The Washington herald., 1913-11-23


on from behind the far hills, the
reeling and writhing about on the
field below in the wake of band.
Some 10000 people stand watching
them in varying shadows of gloom
and Joy.
Brfckley Man of the Hour.
Mr. BrickIey himself has long since re-
tired to the cloisters of the clubhouse
At the door stands a herd of policemen,
who will repel the enthusiastic attack
that is sure to come later on when the
snake dancers decide that they must see
Mr.. Brickley-the biggest man in Ameri-
can football today.
Once Brickley missed a real serious try
at a field goal and that was perhaps the
most striking feature of the afternoon.
1t is true he missed another, but that
was early in the pastime and was more
in the nature of a range-finder than any
thing else. When he began to kiCA in
dead earnest he did not miss again Until
late in the afternoon, when he fired from
placement at the 42-yard line. The ball
did not go over the Yale goal That
was, indeed. a strange thing.
From all ranges and from all angles
Brickley showered his boots upon the
Yale wicket, until the bewildereG Blue
commenced to think a sudden shower of
footballs had blown up out Of an aIpar-
emily clear sky. Guernsey, of Yale, en-
deavored TO return the Brickley fire. and
once he got a shot home. which accounts
for three OF Yale's points The other
two came on a safety, committed by
O'Brien, of Harvard. that will Ions be
remembered as something new and novel
in the way of a football bone"
In the matter OF kicking field goals,
Brickley is an artist to his toe tips. He
is deliberate and methodical.
If it is 10 be a dropkick. some Harvard
person merely hands Brickley the ball
anywhere within the 5O-yard line, and
Brickley quietly steps backward a few
PAGES and lifts the said ball over the
opposing goal. There is no fuss about the
business. He just naturally drops the
kick, and also kicks the drop.
When it comes TO a goal from place
ment Mr.. Brickley brings in more stage
business.
Deliberate In His Actions.
He likes to personally direct the man
who is going to stretch out on the ground
and hold the ball for him. He pushes and
pats the ball around until it is just SO.
and then he steps back and surveys il
with a deliberate eye. He likes to remove
his headgear wnen he boots from place
ment, and this gives the audience a full
view of his James J. Jeffries cast of coun-
tenance. Following these few prelimi-
naries, Mr. BrickIey steps upon the ball
bodily and without fear, and-''bam!"
there she goes.
The foregoing is the way he acted all
afternoon today, with 5000 people looking
at him, thousands of students of fair
Harvard grooming their songs in his ears
on one side, while the noise of Yale came
feebIy and far away from the other.
"BrickIey of the big toe"-they are go
ing to remember him around here as long
as they play football.
There was a strange play that netted
Yale two points and that probably will
long be discussed in the college foot |
ball world Knowles, of Yale. kicked |
of midfield and the Gall hit Harvard's |
goal posts, bounding back into the field. |
O'Brien, the big end of the Crimson, |
picked up the ball and trotted back over |
the Harvard goal line and touched it to |
the ground. 1t was by way of being /
bone" as there was no reason what
ever for the action. In any other play
but Il kickoff, the ball hitting the posts
would be touchback, and O'Brien prob |
ably doped this play out along that line.
The officials paused and held consulta-
ton, and then the figure two shot UP
on the score board, showing that O'Brien
had scored a safety and brought his
name into some disrepute for the mo-
nent among Yale rooters. y
At the opening of the second period
Knowles had TO kick out from behind
The Yale goal line, as the first period
mad ended with the ball close up to the
Blue posts, but in Yale's possession
Hahan made a fair catch atrthe 39-yard
inc and Brickley wasted no further
ime. Logan held the ball, and the big
oooter damned it high over the New
Haven wicket.
In the second period Wilson met Ma
,an's punt and ran IL back g yards
through the entire Harvard line. Three
,dditional plays worked the ball over
n front of Harvard's goal and Guern-
iey then kicked a field goal from the
s-yard line.
Guernsey Misses Goal.
At the opening Of the second half
Guernsey missed another boot from thei
0-yard line, and then, as If to show the
Yale young man how such things are
lone. BrickIey kicked goal from a range
4 80 yards.
AS big Foot took the ball he held II
and fondled it for moment, as
( 10 reflect where to send it. He had
llenty of time. No Yale man came his
way. as the Crimson line bulwarked him {
gainst position attack. Finally, after il
eemed that he might decide to send the |
all by mail, he booted with intense calm,
nd the score was increased three points
] fair Harvard's favor. 1t
Immediately afterward Brickley dashed '