New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-10-03
Harte Saves the Day for
Crimson by Intercept
ing Pass.
THEN RACES 40 YARDS
FOR A TOUCHDOWN
State College Eleven Holds the
Cambridge Attack, but Can
not Gain Itself.
by Tslesr,ph % The Thhun, !

Cambridge. Mass, Oct 1.-The Mas
sachusetts State College team came
within an ace OF playing Harvard to a
0 20 0 score this afternoon, the teams
meeting in n downpour OF rain and on
field which afforded the poorest Of
footing.
IL was not until almost the last min
ute Of play that the Crimson was able
20 win the match 20 0, and that it did
win at all was due 10 the carelessness
Of the State College quarterback, Pal
mer.
With only two minutes TO play in the
fourth quarter, the visitors we're
stopped in two rushes near their own
45-yard line, and then Palmer went
back to make a forward pass from kick
formation. The ball came TO him high,
and before he could poise il for his
pass he was almost smothered by the
Harvard linemen. With 10 chance at
all, he threw the ball, but il went only
about five feet and straight into the
arms Of Dick Harte, the Philadelphia
tennis player and varsity baseball
catcher, who was playing his first game
at end for Harvard. Harte had only
20 grasp the ball and run with it, hav-
ing clear field of forty yards and
touchdown. Robinson then kicked the
goal.
The Ageies outrushed Harvard, gain
ing ll6 yards in its thirty-one plays
from scrimmage and using varied
Minnesota shift for the foundation of
It's attack. Harvard. rushing twenty
three times, gained a total of only
Elnety-four yards.
The State College players matched
Harvard in weight and played an ex
cellent defensive game. Their attack,
however, had to be put on in their own
territory until the very end of the
match, for until Palmer tried his drop
kick goal his team had not been nearer
the Crimson posts than fifty-fve yards.
Harvard had two chances TO push
the ball over its opponents goal line
IN the first period after a touchback
the Cambridge attack drove up the
field for 81 yards on eight plays, the
best gains being II and 10 yards by
Rollins or plays run from kick forma-
ton. When pressed back to their 90
yard line, however, the State College
line held. and when Watson tried for
ward pass it was intercepted by Oar
ling.
In the next period a poor kick gave
Harvard the ball on States 45-yard
line. from where five PLAYS netted 10
yards. Here the visitors broke through
on two plays, and when Watson tried
the forward pass again it was blocked
as the ball left his hand.
In the second half Harvard did not
have possession of the ball nearer than
60 yards Of its opponents goal. The
field was In wretched conditio otter
the PLAYERS had been on it FIVE min
utes, and an open game was impossible.
All four of the forward passes. two by
each team, were nowhere near COM
pleted.
Rollins and King did some splendid
work in the Harvard backield. while
Parson. BiPelow and Dadmun showed
improvement on the line. with Ilarte
and Soucy doing the best work for the
end rushers. The Minnesota shift
bothered Harvard's open defence con-
siderably. The visitors centre rush,
Perry. was about the most active man
on the field, and. with Gordon made
possible States many gains over Dun
can.
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