The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-11-21

The defeat of Yale, while not unex- pected, took most unusual turn, duo 10 the ragged but savage defense of the Ellis, who refused to be awed by the Harvard juEgernaut- Hurling their bodies Sn front of the Crimson charges. or leap ing upon dodging and squirming runners, tho Yale players battled so savagely that, although the Cambridge clan several times drove the Ellis back to the shadow of their own goal posts, q touchdown vsae beyond the physical ability of the Crimson.
 In this exisis, Harvard fen back upon the kick for field goals and three times out of five tries booted the ball between fhe uprights, while Yale defeated, but not disgraced, left the field with the satisfaction of having partially checked sts greatest rival in triumph that was considered such a foregone conclusion Of : to before the game. with few takers.
 DEFENSE STRONG
 Both teams showed a stronger defense than attack, and this was particularly noticeable in the case of Yales which ap- e7yaxently had assimiiated the lesson of the Princeton defeat and followed the sbau with commendable zeal Harvard '1ound it reasonably easy to rain ground between tho 25-yard line, but once within etriking distance of a touchdown. the Y ale line and secondary defense st1f- fened and held their rivals charges to small gains, which necessittAed kicking. The Blue, however, failed to develop any, thing in the way of q deceptive attack, and almost all it's line plunges, end runs and passes were diagnosed and head to q failure or small gains.
 Considered entirely from technsSai standpoint, Harvard outnlayed Yale in almost every particular as a team, but the individual efforts of tho Xii eleven offset this team advantage to a con siderable extent Had tho Blue offense feen built upon wide and more decep- tive basis, it is possible that Yale might have scored in some form. Against the simple plays of the honnc team. how ever. Harvard flung q compact or wide defense as the attack required and sell ,iopn did the Eli ball carrier find an ave nue of advance open for moro than second CT two after tho scrimrnage began
 TWO PLAYERS REMOVED
 Tho very intensity with which the Yale eleven made it's last stand added im- 1nenseIy to the thrill and excitement or the play. So keen did the rival players struggle for scores that toward the close of the third period the unusual spectacle of two players being retired for rou8n- ness from big eastern football classic was witnessed when Quarteroack Kemp ton of Yale and Left End Gaston of liar yard were sent to the side lines a1ter a brief Inix-up near the Yale goal.
 Analysis of the game shows that the Yale defense could not stand before crimson machine that was quick to shitt it's offense to meet unexpected opposi- tion While Harvard could not cross tho Vale goal line, 1t could and did move when necessity required within strKing distance of field goal. During the N minutes of play Harvard gained 1" yards in 50 rushes which gave five op- portunities for field goals. three or which were successful. Yale gained but tO wards in g. rushes and never seriously threatened the Crimson goal, while liar yard was one within eight yards Of touchdown, but could not drive the Ell eleven back at the crucial moment.
 HARVARD USES AERIAL ATTACK
 Harvard opened with an overhead at- tack and threatened the Blue with tnis method of ground gaining all through the game. Sixteen forward passes were flung against the Blue, of which nine were completed for a total of 140 yards, five were uncompleted and two intercept cd Yale tried IS forward passes, or which Il were hurled in the final period Of these, were completed for 50 yards gain; F fell to the ground and were intercepted. Tn puntiug, honors were more even, for Harvard covered 525 yards with 12 kicks, while Yale made 500 yards jn A punts. Yale ran the ball back from punts for S2 yards, while Harvard fell 10 wards short of this distance. This was offset to some extent by the run hing back of kick-offs. wherein Harvard picked up 75 yards to Yales 60. Harvard