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...Varsity defeated Wesleyan yesterday afternoon by the score of 34-0, in an uninteresting and one-sided game. Wesleyan was far from being the strong eleven that their recent scores indicated. They never kept the ball for any appreciable length of time and never forced the playing into Harvard's territory. Assisted only by the line-men, who lacked aggressiveness, their backs were able to gain the necessary five yards but once, and that on an extremely fine decision. On the defensive they held for downs but once and were continually pushed back by the hard rushing game played...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: HARVARD, 34; WESLEYAN, 0. | 11/4/1897 | See Source »

Harvard displayed her usual strength in the line, holding Wesleyan's feeble attacks with comparative ease. The tendency to off-side play and holding, so apparent in last Saturday's game, has not yet been eradicated, as the team showed signs of reverting to such tactics yesterday. The result was that once Wesleyan got the ball for holding, and once was given yards for off-side play. The offensive strength of the eleven can hardly be judged by their showing against the lighter Wesleyan team, as the backs gained almost at will and the forwards opened large holes at every...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: HARVARD, 34; WESLEYAN, 0. | 11/4/1897 | See Source »

...ends, Graydon and Richardson were given no opportunities for breaking up plays as Wesleyan always tried the line when they had the ball. Both these men did fair work in rushing, while Graydon followed the ball with great precision and as a result recovered it for Harvard several times...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: HARVARD, 34; WESLEYAN, 0. | 11/4/1897 | See Source »

HARVARD. WESLEYAN...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: WESLEYAN GAME. | 11/3/1897 | See Source »

...last scheduled game before the Yale game on Nov. 13th, will be played with Wesleyan this afternoon at 4 o'clock. Wesleyan it is generally conceded has an unusually strong team, especially behind the line, so that the 'Varsity will no doubt find the game one of the hardest of the season...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: WESLEYAN GAME. | 11/3/1897 | See Source »

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