New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-11-28
RAISES HARVARD'S HOPES
9umor Gives Crimson a Safety IN
Tie Game with Yale.
COACH ENDS DISCUSSION
Haughton Quickly Issues State
ment That Langford's Rul-
ing Is Correct.
rsy Telegraph to TIE Tribune


Cambridge. Mass, Nov. 27.-For fe~
hours this morning all Harvard was very
much upset b. the intimadon that, be-
cause Of the wording Of the football ruie
regarding the scoring Of a safety the
Crimson was entitled 10 victory over the
RIue on Saturday by a score OF 20 ..
4 norton Of Rule states that a safety
"a made when a player OF the side In pos
session makes an uncompleted forward
mass behind his own goal line. BY rumor
thts rule was construed TO cover the for
ward PASS that Walter Camp, jr, made
from behind Yale's goal line in the Har-
ward game. the ball being dropped oy
Avery. The point did not come up Ior ols-
cussion IN the game, the UNDERSTANDING
Being that the rule meant that a ror"aio
pass must hit the ground behind the So@i
line as we'll AS be made from point De-
hind the goal line Of the field OF play 10
entitle the defending team 70 safety'
The following statement was issued on
the point by Percy D. Haughton, head
coach OF the Harvard team, to-day:
owing 70 the many inquiries that
have received regarding the decision rem
dered when Yale attempted TO make a for
ward pass from behind her own goal nne'
IL seems advisable 20 state frankly that
Harvard is entirely in accord with Mr..
Langford's ruling
I'VE have always held that Rule 8, Sec
| ton ., Of this years rules, under which
the question arises. referred only 70 a for
ward pass which strikes the ground behind
| the goal line II there were any question
as 20 the exact meaning Of this rule. how
ever all doubt would be removed by Rule
Q. Section 4. which provides that when a
| forward pass hits the ground within the
| field Of play, as did Camps pass on Satur-
| day. the ball shall be returned 10 the spot
Of the preceding down and the play shall
| count as a down.
Thus It seems, and always has been
our opinion. that Rule has no application
| 10 such a play rs that which has caused
| the discussion. I sincerely trust that this
statement will close a most unfortunate
| and unnecessary discussion regarding the
| incident"
The Harvard men we're all down 70 the
football field this Afternoon. loldng out for
| their lockers, and all the players were IN
fine condition There was not man hurt
| in the Yale game, Campbell alone being
| banged little but not so badly that
: he could not have returned 70 the play in
the last three periods had he been wanted
by the coaches In all Harvard used four
! teen men against Yale. and OF these seven
will be eligible for next years team at
| Cambridge Harvard loses Captain Fisher
and also Leslie, both the guards. and Bud
Smith. the left end. Potter also Will be
graduated in June, while three backs
Huntington, Campbell and Ted Frothing-
| ham-wlll go.
The nucleus for the team next fall will be
Parmenter. centre: Storer and Hitchcock,
tackles FELTON,. right end. and Harvard 8
best kicker: Gardner. quarterback, and
Reynolds and Wendell. halfbacks. Reyn-
oIds, Storer and Hitchcock have two more
years to play at Harvard. the other four
men being seniors another season.
Besides these men, OBrien, who PLAYED
end against Princeton. will be available,
and so will Tudor Gardiner. who promised
10 be a wonderful tackle, but who broke
his arm in the Princeton game.
There is some good material TO be had
from this years freshman team, the best
player being Captain Brickley Brickey
was the whole freshman outfit this fall
and he scored So points OF the 96 that the
| team made. Thirty OF the points made by
/ Brickley were on field goals. some by drop
| kick and some by placement. Against the
/ Princeton freshmen Brickley scored all u
points by goals from the field.
/ pacl,Ay Mcfarland and Tommy Murphy