New-York tribune., 1907-11-10
INDIANS BEAT CRIMSON.
MOUNT PLEASANTpS RUN.
HarUard and Carlisle Score Freely an
Brilliant Game.

Cambridge, Mass, Nov. 9-The memory OF
ten previous defeats was forgotten to-day in
the victory of the Carlisle Indians over Har-
ward by a score of % to 10. The open play OF
the Indian team has not been equalled on Sol
ders' Field since the new rules went into er-
feet Forward passes. delayed kicks and cross
passes followed each other in rapid and bewil-
dering succession until the Harvard players
were confounded with the variations In the
play of their opponents, and seemed utterly
unable to stop the march Of the Indians toward
their goal. The visitors scored twice in the
first half and twice in the second, and all four
times on straight and brilliant rushing 10 the
goal line.
The Harvard points were made on two touch
downs and a goal from placement by Captain
Parker. Each OF the touchdowns were MADE
after fumbles by the Indians directly in front
Of their own goal line. so that 1t was compar-
ativey easy for the Crimson players 10 rush
the ball over for a score, One OF the Harvard
goals from touchdown was missed, but little
Mount Pleasant the Indian quarterback. kicked
three out of four attempts at the Harvard goal
after similar scores
Mount Pleasant was undoubtedly the star OF
the game He ran his team with such speed
that all the Indian players were able TO get
the tunp on their Harvard opponents, while
his selection of plays was varied ana aWdys
timely His most brilliant effort was daSh
OF seventy-hve yards through the entire Har-
ward eleven for a touchdown shortly after the
beginning Of the second half. The play was
one of the most sensational seen on soldiers
Field for many years. The hthe Ihdian quar-
terback caught a Harvard punt on his own
95-vard line and dashed straight for the as
sapobling plavers. 1t seemed a hazardous play
but he proved too Slippery for the crimson
tacl,Iera He went through the greater por~
fion Of the Harvard eleven like a creased pig,
and after shaking himself clear ne eiudea
Newhall. who stood between him ana the soai'
and then dashed for the line
1Tba three other Indian touchdowns were made
through their success in bringing on the Tor
ward pass. . a.
h,o bv Carlisle on their own 7-yard line and
two crimson rushes. More brilliant play 1oI-
lowed for the next few minutes on the part OF
Carlisle. during which there was futile at
temDt at a goal from the field. Finally the md
tone cot the bali on the Crimson 40-yard line
and rushed il to the 25-yard line on delayed
pass Another forward pass sent II 70 the 1V-
yard line. and after two plunges at centre Mount
Pleasant again signalled for the new pIay' ana
the ball was tossed directly to the goal line. far
out of reach OF any Harvard player none OF
whom was anticipating such play captain
Parker's goal from the field came soon after
and brought the score up 10 l. to 10 at the end
of the first half
The crowd was anticipating more brilliant
PLAYING in the second half and was we'll re-
varded when Mount Pleasant made his sensa-
tIonal dash for touchdown soon after the play
began.
Then came the only Harvard rally IN the
game From Carlisle's 5O-yard line Harvard
pushed the Indians steadily back twenty-five
yards where a forward pass was attempted and
fumbled by a Carlisle player Harvard recov-
cred the ball on the Indians 5-yard line and
rushed II across in three plays.
After this the Indian goal was never In dan
ger. on the other hand. Harvard suffered two
penalties in as many minutes. and this was fol-
lowed by another Carlisle forward pass from
Harvard's 40-yard line to the 1-yard line, from
where the Indians pushed the ball over for the
last score of the game. The lineup and sum-
mary follow: