The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-11-20

by Corbett of Harvard. Receiving the
ball on his own 15-yard line after
Yale punt he ducked and lodged through
almost the entire Yale team, and was
not brought to earth until he had trav-
eled 80 yards, placing the oval on the
Harvard 50-yard line.
Harvard hopes ran high. Following
this sensational play the Cambridge
bows seemed for few minutes to-
stand the Ellis on their heads. Time
after time they gained through the
line or around the ends on fake kick
formations but the blue learned how
to stop this and made Harvard kick
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Then Yale began to show her real
form. Howe. the quarterback, tore
through for two 10-yard runs. Captain
DAILY brought the Yale stands to their
feet by thrilling dash of "a yards.
Up and down the field throughout
the two first periods the ball ranged.
II changed hands frequently enough to
keep everyone thrilled through every
minute of the 80.
The rest of the game was simply a
never changing struggle up and down the
field The ball was generally Harvard's;
generally in Yale territory.
Yales famous Minnesota shift play was
not the inevitable ground-gainer that had
been predicted Harvard's double shift
was not much better. Yale's line opened
up where it wasn't intended to. So did
Harvard's. Both sides fumbled; both
teams backs were at times thrown for
big losses and again broke through for
spectacular gains. Nearly everything that
could happen In football happened.
1t was a great exhibition of new foot
ball Harvard tried almost everything
that the 1910 game allows, but the
strength of the Crimson was offset os'
the amazing speed of the Blue and at no
time was there a chance for the Johnnies
to accumulate any points.
1t was estimated that nearly $4,000 was
bet that the Crimson would triumph. Yale
men were betting 2 to 1, that their team
would score. Harvard wagered even
money that the Crimson would score two
touchdowns.
Work of the Teams
Howe, Yale quarterback, supported the
general idea of the Yale defense by con-
stantly punting and he sent the ball high
in the air giving Fitzpatrick and Brooks,
the ends, the time to get down under
them and tackle the runner 1t was the
wonderful work of the two ends and
Fields tackling which shone in Yale's
game.
The entire Yale team was quick In ac-
ton. its formations were thrown out and
shifted over with great speed and when
the ball was put in play there was every
evidence that the men had been trained
in the fundamentals which, for years,
have been the wonder of the football
world. The Yale line, which had to bear
the brunt of the boring of Wendell, who
seemed to open up holes by sheer
strength. was surprisingly compact DAILY
was not used a great deal at plunging
owing to, 1t Is understood. a weak knee.
He was reserved until the latter part
of the game and his opportunity came
just before the end when he tried a drop
kick from the 35-yard line, but 1t was
DETECTED by the wind.
AS to the Harvard team the disappoint-
nent was the running of the team by
Quarterback Wigglesworth and the
fumbling of the backs. Wigglesworth
was twice taken out and Potter and
Gardner substituted, but the coaches
pushed the little quarterback into the
game and each time error in Judgment
made the failure at critical times.
The Gains Compared
The punting was disappointing as a
whole although In the first period 1t gave
promise of being feature.