New-York tribune., 1908-11-08
CRIMSON WIPES oC1
STAIN OF DEFEAT.
Terrific attack of Cambridge Etere"
Ssreeps Carlisle off Its Feet IN
Spectacular Game.
rBv Telegraph TO The Tribun..1

t,cks combined with good puntins made up an
offence for Harvard which proved lTresiscoie -
,ha s-urd,- Carlisle Indian team, and, although
,bs Redskin. PLAYED as hercely at the emo as
they did at the beginning Of the game they "ent
down in defeat before the mighty crimson eieFeh
here to-day by the score Of Il 70 O.
FIsrvards defence proved as reliable as her OF
fence was effective Several times the Indians were
esnserous and Harvard supporters held then
breaths as the hard plungng Carlisle backs ca1rieo
the ball I'D TO the last chalk mark. But under the
shadov OF her own goal the Crimson fought pest
snd the Indian attack crumpled and was porne
hack by the fierce defence Of the Crimson line
Bslenti, who established q record at AniaPohs
ago by kicking four goals from piaceileht
against the pidshipmen attempted only one held
goal to-day. Harvard before the game feared TIE
little Indian quarter, and was coached especially 10
break up his attempts at goals They old II TO-DAY
for the Crimson forwards sifted through SO rapu4S
chat Bslentf never had chance 70 get his kick
svay-
u was game filled with sensational plays, one
that kept the twenty thousand or more spectators
constantly on their The fighting shifted from
one goal 70 the other with startling rapdity- The
team that moment was fighting hard on IT'S
Hast chalk line OF two would perhaps g few mo
nnents be forcing the fighting right under the
shadow Of ats opponents goal The dashing eno
r-ins Of Corhett Leslie and Cutting kept the spec
Sators electrified and the crowd rose with
mighty roar Hendricks sped down the field Tor
nearly fifty yards. Another thrilling moment
came when Corbett picked Up the bounding oval
after an onside kick and dashed twenty-one yaros
so scroEs the Indian goal line for the nrs'
Touchdown OF the game.
Harvard used six backs during the game. and the
way in which thev smashed through the Indian
fne and sped around the feet Indian ends warmed
the heart Of every Crimson adherent and brought
broad and III concealed smiles TO the faces Of the
harvard coaches. There is nothing but jubauon
IN Cambridge tonight for the game was won
Sairly on its merits Harvard played rings srouno
the Indians proved herself superior 10 them IN
~rerv department of the game. and showed such
n
Captain Burr's team is team worthy to Uphold
the honor Of Harvard
t'orbett Kennard White Leslie and Yer Wiebe
r,royed themselves backs Of stellar ability. time
efter time smashing through the Carlisle lire Tor
material and sustained gains In fact Harvard
took TIE bsll from her 5yard line and without
once losing II hammered her way 1"7 yards 70
Touchdown
-.rie,, of The work ~ the tvo teams shows
that Harvard rushed 44s yards in % scrinmages,
Rad % first downs kicked nine times for a dis
tance OF yards and suffered seven penalties tor
loss OF ls5 yards. The Indians covered io2 yards
tn 90 scrtunszes, made four first downs KICKED
eight times for distance Of so yards, and were
penaIized four times for distance Of Is yards
The game was ulsrred by much unnecessary
roughness and while both teams were 10 blame,
Harvard seemed 10 be the worst offender Ken
rsrd vas ruled for sluggins. and Harvard
vas penalized half the distance to her goal line.
Sill Edwards had 20 warn players on both teams
repeatedly for their rough tactics
touchdown Four times the Crimson had fought
+4,e b.I down to Carlsles 5-yard line, only TO be
set hack on penalties. The Indians also suffered
from penalties hut nothing like as severely as
their opponents
Carlisle plaved some rattling good football. One
well executed forward pass retted her more than
thirty Yards. and she made equally long gain
q trick play. But the Indian offence proved on
the whole as disappointing her defence. ard
sas never good for enough sustained gains 70 Be
m
- times developed wonderful defence once she
reld Harvard her 12-yard line and another
time Fer line STOOD like q stone wall when the
Crimson had the ball within her 5-yard Lire It
vas playing such this-last ditch fghtins-thst
fook the game from the ranks Of the ordinary and
gave il place IN football history
Harvard showed marked improvement in all lines
of offensive playing The forward pass was exc
cuted with the precision and accuracy that make
If one of the most dangerous plays known foot
hall. Cutler handled the team better than he has
IN any preceding game. After q few experiments
With the right side OF the Indian line he sent his
hacks smashing into the left Of the line He found
St weak and hammered it steadily for big gains.
The work OF the Harvard guards was pleasing
surprise The Indians evidently expected 10 find a
weak spot in Dunlap, Captain Burr's substitute,
hut there was little make through him. Cutting.
who replaced Browne at left end. played wonder
flllv good game. He distinguished himself once
r. running through the Indian team for fortyseven
yards.
81 the Indians might win. Harvard scored first, hut
missed goal Then the Indians started in. and by
sonle hard Iine smashing, pretty end and
forward pass carried the ball TO within yards
q the Crimson goal line. Here the Harvard line
frightened up and the Indians lost the ball
downs A min later il evident that
there chance for Warmers braves for the
Harvard attack had pulled itself together and was
ploughing through the Indian line in way that
indicated the outcome OF the game.
freely offered he Indians when
the two teams trotted the field Harvard
the toss. and chose TO defend the west goal.
with the wind her back. On the scrir-
the Indians penalized FIVE yards for
offside play This did not seem to worry them
for they smashed Haryard's attack TO bits and
forced the Crimson punt. One exchange of
of the held. After a few more plays Kennard at
tempted z goal from the Indians 42-yard line
The Try was short. and Balenh dashed back 70
his 1s-ysrd line Considerable pUnting followed
in which Kennard held HIS fairly well
Finally Harvard got the bali her own 81 yard
line. and then she cut loose her attack Using
Corbett and Kennard she quickly carried the ball
onside kick. which Crimson forward recovered
or Csrlise's Z-yard lire. and the Crimson stands
yelled for touchdown But Kennard was caught
slugginE, and Harvard was penalized half the dis
tsnce her goal, lost the ball besides Ken
narc ordered out Of the game. and Yer Wiebe
took his place. Carlisle could not gain. after
several exchanges of punts the Crimson got go
ing again. Hammering the left side Of the Indian
line, the Crimson backs pioughed their way nearer
and nearer 10 the Indian goal. until Cutler tried
onside kick, which Corbett picked up twenty
four yards from the Carlisle goal and eluding
several tacklers. sped over for q touchdown Mac
kay missed the try for goal. and the score was: