New-York tribune., 1919-11-23
Blue Loses by 18 Inches,
Missing Golden Oppor-
tnnity for Victory on
Crimson's Last Line
Eli Uses Oldti1ne
Bulldog Tactics
With Braden as Batterine
Ram, Yale Discards
All Modern Methods
w. O. Mcclellan

CAMBRIDGE. Mass, Nov 22-
Harvard beat Yale by score OF 10
to 3 to-day, according to the cold
records, but the $4,000 who saw the
third period melodrama on Soldiers
Field to-day know Yale was beaten by
matter of just eighteen inches
With an irresistible series of charges
that smashed through Crimson bar
riers, the Yale eleven brought the bal
to within yard and half of the
Harvard goal line.
There on the fourth down the sig
nal was given for the same stubborn,
bulldog play that seemed to be all of
Yale's strategy-Braden through CEN
ter. With his head down, Braden
charged straight at the ,nasscd might
of Harvard For a brief moment the
Crimson defense seemed to waver,
then it held ard when the pack was
uncovered, the ball held by Braden's
outstretched arms was just half
yard from the white line. the last bar
rier of Harvard
Yale had come to within striking
distance of the goal line in one steady
triumphant march.
Magnificent, But Lacked Strategy
Ii that last attack had been directed
at any otner point OF the line the ball
might have been carried across. But
that was the play on wnich Yale
seemed to place its main reliance-to
send Braden, the glorified young bull
dog, charging with his head down,
ind I,,, s,,t, ~.
ter and crash through by main
strength. 1t was Characteristic and
magnificent, and all that, but it was
not strategy and it was not modern
lootbal
Harvard scored early in the first
period when Ralph Iorween kicked d
cid goal ~ m the 42-yard line 1t
was remarkable achievement, for
ilorween kicked into the teetn of a
driving wind. The ball started like
bullet, then the wind pressed against
it and it finally cleared the bar by q
few inches.
Casey Scores Only Touchdown
1t was Eddie Casey who carried the
bal. across the laie line for the only
touchdown on beautifully executed
line, FELTON,, of Harvard, laid back as
though Tor kick. Then he fitted
backward, eluding the charging Yale
ends, and made a feint at passing
over the Harvard right end In the
mean time. Casey had wormcd his way
through and was GEAR of the Ya4e
secondary defense on the left. Felton,
,hot the ball to him and Casey, twist
ing and digging through the Yalc
backs, crossed the line for touchdown
Ra ph holween kicked The goal.
It was i'm Brauen who saved Yale
from coming out Of the game scoreess
IN .ne AuuI.n period. Wlth the Blue
eieven stopped near mluue4d Braden
started a drop kick from the bo-yard
line. The Ia.e line did not seem to
hold, and two tacklers were charging
at Braden when he nnaliy dropped the
Dall to the ground. one OF them was
waving his hands fran,ica..y, but
bIaden. IolmerIy an artillery ofncer in
the United States Army, measured the
distance cJoily and deAperatcly.
Casey Fumbes Ball
The bali shot low and hard over the
heads OF the Harvard team as Bradcn
was hurried to the CUR and the plgsK,n
shOt cleaniy between the bOaI pos ) and
over Tue Dar. Inc KICK 4ackeu Just two
yards OF tielng the record. mat te.is
now the ac.ua. points were scored, put
1t does not ten now c.OSe iale came
10 llelnE IN tHdt lnliu peIlOu ana again
in the lour.h. Toward The END OF the
last period Casey, o. AlaIvald, iumb4eu
the Dall on tlarvaruS o5-yaru line.
Inc Dall rO44eu Vut IUwai. lue \ a4o
left end and four OF the blue men wer.
swapping ana snariing after It, The
harvard secondary ue1ense was drawl
in and there would have peen nuthln,
between one OF th.se ale men ana "a
TOUCHDOWN, but ali four Of them
puunceu on it with swirl of biue
jerseys.
Opportunity Is Lost
Reincrt fnall, got it, but he was
flatuened beneath three of his own toe
eager Yale men ana the great oppor-
tunity was lost. here was the Oh
chance where ecooI-headedness and Qu.,
VISION ml.ht have turned the tide
, the struggle the other way, but {,
through me game Yale seemed to |
: play ing with the bulldog spirit aion
! they were playing the Oattering, crus.
| ing football of twenty ears ago al
| for the greater part Of the time Ha
r ward p.ayed the same sort OF gan
5 only the Crimson attack varied sighl.
| Two times out Of three Yale SC
2 big Jim Braden crashing at the Ii.
with lowered head and seemingly wi
his eyes closed, for there were tim
, when that bulldog charge of Brad
e would carry him clear through t
+. Yale line, but still with lowered he
Braden wou d crash blindly into
I Crimson secondar. defense. 1t W.
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