New Britain herald., 1920-01-02
|RVARD DEFEATS | OREGON ELEVEN
erners on Long End Of 7 to 6 Ire Before Mammoth Crowd

East with almost every chance 2. ], the Harvard eleven won al |c srlLlror struggle from Oregon l yussesfiey afternoon by to 6. the- Easte~a team ever has been Ito win a Tournament of Roses |st. The game was the chief oc 1hcYanpual carnival, and was E l;amidkcolorful surroundings be- ht frenzsed crowd of 33,00O per el contest was a football game in
 sense of the word. Overhang- Ipuds and cool weather. strange Is land of perpetual flowers,
 to lessen the enthusiasm of the
 tors, and, in addition. aided the Ion combination materially. Thc kd.ng rain which Oregon sup -s thought would help their
 horses" failed to materializc.
 Harvard team throughout ! much the same game that jt ye,l in the Yale and the Prime Patests last fall. Murray to Casey l |rG passes were mixed into |, E that carried Il .strCng ruun:- and well planned strategy.
 versatile attack of the Eastcrj:- |Rs met by stalwart defense from n. The fighting qualities of th Tn defey:ders were eNemplifei
 last minute of play, when HaT- ,separated by inches, from d
 touehdown, was held for
 Haryard's points were scored touchdown by Church and goal ] by Arnold Horween. Steers
 Oregon team kicked one goal he field and Manerud. who re-
 Steers later. sent the ball be-
 the goal posts for a second koal. All the scoring was done
 second period. gon had well balanced attack. ut it's overhead game and it's ky failed. The much heralded '' signals were Q negligible fac kneyer Oregon penetrated liar
 territory to any great extent rimson defense always braced 1 brid he Western offense back. arvard's Teamwork ENccls. yards victory was due as much l erior team work, based on eN- | ee gained on Eastern fields. as
 other single factor. The su-
 weights of the Crimson play l |med to have little to do with it, l B from the way their opponents kainst line smashes. Speed was 1 divided, the backs of the op-
 tY1e tn
 with equal facility In inter and blocking the Fasteners tshade the better of it. erday's game was character
 both greater spirit on the part XspectatorS and better efforts on l rt of the players than any pre- i Tournament of Roses contest. 1 ontaneity Of the Harvard wells | ,Es might have made one think nis was a Yale game back in adiuna but for the unfamiliar ndings. Harvard alumni from r the vast region designated as ! acific coast section" flocked l to witness the sight of a Har- potball team in action. Many
 e men had not seen a Crimson 1 since their undergraduate days 1
 was only natural that they
 be filled to overf1owing with
 rit of the old days. Fisher did not disappoint these
 ing sons, hungry for Harvard |. The team that he put upon
 Id yesterday played with all of
 game dash and perfection that parent in the big games back
 East last November, when Ion was tied and Yale defeated.
 Crimson rally in the second
 following the first Oregon l bal Casey completed forward
 with all of the easy abandon
 arnctcrized his work in tying. &nceton game. kdering the fact that this is the fne that either team has played November. the smooth work of 1 eyens was amazing. The Har- , an seemed a bit nervous and kious at the start but they soon Themselves and displayed an &ble game.
 bberGer. Huntington and Man raIcd Steers as stars of the Ore
 re aga tion. The support rendered
 r teammates was of the best.
 punted and bucked the line
 tanner that made him the fla <bf the Oregon supporters and
 e was forced out by an injury knerud went in, the latter ran
 demon. punted in remarkable 1 ousidering his small size and
 and hucked the line so strong
 he smashed through time after
 Harvard the Horweens were the
 stars. Eddie Casey, their lte back of the line, worked hd successfully. There was no l ,pment of any particular style ". both teams using the forward punts, line formations, few plays and all other usual tactics. Harvard Alumni Oycrjoyed.
 ile tho annual tournament foot anne is the bis event of the day. lme nthe past ever held full as did the contes> yesterday. The city had collegiate big-game [ rather than the carnival spirit