The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1902-11-23

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the second half five times for a total Of
1S0 yards. Harvard rushed the ball in
scrimmages 70 yards in the first half and
a scant 10 in the second. Harvard had
II first downs in the first half but only
two in the second. The fumbles of the
Harvard team proved very costly, five
being made in the first half, and one Of
them on Yale's eight-yard line where
Harvard had good chance to score
Harvard played far stronger game in
the first half than in the second, for at
no time in the last half of the game was
the defeated team inside of Yale's 22-yard
line.
Yale Team Appears.
The Yale team, with Captain Chadwick
at its head, ran on the field at 2:05 o'clock
and was followed Immediately by the
Harvard squad. Captain Herman leading.
Harvard won the toss and chose the
south goal and the wind. At 2;15 the
teams were In positions Bowman, after
a kick that went out Of bounds. sent the
ball to Harvard's 5-yard line.
Putnam, who caught the ball, stumbled,
but quickly recovered and ran back to
his own 25-yard line, where he was
brought down by Shevlin, After two
downs without much gain Herman kicked
to the 45-yard line, and Metcalf, who
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Yale Immediately started her tackle-back
play, but made such a slight gain that
Bowman kicked to Herman at Harvard s
30-yard line. The Harvard captain FUN
bled and it was Yale's ball. Hogan pushed
through Barnard for 7 yards and then
made more on a similar play. Mass
plays on center and guard made first
down for the Yale team on almost every
play, Glass and Hogan alternating in
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On the 5-yard line Harvard took brace
and held well, and Yale gained but
yards here. On the next attack. how
ever, Hogan opened up wide hole for
his captain and Chadwick went over the
line for Yale's first touchdown after ten
minutes of play.
Bowman kicked an easy goal.
Score: Yale g. Harvard o.
Second Kick Off.
Carl Marshall kicked off to Yale's 30
yard line to Shevlin, who was downed af-
ter running back 40 yards Yale failed to
get in and Bowman punted to Harvard $
50-yard line. Marshall, who got the ball.
was downed in the middle of the field.
Tandem plays, aimed at Goss and Hogan
alternately, carried the ball down to
Yales 35-yard line, where a tumble gave
the piyskin to the winning team. Andy
Marshall was offside on the first play and
Harvard was penalized 5 yards. Bowman
made 4 yards on. a mass formation and
then kicked to Harvard's 32-yard line.
Graydon had hardly got the ball when
Shevlin downed him. Three tackle plays
gave Harvard a first down. and after
carrying the ball to her own 40-yard line
Herman kicked to Yale's 33-yard line.
Metcalf fumbed but Bowman recovered
the bail. On The very first play Yale
made a feint toward the right end OF the
Harvard line, end as Harvard started In
that direction to stop it Metcalf squeezed
through between Shea and Barnard.
Mills was the only man between the Yale
halfback and touchdown, and although
the Harvard end made desperate try
for the runner, Metcalf lodged prettiIy
and placed the ball behind the Harvard
goal line after a 73-yard run Bowman
was successful again in. kicking a goal
and Yale now had a score of 12 points
On the kickoff Metcalf got the ball at
his own 10-yard line and ran it back 5
yards. BY fake kick Hogan made an
other of Yale's long runs. carrying the
ball from the 15-yard line to Harvard's
4S-yard line before being brought to the
ground. The ball was fumbled and rolled
10 yards. but Yale man fell on 1t. Har-
ward was given the ball on the next play
for holding.
Harvard Play Desperately.
Harvard now began to play desperate