New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-10-11
Washington and Jefferson
Passing Attack a
Big Shock.
TEAM AFFECTED BY
LOSS OF BRICKLEY
Crimson Scrapes Through by a
Point BY Rally in the
Final Period.

,..h,idse. Mass. oct. l0.--lt has
~. many years since the Harvard
s,.,hsll team has had such shock IN
w. a.,lv game as che one to-day. The
o.;,-.on beay the Washington and JEFF
t..,o, team 10y a score Of 10 10 9, but
y, ,ot cve~comc 2 10 lead against
Fl ,be fourth period, and then won
,...y.e O, Hardwck's ability TO kick a
=, fron, touchdown. one having been
eos. nv tre visiting kicker, Fleming.
H. battered team from Cambridge
,,s nervous enough to-day. ana IL was
80 time before .t found itself TINS
80 Sue partly TO the fact that 1t was
,,s-rs6 lust before the game that Char
i.~ Brickley. captain and wonder goal
S.ker. had been taken 10 the hospital
:. bs operated on for appendicitis.
"TSere were ftty-two minutes Of as
my football, today as ever has
80 seen on Stadium Field, In the
.Ssond period the visitors had the
Sr;mson PLAYERS even more on the run
.Lsn did the Springfield team week
80 In the FIRST twelve minutes Nc
y:,lock missed two tries for field goals
-, Harvard. but Uardwick had made a
.i,,ement goal from the visitors So
,srd line. This gave a 3-point lead TO
Is Crimson. Washington and Jefferson
.owing back with its whirlwind forward
o,ssinc attack and getting its nine
.oints in the next few minutes play.
short kick gave the Pennsylvanians
he hall almos. at midfeld, and from
is,s touchdown came in Just three
plsys. All were forward passes, and
'os. driving passes they were, too.
Coodvin made all Of them, the first
,vo being handled by Bowl for gains
Of Is ana IS yards. eSpectlvely. Good
vin then passed again. TINS time into
he very corner OF the field.
The Harvard backs covered Bowl, but
fleming got the ball on the run and
Was thrown only when he was well into
the end zone. Fleming then missed a
IN al goal, and this was all that saved
Harvard from 81 tie score, as things
tuned out Harvard did not solve the
visitors passes any better during the
next few minutes OF play. Bowl and
Fleming each made long gains on the
iwo successive passes, and again the
visitors were placed within twenty
yards Of the Harvard goal.
Coolidge then upset play for an
sight-yard loss, whereupon Fleming
,red q placement goal, scoring from
the 35-yard hne, and set the score at
go 8.
The third period found Harvard in
Washington and JeffeIson's territory
al the time. but Folwel's team stopped
the line plays short. and a forward
pass cost zen yards because of inter
ference.
Just al the end Of the period Harvard
had fourth down on the 10-yard line,
with SIX yards 10 90. A forward
pass gained only TWO yards. and so the
ball went TO Washington and Jefferson
o. downs. Il was Immediately after
Gis that the Harvard men delivered
beir winning punch.
Washington and jefferson kicked 10
Watson on the 4O-yard line, and from
here Harvard drove over for "a touch
down in eight plays. The attack in this
ssres Of rushes was powerful, Bradlee
DONG yeoman service and making
iseke gains Of eight and fifteen yards.
The scoring play was made with
Hsrdwck taking the ball around the
visitors right wing. HardwIck fol-
Owed with a goal, and thus won the
GENE himself
Washington and jefferson showed Il
BEAUTIFULLY drilled team to-day. 1t had
10 effective attack aside from forward
passes, but tried the most varied Of
double pass fakes seen here in years.
Tncce IL, esDrap41 II a
ards running attack was good out IN
'he open, but did not have real power
until the last quarter, when the WIN
hng score was made.
In all Harvard gained about 2l5
YARDS by rushing 10 81 yards for the
visitors Washington and Jefferson,
however, gained 90 yards on six sue
tesslye forward passes. five others fail
ING, while Harvard, which also tried
me forward pass eleven times, was sue
tessiul only twice, and then only for
SIX and two yard gains.
Harvard improved vastly as the game
wore on, and its drive in the last
period was ike November football. The
neklng honors were about even, and
al the ends on the field did great work
under the punts. GoodWln's passes
we're sent away like rifle shots and
we're beautifully handled.
The visitors were handicapped late
IN the game by the absence Of their big
i.s,ekle, Patterson, from the rush line.
he was disqualified for slugging at the
"sft Of the second period.
Alter the game was over Patterson
vent 10 the officials room in the locker
building, and after abusing Bill MOrice,
NE umpire. challenged him to fight.
me officials kept their heads, and
lnaily persuaded Folwell, the coach, TO
Ake MIN TO the back Of the dressing
loom
Harvard gn Position W 4 J. CN.