Virginia at Harvard

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  Evening star, Washington, D.C., October 17, 1915, page 58

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  LITTLE IN WAY OF UPSETS IN BIG FOOT BALL CONTESTS Harvard Fails to Cross Virginia Goal and Princeton Runs Up Big Score on Lafayette. GEORGETOWN Eleven Is Praised. there may have been many who expected the Brooklanders to win and are therefore disappointed. it was nevertheless a creditable performance | to take such a trip and play against a team Of veterans such as G.. U. faced and emerge with only one touchdown against it. AS a matter Of fact. PR means and that c. U. had the ball in wesleyan’s territory during ngg,, a greater part OF the l game. e. cas none thirty yards with the only forward pass it tried. while Wesleyan did not make good with one. Also the touch down registered by West Virginia was on the Brooklanders, and after that there was nothing doing” in the way Of crossing the goal The field goal was kicked in the last minute OF play. under the conditions was very credit able and about all that could have been expected. Georgetown simply swamped North left no room for doubt that it is one of the most powerful machines the south has had in many day. Pity 1t IS that Georgetown and Virginia are not playing this year, because 1t undoubt- | eddy would bring together two of the strongest elevens in the country. and | would be productive of some of the best foot ball Of the year. | Exendine has taught his backs to cover the man carrying the ball ex- | tremely we’ll, and they follow the in tePference like veterans. Besides that, the men are great Individual perform ers. Wall, Gilroy, Leighty and Demp- sey are great offensive players, while the quarterbacks are way above the average. The forwards are powerful, fast and capable In every particular. Coach Cunningham of Carolina after | the game said: “Georgetown has a great team. 1t is one of the best I have seen in a long while, and Is strong in every department” Jack Gates, former Yale player and Navy’s coach for three years, gave his opinion thus: Georgetown has the making of a great eleven. Some Of the men have much to learn, but they are coming, and before the end of the season the team is likely to be one of | the strongest” | Charley Cox. Graduate manager. said: II am satisfied with the team and the way 1t played” Coach Exendine had little to say. as | usual. When asked what he thought Of his team. he said: well, it’s i’m proving” | The Maryland Aggies won from Gal llaudet yesterday after two years of de- | feats. The Farmers lost last fall, and | today they won with much lighter | eleven. AS a matter of fact, the back field players who wore the Black and Old Gold were the lightest NJ A. c. has put on q foot ball fleld in ten years Both teams had a tendency to play | raggedly at times, but the game was good, considering the conditions under which 1t was played and that both

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  The Birmingham age-herald, October 17, 1915, page 14

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  VIRGINIA MEETS DEFEAT AT HANDS OF HARVARD TEAM Mahan’s Three Field Goals Down the Southerners. Neither Side Strong on Offensive Cambride, Mass, October l5.--Cap, tain Edward Mahan of Harvard proved himself a worthy successor to Captain Charles Brickley by personally defeat ing the University of Virginia today g to by three field goals, one from the <2-yard line. The Nirginians proved less formid- able than was anticipated from their 10 to 0 defeat of Yale two weeks ago. They had little in the way of an of- fense which Harvard did not fathom in the first period, but their defense stiffened as it retreated and twice threw back the Crimson tide inside the five-yard line. Both teams began raggedly. Before Harvard woke up to the visitors of- fense the ball was twice within kick ing distance of the Crimson goal, but in each case Right Guard Thurman failed by yards A third attempt was blocked The Harvard offense got under way in the second period for a 53-yard march to Virginia’s three-yard line. This was the longest and most con- sistent gain made. Virginia prevented touchdown and Mahan dropped his first goal from the 15-yard line. The southerners were on the offensive thereafter but they kept Harvard we’ll back and compelled Mahan to take his second shot standing on the 42-yard line. In the fourth period Mahan aimed another kick accurately and scored from the 2S-yard line. few minutes before play ended Harvard worked the ball again to Vir- ginia’s three- yard line, only to lose 1t on downs. Thurman’s kicking was feature. One of his kicks travelled 60 yards be- fore it struck the ground. Lineup and summary: Harvard–Souchy, left end; R. C. Curtis, left tackle; Dadmun, left guard Taylor, center; Cowen, right guard Gilman. right tackle; Harter, right end; Wilcox, quarterback King. left half back; Whitner, right halfback; Mahan, fullback. Virginia-Stillwel left end; Moore. left tackle; H. Coleman, left guard T. Coleman, center; Thurman, right guard; c, Anderson, right tackle; Ward, right end Berkeley, quarterback Mayer left halfback; F. Anderson, right halfback; Spar. fullback. Score by periods. iarNard .................. 3–⁠9 FFBlhia ....,.-.,........ % Referee. N. l.. Tufts, Brown; umpire, D. l.. Fultz, Brown; head linesman, S. Pishon, Dartmouth; field judge, Lieut. r. A. Prince. West Point; time of pc riods, 12 and 15 minutes. Harvard SCOT ing, goals from field. Mahan 3. Sub stitutions, Harvard. Weatherhead fo, Gamer for Gilman, Bigelow for R. c Curtis, Wiggin for King, King foi Whitney, Weatherhead for L. Curtis Rollins for Mahan, Doherty for Will cox, Lyman for Harte. Nelson for King Harris for Taylor Duncan for Dad- nun, Virginia, Calhoun for Moore White for Ward Tibbetts for E. Ander- son.

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  The Washington herald, District of Columbia, October 17, 1915, page 15

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  MAHAN TRIMS virginia Team With HIS TOE Charlottesville Eleven Beaten by Harvard Through Abl- ity of Star to Drop-kick. VIRGINIANS’ LINE STRONG Crimson Attacks Are Held by Capt. Coleman’s Gridiron Warriors on the l0-yard Line. / cambridge. Oct. lS.-All hail to the new king Of Harvard. Drop-kick Edward w. Mahan. whose powerful right leg boosted the Crimson into a 9-to-o vic tory over the scrappy Virginia team in the stadium this afternoon. Thrice did the Harvard rushers plant the ball within pcgging distance of the Southerners’ goal. when Mahan was called upon for his little scoring spcciality. one Of the boosts being driven over the Virginia’s 45-yard line. Capt. Harry Coleman’s team gave Harward the toughest kind of struggle. and during the first period matters looked decidedly gloomy for the home team The Southerners. however. could not pierce the Harvard defense. but through an exchange of kicks planted themselves in range for two attempts for field goals. one by Thurman falling short and an other by Berkeley being blocked by Harte. The only real rushing OF the game was chronicled in the second period when Harvard. using Mahan and whitney, smashed their way 30 yards to the 10 yard mark. where Virginia held, and Mahan Strengthened out his first kick from the 15-yard line. This drive came shortly after Thurman had failed to drop-kfck from the p-yard line. 1t was Firginia’s third and last opportunity to score. Mahan in LimeliEht. The teams battled very evenly throughout the remainder Of the game. although Harvard. through long runs by Mahan and Wilcox and 50-yard sprint by Rollins. had the better average in yards gained. In the third period Ma han scored his i5-yard kick after virginia had fumbled and. Harvard unable TO rush. had lost 10 yards. Long runs by Wilcox and Harte again poked Harvards 5 nose under Vir- Cinias goal. and Mahan trotted out his third field goal. driven from tie s5-yard mark. The lineup:

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Harvard leads 8–⁠1 in nine meetings, counting the eight since this game.