New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-11-16
HARvARD's PERILoUs VICTORY
THE CRIMSON TEAM DEFEATS DARTMOUTH
WHEN THE CAMBRIDGE SPECTATORS
BELIEVED THE GAME LOST
lar TELEGRAPH TO NE TRIBUNE. /

Cambridge Mss. Nov. by a spectacular
finish in the last five minutes OF play to-day IIar-
ward from Dartmouth. after all hope Of n
victory had been given up. Up to that time the
score stood 10 > in favor of the visitors Tu-ce
they had held Harvard for downs. and in centre
PUSHES they had completely Outclassed the Crimson
team People getting up on every hand to
leave the field. confident that there was no hope
Of victory. Then Harvard braced up 1t was all
sudden. unexpected and sensational that the
spectators could not AT first believe their eyes
From denorazed broken eleven the Crimson
team pulled together for one final effort. On the
25-yard line she held Dartmouth for downs; two
minutes later she had carried the bah over the
line and four plays following the next kickoff
the ball was swept in the opposite direction for
another touchdown.
Every Harvard was in the play working
like demon. knowlton brought the ball back on
the kickoff twenty yards. Mills added thirty four
through tackle and after plunge through centre
Captain Herman, the 43-yard line dashed
around left end. Twice he tackled and twice
he regained his feet. On the 5-yard line Farmer
threw himself forward from behind, but his arms
slid down Kernan's legs and the big haIfback
plunged forward over the line.
With the exception Of these last i've minutes of
play, Dartmouth completely outcIassed the Grim
son team. Her backs started faster hit the line
lower and harder, and ploughed through in a way
that brought CONSERVATION the Harvard camp
The main attack aimed between left tackle and
guard This side of Harvards line was thor
oughfare Tor the Dartmouth eleven, and at al
times they gained through It at will In the first
half Harvard forced back seventy straight
yards on gains through this spot, and only a FUN
bic prevented the visitors from scoring
In the second half they had better success Dillon
returned the pgskn hfty-sx yards on the 1rst
kickoff by wonderful hurding run and then the
Dartmouth backs started n hammer and tongs
assault on the Crimson line. Shea was swept aside
and the line parted like paper Every play saw the
visitors gain from three to six yards Harper
breaking clean through al
saved from crossing Harvard's goal line bv a hard
tackle by DAILY in the open field This plunge
however advanced the ball TO Harvard's s-vard
line where in spite Of the determined resist
ance' Dartmouth fought her way over the Grim
sons goal.
From spectators point Of view the game was
the most interesting that has been on Soldiers
Field In two years. Al the very start Putnam. for
Harvard. made brilliant run of sxty-hve varas
on the return OF the kickoff and scarcely, tue
minutes after the game began Harvard had tho
ball on DartmOuths 3-yard line. Here bou,eve-
came one OF those wretched fumbles which have
been marring the Crimsons playing all tba 80
Graydon dropped the pigskin; Farmer, for Dart
mouth. recovered it, and before Harvard ma
awakened 10 the situation the boys from Haro,,ar
were ploughing their way back down the field
Dillon, Farmer and Vaughn hit the line Iil,o t
pulls. running low and hard and gaining froro
two TO five yards each time Harvard pavad 49,
~, but she was completely outclassed For se,,
enty straight yards the ball was pushed stAsdu
NV" 'ne neiu' anu IL was only a tumble on the
Crlmsons S'-yard line that prevented Dartmoutb
from scoring.
From this point Harvards superior weight hogan
to tell BY brute force. more than bv sciertieo
t E she hammered her way slowly but surely
down the Held. until just before the end 80 ~
haH she managed 10 squeeze across the Darts
line me visitors. however showed thar tbaH ~ y
h had hEht in them in the few minutes that w se
erI dhe hey. heId Harvard for downs the iatters
forcing their way toward the Crimson goal "s"'h
When the second half began Harvard led h. A.,
points Although the pigskin ON the first to,nh
down had been brought out directly before the
posts, BARNARD had failed To kick the goal ana 4,
took but few minutes the part of Oar rnn ~
| 20 score a touchdown and tie the score Thir,,,
SECONDS later vaughan sent the ball kitinx be-