New-York tribune., 1911-11-05


stronger team and played football as
football goes. in a more varied and ef-
fective. even IL in less successful, way.
Indecision. poor choice OF plays and
weak pjinting cost the Crimson dearly,
aside from the failure of Milholand,
who went in for just one play, to miss
gral from the field by the narrow mar
gin OF foot or more, and aside from
Huntington's lack Of speed, when, with
q clear field and a straight road to the
Princeton goal he was brought down
from behind by "Tolly' Pendleton after
Il forty-five yard run.
Harvard had a stronger and more YER
satile attack and an equally strong If not
stronger defence than Princeton, al
though the Tigers were powerful enough
to hold up and even throw back the most
vicious assault the Crimson could pro-
duce. except in one instance, inside the
25-yard line. The figures bring out
clearly these facts
Harvard gained 155 yards by straight
rushing. TO only sixty for Princeton, and
made six first downs by rushing, to only
one for the Tigers Furthermore. the
forward pass was used TO good advant-
age in the series Of plays which made
Harvard.s one touchdown possible,
whereas Princeton used it not at all.
Tho Princeton ends did not suffer in
comparison with their rivals. but for all
dred-odd yards by running back punts'
a against forty-fve for the Princeton
backs
Game a Punting Duel.
In punting-and the game. by the way,
was largely punting duel-the Tigers
had the advantage, De Witt doing far
better work on the whole than Pierce or
Reynolds. 1t was through gaining some
thirty yards on two exchanges of punts
in the first half and a partially blocked
kick that the Tigers got within striking
distance Of the Harvard goal line for the
first and only time in the game. Other
wise the Tigers could not crowd their
way into Crimson territory beyond the
42-yard mark while in possession Of the
ball.
Harvard, on the contrary, fought its
way five times inside Of Princeton's -
yard line, where, however. the gritty
Orange and Black forwards. led by Cap
tain Hart and Duff, both Of whom were
a tower of strength, held like a veritable
stone wall.
s1Nuti ftnfn nd
two men who were counted on largely to
carry the team to victory were forced to
retire early on account of injuries.
These men were Gardiner, at right
tackle one of the greatest forwards of
tn year, who broke his arm, and Potter,
the quarterback and field general Har-
ward missed these players. Princeton
alsJ used several substitutes, but more
for the purpose of sending in fresh men
after the others had played themselves
ou Baker went in for Pendleton. but
did not have a chance TO shine, while
Duff was relieved after he had estab
Iished the fact conclusively that he is
one OF the best guards on the gridiron
this year. Pendeton, before retiring in
the second half was unable to get away
for any of his dashing runs through
broken field, as he was a marked man,
just as he was in the Yale game a year
ago His wonderful speed, however. op-
Grated to the lasting advantage of his
team, as ne it was who brought Hunt
ington down from behind when the lat
ter was on what looked like a safe road
10 a touchdown
Action, and Plenty Of 1t.
The game began in punting and ended
in punting. The first period furnished
nothing unusual although Harvard was
in momentary danger when a punt was
blocked, but the ball was recovered well
down in Crimson territory. The second
period. however, was full Of action, with
first Princeton, then Harvard and then
Princeton again earning the advantage.
AS a starter De Witt outpunted Pierce
to such an extent that Harvard was
forced back into her own territory.
Captain Hart then partly blocked a
punt, and Princeton recovered the ball
on Harvard's 2j-yard line for their first
chance to score. Failing to gain in two
plungcs al Harvard's powerful line,
Chrystie tried a drop kick He was
poorly protected, however, and the ball
was blocked, and Huntington. charging
through, snapped it up and was off like
a flash with a clear field-a full ten
yards before the nearest Princeton man.
That man, as already told, was Pendle-
ton. and Huntington was brought to
earth, after covering ifty-hve yards,
only twenty-five yards from the goal
line of the Tigers.
Harvard fumbled on the first play,
whereupon MihOlland, the lanky drop
kicker. who had broken the tie with
Brown the week before by goal from
the field. rushed out from the side lines
10 DO his speciality. The crowd in the
stands held their breath. Even the
Princeton host was quiet as the ball
came spinning back. Milholland had
plenty OF time. and met the ball fair and
true with his toe but il went wide of the
mark by a foot or so. as the wild shout
from the Princeton following announced.
For "A time the Tigers held their op-
ponents at bay. but danger again loomed
up when the ball took an ugly bound
from an onside kick by Reynolds, and.
getting away from Pendleton, bobbed
around Until Captain Fisher fell on II for
Harvard on Princeton's o-yard line.
Then the Tigers showed their mettle.
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