The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1920-10-17
CRIMSON ATTACK
CRUSHES WILLIAMS
Harvard, at First Puzzled,
Soon Gets Started and Wins
by 38 to 0.

Special Despatch to. THE NEW York HERALD.
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. Oct. 16.-Harvard
won over Williams to-day by the score
of 3S to 0, scoring five touchdowns and
a field goal and not missing a goal after
touchdown. While the Harvard coaches
expected to win by at least three touch
downs. the work of the Crimson machine
proved big surprise, and 1t was not
expected that the game would prove as
easy as II was.
There was nothing to It but Harvard
after the first period. In the first quar-
ter Williams showed varied attack,
and with a mixture of criss crosses and
forward passes dazzled the heavy Har-
ward team for few moments. 1t was
not long, however, before Harvard found
herself and solved the Williams attack,
and from then on the light Williams
team was outplayed.
Boynton was looking forward TO
scoring drop kick at least against the
Crimson, but again ne was doomed 10
disappointment. Williams could not
get within striking distance. Not once
did he drop back TO try for field goal.
He would have had TO be superman
70 negotiate field goal under the cir
cumstances.
Evidently Harvard feared Boynton, for
when he first stepped back of his line
Harvard exhibited q brand new defence
Only four men remained on the line, the
other seven playing "A rowing defence
This system was the cause Of Boyntons
downfall They solved his lateral and
forward passes and his efforts to skirt
the end proved disastrous Often the
Harvard forwards were upon him be-
fore ne was able 10 pass the ball.
Only for q few moments early in
the first period did Williams appear
dangerous. Their lateral and forward
passes puzzled Harvard. but not for
long. In one instance Boynton threw
the ball almost fifty yards in an effort
to turn the tide. The pass was not
dangerous, however, as the Harvard
men covered every Williams man that
broke through. Most Of the Williams
passes fell idly to the ground. a few
were intercepted by Harvard. whit
Williams managed to negotiate few
short passes for gains.
Harvard failed to score in the first
period, the quarter ending with Williams
in possession of the ball on their own
10 yard line. In the second quarter,
after an exchange of punts, Humphrey
broke clear and ran "a yards, planting
the ball on the Williams 20 yard line.
Hamilton was given an opportunity, and
I'VE rushes carried the ball across the
final chalk mark. F'axon kicked the
goal. Buell. second string quarterback.
negotiated a field goal from the 80 yard
line a few moments later. adding three
more points to Harvard's score.
Three Harvard touchdowns were made
in the third quarter. George Owens ran
back the kickoff to midfield. Then q
forward pass, Churchill TO Fitzgerald. re-
suited in a touchdown. Fitzgerald ran
so yards. showing excellent judgment
and sldestepplng ability to reach the
goal posts. Faxon kicked the goal. A
tumble by Williams and a long forward
pass then gave Harvard the ball on
williams 80 yard line. owens tore off
10 yards, and in two more rushes carried
the ball to the s yard mark. Here
Churchill again became prominent and
was showed across for the score.
Williams forward passes got the Wis
itors into trouble again as Havemeyer
intercepted one on the Williams 40 yard
line Harvard negotiated another pass.
bringing the ball TO the 16 yard mark.
williams held, but long runs by owens
and Churchill finally resulted in another
touchdown.
Crimson substitutes made the last
touchdown. Chaplin and Gratwick per-
formed well. the former making the final
touchdown and Gratwick kicking the
goal
The lineup.