The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1920-11-07
PRINCETON AND
CRIMSON TEAMS
WELL MATCHED
Parke Davis's Analysis of
Game Proves Equality
of Power.
NO MARGIN IN PUNTING
Detail of Passing and Running
Attacks Also Shows Little
Difference.
NO MARGIN IN PUNTING
BY PARkE II. DAVIS.

Epccini Despatch 70 THE NEW YORK HgRALh
CAMBRIDGE. Mass, Nov. 6.-Harvard
and Princeton, in football battle stir
ring beyond all previous encounters.
played one another to draw here to-
day. each scoring two touchdowns and
kicking two goals and each leaving
record Of prowess represented by
the score of Harvard II and Prince
ton IA. Each OF these teams may
have had an equal in power and
prowess among its predecessors in the
last forty.four years Of Harvard
Princeton football strife. but neither
eleven has had a superior in running,
in punting. In passing. In tacbling In
skill, in strength and in stamina. Har-
ward and Princeton to-day presented
two magnificent football elevcns.
The scores came in such succession a $
to add to the excitement of the after
noon. Harvard tailed in the first four
teen plays OF the first half. Princeton.
tailed In the first nineteen plays Of the
second half and scored again on the
second play in the fourth quarter. thus
overtaking and passing the Crimson.
bringing JOY to Its followers and hold
ing out before them the glorious vision
OF victory. Harvards disconsolatlon.
however. was brief, for I'm eighteen
plays the Crimson by n bewildering for
ward pass assault had swept Princeton
backward to its gosl line and by a sec
ond touchdown had tied tine score. The
first touchdown was the result of disas-
ter which Princeton created for itself.
Tigers Pennlfzed Early.
The kickoff at the beginning Of the
game and a short run back by Harvard
gave the latter the ball on their own
35-yard line. Upon the first play Prince
ton was penalzed Is yards.
Following five short distance plunges,
owen burst the Orange line in twain for
an advance of 16 yards. Here again a
feroclous Tiger broke the rule against
too jealous piling upon the runner. and
another penalty OF IL yards carried
Princeton back to their one-yard line.
from which Horween hurdled for a
touchdown. Faxon kicked the goal.
Tho second touchdown similarly came
in the first few plays OF the second half
but this time was achieved by Prince
ton. Obtaining the ball on their own
4o-yard line, princeton advanced II IL
Dy 8nOTb ure plunseS. fteTt
Murray hurled long forward pass 10
yards TO Legendre. On the second play
following this brilliant mano,uvre Muir
ray hurled n second forward pass sue
cessfully TO Lourie, who raced and
lodged through Harvard's 'backfield for
a touchdown.
The third touchdown. maintaining the
striking coincidence Of being scored at
the beginning Of n period came on the
the third quarter was closing Harvard
had the ball on its own 25-yard line
Here Keck blocked OVENS kick. tho ball
rolling out OF bounds on Harvard's four
yard tine. where Legendre OF Princeton
captured II. The quarter ending with
this play the elevens exchanged goals
Aerial Attack Succeeds.
In two plays, Clarity. both times car
rying the ball, covered the four yards
and gave Princeton a touchdown from
which Keck kicked the goal. thus giving
Princeton lead and apparently vic
tory. The fourth quarter was wearing
well into its final stages. Princeton's
defensive strength was Increasing and
Harvard's plunging power was waning
On the twenty first play in this quarter
Horwcen, Harvards captain, ordered the
running attack TO be repla ,od BY an
aerial assault. Harvard now unloo ened
six forward passes in succession. all De-
ing successful. covering 60 Yards and
the last, Buell. to Crocker terminating
in touchdown. from which Faxon
kicltod the goal. thus tieing the score
and ms the gamo was subsequently,
played. creating a draw,
The detailed analysis OF play which
Is presented elsewhere in tabulated form
demonstrates equally with the score that
Harvard and Princeton were matched
equally in power. Harvard during the
day executed seventy-six offensive plays
for total gain Of OIL yards. Prince
ton during the battle launched seventy
seven offensive plays for a total Rain
OF S07 yards. The small difference Of
sixty-one yards In Harvard's favor is SO
distributed through ten different depart
ments OF play on AN average OF SIX to
each method Of advancing the bali n.
to be inconsequential in matter OF
comparison. Similarly Harvard made
seven misplays for total loss of sew
epty-one yards, contrasting with which
were eleven misplays by Princeton for n
total Of seventy-four yards.
No major battle has been waVed In
years in which the puntlug, the passing
and the running attacks averaged so
nearly equal as this battle OF to-day.
An examination OF the table accompany
ing this narrative reveals n number OF
interesting details. Fumbles were un-
usually low in number and none caused
damage. because IL was princeton's two
penalties in the first plays of the game
which advanced Harvard within strik-
ing distance OF the Tigers goal line and
gave to the Crimson its first score.
Supporters OF Harvard. however. will
balanc these two inisplays by Princeton
by Earvards blocked kick which led To
I'rinceton's frat score. Thus again. we
come to an amazing equality OF these
two teams. Striking out Harvard's first
touchdown and Frincetons first touch
down as due to misplays, wo still have
left another touchdown ny Princeton
scored by long forward pass and an
other touchdown by Harvard scored by
means of a chain Of six forward passes
thus giving to each combatant touch
down and goal hammered out without
the aid of any mishap.
Interesting strategy.
Tacticaliy and strategically the game
was highly interesting. Both clevens
presented a serics OF formations and
plays so substantially modified from the
system employed by each year ago as
10 be almost new As In former years.
those systems consisted OF the tandem
formation OF the backs and of n kicking
formation Curiously both Harvard and
Princeton disclosed to-day the same
bacLaeld Tandem, ARA nrement although