The Washington herald., 1916-11-26
Neville Scores Only Touch
down After Three Line
Plunges.
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served to keep the enthusiasts on edge.
There was little noise until the Harvard
squad trotted In from the east entrance
at lis for q bit Of preliminary prac-
tice.
Five minutes later, Capt. Black led
his squad OF Blue stalwarts on from the
opposite side of the field, and their en-
try was the signal for a roaring outburst
from the Yale contingent in the west
stand.
liminary nature was INDUCED in by the
two squads Punting. passing and drop
kicking constituted most Of the work. In
order to insure fair play, the teams
changed goals, each trying both ends OF
the field.
Ing the ball both against the wind and
with H. Meantime, Robinson and Jim
Braden were devoting their efforts to
drop kicking. trying to guase Q west
neld
The two squads then left the neld and
the side issues of the big game began.
Bands on opposite sides of the field
blared forth lively airs. In the interim
the cheering sections Of the two clans
barked defiance.
Promptly at o'clock the teams took
the field. Capt. Dadmun won the toss
and chose to defend the north goal ia
vored somewhat by the wind Conner
ford booted the ball far down into Har-
wards territory and the game was on
wind Favor. Kicker.
The first few minutes saw a kicking
duel Favored by the wind Horween
had the best Of Legore.
The first break came when Legore got
on poor boot. and Harvard took the
ball on Yale's H-yard line. The Grim
, son appeared to be on its way to a score
with net of yards in two tries, but
Horween took a high leap over the line
on the second play. and Harvard was
taxed Is yards, presumably for hurdIing
The big extra assignment was too much
for the Crimson attack and Horween
punted. LaRoche was over anxious and
allowed the ball to slip through his arms.
mad scramble ensued, but when the
referee sifted to the bottom OF the mass
ne found Crimson athlete draped about
the ball 1t was Harvard's ball on YaIe's
N-yard line. Two plays drove yards
blood for Harvard with a well-directed
drop kick.
The period ended with the ball on YaIe's
4o-yard line In possession OF the Ellis;
score. Harvard. 8: Yale, O.
An exchange Of punts gave the ball TO
Harvard a bit later on the Crimson 30
yard line. On the second play. Eddie
Casey electrified the crowd with a spec
tacular run.
Shooting into his own rISbt tackIa
Casey veered back to the left. lodged
and side-stepped free Of several tackIers
and ran 65 yards to the Yale goal line
However. the officials detected holding
The ball was brought back and a penalty
OF Is yards was assessed.
Again the penalty made the require
ment too strong. and Horween punted
Yale could not gain by rushing and a
pass was blocked. Legore punted. The
ball bounded and hit one OF Harvard's
backs and rolled toward the Harvard
goal only Is yards away.
Yale ends were racing madly In pursuit
and a touchdown looked probable. But
Horween. who was back. saved trouble
by dropping on the ball on his own 5-yard
line. Two line plunges netted yards
and Horween kicked to La Roche who
made a fair catch on Harvard's 4o-yard
line Comerford tried a placement. The
attempt was wide by inches, the ball
striking an upright and bounding back.
Then Dame Fortune favored Yale 1t
came in the way of a luckily recovered
fumbled ball. following Comerford's try
at goal. Harvard put the ball in play on
her 2O-yard line and punted after two un-
fruitful tries. Yale took the ball at mid
field. Three line and tackle plays netted
10 yards. II was the first time the Els
had gained the 10 yards for a first down.
On the next play things broke for Yale
Neville tore into Harvard's left tackle
He got a yard, but fumbled Gates, who
had chased around. grabbed the ball and
took it to Harvard's 2-yard line. Neville,
Jacques. and Legore then drove through
for yards in three tries.
A moment later it was Yale's ball, first
down and yards to 30 for a touchdown.
The Crimson defense was stubborn. Three
tries got scarcely more than a yard. With
the last chance at hand. La Roche sent
Neville into the Crimson line in the wake
of the giant Fox. When the mass was
untangled the Blue plunger was over by
a scant foot.
COmerford Tries Goal.
Comerford missed a rather difficult
goal. Shortly after the kickoff time was
called for the half with the score Har-
ward 3, Yale s.
Yale took the Harvards kickoff
starting the third period, but found the
Crimson defense stubborn and was fore
ed to punt. Neither side could negotiate
the opposing defense at this stage and
the contest resolved into another punt
ing exhibition.
Yale finslly recovered the ball after a
Harvard tumble at midfeld. Legore
tore past Harvard's left flank for a sprint
OF p yards. A line play got a yard and
a 5-yard penalty against Harvard put the
ball on the 2S-Yard line.
L4egore chueked a pass to Gates which
netted JIG yards. and downed the ball on
Harvards 7-yard line. Two line plays
got but two yards aud a pass was smoth-
cred. Braden began warming up but
the ball was near the side line for a
fourth down and a try for goal was out
of the question. La Roche called for a
pass but Harvard linemen broke through
and downed Legore on the l5-yard line
before the pass was made and took the
ball on downs at that point. The period
ended with the ball in midfield with no
scoring.
An exchange of punts shortly after the
last period began left the ball well down
in Crimson territory in possession Of the
defenders. Fake kick formations proved
costly, and the Crimson kicked from its