The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-01-02
Church's Touchdown and a
Clean Goal By Horween Put
the Crimson Across By the
Narrowest of Margins In
Tournament of Roses Con-
test at Pasadena

PASADENA. Cal. Jan. Tho east
yanQushed the west here today when
Harvard defeated the University Of ore
gon to s in the annual lnter-sectional
football game.
The versatile attack OF the EASTERN
ers. based on smashing straight foot
ball tactics. but with forward passes.
tricks and punts as features. was met
Nv stalwart defense from Oregon. The
fishting qualities OF the western do
tenders were eXamplifed 70 the last
minute Of play. when Harvard, separat-
cd by inches from \ second touchdown
was held for downs. Harvard's points
were scored on touchdown by Church
and a goal kicked by \. Horween. Steer
OF the Oregon team kicked one goal
from tho field. and Manerud who re-
placed him later, again sent the pail
between the goal posts for a field goal.
All the scoring was in the second
period
stars for Oregon.
Jacobbergcr Huntington and Nanerud
rivalled Steers as stars Of the oregon
aggregation. The support rendered ny
their team mates was Of the best. steers
punted and bucked the line in manner
that made him the favorite of the ore
Eon supporters, and when ne was forced
the latter ran like a demon. punted in
style remarkable considering his small
size and weight, and buckcd the line so
strongly that he smashed through time
after time.
Hor Harvard the HorweenS were the
bright stars. while Eddie Casey, their
team mate back OF the line. WORKED
hard and successfully. There was no
development OF any particular style OF
play, both teams using the forward
pass, punts. line formations. Few
trick plays and all other usual tactlcS'
Superior Team work.
Rarvards victory was probably due
as much to superior team work, based
on experience gained on eastern fields,
as TO any single factor. Their superior
weight seemed IL have little 10 do with
H. Judging from :hc way their oppo-
nents held the line smashes. Speed was
equally divided. the hacks OF the oppoS-
ing teams seeming 70 get over the
ground with equal facility. In Interior
ence and blocking the fasteners had
shade the better Of it, according 10
press experts. but the teams were so
evenly matched that there was little
choice.
The greatest crowd ever assembled
at Tournament park was gathered Tor
the event. ne pdIN ~.'iN'h ANU $500
$4,000 reoplc. and general admission for
standing room ran W tho attendance
10 approximately 5000. according 10
officials, The day was perfect. slight
haze oyercastinG the sun. not SUFFICIENT
IL 10 obscure the view OF tho field from
any scat, but enough 10 prevent heat
exhaustion troubling the players.
Score by periods:
Harvard ............... u
Oregon .............,.. -"
summary: Harvard scoring: Touch
down. Church: goal from touchdown. n
Horween. Oregon scoring: Goal from
field. Steers. Manerud.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES George NJ. War
nell, Spokane: umpire, +. QuiCley. ST.
Marys. Kansas: head linesman. +. Pow
aen Scott Portland: field judge. Henry
Butterfield. Denver.
PASADENA. Cal. Jan. l.--Harvard' \
football team coming out Of the east 70
defend athletic supremacy against ore
gon OF the west. held thoir laurelS to-
annual game featured by the tourna-
ment Of roses here. with score or TO
g The Harvard points were gained on
n touchdown by Church ard clean goal
from touchdown by ~. H"rw"en wh'I"
OreEnn's points came from goals from
the field by Steers and Nanerud.
First Period.
Harvard won the toss and elected 10
receive and take the south goal Steers
kicked to Horwc,n. who received on
his twenty yard line and ran the ball
back five yards.
r. Horween fumbled and Oregon re-
covered on Harvard's thirty yard line.
Huntington made two yards through
the line and then went around IN" lctt
tackle for twenty yards Tho ball was
on Harvard's twenty-SiN yards line.
Steers made two yards by a line play
hut Oregon was penalized fifteen yards
for holding.
Brandenberg made a yard on line
play. Steers buckcd the center OF the
line for seven yards. The ball was on
Harvards % yard line. Time was taken
out for Anderson. Anderson was re-