Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-11-09


! quarter was at a loss for play which
would prove OF penetrating power
The one hope lay In the better punrins
ability of Law Although he outdistanced
Hardwick with his kicks. he also over
reached his ends. who could not cover
ground on the slippery field fast enough
backfed. Hardwick's punts. although
back field. Hardwick's punts. although
short, were high. and his wing men were
down on the catcher with the ball. thus
multiplying the well known ability of
Baker and Law in broken field running.
Although Princeton started with a rush.
the power to gain through the Harvard
line soon melted away. The Crimson
grew stronger as the game drew to a
close. In all Princeton scored seven
first downs to Harvard's five, but this
advantage was offset to some extent by
the penalties imposed for offside play.
Harvard. while not guilty in this respect.
lost % yards for holding and for sending
a substitute the field after play had
been started.
Each team tried the forward pass three
times, Princeton completing two of the
trio. while Harvard made good but once.
Baker attempted five field goals, none of
which was successful, while Brickley
scored one of his three tries.
Had Baker Covered.
So far as individual play was concerned
the line plunging of STREET and the broken
field runs of Mahon stood out conspicu-
ously. Capt. Baker was so closely covered
spect. Brickley was able to slip through
Princeton scrfmmages for the longest run
of the game, 55-yard dash, principally
because such feats were not thought
to be in his repertoire From stand
not, Of ,.1,
Princeton. the line charged lower and
faster than the Tiger forwards after the
first few moments of play. and the in
reference accorded the Crimson runner
was far superior to that given the Prince
ton ball carrier. Harvard's secondary
defense was also better than that of the
Tigers.
When the whistle blew and the Harvard
crowd realized that its team had won
| the contest, there was great cheering In
the Harvard stands. Hundreds of the
Crimson followers jumped over the four
foot fence and circled about the victori-
Gus Cambridge team, which had paused
to give a Harvard cheer before 1t left
the field of battle. Some OF the more
enthusiastic Harvard rooters carried sew
eral of the players from the field, while
others formed a parade and marched
around the gridiron and through the goal
posts. cheering and throwing their hats
in the air. A brass band was at the head
of the line.
The paraders marched out of the
grounds and up to the Princeton campus
| cheering and singing as they proceeded
Although suffering the pangs of defeat
| the Princeton followers did not forget
| their team in this hour of adversely The
| crowd of Princeton students remained
| In the stands and cleered the Tiger
| squad and sang old Nassau" Some
| of the Tiger followers gathered around
| their players as they walked off the
/ field and urged them TO go in next Satur-
/ day and win from their old rival. Yale.
| The crowd vas not as large as had
| been expected. This was due to the rain.
| There were vacant seats here and there in
the big east and west stands. and the
north stand was about three-quarters
! filed.
/ The spectators resorted to all sorts of
expedients TO keep dry during the sew
eral heavy downpours. Princeton stu
| dents wore bright yellow oilskins and
| slickers. Others who wore not thus ar
| rayed and failed to bring umbrellas. re-
/ sorted to blankets and large sheets of
| oilcloth, prchased in Princeton before the
| game began