The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-11-21

The gridiron was wet and slippery from yesterdays heavy rain and at times the players lost their footing The biting wind and the gray sky could not chill the enthusiasm of the Harvard adherents, however, while Yale cohorts endeavored to rally the fading fortunes and spirits of the Blue by constant cheering and singing.
 Hardly had the thousands settled them- selves for the struggle when the open- ing break of the game gave the Harvard supporters their first opportunity tc cheer. The Eis taking Harvard punt near md-feld, rapidly worked the ball into Crimson territory until the Blue legion were frantlcally calling for a touchdown Here Yale fumbled, and three Crimson players fell on the pigslSin. On the first lineup Mahan sent the ball twirling down fl old with powerful kick to which the wind added impetus. Bing- ham fumbled the catch and Harte scooDed up the ball and ran 3S yards for a touchdown, from which Mahan missed the goal.
 Before the stunned adherents of the Blue had time to recover their composure Harvard was at work again. Taking the ball on Yale punt the Cambridge team started a march upfield, which did not end until Mahan had crossed the line and Harvard had given inlSling of the clever strategy by which she was to de feat Yale so decisively,
 Although the fighting spirit which Tom Shevin imparted to the Yale eleven Just before the battle with the Tiger was still in evidence, it availed the Blue nothing against Harvard's Haughton-in- structed team. Yale's savage rushes and tackles occasionally checked the Cam bridge advance for a moment, but after the initial period of the game the result was never in doubt and interest among the Harvard clans was centered in the size of the score that the home eleven would run up.
 Those who hoped for a record Crimson tally against the Blue were not disap- pointed, for before Captain Mahan and his team mates completed their final days work of the 1915 season, they re- corded the largest total ever scored by a Harvard eleven against Yale, and the largest, but one, ever made in this east ern football classic, which dates back to 1875 In 1884 Yale defeated Harvard IS to O.
 RECORDS ESTABLISHED
 The contest established several new records for the series, for during the triumph of Captain Mahan's team, which was even greater than that of the 1914 eleven under the leadership of Charley Brickley Harvard scored her first touchdown against Yale in the stadium since that structure was erected 12 years ago. In addition, Cap tain Mahan closed his football career with four touchdowns and five goals from touchdowns for total of 29 points, which is said to be an indi- yidual record for this series.
 Assisted by splendid team, Mahan rcmped around and through the Eli eleven for gain after gain, apparently not a bit hampered by the slippery and uncertain footing of the stadium turf. Mahan stood out above the other play CTS of the Crimson machine, but Wat. son, King, Harte, Boles and Soucy all shone in the perfect combination play of Houghtons gridiron steam roller. Across the line Scoviile, Guernsey, Black. Way, Allen aad Captain Wilson were the heroes of a desperate but unavailinG stand against the charges of Harvard.
 Ill the second period Harvard added two touchdowns. With the ball in her possession on Yale's 47-yard line, the Mahan brigade moved steadily toward the goal until within 13 yards of the line. Here the Blue forwards suspect ed a forward pass, but instead the ball was both delayed and hidden in hand ling until Nahan was able to slip through the widespread defense for a