Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-11-23

games. thus earning a place among the
famous hckers and punters, including
ODea, Hirschberger, Dewitt, Eckersali
Bull, Trafford and Brooke.
Two Points a Fluke.
That Harvard really defeated Yale by
q score OF Is to Is conceded by the ad
herents of both elevens tonight. for the
safety scored by O'Brien was 2-point
gift to the Blue, due to a miSunder-
standing Of the rules. The play with it's
unusual featue came in the first period.
Immediately following Brickley's first
field goal from Yale's 3s-yard line.
Guernsey kicked off from his own 40
yard line in accordance with the rules
1t was long drive and the ball hit
the Harvard goal post about six feet
from the ground, bounding back to Har-
wards 5-yard line. Had the spheroid
remained there 1t would have gone to
Harvard and been put in play in the
usual way. Instead. however. OBrien, to
make doubly sure what he considered
touchback, picked IT. up while the Yale
players were still yards away and car
ried 1t back across his own line, where
he touched II down, thus committing
safety play. according to the ruling of
Referee Langford.
This was the only error of judgment
noticeable in a hard-fought, clean game
OF fumbling there was little. and the
few slips that occurred were rectified by
quick recoveries. There were but few
exhibitions Of temper. despite the
desperate character of the struggle, and
these did not pass the penalty point at
any time. ST occasional lapses were
forgotten in the splendid display of in
dividual and team brilliancy. With but
one or two exceptions the entire combina-
lions forming the two teams played foot
ball Of high standard and several of both
the Yale and Harvard elevens rose even
above this lofty plane.
Brickley. aside from his field goal kick
ing, proved that he Is a player of all
round merit. for he gained many yards
In line plunges and broken field runs. On
the defense he shone as the leader in
diagnosing Yale's attack. particularly the
forward pass used In despera ton in the
closing period. Brickley Intercepted the
long losses OF Wilson several times and
when he could not quite reach the ball
took care that no Yale aver did better.
gether with his five goals. that makes
him Harvard's hero tonight.
Brickley's Performance.
Standing the 26-yard line in the
first period he scored Harvards initial
three points, followed with another goal
from the 3S-yard line in the second
period, added two in the third session.
one from placement. and finished with
fifth In the final period from the 23-yard
mark. He was standing near midfield
awaiting the pass for another try when
Timekeeper Dave Fultz terminated the
game with the final honk of his auto
mobile horn.
Credit for unusual playing form must
also be awarded to Logan. the Harvard
quarterback, who ran the team with keen
judgment, timing and mixing his plays
in way to discomfort Yale repeatedly.
In the back field on defense he also
caught and ran back difficult punts in
excellent form. Mahan, although care
fully covered by the Yale ends. showed
flashes of his broken field running abil-
ity. and several times slipped through the
line or the ends for long runs. Brad
lee. as a secondary defense player was
the surest of the Crimson back field QUAR-
tet. stopping ELI when they swept
through or around the line. He was
taken out in the second period because
OF injuries. On the line the left wing
showed weakness at times, and 1t was
through O'Brien. Storer and Hitchcock
that the Yale quick shift formation
gained more frequently than against
Pennock. Gilman and Hardwick.
Wilson's Clever Work.
For Yale Quarterback Wilson was a
star of the first magnitude. In addition
to directing the Blue eleven without the
errors of judgment noticeable in the
Princeton contest. he shone as the best
ground gamer OF the Ell backs.
With little or no faereference he drove