New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-11-24
Huge Crowd Looks On as the
Crimson Fights Its Way
to the Front.
FUMBLING TURNS THE TIDE
Wheeler and Flynn Juggle
Punts, Which Proves SO
Costly That Blue Is
Trailed in Dust.

which the ball had sailed in its accu-
rate fight from the toes Of Brickley and
Hardwick a sacrifice was necessary
and custom demanded hats. In a mo-
ment the air was streaked with black
and brown and gray, as derbies. fedoras
and just plain caps were popped and
tossed over that bar in prohigate man
ner. On the way home, caps were seen
where Gerbies belonged, and nobody Of
the Crimson persuasion complained Of
a No. s If No. Z ives not available
Harvard men expected to what
least, they came well prepared to cele-
brate. The goal posts were decorated
with crimson fire almost before Cap
tain Wendell had been carried off the
field on the shoulders of the first Har-
ward men who reached the gridiron'
Giant crackers also banged and sput-
tered here and there on the field, and
these touches added TO the spectacle
that held the crowd entranced.
Finally reason. partial reason, re-
turned to that happy host and thought
was given Of the conquered. who had
been standing in their places. looking
on with envious eyes, as if cheated of
their bounden right. Voices were
husky. pipes were dry, but once again
rang out a mighty cheer as the Har-
ward undergraduates gathered in a
huge mass before tire Yale camp in
deing honor to a graceful loser.
Not cloud hecssed the sky; the day
was perfeet-that Is, for the onlookers,
but a bit warm for the players. For
the particular benefit of a neighbor on
Newspaper Row, which is extremely
interested in the weather, and for the
reason, also, that some persons lay
great stor on the subject as a means
for making conversation, ii may be
said thai the air was not biting, like
tabaSco, but soft, rather, like whipped
cream. It was invigorating. however;
even potent as a week ago
Huge Crowd Fascinating Study.
Tho crowd made for wonder even as
1t has in other big struggles in this
and other years, when worlds baseball
championships hung in the balance
and great football games were played.
Familiarity does not always breed con-
tempt, and truly the crowd here to-day
was almost as fascinating to watch
and study as the thrilling battle on the
hol al &c
busy all the time, cheering, singing,
waving. shouting. All of il was busy
Fart OF the time, when friend and foe
rose as one man to roar approval at
some bold dash or daring tackle.
Blue and Crimson were the colors
Haunted on all sides, and, needless TO
say, crimson was the prevailing color
as the game progressed. The Yale
their team to the last, but the Harvard
men had more to cheer about, and APP
psared to carry more dash and vigor.
AS the Harvard eleven ran on the field
10 open the second half the players
were greeted by the waving Of crimson
and white hsndkerohiefs which formed
a huge H In the cheering section that
set even the Yale men applauding. 1t
was another attractive touch.
Harvard the Champion.
Now at last l can return to football
and 8 game that was full of exciting stu
atoms. First and foremost perhaps, II
must be emphasized that in beating Yale
Harvard won the und.sputed champion
ship Of the Eastern colleges, and OF al
colleges, forthat matter. II was deserved
too. SIS all things considered the team
was the most finished that has been seen
in action this year. II may not be the
best football team ever turned out al
Cambridge. but 1t comes pretty close to
being, and Percy b. Haughton and his
associates on the coaching STAFF must get
their full msed Of praise.
AS said before, Yale was badly beaten,
bat not badly outpIsysd, except so far as
errors 80 from loose handling OF the ball.
One might think from a study Of the
summary, without knowing the score,
that Yale was the better team, as the
Blue gained l54 yards by straight rush
ing for nine first downs to l30 yards and
only five first downs for Harvard. In
punting too. the Yale men had a slight
advantage on figures, but 1t was the weak
handling OF punts by the Yale backs
Wheeler. Flynn and Cornsll--that no
SmOunt Of extra distance or ground
gained In exchanges could Offset.
Yale used the forward pass seven times
TO only once for Harvard, but II cost the
home players more ground than they
gained, as Brickley intercepted one and
ran il back for forty yards All the
others we're insompleted except one,
which resulted IN a gain OF twelve yards.
The Crimson eleven made eleven yards
with the one pass weed.
Yale Suffers by Penalties.
In penalties Yale was the chief suf-
ferer, one, as previously told. being par
ticularly costly. while another checked
an advance in the second quarter that
promised we'll for time. AS TO FUN
the seventeen punts by Harvard ten
were juggled or misjudged. a condition
In itself which would spell defeat for
any team. When the Yale backs were
not missing punts they were turned over
almost IN their tracks by the Harvard
ends or tackles, 30 that the ground
gained by running back was negligible.
In this respect Harvard excelled, when
BonneisIer W6s not in the game This