The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-11-23
BR|CKLEYS TOE
SOLE CAUSE FOR
BULLDOGS DEFEAT
NEWT KICK SUFFICIENT
TO WIN.

TO WIN.
CAMBRIDGE. MASS, Nov. 22.--Har
ward in the person of Charley Brick
ley. crushed Yale in the annual football
game on the stadium gridiron here
today by a score of IS to 8. All of
Harvard's points were due TO the su
perb kicking OF Brickley. He sent the
oval flying above the cross bar on
five separate occasions, four goals be-
ing the result of dropkick and one
being driven across the mark from
placement. Yale's points resulted
from successful dropkick from the
thirty -eight-yard line by Guernsey. in
the second period and safety touch
down by oBrien. Harvards right end,
In the first period, the latter play ba-
ing of an ivory nature, which will
hardly be forgotten by the present
generation Of football fans.
OBrien picked UP q bail that had
been kicked against one of the goal
posts and had bounded back into the
gridiron and before anyone could get
OBrten's think apparatus in proper
working order he had trotted over the
goal line where he placed the ball
down amid wild shouts of laughter
from thousands OF Yale men who
could not believe their eyes. But
Brickley's magnificent kicking put
Yale out of it--so much SO that the
New Haven crowd fling out OF stadium
after the combat was over. found con-
ISOLATION In the belief that without
Brtckiey Harvard would have tasted
defeat
whether such n result would have
come to pass or not is a mere matter
or conjecture But, it cannot he de-
nied that RrickIey's goal kicking
helped the Crimson to a victory which
was devoid of anything that looked
like "A Harvard touchdown.
Rather aiaue score.
Hrieklcys first successful goal WAS
a dropkick from the twenty -aye-yard
line in the first period. Right on top
af this came the home play by OBrien,
which made the score to 2. In Har
wards favor. when the period ended.
1t was tn the second period that
Brickley drove the bail from place
ment on the thirty Vineyard line
squarely between the posts and in
creased the figures to TO 2, Before
the period was over. however Guern-
sey electrified the crowd, which mum
hered at least $4,000 persons, by exc
cutting marvellous drop kick for goal,
which put Old Yale only one point be
hind
with the score 20 in Harvard's
Brickley aided. of course, by enough
attacking power to work the ball with
In striking distance Of Yale's goal
posts, dropklcked two more goals one
from the thirty seven and the other
from the thirty -one-yard marks.
achievements that enabled Harvard 20
enter the fnal quarter with the score
" 10 & against the Bulldogs. Just to
make II an even Ave, Brickley sac
ceeded with another dropkick In the
last session the bail twirlinE between
the posts after receiving momentum
on the twenty o-yard mark.
Mshnn's yaiuabies work.
BrickIey had an able assistant in
Eddie MahRn. whose punt'ng and run
ming with the ball. proved OF immeas
urahte value in getting Rrickley near
enough 10 try his kick. The Harvard
team showed strength and stamina
! enough to offset the same aggressive
tactics with which Yale secured a
drawn battle with Princeton a week
ago. The Harvard rush line fairly
hristied with puEnactty and even the
gtngery captain, Ketcham. OF Yale. at
/ times found that he had been rather
roughly handled. harvard was raster
than Yale. That tells part of the
story In few words. Under Mahans
punts the Crimson forwards got down
the field SO swiftly that Yales quar-
terhack, Wilson, in four cases out
OF FIVE was unable to run the ball
back
Yale fought valantly every inch Of
the way. When the first half ended
many persons Including Harvard's
sympathizers, said they would not be
surprised If Yale carried the day and
as the game progressed Yale's Gespera-
ton was apparent to everyone. Brick
( ley, however. overw helmed the Blue
+ and that was all to II. Lineup: