Harvard University - Red Book Yearbook (Cambridge, MA)

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coaching the squad. A few of the men were inexperienced, but the majority of them had had more or less football experience on preparatory school teams. The work was at first confined to prac- tice in tackling and breaking through, but later the men were lined up. On October 9th the squad was reduced to 70 men. A C. B. MARSHALL, Capfaiu 1903 'Varsity Football Team. The first scheduled game was played October 14th with the Phillips Exeter Academy eleven on Soldiers Field. The game re- sulted in a tie, neither side being able to score. At one time dur- ing the second half, the Freshman eleven seemed about to score. but as in the Harvard-Yale 'Varsity game that fall, when the line was almost reached the ball was lost, and Brill punted the ball out of danger. Baldwin handled the team well and played a strong offensive game. The line-up was as follows: Campbell, Story, l. e. Cudahy, l. t. Clark, Macdonald, r. e. Baldwin, q. b. Ayer, l. g. Hersey, Lennon, Knowles, 1. h. b Sugden, c. Derby, r. h. b. Riggs, r. g. Stillman, f. b. Fox, r. t. Score, o-o. On Thursday, October 19th, the Freshman team went to An- dover. Onr team outplayed Andover, but was unable to score, the game resulting in another tie, O to o. The team showed con- siderable improvement since the Exeter game. In one sensational play Andover rushed the ball to Harvard's seven-yard line, but there Harvard braced and obtained the ball on downs. Line-up: Campbell, 1. e. Clark, r. e. Nickerson, l. t. llaldwin, q. b. Cudahy, l. g. lslersey, l. li. b. Sugden, c. Derby, r. h. b. Riggs, r. g. Stillman, f. b. lllctirew, Fox, r. t. The Freshman eleven held a meeting Friday night. October 20th, at which S. A. Baldwin, captain and quarterback of the Exeter team in 1898, was elected captain. J. L. Knox, 2L., was appointed head coach to succeed J. E. N. Shaw, 2L., who resigned. On the following day the eleven defeated the Worcester Acade- my team in a well played game by the score of II to o The line-up was: Clark, l. e. Story, r. e. Nickerson, l. t. llaldwin, Daly, q. b, Wright, Cudahy, l. g. Knowles, l. h. b. Sugden, c. Derby, Hersey, r. h. b. Riggs, r. g. Stillman, f. b. McGrew, r. t.

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The Class History HE class of 1903 is justly proud of its history, but in no phase of its successful life can it take deeper pride than in its athletic career. 1903 is an athletic class. The mem- bers of the class have won many athletic victories in the various branches of college sports. If we judge the success of the class in athletics by the records of individual members, by the records of the class teams, and by the number of men that have made the 'Varsity crews and teams, 1903 has an enviable record, and has proved itself a worthy successor of the famous class of '99, of which it has been said that it knew not defeat. The class of '99 prided itself especially on its foot-ball record, and justly could it do so. In its Freshman year, however, '99 was defeated in the series of interclass football games. The class of 1903 has done what no other class in Harvard has ever done since inter-class foot- ball was started. For four consecutive years, 1903 has defeated every opposing team in the inter-class football games, and has thus for four years been the champion football class. The 1903 Freshman football team never met defeat except at the hands of the Harvard 'Varsity team. The University of Penn- sylvania Freshman eleven were defeated by the score of 41 to 5. While the Harvard-Yale 'Varsity game resulted in an unsatisfac- tory tie, 0 to 0, its Freshman eleven completely outplayed the Yale Freshman team by the score of 54 to 0. In 1901 the class of 1903 had three men on the All-American Football Team. These men were Bowditch, Graydon, and Kernan. Athletic History FOOTBALL FRESHMAN YEAR. On September 28, 1899, Captain Burden of the 'Varsity football team issued a call for all candidates for the Freshman team to meet in the Trophy Room of the gymnasium. One hundred and thirty- live men handed in their names as candidates, and the first practice of the squad was held on Monday, October 2nd, E. N. Shaw, 2L., was chosen head coach. The candidates were divided into 11. P. KERNAN, Captain zgoz 'Varsity Football Team. squads and put in charge of the following captains: A. Stillman j. B. Ayres, I. D. Clark, J. C. Waterbury, P. Fox, A. R. Campbell and D. A. Baldwin. I. L. Knox, 2L., was chosen to assist in

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HARVARD FOOTBALL TEAM, 1890. Harvard 12, Yale 6, at Springfield, November 22, 1890