The Detroit times., 1912-11-07
HARVARD WAS
ENTITLED TO
BEAT TIGERS
Princeton Squad Is Strong on
Recovering Fumbled
Balls
ALSO EXCELLED ON
THE FORWARD PASS
In All Other Departments, how
ever. Harvard Was
Supreme
eY pARKs n. DAVIS.

Considering as a whole, the defen-
siye strength OF both teams was one
OF the surprising features Of the game.
There were many football men who
believed that the weak defensive pow
er OF Dartmouth and Princeton one
week ago was rather an intrinsic de-
feet OF the new rules and that II was
impossible between two approximately
matched elevens TO present an old
fashioned stone wall defense to four
downs and an unlimited forward pass
unless twelfth man was added to
a. football team. This theory the prac-
tical experience of this Harvard
withstanding the greater facility for
rushing the ball afforded by the re-
cent changes In the rules, the actual
defensive record of this game is that
Harvard held Princeton TO four first
downs in the first half for total OF
80 yards and allowed them no first
downs In the second half for loss OF
two yards rather than for even n
fractional gain.
On the other hand, Princeton, in
the first half, allowed Harvard only
two frst downs for total OF AZ yards,
and In the second half only four hrst
downs for a total Of S3 yards. And
this defensive play indeed was beauti-
full. Time and again the runners
struck the line only to rebound and
20 down behind their line, and. on
many end runs the runner was swept
from the sward by tackles that clip
ped their legs from beneath him as
cleanly as a great pair Of shears.
At the outset of the game Har.
ward elected to play kicking game,
and Princeton to buck the Harvard
line. Within a few moments 1t be-
came apparent that FELTON, was ex-
ceeding even his own extraordinary
ability His punts not only sailed
high above the walls OF the towering
stadium, but they Travelled frequently
the enormous distance OF IS yards.
Princeton, likewise, was doing well
at the rushing game with the same
swiftness that has characterized the
Tiger play throughout the fall. The
Orange and Black runners formed their
three rank shift, leaped into posltion
and the play was off, Thus as the hrst
quarter closed Princeton was near
ing Harvards territory. with the
opening OF the second quarter Prince
ton continued its smashing advance,
although this advance varied by an
occasional exchange of the ball.
And now came the premium OF
Haryard's kicking game, play wnlch
indirectly led to the Crimsons nrst
score. FELTON, sent a high sailing
punt over Pendleton's head, which
rolled to Princeton's 12-yard line.
Three daring plunges into Harvard
line for no gain, bad punt and the
hall went to the Crimson on Prince
tons 32-yard line. From here rusnes
and a penalty carried the ball 10
Princeton's four-yard line. where u
drop kick. and the great Brickley easf
'ly and quickly kicked the goal.
few moments later Princeton cali
cd in play her forward pass system
and i'm three essays OF the long pass
one of which failed, covered AZ yards
waller crossing the goal line In the
last pass for a touchdown.
Harvard occasionally employed a
ahift I'm which two players from one
side of the line were folded over up
ON the other, but the actual rusnlng
nlavs of the Crimson, as well ass
hose of Princeton, presented notnlng
new with the single exception oil one
nia, bv Harvard. From the tandem
sa-y,ation or the square formation,
as It sometimes Is called, harvaru
sent nine different plays INTO rrno
ton. consisting OF three stralsnl emu
runs. and four cross plays asainss
the same points in the line, put upon
the side opposite to the iormat,Un In
The new play disclosed oy M s
vard was made from this-fef efuiation. u.
The backs we're formed on the lelt
and the ball snapped to the second
hack The play was a feint stralgn.
forward on the left guard, but as tne
rnnner reached the line ne leapeu
suddenIy across between the center
ond ouarter and dove through tne
rigbt aide OF his line between ms
rsnter and rightguard. Harvard
other stock formation was the lamiF
t. tick formation. As FELTON, KICKS
Nth tho left foot the protecting oaoks
forr,ed on his left. From this arrange
,o.nt Harvard also attacked all points
90 the line, but chiefly assaulted
Pr,nceton's left guard thus making OF
the play a cross buck from iake
kick formation.
The feature OF Princeton's genera
offensive play unauestionably was
her varied forward pass system OF
play. All OF the familiar metnous
OF throwing the ball forward We're
used and several that were never
seem before. One of the latter gave
the Orange and Black a fine opportun'
itv for another touchdown. Upon
long run across the field from LETT &c
right. two of Princeton's players or
the lineup succeeded In remaining
near the right side line without being