Harvard at Yale

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  The Fargo forum and daily republican, Fargo, N.D., November 25, 1912, page 1

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  HARVARD Won CHAMPIONSHIP New Haven. Conn, Nov. 25.-The crimson triumphed over the blue ana white Saturday, when Harvard, taking advantage of Yale’s backtield errors, made two touchdowns, two field goals, and rolled up a score of 20 to 0 over their ancient football rivals. The vic tory carries the football championship of the east to Cambridge. Harvard scored a touchdown and field goal in both the first and third periods. The first score came when Storer recovered a ball funbled by Wheeler, when he was tackled, and ran twenty-five yards to the goal. Hard wick kicked goal. A minute later a Yale muff gave Brickley a chance to kick the first field goal. n A tumble by Finn in the opening of the third period gave the ball to HaTward, and in the scrimmage Brickley dashed eighteen yards for the second touchdown. Brickley caught a Yale forward pass a few minutes later, running forty yards with the ball, and after a few plays kicked the seCond field goal. Yale was weak until the final period, when substitutes strengthened the lines. Yale Not a Factor. Yale was not a factor in Saturdays game except negatively, when the crimson line began to yield to the bat

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  The Cairo bulletin, Cairo, Ill., November 24, 1912, page 6

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  HARVARD TRIUMPHS OVER YALE TEAM. Associated Press Dispatch. Associated Press Dispatch. New Haven. Conn, Nov. 23.---The crimson triumphed over the blue on Yale field, today, when the Harvard eleven, taking advantage of Yale’s back field errors, made ten touch downs and two field goals, rolling up a score of 20 to 0 over the ancient foot ball rivals. This victory carried the foot ball championship of the east to Cam bridge. Harvard scored touch down and field goal in both the first and third periods. The first score came when Storer recovered the ball, which Wheeler, Yale quarterback, dropped on being tackled. and sprinted twenty-five yards for a touch down. Hardwfck kicked goal. A minute later another Yale muff gave Bricaley his chance and he kicked the first field goal. A tumble by Flynn at the opening of the third period gave the ball to Harvard and In the scrimmage hrickley dashed eighteen yards for tho second touch down. This same player caught a Yale forward pass minute later and ran forty-five yards and after few plays booted the ball over the cross bar for his second field goal.

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  Americus times-recorder. (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, Georgia, November 24, 1912, page 1

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  HARVARD WINNER; SCORE 20 TO 0 Yale Team Was OutClaSSGd Throughout New Haven. Conn, Nov. 23.-Today’ s annual contest between the Yale and Harvard football eIevens was witness ed by a tremendous outpouTing Of peopie and resulted in a victory for Harward by a score Of 20 to o. Harvard outpIayed Yale in the first two periods Of play. the first half end ing Harvard 10. Yale 0. Nufs by Wheeler Of the Blues fig ured largely in the scoring in the first quarter. Brickley kicked field goal while Storer picked up a muff near the Yale 25-yard line and carried It over for a touchdown. In the second period the Blues backs missed four kicks. Flynn outpunted FELTON, slightly.

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  The Nome daily nugget, November 26, 1912, page 3

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  THREE GAMES OF FOOTBALL HARVARD, ARMY AND NAVY COME OUT viCTORS Special Mug get Service NEW YORK. Nov. 25.--In the foot navy and the army came out victors. Harvard beat Yale by 20 to 0 The Army beat Syracuae by 23 to and the Navy beat New York Union by SG to nil. All the games were well attended but the easy wins rather damped the enthusiasm.

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Officially, Yale leads 72–⁠61–⁠8; as played, 62–⁠50–⁠8 in the 120 games on file; the official count covers all 141 meetings, counting the 87 since this game.