The Washington herald., 1907-11-24


football champions conquered Harvard
on the stadium to-day by Z to 0. the
Blues making a touchdown and goal in
each half
Probably 5000 wildly excited spec
tators saw a memorable battle in which
Harvard's unexpected bracing amazed
everybody with feats OF superb football.
But sad to relate, there were so many
blunders and hobbies in the work of the
Crimson eleven when critical moments ar
rived that defeat was inevitable.
Probably no Harvard eleven in the his
tory Of the Cambridge university ever
put up such plucky fight in the face of
what seemed overwhelming odds. De
spised by football critics in general. but
encouraged by the splendid spirit Of the
undergraduates, the Harvard players
fairly made the Blue warriors gasp in
establishment when they reeled of a
series Of sensational plays. which showed
that knowledge of scientific gridiron
tactics We're not wholly lacking. But
the improvement in Harvard's play
came TOO late Yale was just as powerful
as when the New Haven team defeated
the hustling Tigers. a week ago. and
that carried the day. But to Harvard's
credit, il must be said. that the men
who wore the Crimson jerseys fought
TO the last ditch. In fact, with a few
seconds to play, a magnificent run by
Wendell carried the leather almost across
Yales goal line Then Harvard fought
as II for her life TO escape a whltewash.
Harvard Is Held.
Wan oily , inches TO be made. An
polonio, Harvards fun back. crashed into
Yales muscular center men. There was
a swaying as a terrific struggle, followed
by fall, buried the Harvard fun back
under pile Of men. But Yale's de-
Tense was like a belt Of steel. and Har-
ward could not gain an inch and lost the
ball on downs. Then came another scrin-
mage, in which Brides dropped the ball
few inches in front Of the magic goal
line, but before a Harvard grappler could
get the oval for what might have been
a touchdown, Goebel and Dunbar saved IT
for Yale. The time was up the next
instant, and Harvard's chances for at
least q score was gone
Harvard5 improvement was hailed BY
the Crimson rooters with wild acclaim.
1t was wholly due to the great Individual
work OF Wendell. who made several bril-
liant runs; of Mcdonald. who tackled
beautifully and played a great game all
the way through; of Newhall. the plucky
quarter back, who played cIeverly and
made some dazzling returns of punted
balls. and of Appolonio. Starr. and Burr.
But while these heoes shone forth like
meteors in a cloudless sky, their indt-
vidual achievements were nullihed by a
lack Of team work which. showed that
something had been radically wrong with
the coaching.
The material is all there" said vete-
ran critics. but the Harvard eleven
Goes not know this modern game of
football as well as do Yale and Prince
ton. That Is all there is to it,
Expected Easy Time.
Yale, on the other hand. was practi-
cSlly sure Of victory. and for that rea-
son probably the Blue kickers did not
even exert themselves until near the
last part Of the first half, when they
mad discovered that the Harverd men.
after all were not really weaklings.
Then the well-oiled machinery of Yale's
attack with trick plays in which there
we're no blunders. began to assert itself
and Coy was enabled to cross the line
for touchdown from which Bigelow
kicked goal. But this advantage was
not attained until % minutes actual play
had elapsed. II was the result of a series
OF attacks which began when Coy made
a fair catch on his 45-yard line. Short
gains were made until a splendid on
side kick by Tad Jones, and his brother.
A. Jones. landed the leather on Har-
wards 20-yard line. Then. in spite OF
the Crimson's game defense, the score
was quickly made.
The second half was not ten minutes
old when Yale obtained the ball on the
Crimson's 30-yard line, through an on
side kick, which no Harvard man could
reach Coy. who made a stab for the
oval. missed it and then booted il about
in vain effort to pick il I'D. Four
Harvard men were in the act of making
a dive for the ball. when. to everybody's
surprise H. Jones. with a catlike jump
III the lealher rlSht out or the Grim
son hustlcr's hand. This lost oppor-
tunity by Harvard was the direct cause
Tor Yale's second touchdown II was
followed by similar error or omission
when Brides fumbled a forward pass
directly in front of HarvarG's goal. but
fell on the bali in the midst of several
Crimson tacklers- After that il was
Coy with a few bull-like rushes, who