The Washington times., 1911-11-26
NEITHER CONTENT
WITH NEW RULES
Yale and Harvard May Unite to Cause Change That
Will Strengthen Offense Annual Clash Brings
No Score on Stadium Gridiron.

CAMBRIDGE, Mass, Nov. NJ
Neither Harvard nor Yale Is satisfied
with the scoreless result Of their bat
tie on the slippery gridiron here yes
terday, and murmurs are heard that
representatives of both universities will
unite to bring about change in the
rules at the next meeting of the rules
committee in New York. Under the
present rules II is well-nigh impossible
for the offense to succeed within the
scoring zone against team of equal
weight and skill.
So unsatisfactory was the contest
that both elevens, when the final
whistle blew, gathered in two groups,
gave morose cheer and slowly walked
from the field. Not man was in
jured, and. but for, the rules, they
might have played for another hour.
Twice Yale had chances to score. In
the first period Harvard tumble gave
Yale the ball on the Crimson's 17-yard
line. Howe's try for field goal failed
through poor pass from Ketcham
In the third period Yale carried the
leather to within Harvards 30-yard
line and again Howe failed to negotiate
the field goal.
Poor Generalship.
Poor generalship by Potter prevented
a score by Harvard at. the end Of the
FIRST period. The ball had been showed
a forward pass. 1t did not go through
Later Potter tried twice to send field
goals over, failing each time.
Yale rushed 60 yards on IS plays, maxi
ing five first downs. Howe and Camp
nd Ina Zoe uotv ,f C9o
yards. Yale's backs ran back Har-
wards punts a total Of 81 yards Yale
lost 40 yards on Ave penalties.
Harvard gained los yards on "a rush
ing plays, making four first downs, all
brought $40 yards, and Harvard's backs
ran in Yale's kicks total of 20 yards.
Five penalties were inflicted on the
Crimson. with a total loss of IS yards.
Sam Felton's kicking rendered the
best efforts OF the Yale backfield USE
less. He drove the ball into the wind
for 45 and 80 yards time and time again,
Smith going down the field to hurl the
Yale back in his tracks. This marvellous
punter kept the Ellis on the defense
most Of the game The Harvard for
wards were fast down the field keep
Ing every inch gained by the punts.
Looked All Yale.
At the start Of the contest 1t looked
all Yale. A fake kick followed by a
pretty dash by Howe. got the Cambridge
eleven of Its feet and before anything
could be done the little Yale leader
| was trying for a field goal. Ketcham's
poor pass spoiled that. and Harvard
got Its second wind. Nothing but poor
p, Judgment on the part OF Potter. Har.
wards quarterback. who persisted Jir
ordering a rushing game in midfield
kept the heavy Crimson eleven from
scoring.
Yale's famous shift play. brought East
/ from Minnesota by Tom Shevlin. was
promptly diagnosed by the Harvard for.
wards and rendered futile. This com
PEELED Camp to punt. and kept the bal
| sailing through the air most of the
afternoon. The ELI backfeld lacked
| snap and drive on the slippery field
and this prevented any steady gains.
Starred for Harvard.
Wendell and Campbell starred in Har.
vard's backfeld, and the work o1
Smith at end, Hitchcock at tackle. and
Fisher at guard was notable. Smiths
down the field tackling was beautiful
several times hurling the opposing back
Just as he caught a punt
Camp lived up to his reputation for
his interference strong. and his punt.
ing very nearly as good as Feltons
Howe played desperate football from
first to. last. particularly in that last
period when the Crimson avalanche waa