The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-10-09

Amherst played splendid football against
Harvard yesterday. holding the Crimson
down to one hard-earned touchdown. and
on several occasions threatening the Cam
bridge goal. Harvard's line was inefrec-
tive against the assaults OF the visitors.
and her ends were turned in for disas-
trous gains by the Amherst backs
In the first half Amherst carried the
ball from their own 35-yard line 10 within
% yards OF Harvards goal, there TO lose
Il on a tumble wnen a touchdown against
the Crimson seemed almost inevitable. IN
this attack they used tackless-over
formation with startling success.
Time after time their backs plougned
through between Harvards tackles and
ends and once Byram made beautiful
20-yard run around Harvard's left end.
Jones was drawn In on this play and a
hard tackle by Marshall alone saved the
Crimson from being scored upon.
Luck, too, seemed TO favor the visitors.
In the first half Harvard worked the
ball down to the visitors 2o-yard hne.
and then fumbled, the pigskin rolling 10
the one-yard line where IL was captured
by an Amherst back. Quill then punted,
and Harvard again worked back TO the
same position, Marshall tried for goal
from field. The ball was then on the 20
yard line directly before the goal posts.
Marshall's aim was perfect, but strong
wind, blowing straight against him, car
ried the ball outside the right bar by
less than a foot Then Amherst brought
the ball out to the 15-yard line. and Quill,
taking advantage OF the wind behind hinh
booted IL 55 yards.
In the second half Harvard held Am
herst for down-the only time in the game
and scored one touchdown. Lindsay car
rying the ball over the line This was az
ter Stillman had punted TO the visitors
l2-yard line. and they had succeeded In
advancing II but l3 yards beyond that
point.
In this half, too, the visitors threatened
Harvard's goal. A tumble By Tenney gave
them the ball on Harvards 30-yard line.
and when they advanced the pigskin 10
with Is yards of the Crimson
Bowditch just managed to get II for
Harvard and by splendid running re-
turned IL 35 yards. From this point on
the Crimson eleven directed Its attack at
the visitors line But in five minutes
they made but 20 yards. and although
they were given Ave yards for ofh-side
play almost under the visitors goal. time
was called with the ball on Amhersts S
two-yard line. Harvard had tried CEN
tire twice and had not punctnred the Am
herst line a single foot.
Following so quickly after the Yale
Amherst game. in which Yale scored %
nOintS 10 AfnneISlS EtSe''Nehs
contest was by no means encouraging "a
the crimson team. The Amherst men all
said that Harvard was easy and one
of them even went so far as 10 say that
the crimson team played like children.
All of the visitors were loud In theif
praises of Yale's eleven. Yale has the
strongest line / ever saw" ono OF them
said. "Harvard's is nothing compared &c
A.. I don't think Harvard can touch
Yale This year =,
After the game yesterday II was said
that wright the tackle. hac burst o
blood vessel He was carried but during
the first half, but no one thought ne nae
been seriously injured.
For Harvard the work OF Stillman ano
Rarnard was exceptionally good, wnile
pvram was easily the star for the visi'
tors.
The lineup and summary:
HARVARD. AMHERST.
Jones. !. e.......r e.. Preidy. RafertS
Wright Bleakie. Dodge, l. t.'.r L, Dem
Eovey, l. g,.............'..r T., Narhuh
King Lyon, c......... ...''.. 'c'' ilowo'
barnard. r. g..........'.s.''L e. Taiihe
Krovlton. r. t..............L T., Pierce
Rowditch Motley, r. e......L e., Grlswoi'
Marshall, a. b..........s.'s.' u o. Le"'
StiIlman, l. h. b. ...---r. h. b.. Washhuri
Tenney. Lindsay, r. h. b..l n. b., Birar.
Meier. Piper. I. b......,.,....f. o., Quii
score-Harvard 6. Amherst 0. Touch
down-I.indsay. Goal from touchdown-
Barnard Referee-Hammond umpir