The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1920-11-21
A Rampant of Concrete.

A Rampant of Concrete.
Defensively the Harvard line was a
rampant OF concrete. Against its i'm
pregnable barrier twenty-seven batter
ing ram assaults by Yale broke for a
gain of only fftynine yards, in which
were only six first downs. and which
carried Yale once to Harvards 80 yard
line and once to the Crimson 35 yard
line and only then in each instance by
the aid of forward passes.
No sport loving populace in ancient
times presented more imposing spec
tacle than this game. All roads at dawn
In New England led to New Haven
Along the highways and railways auto
mobiles and trains hummed and roared
for hours BY noon $4,000 visitors had
augmented New Ravens own mighty
football hosts. This amazing multitude
of possible a hundred thousand filled
the streets from curb to curb. 1t over
whelmed hotels. restaurants and public
conveyances as though New Haven had
been q country village. Street cars
were blocked and automobiles were
forced to outlying byways. Forward
afoot to Yale Bowl surged this mighty,
merry army. The hospitable burghers
of courteous New Haven had dressed
their handsome city in holiday attire
Banners blue and banners crimson, In
equal profusion, Haunted from balcony
staff and coping.
At 2 O'Clock Yale Bowl was full and
overlooking. Every seat in Its twenty
eight miles of benches was occupied
while ticketless battalion, almost tear
fully stormed the entrances for ad-
mission. Nature matched mankind in
perfecting the details of the day. Al
though the sky was overcast. the air
was clear. An invigorating breeze blew
gently from the sea. 1t stung the cheek
1t cleared the eye and seemed to sharpen
the sense. The two great factions, Har-
ward and Yale, chivalrously melted into
single multitude as each eleven burst
into the bowl Harvard's band played
Yale's airs and Yale's band sent back
melodies of Harvard, while $4,000 par
tisans roared and waved welcome TO
the two teams. Like the American flSgs
floating above the arena, this impartial
welcome impressively reminded the cheer
ing host that this game was national
inst tuition first and a college classic
second.
AS the game began some blessed
philanthropist in the press stand organ
ICED a megaphone service and prepared
TO announce the plays of the game TO
the ticketless battalion, now increased
to several thousand, who stood hope
lessly outside the bowl.
First Quarter.
Harvard won the toss and chose the
north goal. Kempton lifted a mighty
kickoff of fifty-five yards for Yale,
which Humphrey brilliantly ran back
to midfield and the great game was on.
Harvard threw a forward pass OF fifteen
yards, Buell. to Fits. second was
attempted. With a great roar 1aie's
followers arose to their feet as Aldrich
of Yale intercepted the ball on his 81
ward line. Yale instantly kicked. AID
rich lifting the first of it's stupeudous
punts fifty yards down the field. Again
Harvard resorted to a forward pass o.
five Yards, Buell. to Fits. a line play
failed and Harvard kicked Aldrich BY
a second punt OF fifty yards shot the
ball back. Buell. fumbled the punt ana
Dickens of Yale captured the ball on
Harvard's 40 yard line.
Yale aggressively planned to score Dy
n forward pass which kempton nung
20 yards deep into Harvards territory
Fits. however, intercepted the ball. a
furious fusillade of kicks were ex-
changed which terminated in dlsas-
trous tumble by Kempton or Yale.
Crocker of Harvard recovering the pail
on Yale's 40 yard line. Again Harvard
called into action It's strongest arm OF
attack, a forward pass assault, Buell. TO
Fits. and Harvard thus reached fale
o. ward line Here Yale ferociously
stoned a running attack and forward
pa SIS failed. Hopelessly blockaded from
advancing along the ground Harvard
ordered Buell. back to the 30 yard line
TO try drop kick. The ball flashed in
stantly into view and sailing accurately
between the uprights gave Harvard the
first score of the day.
Cross kicked off for Yale, sending the
ball SIS yards down the field to owen,
who In n brilliant burst of speed ran II
back 80 Yards Harvard swung its KICK
formation into action, but could not gain,
and owen lifted his biggest and best
punt of the day so yards up the held.
Kempton caught the ball and raced and
lodged among the Crimson towards
until he had planted the ball On Har-
wards 80 yard line. From kick lorna
ton Kelley and Aldrich assailed the
Harvard line. So fierce was Harvards
defence that the series OF assaults ter
minated In a 10 yard loss behind the
line. Aldrich thereupon endeavored TO
kick a goal from the field from the 40
yard line, which failed, and Harvard
touched back. Again a forward pass,
Buell. to owen, advanced the ball TO
Harvards 81 yard line. and there the
quarter ended.
Second Quarter.
The second quarter presented Harvard
standing on it's own 32 yard line with
the ball. Here began stirring drive.