The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-11-21

Yale tore two or three slashing
big holes in Harvard's line and cata-
pulated q runner through for long
gains, but such plays by Yale were
AZ scarce AZ they were spasmodic.
With Harvard making no mistakss OF
moment. and with Yale superior to
Harvard In nothing and behind in
some details, Harvard was too thor
oughly grounded in football and well
taught for . Yale team with only
scant time in which to develop team
play and acquire belated proficiency in
elementary football to have any show
whatever.
The yards gained by Harvard in
rushing were It's in the first half
and thirty In the second half. the
thirty not including a twenty-five
yard run by Rollins after intercepting
a forward pass. Yale gained seventy
five yards In the first half and sixty
eight in the second. In actual fig
ures these distances are not nearly
a. far apart A. wore the two teams
n ability. and Tie fisures do not rep
resent the readiness and resourceful-
ness OF Harvard to strike for points
when points beckoned.
The first downs were seven in the
first half for Harvard and one in the
second; two for Yale in the second
half. The Crimson did not have the
throttle open a. continuously In the
second half as in the first half. Har
ward gained twenty-three yards by
the forward pass to twenty-five for
Yale, all this In the second half.
Harvard. oufdid the various Yale
punters. but was no great shakes as
kicker himself, though he showed
occasional skill In placing his kicks.
The Harvard punts In the first ham
averaged forty-two yards. and. In the
second half forty-five. Yale averaged
thirty-three yards In the first half and
thirty-eight In the second.
IzIrunning back runss Harvard &C
counted for ninetys0ne yards in the
firatAhalf and tan IA the second: Yale
m them bsek thtrty-five yards in
the first half. ana fifteen in the sec
ond. Harvard lost fifty yards by
penalties, and Yale fortytwo. Each
side was penaiixed once for roughing
the kicker.
tbs locker bukhiAN inter- its prelimi-
nary practice But the Yale men,
when through with warming up,
wrapped blankets around themselves
and sat out In the cold while waiting
for Harvard to reappear. Harvard
began with the wind at Its back. but
Yale was 20 spry and energetic IN
the first few moments that 1t looked
as IL there was going to be a battie.
Bolcs La Spilled.
Boles hadn't footed back far with
Yale's KICKOFF before he was grabbed
and thrown. Mahan cut loose with a
punt. the Yale backfield man, al
though he had lots of room In which
to get going for a run. made fair
vnln iaI
tive treatment to several OF Mahan's
kicks. and as on the first time with
room in which to get momentum
for a run hack. II looked like bad
Judgment by whatsoever ordered T.
Harvard did some beautiful efful-
gent and likewise deadly rushing for
its second touchdown, as pretty. de-
molishing and shrewdly ordered an
offensive display as the season has
brought out. Yale's return OF punt
which went over for touchback,
was caught by Watson on Harvard
line. which was
cracking good effort by Guernsey.
The delayed pass and other mask
ing Of purpose was brought into play
by Watson with now and then an end
around. Harvard backs were darting
here and there.
At the twelve-yard line Harvard's
gains were reduced TO incnee Until
line TO line, and Yale moved back.
King running from a kick formation.
in which the Yale men were foxed into
believing Mahan was going to take
the bali. swarmed ahead to TALES
ten-yard line. Two plays. = penalty
for offside imposed on Yale. and Then
a focusing OF attention on Yale's left
wing, and Mahan went over. He
kicked the 1oal this time.
Havo vas = touchdown the con-
summation Of consecutive advance or
f1fty-seven yards. The third one was
not long In appearing. The ball went
to Harvard on 4 punt to Yale's forty
seven-yafd line. It Was rushed over
from that point BY tricky offense
which swung out and In dtAgonally
every which way.
Al the tWelve-yard line HArvards
gains wero reduced TO inches until
Mahan. from kick formation and with
the yAle man all drawn miles away
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