The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1913-11-09
confident Crimson Eleven
shocked by Unexpected
Strength of Rival.
BAKER MISSES GOAL OFTEN
so Does NictOrS' Toe Man. Both
Being hffled by Heavy
and slippery Ball.

nnd with rain falling steadily q greater
part of the time the Harvard varsity
.ieNen managed to defeat the Princeton
Tigers here to-day by the slim score OF
3 To- a. Harvards points We're accumu-
ln,"d when Charlie Brickley drop kicked
q comparatively easy goal from tho 20
yard line in the second period. Brick
lsy's chance to win the battle came after
Gilman had blocked punt not far from
pgin'eton's goal line. which, enabled
'ap'. Storer to fall upon it after a des-
perate scramble. There was no fuke
ABOUT this play. for the Crimson for
wards literally tore the Princeton right
wing to pieces. which deprived Law OF
the required protection usually afforded
for a punt,
For II tim" the Harvard supporters
VINO came all the way from Cambridge
e<pe,tiny to see their eleven roll up a big
ssore. were surprised by the stubborn
..slstance and the really splendid play
ng of the Tigers. During the hrst
quarter Princeton uncovered a puzzling
system of attack which clearly nettled
IN" big kckcrs from Massachusetts.
Harvard was kept busy trying 10 sofve
the vicious assaults driven h,her and
fnithcr and II was not long before the
ri.ers had worked the ball 10 Harvard's
% yard line.
Rmker Mis.c. Drop Kicks.
Then Hobey Baker. after Harvard >
ush lire had braced. tried a drop Kick
from the ~ yard mark. but the ball
d.d not possess sufiicien. momentum and
dropped to earth about five yards In
'tout OF the goal posts. 1t was not long
alter that Princeton hustled the ball to
Harvsrd's - yard mark. where again
Harvard prevented a further advance
aud Baker attempted another drop KICK
This tim. he stood on the &3 yard marx
and hi, attempt was magnificent. The
hall sailed straight for the crossbar, but
suddenly II twisted away and passed one
~ tn. uprights so closely that for mo-
men, thousands of Nassau's sons leaped
10. cheering wildly. because they be-
,eyed that "A goal had been kicked. But
q xay. OF tn. arm by Referee w. ;
lanyford of Trinity Indicated that Bakei
had failed and Princetons JOY was
smothered
When the first period ended il was ap'
rarent that the Tigers had Outplayed the
CRIMSON eleven, feat that made the
Haryard players redouble their enorts
when the second period began. Princeton
asa.n showed a powerful attack until the
ball mad been advanced to Harvards ~
Nard line. where the Crimson became IN
vulnerable and the Tigers lost the ova
"u downs. Then came punting mater
~ vhlch Hardwick had somewhat tht
oetter Of II, and finally an attempted re-
'urn by Law was blocked which led up t'
Bicklev's goal from the field.
Mahan Makes SO Yard Rsn.
Before this period ended Eddie Mahan
who had suppianted Bradlee in Harvard
uaokneld, aroused the great crowd with d
superb run OF fifty yards, He kept hi
f-,t surprisingly we'll In the sloppy soinf
and his advance helped to bring about {
favorable opportunity for another drol
hr,t by Brcklcy on PrincetOn's 80 yart
'uarA. which. however. was failure. Dur
Z tn. fifteen minutes intermissiOn th'
players u both elevens were forced Il
i'move their uniforms, which were weighted
down with mud and slime and when thu
ioans came out for the third period the!
looked spic and span
BY that time the rain, which hat
d''nchcd the spectators to the skin. wa
driven away by the blazing sun. whlcl
Brought with 1t insufferable heat ant
doubtless made the task OF the men al
1" field more wearsome than before
Nuring this period the Tigers. nghtini
9TH and nail to overcome Harvard
sht advantage, hammered their way 4
l.' 'rimson's 80 yard mark. where agail
'tcN lo.t the ball on downs. Much kickinI
i".l"wed and Baker finally made a fai
'"tch on Harvard's &5 yard mark from
"'irh point he made an unsuccessful at
.'mit TO kick goal from placement
Princeton Looks Dangerous.
IN III" early part Of the last period
'""h"d az II Princeton might tie the scor
tiarI"ick from behind his own goal Iii,
Mad" such poor punt that the ba
rolled out of bounds at the Harvard .
'ald mark. Instantly the Princeto
,hou,"rs jumped up and urged Baker I
~" drop kick Hut the Tigers fri
a"cld"d to pierce the Harvard battlemenl
u possible. The Crimson rush line was
stone wall and not yard was Gaine,
Then Baker dropped back to the 35 var
I'm" and tried drop kick which wa
blocked b"rause OF the Tigers inabilit
8" keep the Harvard forwards from breal
.np through.
few minutes later Hardwick mad