The Washington times., 1908-11-22
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moments. Harvard forwards shOwe4
that its coaches had prohted by the
manner in which Coy had torn his way
through Princeton, and had developed
play that had been intended TO stop
this smashing plunging. Corbett at
once electrified the stands by twenty
Vineyard run which eventually led up 10
Harvard's chance for field goal
Kennard Quickly Makes Good
Of-side play by Yale was another FAC
tor. When Kennard replaced Verweibe,
Yale wondered. The wonderment did
not last long, as It changed 70 blue
funk, for the former GrOton star 50
soon as the team had lined up, dropped
a pretty field goal.
The play was so fast that for a mo
ment no one realized its significance.
Then Harvard woke up. There was a
whooping yell, a sound that rent the air.
1t was crimson, crimson everywhere,
and not a tint of blue. Even the sky
went red. Some say 1t was approach
ing sunset. but your Cambridge youths
viii tell you il was the reelection from
the crimson within the vast inclosure.
The Harvard team failed 10 become
excited. but just the same Kennard' 5
back almost caved in beneath the friend
~ taps or his buTly mates. Yale was
dazed for a jifty, then the Blue fellows
woke up IA angry fashion. Just twenty
minutes Of playing time had elapsed
and Harvard had gained vastly IN con
fidence. Yale now took the south guai
and Hobbs kicked off to Cutler. who
promptly made it first down while the
sons of fair Harvard up In the stand:
Rugged themselves in glee.
Harvard Advances Steadily.
Chock fun Of confidence Harvard
started a steady advance. It seemed
as II the line of Blue was Crumbling,
but it was up to Kennard TO punt finally
and Coy caught on the CrimsOn's A.
/ yard line. A quarterback kick was
blocked and the half ended with the
ball ia Harvard's possession on her own
/ 35-yard line. Score end first half: Hs,r-
ward. 4: Yale, o,
/ The strong feature of the first half
/ was HaTvard's ability to make first
/ downs by rushing tactics. Her team
| showed up as a weII-balanced, heady ag-
/ gregation, working with ire and vim
/ and with all the solidarity Of a well
oiled machine.
! Captain Burr's Eeneralship in send
/ ing In KennaTd undoubtedly won the
game for Harvard Burr was himself
too crippled to enter the contest, but
this one act indicates the high quality
OF his leadership. elm Individual play
ing, both fuIIbacks. Verweibe and Coy
showed in briIliant form. This half was
a toss-up on ground gaining ability
/ Harvard rushed forty-one times for a
total OF 80 yards. Yale rushed nineteen
/ times for dfty-sIx-yard total. Yale
won in the punting contest in this hall
I by seventy-dve yards TO Harvard's
sixty.
Between the Halves.
Between the halves, Head Coach
BIgelow, Of Yale, and some twenty old
time stars eXhOrted the Yale team tC
90 out and win. Bill Campbell, Ber
Dibble, Head Coach Haughlin. and q
bunch of Harvard coaches did the sams
to the red team. IN the stands, they
were also busy, gleeful as CITIZENS. The
Harvard hosts were singing:
RAISE the crimson ensign to the pIac,
il held Of yOre,
In the loyal spirit that shall live for
/ evermore.
The sun viii set In Crimson as the sur
has set before,
For this IS Harvard's day"
And in the Yale stands. the cheering
and singing section came back with:
Harvard has blue-5tOcking girls. YaT
has biue-stocking men.
We have done fair Harvard up before
We viii do her up again.
And although the Harvard team may
try what they can do
They can never on their Jintype bea
the grand old Blue"
Harvard kicked of with Yale nov
defending the south goal Instant,
Philbin tore his way down the grIdirOl
for smashing forty-yasd run through
a broken field. He was thrown heavIl,
at midfleld by the ubiquitous Fish
who reached out with one long arm
from behind. Both run and tackle wer,