Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-01-02
10000 JACK DEMPSEY WON'T DUCK THE ORA
HARVARD HAS SCORING
PUNCH EARLY TO WIN
OVER OREGONZANS, 7-6
Aerial Route Starts Crimson, and Church, Substtu,e
Scores for Hmuard-Oregon Kicks T,oo i.
Goals and Misses -Four
BY BURT WHITMAN

misplays by Harvard when Murray.s
forward pass to Casey, the Crimsoe
teams big winning play all season
which saved the Princeton game anS
won the Yale game, grounded, Thers
was nothing to do but try drop kicIp
so Ralph Horween essayed one fron
his 46.yard line, but the Orerobion.
flashed through, blocked the kick thras
Horween heavily and Williams apd
Brick Leslie recovered the ball for Ore.
gon at midfield. Horween was SO badl,
injured they had to take him out q,
the game, Church going in in his place,
Oregon Gains Ground
The accident seemed to take the bee,,
out of the Crimson players for the tins
being for in spite Of loyal support Nv
rooters the team gave ground steadily
before the rushes of Jaccoberser ana
| Brandenburg, until the enemy had ths
ball on Harvards 2S-yard line far =
first down. Drives by Steers and Hun
tington made it first down on the Grim.
son 17-yard line. The period closed
with Oregon holding the ball on Har.
wards 15-yard line. The second period
had hardly started before Oregon scored
by Steers dropping a goal from the field
from the 27-yard line.
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lent signal play, putting the ball in pla,
before the opponent is set, fiazled, Steers
making but 2 yards. Oregon was
forced to punt. Casey made yards on
n fake kick, but when Church essaved
to repeat the play he was chased across
the field and outside for loss Of 3
yards.
Murray, however. was equal to tbe
emergency and uncorked thrilling for.
ward pass to Casey. which made "a
yards. and after 2yard plunge by Ar.
mold Horween, the Harvard captain.
threw another forward pass to Casey
making it first down for Harvard on
Oregon's 19-yard line. .-
Harvard Scores Touchdown "
An offside bv Oregon gave Harvard x
yards. Casey planted the bail Oh the
12-yard line by dash through Bart
lett, and Church went over for q touch.
down on fake kick, going through
Bartlett for II yards, planting the ball
squarely behind the goal posts. Arnold
Horween kicked the goal.
1t was then nip and tuck until Steers,
on silent play. went around Desmond
for 26 yards. He was thrown heavily
by Murray and Church and so badly
injured he had to be taken out Of the
game, Skeeter Menrud weighing l45
pounds, taking his place.
Menrud's first play was an attempted
drop kick from his 81 yard line. which
was blocked, Brick Leslie saving the
ball for Oregon. Desmond threw Bran
denburg so hard on the next play, for
a 6yard loss, that the left halfback
had to be taken out Of the game.
Oregon lost 2 yards for taking too
much time. She then punted tnd Church
returned the punt. Harvard was pen.
allied Is yards for roughness. placing
the ball on her own 80. yard line. Ore
Then Huntington crashed through Hav.
emeyer for IA yards, planting the bal
on Harvard's 15-yard line, while th,
Oregon rootcrs yelled frantichlly for I
touchdown Three rushes and an over.
time penalty of 2 yards put the bal
on Harvard's 7-yard line. Then Ore
gon was set back 15 yards for holdini
and Manerud after 2-yard loss
dropped a goal from the field from. th,
2S. yard line. Brandenburg ran Hot.
ween's kick off back from his 5-yart
line to the 81 yard line. Murray maxim.
the tackle, Manerud went around Steel
fifteen yards in the same place. clos
ing the second period and first half O.
the game.
The second half of the game founc
Harvard holding like a rock whenever
her goal was in danger, forcing Oregon
to resort to drop kicking, none of which
succeeded.
With five minutes to play in tn.
fourth period, Harvard, starting will
the ball on her 20-yard line. droy'
steadily down the field to Oregon
1-yard line. With / yard to make fo
touchdown, Horween was given tb,
ball, and to many It looked as thougl
he went over the line, but Referee
Varnell ruled against Harvard and gav'
the ball to Oregon on her 1-yard liu'
just us the period closed.