Colby at Harvard

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

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  Crimson Defeats Colby by Only 10 to 0 and Coaches Are Disappointed. TEAM WORK LACKING: INDIVIDUALS DO WELL CAMBRIDGE. Mass. Sept. 23.-Harwards showing to-day In its football game against Colby W.T.. not as salts factory as the coaches expected. Last year 80 points was the Crimson’s total. but this afternoon the best Capt. Dad nuns team could do vas to score 10 points, three on a field goal and the others on n touchdown and goal. All the first string men n many substitutes played in the game. On the defence the Crimson never was placed where II had to protect its goal with any anxiety. The nearest the visitors got to a score was twenty yards across the middle OF the neid. and only then because Of Harvard’s loss Of the ball on a tumble. In the first period with Flower, Horween and Bond In the backfeld Har. ward made a good advance INTO Colby territory. mainly through Flowers ability to run the ends. The ball was car ried 10 the IS yard line. but here. after a penalty for illegal starting. Quarter back Robinson missed an easy shot for a field goal. Shortly after this Harvard made another good advance after taking a short kick, and just before the end OF the nrSt quarter Robinson got the ball over by a drop kick from the 20 yard line. Billy Murray ran the team in the third period. when the Crimson came from midfe!d IN fifteen plays and scored It’s touchdown. In this series Of PUSHES Harvard was held to fourth down sew. eral times, but every time Casey was able to make the gain necessary to hold the ball. He finally broke through for twelve yards and the score. Harvard’s gains by rushing to-day amounted to 1870 yards. but this was only ten yards moro than the visitors amassed. The difference was that Har. ward did Its effective rushing In its on. ponents’ territory. while Colby always was outside the middle mark. except once. when II recovered the ball after Harvard had fumbled. This was on the Crimson’s 50 yard line. hut there was no advance on line play. and then three forward passes miscued and harvard got the ball on downs. Tho Harvard veterans. Harte, Dad. mum and Taylor. all played good foot. ball, but the newcomers on the line were

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

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  HARVARD TEAM DEFEATS COLBY In First Game Of the Season for Both EIevens by a Score of 10 to 0. CAMBRIDGE, Mass. Sept. 90 Harvard defeated Colby 10 to today in the opening football game OF the season for both teams. Harvard scored goal from the field in tho first period and a touchdown in the third. Robinson made n field goal from the thirty-five yard line. At tho beginning of the third perl cd, Casey had the ball for Harvard on the kick of and ran 1t back TWEEN ty-fve yards. After a series OF line plunges he was given the ball on Colby’s twenty yard line, and SEN sational zig-zag run carried the ball between the goal posts for Harvard s touchdown. For Colby, Cawley contributed feature plays. The summary: HarYard-1O. COlby-O, bykens ....’.,............ Perry Left end. Left tackle. ictt guard. lousy Harris ................... Dow Center. CLARK, Stinson Right guard. laylor .................... Heath Right tackle. Harte .................. Joyce Right end. ROBINS ..,................B rownville Quarterback. bOnu ..,’...........s.. Cawley Left halfback. HOrween .....:....... crossman Right halfback. t4oWer .................. Bourne Fullback. Score by periods: Harvard 2-n-7-n-1n

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  Norwich bulletin, September 25, 1916, page 3

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  HARVARD OPENS FOOTBALL SEASON WITH A VICTORY Crimson Eleven Routs Colby 10 to O.. Harvard defeated Colby, 10 to 0 Saturday in the opening football game of the season for both teams. liar yard scored a goal from the field in the first period, and a touchdown in the third. Robinson made the field goal from the 35 yard line. At the beginning of the third period Casey received the ball for Harvard on the kickoff and ran it back 25 yards. Aft CT a series of line plunges he was line, and in a sensational zigzag run carried the ball between the goal posts for Harvard’s touchdown. For Colby, Cawley contributed feature plays. The score: Harvard. Colby Left End. LoVeu .................. T. coolidge Left Tackle. Dadmun .................... DeaSy Left Guard. E1dI4A .ssSssss DOW Clark Stfnson Right Guard. Right End. Iaylor Heath Right Tackle. Robinson ................ BroWnville Quarterback Bond .................... Cawley Left Halfback Right Halfback EIoWer Bourne F’ullback. Score by periods: Harvard ........... 8 07 b-1O Colby ................. o. 0 Referee, Tufts of Brown; umpire, Fultz of Brown; head linesman, Hap good of Brown; time of periods. 12 minutes

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  The Washington herald, District of Columbia, September 24, 1916, page 11

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  COLBY ELEVEN LOSES TO HARVARD, 10 TO 0 Maine Collegians Are Beaten by Grim son Warriors in First Gridiron Game of Season. Cambridge, Mass, Sept. a-Harvard defeated Colby by a small score of 10 to 0, in the first game of the season today. The brilliancy of the crimson backs was not matched by the line players, and the individual work of Cawley, the Colby back, gained enough ground to keep the Maine team in the running all afternoon. Harvard had a scare thrown into its camp when the first line ofrense was able to score only three points on a field goal during the first half. Robinsons’ drop-kick from the 27-yard line on an easy chance gained the score. Coach Leary threw his reserves into action at the opening OF the second half. and the end runs of Casey, abetted by Horween, brought the ball on a straight line from Harvards 0-yard line to the Colby goal. Casey scored the touch down. Murray the substitute quarter back, was the only one OF the four tried who got good coordination from back field and line, the Harvard line showed weak spots that Leary must strengthen before his big games.

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Harvard leads 3–⁠0 in three meetings, counting the one since this game.