New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1908-11-22
DETAILS or THE GAME.
Kennard Kicks Goal Field and Wins for Harvard
Early in Great Strusgle.

plays Leslie replaced Coroett ana No00'
Biddles place at centre.
Harvard tried two end runs on oouoie passes
from kick formation without material GAIN ana
tthen Kennard made olside kick. which went 10
Yale on her 45-yard line Dunlap. VINO had "eoA
ened was replaced by Wilmington
YALE NEAR HARvARD's GOAL
Phlbin dropped back and made pretty onside
kick for thirty yards, and 1t was 1aie odll VI,
Haryard's 1S-yard line touchdown seemed
imminent On the next play Johnson shot the ball
at Hanes on a forward pass. For a second II
looked as If the play was safe. as the ball sped
right for the Yale end. but a Harvard forward
leaning high in the cir, touched It with his hnger
tips DETECTED its course and, following Ike light
ming recovered the ball as it went out OF bounds
on his own 1-foot line. Kennard fell fully ten
wards behind his own goal line TO punt on the
next lineup Right here the Crimson team showed
class Its line held WELL and Kennard drove the
ball far up the field to Coy, who heeled 1t on har-
wards 45-yard line.
Yale again decided to rush the ball, and per-
haps another good opportunity to tie the score
was lost Philbin ripped through Fish for seven
yards on a split tandem play, and Coy aooeo
eight more on the play, but going through
Hoar this time. In two more PUSHES the ball rest
ed on Harvards 3-yard line, and Yale was again
shouting for the touchdown which was never 10
come. Then occurred one of the most spectacular
plays of the game, and one which enoed faIes
last real chance of winning.
johnson fell back and knelt just in front Of
Daley. The Harvard team was fooled. 1t analysed
the play az an attempt at a goal from placement.
Cooney snapped the ball back. Johnson jumped to
his feet as he caught it. while the whole Yale line
charged down the field ali making over to the
right. Johnson glanced at the Harvard men rush
ing at him every direction, then shot the ball
on a long forward pass to Brides on Harvards s.
yard line, where Kennard smeared him with a
fierce tackle.
To the dismay of Yale and to the joy of Harvard
the referee called the play back ruling that John
son had made the pass Illegally, since he had
failed to go yards out either side and paral-
lei to the rush line before passing the ball This
gave Harvard the ball her 2-yard line The
Yale line played much stronger defensive game.
The players seemed to anaIyze the attack better,
and they frequently smeared Harvard plays
without gain.
HARVARD PUTS IN SUBSTITUTES.
Harvard kept putting IN substitutes, and,
neither side being able to gain by rushing,
change of punts followed. Cutler then punted to
Coy on the third down. Yale penaIized twice
in succession. once for holding and once for on
side play. Worse followed Coy fell back for
fake kick but thrown for a loss Again he fell
back and again it was fake kick. This time
Crowley threw the acting Yale captain for a 10
yard loss, and Coy punted the next play from
his 1o-yard line The kick partly blocked. The
ball hit the ground and Harvard fell it.
big Bill" Edwards, however, had caught a Har-
ward man holding and gave the ball to Yale on her
34-yard line. The play was rough and fierce
at this point.
With the time growing shorter and shorter and
defeat staring her in the race, Yale sped Up her
attack. Johnson slipped outside Of left tackle
nine yards on a quarterback and Coy slammed
through right tackle FOR eight Philbin tried
an ons,de kick. The Goddess of Fortune so often
seen or Yale football fields. there, but aIas-
with the enemy. The kick blocked
ball bounded backward toward the Yale goal Phil
bin, racing back. fell II his own 32yard line
Coy punted from close formation and Cutler
fumbled the ball Had Yale been on the
spot to pick It up there might have been different
tale, for he would have had clear field and pos
sibly have made a touchdown. There was no Yale
there. though, and Harvard recovered the
tumble.
Harvard could not gain by rushing and punted
Yale fumbled the ball. but Harvard had been hold
ing again and penalized fifteen yards It was
Yale's ball on Harvard's 40-yard line Yale as a
last resort tried onside kick which went to
Harvard the Crtmson's 25-yard line.
Despite the number Of substitutions in her line
up Harvard began rushing game OF unusual
ferceness and effectiveness and tearing
through the Tale line for steady gains when time
was called with the ball in Harvards possession
the centre of the held-
When the whistle blew Harvard Ieaped
into the field and danced It. Then they
massed in front of the Yale stands. and dancing
and shouting, made sure that the Blue did not fan
TO know it had lost.