New-York tribune., 1921-10-23

Absence of Defense Features
Play of Crimson and Opponent
Supremacy Still Unsettled
After Tie Six Years
Ago; $4,000 See Came
From q Staf corrsspondsn.

CAMBRIDGE, Mass, Oct. 22.-Har-
wards football eleven resumed q little
unfinished gridiron business with
Pennsylvania State College this after
noon, in re matter that has been held
open for some six years, since the two
teams last met and battled to 1913
tie. At the end of sixty minutes of
hectic battling, the two teams were
again forced to take twilight adj djourn-
ment with the question OF superiority
still in doubt for the time being. Final
returns read: Harvard, 81; Penn State,
2l.
Viewed from the angle Of critic
Of technique and strategy. the contest
left no little to be desired. But corr
sidered in the light Of sporting
spectacle, it had enough thrills to keep
the $4,000 spectators wound up for
several days to come.
The game was strikingly notable for
d lack of defense, or, rather for lack
OF consistency in holding the other
fellow in check. Rather it was 4 case
where whoever happened to have the
ball was scoring or threatening to do
so, while the opposition was biding
give it turn at handling the ball
itself.
Crimson Starts Steady March
For example, Harvard won the toss
and chose to defend with the wind
whistling over the curve Of the big
horseshoe at their backs. Chaplin re
turned the kick off to the 37-yard line
before he was halted, and from that
point the Crimson took up steady
march to the goal.
With Fits, Chaplin and Gawick al
ternating at carrying the ball., they
slight interruption until they placed
first down. A bad pass lost four yards,
but in three more plays the ball was
carried across for touchdown and
goal was kicked.
Penn State elected TO kick off again,
and once more the Crimson started
down the field, sweeping the Peunsyl-
vanians before it. This march CON
tinued TO near midfield, where psn-
atty for off-side checked it, and the
Crimson punted to Killinger on State :
32-yard line. This was the first time
State had had possession Of the ball
and up until then Bezdek's forces had
appeared unable TO get themselves into
real action.
On the very first play Killinger fun
| bled and Harvard recovered on States
I 27-yard line. This error by the Beg
dek's team cost touchdown, though
they managed to hold it off for the rest
of the quarter, Harvard having the
! ball on States tive-yard line for seconc
down Resuming play, three downs
netted but that number OF yards, but
on The fourth Churchill fought his
way across for the second touchdown
Up TO this point it looked like xoui
for the Pennsylvanians.
/ Wilson Replaces Redinger
With the wind at their backs tn,
Pennsylvanians received the kick-o
and Killinger got back to the 5o-yare
line before he was stopped. Lightnel
and Killinger in three tries got twenty
yards. Redinger was hurt and gave
way to Wilson at halfback for State
That substitution appeared to work 6
turn in the contest. Wilson ripped ir
for three yards and Killinger made il
first down on Harvard's 34yard line.
! Killinger got five and, after Light
ner had been stopped, chopped of
eight more, downing the ball on Har.
wards 21-yard line. Wilson got five
and then three, then three more for an.
other first down. He rammed in fol-
another five, and Killinger carried the
ball TO the l-yard line and Lightnel
jammed through and kicked the goal
Hardware received che kick-off