Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-11-06
Harvard Showed Offensive Strength

The Harvard eleven showed more Of
fensive strength than Princeton. and al
though ii does not seem to be capable of
as much offensive strength as last year.
the Harvard coaches believe there is
power and fight enough in the individual
members OF the team as l.othrop With
ington expresses 1t. TO bear fruit before
the close of the season. \ similar nope
is entertained all along the line OF llNdi
foot bal camps.
Usually players are in such hurry 70
fall on the ball after a blocked Kick that
the fact of the ball twice being picked up
and carried along down clear field Is "a
rarity indeed in one game. Here was an
emergency seized equally we'll by Harvard
and Princeton. but vi h the "A important
difference that Princeton cNcclIed in pur-
suing the opportunity TO fruition. says
Coach Haughton:
Princeton took advantage OF All ttaT-
wards mistakes. whereas Harvard failed
to score when Huntington had blocked =
dropped kick and had clear field before
him. Had the rest OF the team interiereu
for him ON that run Harvard would nave
won the game. When Princeton blocked
Harvard : drop kick the whole Princeton
team followed tho runner closely ana
blocked off all Harvard's tacklers, max
ing a touchdown possible.
The game was unfortunately. married
by one serious and several minor injuries
and i'm this respect the Harvard team had
bv far the worse luck. Gardiner. 1ar-
wards best tackle broke his arm early III
tho game Potter wrenched his leg badly,
Campbell received a hruiSe which inca
pacitatcd him after the second play OF
me .t.ae and Gardiner received KNOCK
on the head that completely Gazed him. 50
that he could not remember the signals
This latter accident happened at the time
when Harvard was on Princeton l.-yard
line and its failure to score was IN great
part due to this unfortunate injury.
Although Harvard WAS SOIpeWii nat naIed
by the rapid series OF injuries, Vet the
substitutes played most creditahic game
1t is seldom that a team IS minus IT'S pesi
kicker best quarterback, best tackle ehu
and its fastest back Campbell and does
not get ratified and in this respect the
Harvard team showed remarkable fortl-
tude.''
Gardiner is without an exception as
at Harvard says Capt. Fisher, and was
fast rounding into the most aggressive
man in the Harvard line
Felton's kicking was missed by Harvard.
but while he probably would have eqlla!ca
De Witt in distance and consistency. IL
is doubtful whether he could have done
as we'll in placing his kicks. Whatever
the reason for it. the Princeton backs
We're under kicks and set Tor THEM 't''ti
than the Harvard backs. chrystie was i
most clever Judge of the flight OF kicked
ball and kicks Of the onside variety We're
better handled by Princeton than by
Harvard.
The rushing OF the Indians against
Penn is described as the finest eXllbltlon
of straight foot ball seen on FRANKLIN
Field this year The redskins carried the
ball p yards without parting with IT,
Smacks Of real foot ball, that. III" IN
dian team was together Spiendldly in TINS
series of ruSheS. ArcaSa. with good IN
reference took the ball - y;triS Tor TWO
first downs in three PUSHES. Powell Nelcli
and Whe.lock then storln"d the me II
gains Of :. and . Yards respectively.
Powell pierced left tackle for .. NeWasne
was stopped for no gain. and then toWelI
slid through right tackle and end for ~
wards and Il touchdown. some rushing
Penn was without Mercer, but carlisle
was without Thorpe. toach smith ~
Penn extracted some comfort from the
game saving that his team had improved
greatly within week.
Cornell learned in the debate with W IL |
l;amS that taking il easy Is perliouS DuSl- |
ness But the scare served to SHOW nne
fighting ability by Cornell when hard
pressed. The most trying experience 81 !
ALI and the. one most calling for lighting |.
qualities j. when supposedly Stroiise! |
team unexpectedly discovers that tho op- |
pun.nt is fotnidab. enough t. hay" Il
GOOD chanc. ri winning. The 1tlacans /
bumped into thai distressing situation |
and that they could pull cut speaks highly /
fer their nerve.