New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-10-02
Buell. Scores
Only Points ON
38.Yard Boot
Crimson Quarterback Pre-.
vents ScOreless Tie by
Making Goal in Sd Period

CAMBRIDGE. Mass. Oct. t.-Charley
Baell. Harvards quarterback. .Iup|ica-
tc.. his 1920 feat Of drop kicking Har-
Cross College, OF Worcester. here this
afternoon IN bitterly contested strug-
gle The little Bay State college gave
the Crimson fierce battle and actually
outrushed the home team. but Buelps
kicking ability gave Harvard it's slen-
der margin or victory.
More than $4,000 persons saw the
evenly wsged battle. On the other hand
Harold Gagnou, of the visiting team.
lost thrse drop kicks, two OF them be-
ing set directly in front of Harvard's
goal.
The real fireworks started in the
third period, when Kenneth Simendin-
ger caught Owens'S Kickoff on his 10
Yard line and ran the ball in thirty
one yards. aided by excellent interior
ence. Harold Gsgnon Immediately
broke loose for an end run that gave
the visitors first down on Harvard's
3e-ysrd line and on the next play
Simendinger broke loose for a 29-yard
gain. giving Holy Cross first down on
the Crimson's 1o-yard strip.
Here Harvard braced, and three
punges Melted only four yards, Then
GaEnon. in excellent position, missed
= drop kick from fifteen yards away.
Harvard then took the offensive and
plo~cd its way to the Holy Cross
S5-yard line. an advance of forty-fivc
yards: An ofside play checked the
assault. but forward pass, Buell. to
Owen, gave Harvard first down on the
22-ysrd line. Here Holy Cross smeared
two plays. and Buell. dropped back to
the as-yard mark and negotiated the
scoring kick. The bali sailed low, but
true to the mark
Gagnon's Kick Wide
Shortly before the period ended Ryan
ran the kickoff in twenty yards to
the 3o-yard line and Gagnon ripped
through broken field to Harvard's
45-ysrd line. Simendnger and Ryan
made it first down OH the 33-yard mark
N two plays, after which the teams
strapped goals.
Casnon broke loose around left end
for thirteen yards, but Smendnger
lost FIVE on the next rush. being
smeared by McCom Der, who had re-
placed Captain Kane Of Harvard. After
a hve-yard gain by Ryan Gagnon tried
drop kick from the 3o-yard mark, but
the ball went bit wide.
Harvard was penalized fifteen yards
after this kick, being forced to put the
Is.
Fits came through with a lofty sixty
yard boot, but Simendinger eludcd sev.
cral Harvard tacklers and was finally
brought down by Fits. the star left
footed punter being injured and with
drawn after making d flying tackle on
Harvard's 37-yard mark.
Gagnon was thrown for twenty-five-
yard loss on the next play. and his
desperate ATTEMPT to drop-kick a goal
from near midfield fell far short of the
mark A tverty-yard run by Churchill
ended the thrills, for the game ended
after two exchanges OF kicks. Harvard
showed vast improvement against the
veteran Holy Cross eleven.
The expected kicking duel developed
IN the first two periods. with neither
team gaining any great advantage.
Harvard won the toss and elected to
receive, taking advantage OF the wind.
Johnson. who started at quarter for
Bob Fisher team. showed adeptness
q. running back punts, chiefly because
Simendinger's lifts lacked the height
mat Fits was able to get. Two off
side plays made il first down for Har-
yard on the Holy Cross 20-yard line
ea-ly in the opening quarter, but the
Srimson attack failed 90 dent the HOLY
i ross line and the kicking duel was re-
sumed
Makes Second Kick Good
One rather short boot seemed likely
% be costly to the visitors but a Har-
ard man ran into the kicker and ST.
mendnger made his second Kick good,
The ball sailing and bounding eighty
ave yards for a touchback.
AZ the start of the second period a
short pass. Fits TO Croker, Melted
ifseer yards, and after couple Of
plungcs Johnson sliced through right
guard fcr l-yard advance and q first
down on the 2e-ysrd line. After two
Indifferent plays Buell. replaced Johnson
% try drop kick. His attempt went
vide OF the mark. The rest Of the
quarter was hard fought. but no fur
ther scoring chances developed.
TIE fireworks came in the closing
periods 3 previously related.
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