Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1921-11-20

weakened and tired the Crimson ru
line for touchdown and enough Pc
rally, but could not press the alta
more points by field goal shortly
1t was hard. a bitterly fought
game throughout. and the wind.
which was blowing straight down the
Of battle in the earlier stages. Yale
went to the front in the first period.
Harvard was gradually forced down
the field, Aldrich, who was doing the
Yale punting, having the wind at his
of punts and Aldrich soon was in
position for a try at goal. 1t failed,
but line plunges and beautiful run
by the Yale captain and a succession
of gains through the Harvard line
speedily regained the lost ground. The
Desired touchdown was not forthcom-
I'M however. as Harvard stiffened.
g ahe Yale captain dropped back and
score It was we'll done, the ball go
ing squarely between the posts
Harvard Threatens In Second.
In the second period Harvard soon
had Yale in an awkward position. AS
the wind had bothered Harvard in the
first fifteen minutes Of play, it was
now aiding them, adding yards to
every kick. Harvard was waiting
for an opportunity to heel for fair
CATCH OF d SHUT hfth pN e'oCt
the chance came, for Aldrich could
not drive the bali far enough from his
own goal line to put his team out OF
danger. The Crimson had an oppor-
goal went to the left Of the posts and
the Yale crowd heaved great sigh
Of relief.
But they were not over their trou-
bles. Soon another opportunity came
TO Harvard. but 1t was less favorable,
as the ball was heeled much farther
away Still. with the wind behind the
kicker. it looked worth trying: After q
hurried discussion as to whether TO
kick or scrimmage they chose TO
kick, but the try was low and short
and Yale had another respite and was
in the lead by three points when time
was called at the end Of the half.
1t must be confessed. however. that
old players did not look forward to
the third period, when Yale would
still have to face the wind, with any
sense Of security. 1t was true the Blue
had held Harvard's attempts at run.
ming pretty effectively. Jordan and
Aldrich had been doing some fair
ground-ga gaining on their own account.
but the team with the wind at It's
back had great ad dy,aa h, how
ever, Yale. to the delight OF her parti.
sans and the anxiety Of the Harvard
stands, began a whirlw1nd running at
tack They soon had the ball out OF
their own danger zone and advanced
it into Harvard territory. The Blue
stands began to yell for touchdown,
and that seemed a possibility, even
against the wind. for Yale was Keep
ing the ball and gaining first downs
through the Harvard line with dis
concerning regularity. Harvard be-
gan to fight more desperately as they
Tell back nearer their goal line
Aldrich, who had been called upon
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ing and was getting lot OF battera
ing. Jordan continued for a time to
crack the Harvard line for gains. but
even a human batterinE ram mas
limit, and the attack began to fade.
Even then, with the ball well in
Harvard territory, it loked as " the
Crimson would be held until the end
of the period. when Yale would again
have the blessed wind at her back.
The Yale stand thought and the Har-
the case and that Yale would score
again.
BuelI Turns the Tide.
Then. however. came sudden
Kaleidoscope change. all because OF
magnificent run back of Kick by
Quarterback Buell.. who caught the
hall in his own danger zone and
lodged the Yale ends. Before the re-
ruainder of the Yale team seemed to
sense the situation and the menace
he had veered to his right. and behind
superb interference was fairly nying
over the white 5-yard lines on hi
way to the Yale goal. It loked as If
Hmel,' ali by himself. now that he
was clear. would make touchdown.
and the Yale stands gasped In horror
hut O'Hearn, the Yale quarter. brought
him down by a splendid tackle and
stalled off disaster for Il time.
That run. tho longest Of the day.
was the turning point of the game
Yale, a moment before confident at tha
way they were smashing the HarVard
line, were suddenly brought up stand
inc. with a chill down their spines at
finding Harvard right under their |
goal posts. They fought desperately.
hut after resumption OF play IN IN"
fourth quarter Harvard soon had the
hall over for a touchdown, kicked
goal and assumed the lead
But that fighting Yale team had
comeback under the Blue Jerseys. |
Starting Immediately on receiving the
Harvard kickoff with long run ana
following this with dashes by AID
rich and Jordan, they put themselvessl
on the Harvard 25-yard line and
seemed on the way to certain
touchdown. Then something went
wrong. Aldrich was stopped Then
q signal was given for a forward
10 throw there was no receiver there
and he had to hold the ball for a
10-yard loss Then came the final
disaster. A forward pass intended for
the same end was intercepted by !,
Chapman. who came near getting q
clear field. He was brought down by |
OHsarn. but only after gaining a
third the length of the field.
Final Blow to Yale's Hopes.
This was the final blow to Yale's
hopes Although they fought like
men, they saw their chances ending.
while Harvard with growing conf !
dence did their best ground gaining
of the day. They romped over the !
firing Yale line. put over a field goal !
and barely missed through penalty !
adding another touchdown.
When the whistle blew, Harvard, |
who had been defeated by Princeton, !
had defeated Yale, the conquerors of |
the Tigers. So there you have the !
championship all tangled up in a tie. |
The star performers for Harvard |
were owen and Buell.: for Yale, Aid
rich, Jordan and O'Hearn.
The forward passing was ineffec- |
tive. netting Yale terrible loss and |
not resulting in startling gains for |
Harvard This was somewhat the |
fault of the wind. The team with |
the wind against 1t, always was so |
far down in it's own territory that q !
forward pass WIS dangerous to try
and the team having the wind at its !
back hardly needed to try a pass ex-
cont up near the goal line. |
vato had tho better of the ground |