New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-10-08
HARVARD GETS A SCARE.
Holy Cross Holds Heavy Crimson
Eleven to Low Score.
REGULARS WEAK IN ATTACK
Make Only One Touchdown and a
Field Goal--Wigglesworth
Meets with Accident.

Cambridge Mass. oct 7.-Harvard's an
ticipated brace against Holy Cross failed
70 materialize to-day for the Worcester
team was beaten only by the score OF 2
To 0, the regulars scoring a touchdown and
field goal IN the first half and the substi-
tutes falling 70 do anything in the second
The Crimsons score was IS points less than
Yales against the same team. but Holy
Cross was in much better shape to play
and put up an exhibition Of much sitter
and smoother football
In the first half Harvard approached the
Holy Cross goal only twice. The first time
was after three exchanges Of kicks had
brought the ball past the middle Of the
field for Harvard and when. after Grau-
stein had made 10 yards behind Harvard's
right wing Wendell behind the wing Shift
Grove through the other side and ploughed
through the Holy Cross defence for 40
yards and n touchdown. The second time
was nearly at the end of the first half
when Rogers recovered an onside kick on
the Holy Cross 15-yard line, from where
Harvards holding cost 10 yards. 1t was
here that Potter backed away almost 10 the
40-yard line and made an accurate drop
kick for three points.
In the second half the regulars were
withdrawn and the substitutes, under Wig
ellsworth. were played for twenty minutes
In the third period the substitutes were
within the Holy Cross 30-yard line three
times. being penalized the first time as
Wirglesworth tried a field goal, which he
missed. again losing the ball when he fun
bled while trying 70 make a forward pass
and later losing the ball on downs.
Near the end Of the last period Hitch
cock recovered an onside kick for Harvard
on the opponents 2O-yard line, but a for
ward pas could not even be started. Mil
holland was then sent out from the side
lines to make a drop kick from the forty
yard line but the ball carried low. Holy
Cross was strong defensively, except when
scored against. and for time IN the sec
ond half. when 'Bren. Smiths substitute
at right end. made two twelve-yard gains.
running from his position and taking the
ball on delayed passes. Holy Crosss attack
when directed az the Harvard ends or CEN
tire was completely smothered, Rogers prov
ing of great strength at left tackle and
bolstering that side Of the line to a very
satisfying degree Holy Cross, however,
developed the forward pass much better
than Harvard did
In the second period three forward passes
in succession were made successfully and
netted a complete gain Of forty-seven
wards Whalen and O'Brien did the passing,
and the third pass, on which O'Brien took
the ball from Whalen. the Harvard back
field. vas "foxed" completely, and after
getting the ball O'Bren ran eighteen yards
10 Harvard's ffteen-yard line, where he
was bounced upon by Wendell. There was
no punch TO the line attack that followed,
and when Gibson went back to try a goal
from placement the combination Of A poor
mass and Fetons activity in breaking
through blasted the only chance that the
visitors had all afternoon.
ON the whole, Harvard's play was dls-
amounting Wendell was tho only PACK
whose running was at all consistent, Black
.U being the BEST man in the secohu
string. Wlgglesworth's work at quarter
was very ragged, but to the coaches THIS
lost consequence when the veteran was al
tscxed 80 hard while running back KICK.
almost AT the close OF the game, that MS
iaft ankle was badly fractured. Ills leg
VII he i'm splints for a month, so that tnere
seep,s no possibility that he VIII ne able
ia Diav again this year.
I'll. 1Iua-UU follows.