Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-11-26
VALE AND HARVARD STRUGGLE
TO A HARD SCORELESS TIE
Both Teams Strong on the Defense, But
Many Opportunities Were Lost to
Score Touchdowns.

CAMBRIDGE. Mass. November %
90 powerful was the defense and so
neslectful were both teams of their op-
portunities that Harvard and Yale walked
out of the stadium this afternoon amid
perfect silence. without having scored a
point against each other in their thirty
second annual foot ball contest
Yale's opportunity to score came In the
first three minutes of play. when q Har
ward tumble gave the ball to the Blue
team on Harvard's 17-yard line. After
rushing the ball 10 yards farther Capt.
Howe attempted a field goal, but the pass
was so poor that Harvard easily recov-
cred the pigskin. Only once later, at the
beginning of the third period. did Yale
get within 80 yards of the Harvard
goal. and again Capt. Howe failed in his
attempt at a field goal
Harvard's chance came at the close Of
the first period when, on Yale's 7-yard
line, Potter attempted forward pass
rather than push his team 10 yards to
the right and try for a field goal. Twice
IN the latter part of the game Potter tried
for field goals only to send the ball wide.
The game was more disappointing to
Harvard than to Yale, although the Blue
team was decided favorite at the start.
Harvard shattered the famous Minnesota
shift, which Tom Shevin brought on
from the west, and which proved so eff
fective against Princeton. Having faith
omed this strongest card in the Yale list
of plays, the Crimson was looked upon
as the logical winner at the close of the
second period. But the third period saw
two miserable fumbles in the Crimson
back field and il was not until the final
period that the Harvard offense began
to assert itself Forward passes, double
passes, criss-cross runs and plunges into
the Yale line by the mighty Wendell and
a cleverly played fake forward pass kept
the ball almost continually in Yales ter
ritory. Twice, also. when the Crimson
was apparently marching straight for
Yale's goal. holding in the line stopped
the progress to the encouragement of the
Crimson stands. Lack of generalship on
the part of Potter, Harvards quarter
back, and the aggressiveness of the
Yale forwards kept most of the struggle
between the 4O-yard lines. The Crimson
always seemed to have the better of the
rushing. but lacked power at the proper
moment.
Magnificent Defense.
The most brilliant feature Of the play
was the magnificent defense of both rush
lines Each side seemed able to fathom
the play before it started and many times
runners were thrown for losses. The
tackling was of the fercest character,
while Bomeisler and Smith. ends of the
two teams, were down on punts SO fast
that scarcely any were run back.
There were only two feature runs. One
was 35-yard dash by Philbin through
an enormous hole in the Harvard line.
Harvards longest run was 17-yard dash
by Smith. who caught the only completed
forward pass of the day. Smith also
made IL yards on a fake forward pass.
All the other ruSheS were for less than
10 yards.
FELTON, and Potter slightly outkicked
Camp of Yale, but the Blue had a little
better average than the Crimson in rush.
ing, due to Philbin's run.
summary of the efforts of the two
teams shows that Harvard rushed thirty
four times for distance of 1Oo yards.
and made four first downs, all in the last
period. Harvard kicked eighteen times
for $40 yards and ran back Yale's kicks
for 70 yards. The Crimson was sent back
live times for a distance of A. yards for
infringement of the rules.
Yale rushed eighteen times for 60 yards,
and scored five first downs. Camp and
Howe kicked twenty-five times for 63S
yards. while the back field ran back Har
ward punts for distance of 81 yards.
Yale was set back five times in penalties
9or a distance of 40 yards
Each team tried the forward pass five
times, but only one effort was effective,
while on other occasions the ball fell
10 the ground. Yales most notable ef-
fort in this direction was at the be-
ginning of the third period, when Avery
hid himself the other side of the
field and then came rushing out for a
long throw from Camp. The Yale end,
had he caught the throw. would have
mad clear field to the Crimeon goal
line, 80 yards away-but he dropped the
ball.
The game was played in ideal foot
ball weather, and before the usual fur
clad and fag-decked crowd.
Yale Wins Toss.
Both teams were prompt in coming on
the field, Harvard appearing at 1:JO fol-
lowed five minutes later by the Blue
team. The Harvard undergraduates
cheered for Capt. Howe of Yale, and the
Blues returned the compliment with
cheers for Capt. Fisher of Harvard. Just
before the teams lined up it was an
nounced that Gardner would start at
quarterback for Harvard in place of
Potter.
Yale Won the toss and took the east
end of the field. giving Harvard the west
end, with the sun I'm the eyes of the
Blues.
out of bounds on Yale's :O-yard line. On
the first down Camp made Q yards
round Harvard's right end on a fake kick.
Camp kicked on the first down, and the
ball got away from the Harvard back
field.
1t was Yale's ball on Harvard's 17-yard
line. Spalding made yards through
center. On a wing shift Philbin made
more. Howe drew back for a goal
from the field There was a poor pass
and the ball went to Harvard on Howe's
tumble. The play was on Harvard's To-
yard line Wendell made . yards, and
Yale lost yards for interference in the
center.
No Score in First Period.
FELTON, kicked to the center of the field
and there was no run back. Two rushes
Melted Yale but yards. and Camp kicked
to Campbell on Harvards 2O-yard line
Five yards were made on the run back
It was Harvard's ball on it's 2J-yard line
A Yale penalty of 10 yaSds for holding
and a plunge by Wendell placed the ball
on Harvards 25-yard line. FELTON, kicked
outside on Yale's 3S-yard line. On a wing
shift Spalding lost ) yards. and Camp i'm
mediately kicked to Campbell on Har-
wards 55-yard line. Five yards We're
gained in the run back and the ball was
In the center of the field, in Harvard's
possession.