New-York tribune., 1920-11-07
Macomber, Crimson End.
Takes Forward Pass
Over the Goal Line and
Halts Princeton Victory
Aerial Attacks
Stun Roper Men
Cambridge Team Scores
First, but 2 Touchdowns
Put Nassau Men i'm Lead
By W. O. Mcclellan

CAMBRIDGE, Mass, Nov. G Once
more the Princeton Harvard game went
70 a drawn battle In q game that was
pronounced by the experts TO be
"spotty" the elevens finished tied by
"a to Il at Soldiers Field to-day.
At the start of the last quarter it
looked as though the lads from Old
Nassau might take the first lame that
Princeton has taken at Cambridge since
John Harvard was freshman and the
football players wore sidewhiskers.
But, with the score Ia to Z against
them, the Crimson team opened up the
defense Of Princeton with daring Sc
RES Of forward passes that dazed the
vasp-legs.
Over in the Princeton section they
we're jublant The team from Old Mas
sau was leading and the quarter was
fairly we'll spent. Buell. had gone in
for Fitzgerald, the regular Harvard
quarterback, and started the daring
football that saved the Harvard team.
With the ball on the Harvard 35-yard
line, he threw forward pass to Fits,
VINO dashed for forty yards we'll into
Princeton territory.
Crimson Plays Desperate Football
1t was the first time that Harvard
had opened up. 1t was almost des-
perate football, some say, but it star
Tied the Princetonians Then came
of limo b,,rl1o md
ward pass that brought the ball closer
into Princeton territory. Another pass
rom Owen 10 Fits sent the ball to the
Princeton 15-yard line. There was q
chill and clammy silence in the Prince
ton roofing section.
Buell. sent one play at the Princeton
center, and nothing gave way an inch.
Then the substitute quartz rback slipped
lack, and Macomber, substituting for
Kane at end shot through skirting
the Princeton right end. AS he passed
ever the Princeton line Buell. shot the
ball into his arms.
1t was perfect pass of fifteen yards
for the touchdown that prevented the
shade of John Harvard from stirring
uneasily in his sepu!chre. There were
more than $4,000 in the Stadium when
The game started and something like
O0O0 who could not get inside were
blocking the streets and the bridge
across the Charles River The dele
cation from Princeton was the largest
mat ever made this pilgrimage. even
with Big Bill Edwards excluded. The
Colossus Of Nassau bestrode the top
OF the Stadium and viewed the game
with mixture OF emotions that caused
the concrete to crack in many spots.
Harvard Draws First Blood
Depression was thick around "Big
bill' when Harvard, aided by penalties
cute Justly IMPOSED upon Princeton.
zen, over the line for touchdown in
Crimson swirl in the first ten minutes
o. play Faxon kicked the goal and
hat gave Harvard a to lead But
the Tiger cubs in the field were not
aownhearted in the least. They came
rack fighting with brilliant open
game.
In the third quarter the dash and
Starting from the Princeton forty
three yard line, Garrity shot through
tackle three times. Gilroy and Lourie
went through for small gains. Then
Prlnceton started to open up the Grim
son defense in d canny fashion. First
there Vas d pass that WAS smeared by
a Crimson rush. Then Il feint a
center.
Murrey slipped back as Iourie wrig
gicd through the Harvard line. dashing
out for twenty-five Yards. Unerringly,
Despite desperate rush Of the two
harvard tackles, Murrcy hurled the
ball to the Princeton quarterback.
Owen reached for him with a wild and
futile rush which Lourie evaded and
dashed across the line. kcck kicked
the goal
Stan Keck, the Princeton tackle,
paved the way for Princeton's second
touchdown. Held on their own 25-yard
line, Harvard formed for punt. Arnold
horween got the ball and started to
sck when a wasp-legged fury hurled
himself upon the Harvard back. hurl-
ing him to the grass. The ball bound
Cd from Keck's chest, rolling toward
the Harvard goal line.
Prineeten's Ball on Four-Yard Line
Ihree Harvard men were after it in
4 tangled heap, but Legendre, the
princeton end. dove on it just in time.
iegendre had the ball on the Harvard
courtyard line. Princeton feinted with
shift and Lourie sQuirmed between
guard and tackle for three yards. The
oa!l was less than a yard from the line
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