New Hampshire at Dartmouth

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  The sun, New York, September 24, 1916, page 1

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  DARTMOUTH WINS ON HEAVY GRIDIRON Green Takes Opening Football Game With New Hampshire State, 33 to 0. GERRISH PLAYS WELL HANOVER, N. H.. Sept. 23.--The Dart mouth football team opened Its season this afternoon with an easy victory over the New Hampshire State eleven by 80 to o. The Green scored five touchdowns and from three Gerrish kicked the goals. A score was made in every quarter and In the third period An extra touchdown was thrown in for good There was nothing in Dartmouth’s exhibition to make Frank Cavanaugh or the students exult. The game was played on u heavy field. with rain falling all through tho contest. This condition made 1t impossible to try anything except straight football with infrequent running formations. Kicking was a neg ligible factor. In view Of this situation the game would better have been left u%nplayed. s. Holbrook started al quarterback and played a pretty good game. He was displaced by Switzer, a Jersey a who appears to have a good chance OF land ing the Job for the big ame In the backfleld Thielscher. Duhamel and Ger r.sh performed in good style. but the line was not what II should have been. Gerrish made IA thirty yard run for a touchdown in the first period. Being held at m!dfeld. Gerrish had to punt to New Hampshire’s 6 yard line. Irvine punted Jack and Gcrrish received the ball. He ran for the score and kicked the goal. The lineup:

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  Norwich bulletin, September 25, 1916, page 3

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  DARTMOUTH BRUSHES NEW HAMPSHIRE Green Eleven Has Easy Time-Score 33 to o. Dartmouth opened the football sea- son at Hanover, Saturday, with an easy victory over the heavy New Hampshire college team. 33 to o. Dart mouths first score came after Captain Gerrish picked up Irvine’s punt and ran 30 yards for g. touchdown. A series of line rushes and 45-yard forward pass accounted for the other four touchdowns. The lineup and summary: Dartmouth N. H. College Dussossolt Currfer Left End. Trier .,................ Waterman Left Tackle. Merrlll E. A. Bell Left Guard. . 0lll E1aIWell Center. BdrrOWS Graham Right Guard. Cotton Jenkins Right End. s. Holbrook ........ Westover Quarterback GerrlSn Irvine Left Halfback InlleScher -..-....-..-- Davis Right Halfhack Duhamel .............. ........ L. Bell Fullback. Score by periods; Dartmouth ......... 13 eSS N. H. College ....... 0 0 0 O. 0 Referee-Dr. E. J. O’Brien, Tufts; umpire, William – Burke, Worcester Tech; head lineman, T. F. Larkin, Holy Cross. Time of periods. 10

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  The Sunday telegram, Clarksburg, W. Va., September 24, 1916, page 11

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  WINS OPENING GAME Dartmouth Wins an Easy Vic. tory over New Hampshire College Eleven. HANOVER, N. H. Sept. 23-Dartmouth opened the football season here today with an easy victory over the heavy New Hampshire college team. 33 to o. Dartmouth’s first score came after Captain Gerrish picked Diyine’s punt and ran thirty yards for a touch down. A series Of line PUSHES and forty i’ve yard forward pass accounted for the other four touchdowns. Score by periods: Dartmouth. ..... 71s s-33 New Hampshire. u, o 0 Q o. o

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  Evening star, September 24, 1916, page 9

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  Dartmouth 33. New Hampshire 0. HANOVER. N. H.. September 20 Dartmouth opened the foot ball season here today with an easy victory over the heavy New Hampshire College team. 33 to 0. Dartmouts first score came after Capt. Gerrish picked up Ir vines punt and ran thirty yards for a

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Dartmouth leads 19–⁠12–⁠1 in 32 meetings, counting the 30 since this game.