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means Of timing the starting TO a tenth
of a second. Often such tactics would
result in sweeping runs around elther
Yale end, though Harvard did lack Just
one thing. good individual interference
else Yale's backs would have been cir
ced in these sweeping runs.
The men got well ahead of the runner
but they failed in knocking over the
Blue tacklers who swarmed into the
breach.
As it was Talbot, and often the Yale
ends, would hold off an individual inter-
ferer until the runner came tearing
along. whereupcn they would break free
and upset the hopes of the dashing Har-
ward youths in a way that left nothing
10 be desired. Marting, too, was much in
evidence in this work. But at that Har-
ward gained considera able ground in this
manner.
Yale Tackled Too High.
In Harvard's line attack the Crimson
linemen struggled first TO get their op-
ponents high, depending on the impact
Of their backs to carry the play along for
gains. If the Yale men were not par
ticularly spry in their charging, these for
wards would both lift them into an erect
position and then turn them to one side.
thus opening up good sized holes I'm the
line. depending on The end on the opposite
side cutting through and across TO take
care Of the Yale defensive back.
The Crimson attack of this style was
most noticeable on Yale's right wing,
several times ripping big holes at this
point, one of which Brickley got through
for a long run down the side line pass
ing all of the Yale backs excepting WI
son. who threw him by a very high
tackle, a much too prominent fault IN
Yale's tackling during the entire game.
Yale made some bad mistakes in net
punting close TO the side line when kick
ing from near its own goal Once a fair
catch and goal from placement resulted.
and several times Mahan returned punts
of this nature TO an uncomfortable posi-
tion for the Ellis as the thought of Brick
ley, master drop kicker, was depressing
one.
In forward passing neither team did
very much. Harvard tried one very clev-
II
one side line. with Mahan carrying the
ball apparently on an end run toward
midfeld. Quickly Mahan turned as he
ran and shot well conceived pass back
toward the side line and well down the
field ahead of Hardwick, who was not
able to run II down.
The play fooled Yale's backs. however,
as all Of them were tearing madly toward
the point of fake attack. Harvard's other
pass was a direct one over the line TO
either of the ends. who ran across and
back of the opposing centre.
No Success at Open Game.
Yale. unpractised in this art, and there
fore not putting any confidence in it, nat
urally tried it's hand at the open game
when all else had failed with but one
exception, a pass from Knowles, playing
back as though TO punt, TO Avery. right
end, who instead of running down on the
punt, stood well out and clear; these
plays were boomerangs, as was to be eA-
pected. Avery caught the first pass ana
made Just ten yards and a first down
before being nailed. The other Ell passes
were long lobs down the field, suggesting
TO my mind, because the ball went TO
Harvard, that they were based on luck
rather than on strategy.
One of the very finished plays Of the
game was faxed drop kick by Brickley
in the first half just before O'Brien, OF
Harvard. made his thrilling run of twenty
yards for Yale which resulted in safety.
Brckley dropped back with the ball on
Yale's SO-yard line as though TO drop
kick. which Immediately caused suspicious
TO that effect TO run through the alert
brains of the Yale players.
They had evidently read the newspapers
which told all about Brickley's prowess in
this direction. 1t was misleading of the
papers. TO say the least, for Brichey
didn't drop kick, that is, not Immediately.
Briokley Fooled His Rivals.
This, however, did not occur TO the
Yale players, for they were bent on get
ting through the Harvard line in order 10
get a good view of Brickey's kick so that
they might profit thereby in another sea-
son. AS a result Bradlee ran right by
them and on TO the Yale 1S-yard line,
where he was stopped. After which Brick
ley gave his delayed instruction In just
how TO kick a goal rapidly and accu-
rately.
There were a few weaknesses in Har-
wards play. one of which was its forma-
ton for receiving the kickoff. Fifteen
yards from the ball stood the Crimson
centre: twelve yards further back and well
10 the right stood another Harvard play
er, while on the left there was no one
within thirty-two yards Of where the ball
was pyramided.
A short. high kick to Harvards right
would have given Yale the ball after
every drop kick by Brickley, and well into
Harvard's territory at that but Yale
elected to kick far down the field, TO the
group Of Crimson players, who wanted
this to happen.
But the glaring weakness in Harvards
play was in their scoring almost as many
points for Yale as Yale did. and then de-
LAYING the game just at the close, when
Rrickley was trying his best to give an
other lesson in drop kicking. The delay
was so long and Brickley so insistent
that Fultz, linesman, ran on the field and
STONED the scoring, with Brickley only
thirty yards away and coming as strongly
as Sheridan.
The game was most remarkable in that
individuals did not shine, as is usually the
case in such big contests. There were
long thrilling runs, passes and delays
and brilliant football. but the honors were
shared equally in all departments, except