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...University football team defeated Bowdoin yesterday afternoon on Soldiers Field by the score of 10 to 0, making a goal from placement in the middle of the first half and a touchdown after a few minutes of play in the second. As a whole the game was not very good football, but at times there were some brilliant features, such as tackles and forward passes. Several penalties were inflicted for tripping, holding and offside play, most of which were against the University eleven. Neither team could gain its 10 yards consistently, so that much kicking occurred, in which the University...
...gains a quarterback kick was tried, the ball going outside on the 31-yard line. After the next three plays William got the ball on downs. Waters then punted to Newhall who made a fair catch on the 40-yard line, and Parker barely missed a goal from placement. Waters again punted, Macdonald getting the ball on the 45-yard line. A quarterback kick followed, the ball going outside and to Williams. After a poor forward pass and a trick play which failed to gain, Williams again punted and the University eleven secured the ball on the 42-yard line...
Starr was allowed a fair catch and held the ball for Burr on Yale's 51-yard line. Burr attempted a goal from placement, but the ball dropped over the goal line just to the left of the post...
...being 6 to 6, in the three games played with Dartmouth in the Stadium this is the first time Harvard has succeeded in scoring. Each team scored in the first half, and in the second half Dartmouth had an excellent chance to win the game by a goal from placement. Conditions were perfect for a goal but the pass was poor and the ball went wide...
...Harvard was once stopped on downs. Near the end of the game the Dartmouth attack was weakened slightly, and with Foster in for Leonard Harvard's defense took a decided brace and would undoubtedly have held on the 15-yard line, if Glaze had not tried a goal from placement...