New-York tribune., 1911-11-26
IBy telegraph to The Tribune. J


By Telegraph TO The Tribune
Cambridge, Mass, Nov. 25.-Yale's great
football machine. the one that gave prom
ise Of such a powerful and versatile at
tack two weeks ago. crumbled to pieces
before the onslaught of somewhat
stronger and better Harvard eleven here
this afternoon, and escaped defeat more
for the reason that Haryard's players made
most costly mistakes in handling the ball
when clean handling meant touchdowns or
additional opportunities for drop kicks or
because the forwards could not refrain
from holding when the attack was sweep
Ing Yale OFF it's feet than because OF Yale's
defence.
II was a magnificent but disappointing
battle to watch, for opportunities came
thick and fast for each team TO deliver the
fatal punch yet Yale was unable TO do II
when two chances came the way OF the
Blue I'm the first and third quarters, be-
cause Captain Howe, whom | have never
Judged to be q drop kick performer OF
merit. failed in two easy attempts at iIar-
Yards goal. with his team giving him all
the time needed in tho world, and Harvard
was unable to do 1t chiefly because Of two
bad plays. one by the al-American end,
Smith, who ran into A Yale back who had
him neatly dropped by his Interference
when he was making otherwise unham-
pered progress toward Yale's goal line only
thirty Yards away: and the other by Reyn-
olds. somewhat later in the fourth quar-
ter. when he fumbled forward pass from
Potter-the play that enabled Harvard TO
score upon Prnceton--when he had a clear
lane ahead for the much coveted goal.
Had Three More Chances.
Three other times Harvard was danger
Gus. On two Of these occasions Potter
missed goals from the field by narrow mar
gins. These were i'm the second and fourth
| quarters. In the third quarter Frothing-
ham made weak attempt Two other on
slaughts by Harvard in the last half Of the
game were progressing magnlhcently, but
went for naught because Harvard's for
wards used their hands, a fatal error on
their part and one that I had expected
them TO commit But to every intent and
purpose the game proved that Percy
Haughton and his assistants have prac-
! tically solved the mysteries OF this pres
ent game OF football, for Haughton's ma
| chine brilliantly handled by both Potter
and Gardner. proved the surprise OF the
day--yes, OF the football world in general
for It refused to be checked, and that It
did not down Yale was because individual
| parts OF the machine failed when the cru
cia tests came. II was the one great op-
portunlty for this modern, much cursed
and greatly condemned game TO prove its
| right to stay. and that It failed is not the
fault Of Haughton or his assistants, but OF
few members Of the eleven who did not
do their parts as the parts had been as
signed to them.
Harvard had everything i'm the way Of
new football except onSde kicks, and when
the Crimson eleven found itself, felt Its
strength and knew it had power, when 1t
pitched I'm TO wipe out the big Yale bugaboo,
then II came, and II came with power
that no resistance checked. IT was the
grandest struggle a Harvard eleven mas
ever given me the pleasure OF seeing, Tor
it grew I'm strength as the game progressed,
and at the end had Yale at bay beaten
into its own territory, because its attack
was versatile, the most savage and daring
OF the year. That II failed was because o.
individual errors, not because it lacked
power generalship, tactics or sheer grit.
Attack Too Much for Yale.
Best OF all from Crimson standpoint
this attack proved far too much for Yale
and Yale's strongest game. At end running
from kick formations, wherein Yale has
been so irresistible. it swept Yale off It's
feet and in turn prevented Camp or Howe
| 1. gfVaa Ia n
tack In kicking. FELTON,, the left-footed ath-
lete, sent high. twisting punts forty and
fifty Yards down the field that threw Howe
and Camp into a panic similar to the one
De witt. of Princeton, placed them in a
week ago, when they had some excuse by
reason of the wretched weather conditions
then existing. Camp and Captain Howe
especially had day Of butter fingers that
sent terror into the hearts of every loyal
supporter of the Blue.
Then there was always Wendell for Har-
ward to depend upon, and that stockily
built back Of the Crimson was used TO great
advantage especially in the last quarter.
when be was sent time after time at Nc
Dewitt on a split play from kicking forma-
ton that netted Harvard many yard when
chance to strike.
Strange to say, it was not game OF in
dividual Lrilliancy upon the part of any OF
these players. unless one except Captain
Fisher and Wendell. of Harvard, but, on
the contrary, a game Of peculiarly uneven
play on the part Of many Ketcham, OF
Yale, was noteworthy in this respect. His
work at times was scintlatngly brilliant,
and then would follow miserable pass by
him that cost mis- eleven dearly, perhaps the
game. For it was upon Captain Howe's
first attempt at lrop kick that Ketcham
rolled the ball back upon the ground TO
him. hurryng him unnecessarily when
steadiness might have done the work for
the Blue captain. Nor was this the only
offence Of this kind by this aggressive pivot
of the Blue Ketcham was only one Of the
examples of errstic work Another was
Smith OF Harvard. But more OF this later,
when ! will discuss the work Of the more
prominent players.
Turned Weapon Against Blue.
II was a peculiar game 20 view. Harvard
robbed the opposing team OF the glory that
expected TO be Yale's by solving the
Blues best attack and cleverly turning II
10 good account by improving upon II when
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