New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-11-21
MaIlan Rounds Out
His Career, Scoring
20 of the Points.
LOSERS GAME, BUT
LACK THE PUNCH
Crimson a Mighty Team
Skilled in All Angles
of Gridiron Game.
Rv HERBERT.
By HERBERT.

Cambridge, Mass NoN' ~
ward defeated, nay, slaughtered,
Yale in the bulging stadium here to-
dsv by a score of ii TO 0. Tom
sbevlin is on his way back to Mime
sofa.
The phantom Mahan crowned a
brilliant football career by leading
his team TO the most Overwhelming
victory that the Crimson has ever
enjoyed over its dearest foe. Never
has the score mounted so high for
Harvard in the thirty-fve years OF
eridiron strife between the two, and
Incidentally. Captain Mahan was
directly responsible for % of the
Il points.
I.ct the bare facts be recorded.
This fiery. dashing and elusive run
oe~ scored four Of the six touch
downs. the much-married King
added another by a spectacular run
or IS wards on fake criss-cross
plav. which split the Yale line WIDE
omen. while Harte crowded his way
i7is thc feast by swapping up
loose bali on the tumble of a punt
br Van Nostrand early in the game,
10 ylai.e up the total. Mahan kicked
e,c or The six goals from touch
downs with the precision of
Bricklcy.
While all this was going on $4,000
fr~-trimmcd men and women looked on
in wonder mixed with amazement. The
oarc was won with such clean-cut de-
eisivencse that even those most op-
unis.cally inclined toward the powers
Of Perez u. Haughton, the master
builder Of football teams, maVelied
and almost felt ashamed.
The thrills that came in the carly
,.,, n tbe game we're soon forgotten
in the enormity of the defeat that the
men from New Haven were suherlhg'
|, seemed almost as if the eXuberance
Of the cheering, from possibly two
thirds Of the crowd, was partially
dull.d bv feeling OF regretfulness-
IN, blood which surged so fiercely one
week ago ran sluggish and the oithg
air chilled and made for shivers.
Harvard rose to great heights; fale
sank 10 gloomy depths. Two weeks
sgo this same Crimson eleven was
forced to the limit to beat Princeton
which one week ago fell victim 20
the Blue. Il seemed then that every
thing pointed 20 bitter, hard-fougn'
struggle this afternoon. even though
Harvard was the fsvorite. and gener-
ally accounted the probable winner.
Haughton Worked Well
But Hsughtou had not exposed his
full hand. lie builds slowly, even as
ne builds well, and this afternoon his
team stood out in the full might Of It's
power and resoureefulness.
The Yale men we're so bewildered by
The craftiness and deception practised
IN the running attack Of their oppo-
n.nis that the wonder is that they did
not become wholly disorganized, II was
bad enough. but. battered and bruised
they fought on In the spirit OF sheer
desperation. and proved their game
ness even as they sacrificed their foot
ball sense and forgot, II would seem'
Their football training.
The nd.gnities constantly heaped
upon their suffering heads. as the score
mounted higher and higher. were re-
ssntsd. but the outrages went unpun-
uhed. although IT must be told that IN
the second half, with their trenches
ityelled. With their defence shattered
And with oil hope gone. there were
l.mes when they carried the hght INTO
ne enemy's country.
On one occasion a penalty for oh-side
pa robbed Yale Of a touchdown fol-
'eSiag one 0f the most spectacular plays
81 the game. Waite shot a long for
ssro pass % Captain Wilson, who ran
,,ssfniy ysrds for touchdown with
nsraFd taek!er clinging 20 his shoul-
esfs over the last FIVE. but the linesman
Va, mereiiess, and imposed the penalty.
ihs came about toward the end Of
me thiFd period. Early IN the fourth
'"rtF lyiNdfN pdebeh, cOuplf o.
'eshss and penalty Of FIVE yards
<gslnst Harvard landed the ball on the
N'ms1n's G-ysrd line, but three run
sihg plays we're stopped on the line Of
,enmmsgs. and Neville, substituted
1ensnt before for Waite. missed
''%p hek from the z0-ysrd line.
ms brings up something that posi-
~ osssryed earlier notice. Otis Gucrn-
~ ne only dependable punter and drop
.esf on The Yale squad, was lost % his
,a.s ,n before the period was more than
H srsr. He twisted hiS bad shoulder,
ssh has kept him OF the gridiron 30
80 mis- year, and went 70 the side
-. WITH him vent Yalee chief de-
,sfnsnee, but even Guernsey al his best
~slo not have saved the losing cause.
No. 70 the victor, and truly 70 the
~ belonged The spoils this day.
s'' mad everything. The running
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