The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-11-01
CRIMSON DEFEATS
MICHIGAN ELEVEN
HARVARD WORMS WAY THROUGH
MAIZE AND BLUE RANKS FOR
TOUCHDOWN.
WELL FOUGHT COMBAT
HARVARD PLAYS FAR BELOW FIN
IsH OF FORM WHICH CHAR
ACTERIZED CRIMSON
ELEvENS.
WELL FOUGHT COMBAT

Boston, Mass, Oct. 31.-The Har-
ward football team wormed through
the Maize and Blue ranks OF Michigan
for touchdown In the second period
of the encounter between those east
versus west representatives and this
touchdown with its kicked goal was
t'ie only scoring done In close and
well fought combat. The score was
Z to o in favor of the Crimson, and
the main reason why Harvard could
score and Michigan could not was
because Harvard had the power with
which to slam over the goal Inns
when a few yards away, where as tae
Michigan attack was unable to crowd
Harvard back, and back. twice was
she shy the power with which to put
on the finishing touches when within
five yards of Harvards goal
The tactics of both teams ran large
| ly to the conservative. a russell In
which the football played consisted
mostly in thrusting slabs in of tho
well worn and familiar brands thrust
ing stabs at the opposing line fair
share of punting an infrequency of
forward passes and with nothing
radical
1t was a spirited game. nevertheless,
conducted with a fine spirit OF sports
manship in the main by both teams
and because Of its stubbornness. never
allowing interest to want.
Harvard played considerably below
that finish of form which charterized
Harvard's teams when they are at
their best The line work was ragged
as II the team had not begun to quick
en-, but splendid defensive rallying
when Michigan toucndowns threaten
ed and two spells Of surging over the
chalk marks on the offense We're
strong points of the C-tmaor's play
and betokened more power in the
rough.
The Michigan eleven. It's Quarter
back playing with crippled arm.
and minus two of its best men, ac-
quilted itself with decided credit 1t
made a good fight and in actual rush.
/ ing gained zoo yards to Harvard's 152.
Harvard's best team was not In the
, field either. Mahan, the slippery
| back, did not play nor did Pennock
the crack guard The latteFs steady
ing influence and his ability as dag
nostician were missed. The Harvard
! line play was very uneven and time
after time the line was outcharged.
Gaping holes were opened in it and
through these the quick starting
Michigan backs. principally Mauite-
bosch. scuttled through.
| The Michigan backs were quicker at
starting than the Harvard backs and
Maultebesch was an effective and tire
! less rusher. He carried most of the
burden OF running with the ball and
was as vigorous a line splitter as has
! been seen on any gridiron this season.
He proved to be back of sterling
worth. Another back who battered
his way with force was Francke, of
Harvard, but he was not at it nearly
az much as Michigan. In the last
/ period, in which Harvard outrushed
Michigan, Francke, who by that time
had got warmed up TO the Job. swatted
! the Michigan line for driving gains.
1 Harvard had q forward pass which
/ was q beauty and a prominent detail
Of the game. 1t played a big part In
the result II wasn't used often, but
with deadly effect. Tackle HardwiclS
1 projected 1t and one of the ends re-
ceived II and tidy skill was shown in
its execution.
It was thrown low and swift over
the line. mined beautifully and as
cleanly caught In tangle OF men a.
a baseball player takes throw
Whatever end 1t was that took the
throw he did II In the deftest of fasn-
ion. 1t was the nearest to real posi-
tive skill in manipulating the forward
paes with which spectators have been
edited in many a day. There was a
sharp and prankiSan wind swirling
about the stadium and the punting OF
1 Splawn. OF Michigan and Francke and
Hardwick, Of Harvard, was therefore
variable. but on the whole 1t was
really clever punting with and against
the wind. A development of the fray
in relation to the wind was the plan
adopted more by Michigan than by
Harvard OF playing the bound Of the
ball. Each allowed 1t to strike and
take chance on a favorable rebound
and this calculation proved advantage
Gus for the ball bounded backward
instead OF forward getting the needed
twist partly from wind impelled from
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