GREEN HAS WON THREE OF GAMES WITH HARVARD

The football rivalry between Harvard and Dartmouth began 40 years ago in a game played at Holmes Field which the University won with four goals and 19 touchdowns to nothing. Since then 28 contests have been held of which the Crimson has won 22 and tied three.

With the exception of a 4-0 victory in 1895, Harvard found no difficulty in disposing of Dartmouth easily, until the year 1903 when the Green blanked the University 11-0. In the next two years followed thrilling encounters in which the teams were absolutely equally matched. The game of 1906 was easily won by Harvard and that of 1907 as easily won by Dartmouth. From 1908 to 1912 Harvard triumphed on every occasion.

Crimson Shows Edge on Green

The rivalry had grown more and more intense from about 1901 to 1912. With few exceptions the scores had been close, and although the Crimson had the distinct edge on the grand total, each team regarded the other as one of its chief opponents.

In 1911 the relations became strained largely because Harvard wished to play Princeton later in the season. This meant that the Dartmouth game would have to be played early in the season or not at all. An early season game, however, was not satisfactory to either college as it would not do justice to the importance of the rivalry. Fortunately matters were arranged so that the game could be played immediately before the Yale game as it had been for the past ten years. The 1911 game resulted in a 5-3 victory for the Crimson.

Brickley's Toe Wins in 1912

The 1912 game, played on November 16, was a grueling battle and marked for its roughness. The 3-0 defeat of the Green eleven was brought about by a skillful dropkick by Brickley. Harvard and Dartmouth drew further and further apart after this conflict, and no game was arranged for the succeeding year.

Cordial relations were reestablished in 1922 because of the desire of Coach Fisher to have Dartmouth on the schedule again. And so on October 28, 38 years after the colleges had opposed each other for the first time, the Green forces entered the Stadium to attempt to rest the crown from the Crimson's head.

The score at the end of that game stood 12-3 in favor of Harvard. Last year, however, the Dartmouth forces sprung a big surprise by sweeping the Crimson off its feet. In almost every department of the game the Green triumphed as it scored two touchdowns and a dropkick and held Harvard scoreless.