Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-10-24
BIG CROWDS SEE GRID|RON
GAMES IN EAST SATURDAY
Harvard, Yale and Princeton
Have Thrilling Struggles in
Mid-Octobcr Contests.
3" LOSES PRESTIGE
For First Time In Football History,
thirngo Tnkes Victory Ca West
From NH HopcIs '"rIgcrH"-Oiher
Thrilling Struggirs.
Iny Assoclntcd Press. |


NEW YORK. oct. 23-Thc 1921
football season hit its stride In Sat
urday's games and was marked In
the East by record crowds for mid
october contests and thrilling strug-
giles. for the big three. Harvard.
IlfcrS presented II weak defense ana
poor onansiv. against Alonzo
stages University OF Chicago eleven
and lost : TO o. /, was tho first
,imo In Eastern foo,halI history that
an opposing team from the West
hhd triumphcd over one OF the big
three.
In tho Yale bowl. With 10000 or
more spectators looking on. IN. bul,
dos; found a tough proposition In the
Army eleven. but by Il well executed
attack turned back tho cadets. II to
. The first three quarters Of this
game was all Yale ana the army
failed I" imprcSH. bu; in the final ne
nod. with French IN Tho army back
'i"ii. u was Il different story and
ale was compelled to figh, hard TO
ho!l us lead
iinS Man! Narrow Escapes.
Harvard. against Penn state, furn-
.rhcl TIC first %: the scaaon'g real
Er!dir'u thrillT and stood on dcrcat
in The last quarter EczcGck'g uung-
Ing. tricky Organization held the
Crimson TO a ai.i tic ard was work
ng toward q Victory when tho final
whistle sounded There was another
ldrE" crowd AT this game. liarvard's
narrow escapes have been many this
season and whilc the eleven "a. n
p Mole shows signs 81 becoming bet
'"r a. IN" season wears On. therc
is som" auNic;y IN the Crimson camp
"ith the doughty Centre College
''rN'n %: kentucky To DC entertained
rcNt Saturday
~ dhsh!n. oGeus!Sc aud wan. 3j 10
%. and Cornell ran Through 10 the
dope against Colgate. WANING, ~ TO
e. University Of Pennsylvania got
'y'ar" tor is 1920 defeat ~ Viz
rria Military Iustiru;. by "a score
40 20 WAS hincton ana jefferson
won from i.chlrh l;-7. ana Swar;h-
more was ~ - tic with Franklin
mad Marshall Georgetown troh
ii"iv Cross Under foot for an easy
victory 2s-. The naval academy
-l.yru was idle
i>"d straight piunring.
?
nttnek against the Tigers. Three
rau"rsuc f!lihacks were sent into
iH" gum" ty StaFr aud ono after am
"ihaT tH"y ramu.d tho TIGER linr.
nuaEins q 'ut-i OF ciShtocu FIRST
frNu. PRINCETON mad. onlv thr, 9
ira; downs Thc Chic~pnans' first
"sorr cpruc late in the second quarter.
Thoy worked the VAL IRON their own
ib-rNrd !!ue - the Tig"r 95-yar'l
wrrkcr without onrc losing posses
Lon aud following \ penalty in
".et"l on Princeton Ronn.y. the
a.unl quarter. Gru9pcd hack TO
lH~ '5-yard mark and kicked = goal.
'uo CAicago touchdown was scored
iH tho last quarter and the way for il
Was paved hy another Princeton
rauulty
Years ago Penn State and Harvard
played a 1919 tic, but that zane was
iisilcss affair compared II that 81
@niurday. Harvard had made two
touchdowns bcfor" Bc2dek's eleven
awakened ana started shifting.
Iilunrinv attack that was not TO he
denied, They tied the score and in
,rG runl quarter wrr" nh.ad for a
hri-f spell. but the Crimson, by sheer
determination, Tied IL again. Penn
state was steadily marching toward
the Harvard goal for a victory when
the zane ,y j.
Aerial ;ac,Ic, were widely en-
ploycd in the Yalc-Army game and
vhiir the cad-Ii completed murr
passes ANA paincd more ground on
them. those Of Yale came when near
the Army goal ana accounted for their
touchdowns. French. though crippled.
played at the height OF his form and
enabled the cadets 10 score their
only touchdown.