Omaha daily bee., 1919-11-09
HARVARD PLAYS
PRINCETON TIE
CAME, 10 TO 10
Judged Most Thrilling Game
Ever Staged in Palmer
Memorial Stadium; 10000
Fans Present.


Princeton, N. J.. Nov. S.-Harvard
and Princeton played a 10 to 10
tie game today in what was probably
the most thrilling foot ball contest
ever staged in Palmer Memorial
Stadium. The thirty or more
thousands spectators were in al
most constant pitch of excite
ment as the teams fought their
way through the game.
The Cambridge eleven on the
short end of score almost all
the way. staged wonderful come
back and playing desperately I'M the
last minutes OF the contest, STAYED
off defeat and tied the score. There
was a breathless moment, when
Church, of Harvard, carefully sur
veyed the angle he had to kick
and then swiftly but surely sent
the pigskin between the goal posts
that gave the fighting Crimson
team its tenth point. .,.
While Harvard must be satisfied
with the result of the game, the
fact that the team failed to win
was keen disappointment to her
followers. Rated as one Of the
most powerful elevens in the east,
her supporters looked for victory
over Princeton which had lost the
last two games it played. The fact
that Harvard had an easy schedule
prior to today's game was dis
counted by the Crimsons enthusi-
asts who pointed to the large
scores the team has made as show
ing the power and drive behind her
style of play.
Princeton was immensely pleased
with the game. In fact many Of her
followers consider the result "a
\ victory. With poor record so far
as the season has gone, thousands
of her supporters did not look for
success, and the showing made was
a surprise.
Adopt Forward Passing.
It was evident that Princeton took
ia leaf from the book of experience,
for Immediately after the game
started it adopted the tactics played
against it by the West Virginia team
last Saturday. when the Tigers were
carried off their feet by the splen
did forward passing of the Noun
taineers. Using Trimble and Stru-
hing exclusively in : this work,
Princeton, with few other varia-
tons in carrying the ball, took the
pigskin from its own 20-yard line
right down the field for a touch
down early in the first period. It's
playing completely took the Grim
son men by surprise. Harvard
fought desperately to stop the play,
but the fighting Nassau, team never
!, faltered until the ball was planted
behind the goal posts by Trimble,
\ who got it from Strubing on lat
cral pass.
Harvard in the third period prof
tied by a Princeton tumble and
managed to work the ball close
enough to the goal line to permit
Horween, who was sent in to make
the play, to kick field goal from
Princeton's 28-yard line.
Bad Pass Opens Way.
A bad pass and blocked kick in
the final period gave Princeton
another opportunity to score which
she accepted, F. L. Murrey going
in and booting the ball for a field
goal, which raised her total points
to 10. Harvard followers lost heart
at this disaster, but the team did
not. Princeton started a punting
game, Harvard finally got the ball
close to her opponents territory
and adopting Princeton's aerial
game varied by few line plunges
carried the pigskh over the Tiger
line and put the Crimson men in a
position to easily tie the score with
the goal from touchdown.
Halfback Trimble and CHARTER
back Strubing we're easily the stars
of the Orange and Black team. Their
forward passing seldom missed fire
and long gains were made every
time. the ball was successfully hurled.
Captain McGraw also played Won
derful game. F. L. Murrey, the
drop kick expert came up to ex-
pectations when he was sent in to
try field goal when the ball was
close enough for the play. 1t was
an easy try as the pigskin was d.
rectly in front Of the goal posts.
Casey, who was used more than
any other player on the Harvard
team, stood out as the bright par
ticular star for the Cambridge
eleven.
He seldom failed to make his dis
lance when called upon and put
across the touchdown that helped
tie the score. He was ably assisted
by FELTON,. who took Captain Muir.
fay's place, in forward passing
Ralph Horween. substituting fol-
Burnham, also came through i'll tine
style when called upon for f1ele
goal.
Started Drive.
After Princeton had made the
score 10 points on Murray's field goa
Harvard started her powerful drive
that warded off defeat. With shor'
plunpes through center and tackle
positions, interpreted with forward
passes. the Crimson steadily pluggee
the ball two-thirds down the fielo
until it was over the goal line. The
scene as the Cambridge eleven tiec
the score was the widest witnessed
in the concrete stadium since it wa;
built. With but few minutes left
both teams fought desperately te
break the tie, but neither had the
power to put across the winning
points.
The 10 points scored by Prince
ton today are the first that have
been made against Harvard thi:
wear. Since the two teams resumed
football relations in 1911, Harvard
has won five games and Princeton
one. Princeton's victory was tina
scored in 1911. Harvard won. TIN
next five contests. Because OF tn
war the teams did not meet in l9l
The weather today was ideal TO
foot ball, but the stadium was no