New-York tribune., 1914-11-22
Rlue Forwards Unable to
Stop RuSheS of Mahan
and Bradlee.
BRICKLEY IN GAME
AND TALLIES POINT
Coolidge Picks Up tumble and
Runs Ninety.five Yards for
4 Touchdown.

wonderfully Impressive, wonderfully
brilliant. and was worth the seeing
even v;hou, the thrilling, gripping
struggle which centred attention so
much Of the time Haywood Broun has
.old a5oa. .- all. so enough here just
TO round out the story. TO add that all
records were shattered. all gatherings
Of the Sind totally eclipsed
No farcr day could have been made
FOR O. football classic The biting air
made toes tnc,e a bit. but inspired the
players 30 greater deeds The wind
vas broken by the sides of the huge
bow. SO that the thousands sat in COM
psrsurc comtor; and enjoyed the
thrills which tumbled over each other
s,mos; vi;hou, ceasing from the first
kickoff 90 the last whistle. The turf
vas u excellent condition. in spite Of
The soaking rain on Thursday. and only
Yale men win have reason to remem-
ber tre dag with anything except the
keCnest pleasure.
How the Battle Waged.
Nshar kickcd oF for Harvard. but
Ie Gore after bringing the vast crowd
..mos- 90 los feet for the first time by
lclr.rc and twisting his way back 36
yards was forced 20 punt. when Yale's
running attack was stopped m its
tracks. Then came the second of the
many sensations and a quick touch
down To-. Harvard Eddie Mahan, who
it may De said right here stood out per-
hap, above all others, received the ball
deer r hi, own territory, and dashed
80 yards through the whole Yale team
before be- was pulled down from behind
by Knowles with a clear field before
hin. This tackle. so good as II was,
only delayed. without preventing, the
first score for the Crimson before the
game was five minutes Old
This run Of Mahan placed the ball on
Yale's 37-vard line and the Blue for
wards were ripped and torn asunder
and could not check the vicious assault
untl. within their own 5-yard line. The
defence then Stifened. but failing
:wce iu straight line plunges, Logan
alled for "a forward pass and Mahan
shot the bal, 90 Hardwick, who stepped
over the line for d touchdown, but
failed 20 kick ,he goal from a rather
-Acu.t angle.
Safety Not a Safety.
Yales first chance. az least for two
little points. came a moment later One
q Ie Cores pun.s after hitting the
ground was juggled by Mahan. who in
trying 90 recover it kicked II accl-
deu,ally over hls own goal line, where
he fell on 10 Tor what the referee called
.ouchback. although many good
Judges IN the stands insisted that II
Was q safety It was simply a question
~ Interpretation Of two sections OF
Sy.e ~ which read as follows:
"It s, % touchback when player on .
defense permit- a ball kicked by an
5prorcn, to strike his person and then
ioil acros, the goal line. and he or any
ether PLAYER on hi- side then falls on II
1aea ui tEe line.
81, +, not a touchback 81 such player
mgr-e- the bali 80 that he in any way
,orce. % over the line. and he or any
l,ayer OF hi, side then falls on it.
That over. the Harvard backs, behind
he most compact and remarkable IN .
reference seen in many long day, /
rp1ed and tore their way down the .
fe,i for forty-four yards to De .
checked only Dv a penalty OF fifteen .
yards for holding and by the slight .
tes.uncv Of Nahan in making Tor /
SAID pass. which cost his team another .
iftceu-yard loss. An exchange OF punts .
followed as The first period ended.
Francke in the Right Spot.
Harvard. second touchdown came .
carly .. tho second period Taking the .
bal, or 'he.r own 40-yard line, Mahan I
reelci OF .evcnteeu yards and Hard .
F.c. twenty hy jumping through holeS f.
u oF tackle Us broad as a highway.
Il,-c -a0r thrusts at the line landed .
be ball only five yards away from .
fa.cs last line of defence, and then .
Watson. who had gone in for Logan .
H quarterback, fumbled. Harvard .
Star Was iu the ascendancy, however, as .
Do was aI through the struggle, and as
'te bal. rolled over the line Francke,
following .t with the keenness OF .
hound. fell ON 10 for touchdown
Again ilardwck failed TO Kick the goal.
sequence of plays followed which
raised la.c's hopes 10 the highest pItch F.
and sauE jlem ln second 70 the low
pt depth. On Harvard kich-on lie
Dore eyaded one tackler after anOtner
and rushed back thirty yards before ne
Fas turned over on Harvard's 4o-yard
uHe Then Yale cut loose with run
nng attack, mostly of guard ana
acke, although varied with the occa..
2olal use Of the lateral pass, ana .
'JcNy landed the ball IN the very
scow OF laUard's goal posts.
With half q yard 20 90 for a hrst
Gown and only five yards from touch-
Gown, Knowles fumblcd, and Coolidge,
playing be Sam White Of three or four
sears ago, snapped up the ball instead
'' failing on .t and ran nirety-hVe
YARDS for q touchdown, with every
player Of both teams in hot pursuit
oli with the Yale men never threat
eaing.
Quick Turning Of the Tide.
his Sudden and unexpected turn Of
events just about settled the game.
ne thousands we're rooted 20 their
p@ces in eathlike silence, except for
WHO roar from the Harvard under
ye01ates. u shocked and stunned the
'e,e rooters, for hope had been high
suu with reason. too. Hardwick kicked !
i,V goa TINS time, and the score read
10 instead Of - 20 T. as well might |
nave been the case.
may have made no difference in I
me long run, but its effect from
yehological point Of view was as /
Inning and disheartening to the Yale /
ss|ers as % was 10 the Yale legion IN .
ne stands
another queer twist led up 10 Har-
sly next score goal from the /
,lo elo BY Nahan. After the latter had ,
sra ra back Walden's kick of twenty yards
a S. brsdlee had jumped through a
s,spihg hole in the centre Of the line |
;99e stopped only By lie Gore after |