New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-10-13
Crimson Eleven Beats Team
from Williams After a
Hard Fight.
WHAT THE GAME SHOWED
Sol Metzger Thinks Backs Are
Powerful, but That Line
Will Need a Lot Of
Building.
By Sol. Metzger.
rBy telegraph TO The Tribune

by a score Of 26 TO 3, but the Crimson
eleven encountered trouble in the second
half, when Williams opened the play on
her own 23-yard line with series Of four
forward passes, all brilliantly executed
which carried the ball to Harvard's ~
yard line, a distance Of sixty-fve yards
Walker and Lewis alternated in the pass
ing and Lewis, Garfield and Toolan in the
receiving Here Harvard braced. stop
ping a plunge in the line and another for
ward pass. but Captain Michael of Will
Jams was equal to the occasion and scored
an easy goal from placement
Not at ell satisfied with this, the Will
Jamestown eleven began the same tactics
after receiving the kick-off. carrying the
ball forty-five yards on two passes to
Harvard's 27-yard line. The call Of time
for the third quarter probably saved Har-
ward being scored against again, as
Haughton sent Captain Wendell and
Hardwick back into the game.
Wendell recovered the next pass. but
fumbled. Whereupon Williams resorted
TO a double pass on an end run around
Milholland, which the latter smothered for
a big loss, and Williams was forced to
try another goal from placement Michael
did not receive support upon this attempt
as wigglesworth broke through the line
and blocked the try.
After that Harvard had the game well
Mn hand, and the Williams eleven was
hard pressed TO prevent further scoring
Harvard had all the better Of the
struggle In the first quarter, when its
first string backs-Captain Wendell.
Buckley and Hardwick-were in the
game. These three players tore tre-
mendous holes In the Williams line,
which, alternated with the magnificent
open field work of Hardwick under the
handicap of a wet field, paved the way
for two touchdowns by Brickley upon line
plunges and a goal by him from the 81
yard line to wind up his good work.
Hitchcock converted the second touch
down into goal after Brickley had
failed in the first attempt With Hard
wick out Of the scrimmage in the second
quarter the attack did not have the same
drive, and the Crimson was content with
another goal from the field by Brickley
In the third period Harvard again
forced the fighting. and a touchdown by
Bette resulted. Then II was that Will
Jams retaliated with her brilliant forward
pass attack that swept the Crimson team
up the field in one OF the most sensational
displays of offensive strength ever seen
on gridiron.
The plays were got of from both a
kick and a running formation, and one
followed on the heels of another so that
the Harvard men were mystifed. Each
time the pass was deadly in Its accuracy,
but when near the goal line the Crimson
defence, having less territory to cover,
was able to block the pass and thereby
prevent touchdown. The neat goal from
placement made by Michael was deserved,
however after the brilliant advance up
the field for four first downs, the result
of four consecutive forward passes and
a total of sixty-five yards At the open
ing of the fourth quarter Haughton sent
Hardwick and Wendell back to the fray
and thereby averted another score by
Williams.
These men added necessary strength
and Wigglesworth broke through and
blocked the next try for goal by Cap
tain Michael Williams completely fooled
the Crimson defence with the forward
pass attack. because the style of play was
so arranged that there were two men TO
receive the ball on the side Of the
field where 1t was aimed. The first man
TO receive it-Lewis-was some ten yards
in .dvance Of Garfield and upon the next
play when the Crimson backs covered the
first Of the pair the ball was shot to the
second one. Then came another long one.
followed by the short one, and each time
the substitute backs Of Harvard were
caught at the wrong spot
II was a wonderful exhibition Of foot
ball, showing possibilities undreamed Of
at any Of the big institutions, and II more
Of this kind Of play were to be seen the
Giants and the Red Sox would have a
rival attraction. even in Boston.
The game was played under anything
but ideal conditions, as rain the night be-
fore made the field too slippery for the
work OF the backs, especially Of Hard
wick, the new man in the Harvard back
field, who may be the best of the lot.
Hardwick certainly did some fine rum
ming to-day, both in line plunging and in
the open work, which is so much easier to
follow. but the best point 1 saw in his
favor, and one which throws a new light
upon Harvards offensive strength, was
his manner of getting into the driving
line smashes OF Wendell and Brickley in
stead of being the usual useless fullback
in these plays.
When the bali was snapped Hardwick
was off to the right II the play went to
the left. or vice versa, and by burst OF
speed he would succeed not only in draw
ing a defensive back to that side, but he
would always tear madly into this back
and bowl him over with deadly effect. 1t
is the best solution of the problem of how
10 use the fullback in the line plunges of
the halves; in fact, 1t IS the first solution.
as this player has been dead loss in
these plays hitherto.
Hardwick is a splendid back. but he
was in the game such a short time that no
line could be had on his real ability. On
the other hand, Wendell and Brickley had
a good workout, and they are two power
full men in hitting the line. while upon de-
fence their tackling IS of the fierce and
decisive sort that characterized the work
Of Flynn at New Haven last Saturday.
Only l fancy this man Flynn above any
OF them, and Flynn is a punter far SUI
perior TO any that Harvard showed to-
day.
Hardwick started the punting. and was
followed by Bradlee. but neither Of them
are in a class with the New Haven "fnd"
] understand that FELTON, will be utilized