Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-11-08
HARvARD'S ELEVEN
SURPRISES INDIANS
Crimson Players Lose Many
Opportunities to Score by
0ffside PIay-BaIenti's
Form ReverSeS.

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. November T.
Harvard proved Irresistible against the
Carlisle Indians today, both in the at
tack and on the defensive. and won, to
the surprise of nearly 10000 spectators,
by a score of II to q.
The result would have been several
points larger for the Crimson had it not
been for the overeagerness of the Har-
ward players when within reaching dis
lance of the Indian goal line. Four times
Harvard was on Carlisle's 5-yard line
and three times was sent back for offside
play and holding, while in the fourth in
stance her players became exhausted
from rushing and the Indians got the ball
on downs. Two minutes later Harvard
was within II yards of the Indian goal
line. but again lost the ball on downs.
1t was directly after this that the strength
of the Crimson defense was tested to the
very limit and proved unbreakable, for the
Indians were held for downs on the Grim
son o-yard line. Then came the attack
which covered practically the entire
length of the field and which resulted in
the third Crimson score. These plays
were all in the second half. In the first
half Harvard scored twice the march to
the Indian goal line starting from the
Crimson's 35-yard line, and the second
from the middle of the field.
The Indians, including the noted field
goal kicker. Balenti, proved disappoint-
ing and were never a factor in the con-
test.
Indians Look Dangerous.
Twice during the game the Indians
looked dangerous. The first time a %
yard penalty stopped their progress I'M
der the Harvard goal posts. and the sec
ond time the adamantine defense by the
Crimson stopped further progress. Ba-
lentfs only attempt at a field goal was
smothered almost before the ball left the
ground. One Harvard man, Kennard,
was ordered from the field for rough
play.
The beauty Of the modernized foot ball
was shown ably by Harvard. Three for
ward passes by the Crimson team re-
suited in long gains and two onside kicks
were carried off successfully.
1t was the Crimson's smashing on
slaught into the Indian line. however that
gained SO many yards for Harvard and
proved the feature of the game.
Indians Weak.
Harvard found the Indian line much
weaker than was anticipated, and the
Crimson backs several times tore through
for s. 10, and 10 and 20 yards. The
longest run OF the game was that by Cut
ting. around Carlisle's left end, which
netted Al yards. White made run
through center of % yards and Corbett
"a yards in his run for touchdown in
the first half.
After the loss of Kennard Harvard was
woefully weak in thu kicking department.
and arlisle'Cs chance at the Crimson goal
was due partly to McKay's inability to
boot the ball out of danger.
The first score came after fifteen min
utes of play. The ball had been going
back and forward across the field and
penalties on both sides had been frequent.
At last Harvard captured the ball on the
Crimson 35-yard line. Four rushes into
the line brought it to the center of the
field and an onside kick took it to the
Indians 24-yard line. from which point
Corbett carried it over. Then came the
first chance of the Indians to score. Get
ing the jump on the aHrvard players and
aided by a well executed forward pass,
Carlisle pushed the ball to within strik-
ing distance of the Crimson goal. but
20-yard penalty pushed the ball back,
and soon after Harvard got the ball on
downs. Then followed Harvard's sec
ond score In which the forward pass
and the onside kick were contributing
factors.
Redskins Exhausted.
The numerous unsuccessful attempts
by the Crimson players to gather in the
4 or 5 yards between them and the
Indian goal line occupied the greater
part Of the second half. but five minutes
before the close of the game. after the
Indians exhausted themselves under the
shadow of the Harvard goal posts. there
came the great Crimson IA ~, which COW
cred the length of the field and which
in the third and final score.
A review of the work of the two teams
shows that Harvard rushed HIS yards in
90 scrimmages, had 20 first downs. kicked
. times from downs for a distance OF
2JS yards and suffered penalties, for
loss of 1875 yards. The Indians covered
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