New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-11-09
BrickIey's Better Fortune in
Goal Kicking Only Measure
of Harvard'S Superior
ity Over Tigers.
WET FIELD A BIG FACTOR
If Turf Had Been Faster a
Wonderful Contest Would
Have Been Result-Little
to Choose Between
Rival Teams.
BY Sol Metzqer.
rBy Telegraph to TIE Tribune ]

here this afternoon, and Harvard won by
& score Of 8 TO 0. more because of better
fortune in drop kicking a Shiny. heavy
lall by Brickley than fell 10 the lot OF
Captain Baker, Of Princeton, in his sew
eral attempts. True. great credit is due
Brickley for the only score of the con-
test, because the conditions were difficult.
10 say the least, but outside of this one
kick that went over the bar there was lit
tie to choose between the two teams, and
had the field been dry wonderful battle
would have been the result
Harvards Wanted attack did not get
under way during the contest for any
thing like consistent gaining, and TO my
surprise Princeton matched them in Of
fensive strength, due TO the line batter
ing rushes of Mr.. Brad STREET., who
must be rated high in Tigertown athletic
circles. In defence there was little 10
choose. each eleven being able TO stop the
other when occasion arose, and as the
punting duel between Law and Hardwick
was Of even tenor the game resolved IT.
self into a drop kicking match between
Brckley. who is famous at this pastime'
and Baker, who has caused no less
body than the intercollegiate football rules
committee to alter its laws upon this play
BY reason of his famous dribble drop KICK
which defeated Dartmouth two seasons
past The fortunes of war were with the
Harvard athlete. and his winning kick
came about when Captain Storer blocked
one of Laws punts and recovered the
ban near the Tiger line. This ended the
scoring. but not the attempts at goal. for
both Brickley and Baker were continual
L. trying TO prove each better than the
other. with honors absolutely equal at
90 percentage.
Although the Crimson eleven won the
contest, the honors certainly must be
shared with the Tigers for the deter
mined game they played. They were IN
the fight from start TO finish, and it was
not until the whistle blew that Prince
ton was defeated. Late in the second
quarter they came back by rushing
Hardwick's punts so much that the Har-
ward fulback sent two balls sailing out
OF bounds down near his goal line, which
caused such CONSERVATION that T. ID.
Haughton thought best that Hardwick
he gained by rushing no less person
than Eddie Mahan into the fray. VINO
continued 70 prove Haughton's judgment
was excellent, as the tide of battle I'M
medately shifted TO the other end of the
field
Princeton had an odd defence when
Harvard used kicking formation The
two Tiger ends dropped back about five
yards, the idea being that If the ball was
kicked they could block off the Crimson
ends in coming down the field. on dry
turf this would have caused much trouble
with d man like Mahan running with the
ball. As IT was. Logan sent several run
ming attacks at these perceptibly weak
ponts-either end-all OF which would
have proved big gamers had the Harvard
backs been up to the mark in interference.
This Harvard lacked, especially In remov-
ing the person Of Ballin, the ubiquitous
tackle Of the Orange and Black, boy
who made IL a habit to get into the way
Of all OF Harvard's plays with precip-
itous rudeness, paying marked afternoon
TO those agile Crimson men VINO peheVeu
they were headed for touchdown until
BALM hurled his 191 pounds and wet
clinglng football toys upon them.
On the other hand, Harvard showed It's
weak points when meeting Princetons
punt formation, one that, 10 my mind,
was most glaring This was in not send
ing out backs to cover the Tiger ends
who went well out from tackle when Law
was sent back 20 kick. 1t was long
time before Blick. the Tiger field general
noted the opening, and then he called Tor
the obvious play. a forward pass TO the
end. Baker tried two of them, and each
time he unfortunately threw the ball be-
hind his left end. Though Hammond re-
covered each Of them, one for good gam
there cannot be contention raised 70 my
point that perfect forward pass, thrown
well down the field ahead OF Hammond
would have resulted in some big and de-
eisive gains for Princeton for the good
reason that no Harvard men were IN
position 10 cover Hammond.
Princeton failed to profit by the lesson
Of the Dartmouth game when its men
were going down the field on punt that
was rolling along the ground. Several
times the opportunity fell the way OF the
Tigers, once upon the shoulders OF Phil
lips. with the ball bounding about on Har-
Yards l0-yard line. TO bowl one or Inc
Harvard backs into it and thus put his
team onside, but Phillips and other Tigers
failed 10 take advantage of this opening.
with the result that a Crimson jerseyed
player would gently kneel and place his
body about the ball.
Two neat little bits Of football clever
ness cropped up during the game that
must mention. Baker had been receiving
practically every one Of Harvards punts
and had drawn the Harvard tacklers 10
him in consequence Now. when player
goes down the field on punt he watches
the opposing backs 10 find out where the
ball is falling. rather than turning MS
head, which would slow him, or blandiy
plunge him into danger, In order to see
the ball On one punt Baker ran for
ward. signalling for a fair catch. ana
laundering down upon him came the
Crimson ends, tackles and centre. or a
sudden Law swung into action behind
him, caught the punt and made fine re-
turn run In consequence. But Harvard
evened matters in this respect on one Oh
Princeton's punts that dropped In the
centre of the field One of the Harvard
backs ran well over 10 one side on TINS
kick. as though he were after the ball.
and after him chased the left side of