Although defeated Vanderbilt was not outplayed, for never was gamer team seen In tho sta dium |. During the first period no less than five Of her men we’re knocked out and two OF them We’re carried from the field. in Guiding her captain and star, Hardage With this setback, Vanderbilt went Into tho fray with even more viGor and II was not until late I’m the second quarter that her heavier opponents managed TO score Then Harvard With the ball In her pos session al midfleld brousht’ the oval on her famous march down the field, being forced, however. TO make four attempts tc score. When Harvard reached the i’ve yard Inc, BEETLE finally put the ball about ono foot over tho ilne.

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Harvard leads 1–⁠0 in their only meeting.