The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1920-11-20
Sons Of Old Eli Go Down in
Defeat Before Cambridge
champions.
FINAL SCORE WAS 9 TO o
Georgia and Alabama in Hot
Contest-Washington and
Lee Mops UP With
GEORGETOWN.

Georgetown.
Yale Bowl, New Haven, Conn,
Nov. 2o.--(By the Associated
N Press )--Harvard's varsity foot
ball team ,undefeated this sea-
\ son, won Its expe cted victory
4 over Yale in the annual meeting
between the Blue and the Grim
Il son in the Yale bowl today. Tne
Bulldog, that was the Eli team,
was almost himself today, be md
ing before the Crimson attack
only enough TO make field goals
possible by refusing to break be-
fore the Crimson rushing attack.
Three field goals were the
measure Of Harvard's 9 to- 0 VIC
tory.
Two Of these goals were cred
tied to Quarterback Buell., the
third to Capt. HoTS~een but the
spectator army of nearly 10000
could not be sure of identifying
Harvard's heroes of the day be-
cause they were unnumbered.
The game was an exposition
of latter day football. opened
wide by forward pass and kicks
made necessary by failure of
both teams to carry advances for
considerable distances by rush
ing against lines we'll knit. The
treachery Of the modern, weapon
contained in the forward was
shown by the frequent interoep.
tions by opposing players, which
caused transition of players al
most in a tWinkIing, from Har-
ward to Yale and back to Har-
Ward again.
Vale. showed that it's players
had learned lot Of football in
few days, the Blue team dag
nosing Crimson plays which had
been successful throughout the
season several times at critical
periods.
Yale Field. Nov 2O.--yale's blue
eleven. led by Capt. Callahan, made
their formal re-entry TO the arena ten
minutes before game time and immedi-
ately lined UP; for a series of limber-.
ing up plays. 1t happened that the
Harvard band at the time was playing
Yale Boola Boola. and the Yale par
tisans cheered alike their team and
the Crimson courtesy. Tnen ensued an
of cheers and greetings.
The Harvard eleven rushed out of
the cas-. entry and started another out
burst from the Crimson cheering corps.
The rival leaders. Callahan and Hor-
aveen went to the center OF the field
for the coin toss. Capt. Horween called
the turn ard chose to defend the north
A3al, which gave Harvard the initial
Kicking advantage of d. following wind.
FIRST Period
On the kickoff Cross boot went to
4arvaru's ss5-yard line from which
Owen made = runpack through the aale
forces that brought the ball to midheld.
Buell. the Crimson quarterback, ad-
vanced IL yards in .sianting drive.
pass from Fits to Buell. gave the Grim
son first down on Yale's 25-yard line.
jabbed Yale's line for a. 2-yard
gains A Crimson forward pass, tossed
sy Buell.. was intercepted by Aldrich and
inc. w
aH a're Yale Fumbied.
The Yale backfeld tumbled but Sturm
recovered. Aldrich punted. Owen re-
covered for Harvard and. was downed
oy three Blue tacklers, where he stood
III Harvard's 4O-yard line. The Crlm-
son forward passing combination. Buell.
ind Fits, operated for "a 9-yard gain
,nh Cutters end. Owen added yard
ind then kicked outside on Yale's 20
iqrd line.
After an unsuccessful tilt Aldrich
Kicked. Buell. fumhled the ball on Har-
ards 40-yard line, where Dickens re-
severed it and the Blue set out for
yoai assault, but 1t was short lived.
Aidrich's forward pass was inter-
,epted by Fits and the tide of play
u lin had turned to Harvard,
a 5-yard line drive placed the ball
N Yale's 45-yard line. Owen kicked
ow and Kempton picked up the ball on
fale's 20-yard line and ran It back IL
ards before Kane downed him. Aid
'ich lost yards on simulated kick
ormation, running into his own inter-
erence.
This play was called back and the
crimmage resumed without gain or
ess because of offsettiIg penalties.
Aldrich kicked to fair catch by Buell.
m Harvard's 40-yard line. Fits at
empted an end run. but was tapped by
,utier. Then Fits kicked to fale's 30
ard line, where Walker fumbled and 1t
vas recovered by two Harvard players.
A forward pass, Buell. to Owen, sent
he ball to Yale's 24-yard line. rush ,
" Owen against the Yale line was re-
ulsed and the forward pass was tried
gain unsuccessfully. the ball being
rounded, Buell. scored field goal from
he 35 yard line.
Score-Harvard, 8; Yale, 0.
Cross kicked to Buell. on Harvard's g.
ard line. The run back brought the
all TO Harvard's 81 yard line. Owen
truck against Acosta and went back
tack. Horween dived over the Yale
rimafy defense for 5-yard gain.
Dwen kicked. Kempton recovered, and
ircled Harvard's right end for a 25-
ard run back which gave Yalesthe tall
n its own 45-yard line. For tactical
dvantage kempton ran the ball out
ide and the succeeding lineup was
5 yards in. Aidrich gained 3 yards.
.ldrich kicked and Cutler tossed Buell.
Or a 5-yard loss on an attempted run |
ack. 1t was Harvard's ball on its I,
wn i5-yard line.
The ball changed hands again |
through the medium of the forward |
he alert Aldrich, who was downed on !
iarvard's 33-yard line.
Field Goal Fails.
Aldrich failed in an attempt for a b,
eld goal, and the period ended with
he ball on Harvard's Ss-yard line. |
Second Period.
med up again. The first play was a
un the width Of the field by Hum +,
'hrey, who brought the bah to Har- |
ards 39-yard line before Aldrich /
rought MIN down. HorWeen Jafnmed |
or yards and first down on Har- |
ards 44-yard line. owen added |
ards more In rushes. owen Kicked /
nd Yale players allowed the tan to I
oil until Il was declared dead on !
'ale's g-yard inc. The Harvard for |
-ards smothered Kempton's center !
nd Aldrich, standing under his goal !
osts, kicked TO a fair catch by Buell. /
n Yale's 47-yard line. Instead Of !
aking the placement kick option. Har- !,
ard chose 90 rush and Horween went !,
head yards before Sturm stopped |