The New York herald., 1922-11-12
Pr1ncet0n Team Improved
IS the Game Progressed

ward shot the ball back fifty yards.
Princeton instantly adopted Harvards
method of kicking attack and drove
the ball forty yards back up the field
into Harvard's territory Gehrke in
stantly kicked the ball fifty yards back
to Princeton. Dazzled by the sunlight,
one Of Princeton's backs mistudged the
punt. touched the ball but fSiled to hold
it. the ball sailing over his head and
rolling to Princeton's goal line, where
Princeton recovered II.
Thus the twenty-seventh play of the
period found Cleaves forced to punt out
from behind his own goal line. The
Crimson on Harvard's first line crashed
through Princeton's forward bulwark
and forced Cleaves to kick SO sharply
and highly in the air that Buell. got the
ball for q fair catch on his own "a yard
line. Princeton thereupon was forced TO
fall back, while George Owen. unmo-
Tested, tried a free kick from placement
for goal. The ball squarely cleft the
crossbar and the score board reflected
Harvard and Princeton 0.
This early and easy score by Harvard
reused the thousands of Crimson fol-
lowers in the north stand to frenzy.
Their bands played. their cheer leaders
worked and the great bank of Harvard
undergraduates called to their team TO
Cleaves brilliantly ran back the ball
forty yards. Princeton's line, cool and
courageous, notwithstanding the score,
frightened from end to end and neither
Chaplin. Gehrken or Buell. could break II
for first down. Harvard kicked and
Princeton returned. Renewing tho run
ming attack, Harvard failed to make a
dent In Princeton's line of forwards.
Thereupon Buell. attempted a forward
pass TO owen which failed. In des-
peration Buell. attempted a drop Kick
from the 40 yard line. but the ball
missed the posts and rolled harmlessly
over Princeton's goal line for n touch
back. Putting the ball down on tho 35
yard line. Princeton deployed IN Kick
formation. Cleaves, in a brilliant run.
circled Harvard's end for the Orange
and Blacks first down OF the day.
Princeton could not advance further
and kicked. Harvard at this Junction
opened UP a fierce line of attack which
In five plays carried the ball thirty
yards and there the quarter ended.
Second Quarter.
Harvard opened the quarter on
Princeton's 35 yard line. grim and de-
termned. The tandem hit right and
gained a yard. Then the tandem hit left
and lost. A forward pass was at
tempted, which Princeton intercepted.
At this point of the game the gallant
Buell. Of Harvard was removed from
the game. injured. his place being taken
by Spaulding. Princeton kicked and
Harvard returned the punt, gaining ten
yards on the exchange So sharp was
the defense OF both teams at this point
that two exchanges OF kicks followed
trt.~ II,r ov.J Io kon OF
line on the thirteenth play OF the period
Here Harvard made it's second great
drive Of the day. Alternating the tan
dem with the kick formation and
smashing Princeton right and left
Harvard drove the ball twenty yards
down the field A successful forward
pass carried the ball twelve yards
farther Six times In succession Har-
ward called into play the kick forma-
ton, forcing the standards forward
twelve yards and placing the ball on
Princeton's 25 yard line The Crimson
section of the stadium was now on its
feet calling for a score. Again the
courageous Princeton line became
granite and the Crimson runners struck
that mighty bulwark in vain.
With it's running attack shattered
owen attempted 10 score ny drop kick.
but the Princeton ends were upon him
No quickly that he missed the goal post.
the ball rolling across the line and
Princeton touching It back. Thus we
now come TO the great crucial play OF
the game. Princeton put the ball down
OH its own 20 yard line. Two line
plunges gaining naught, Cleaves lifted
the ball forty-five yards down the field
Gerkhe fumbled the ball and the ball
rolled free and clear out upon the field
Three Princeton men swarmed around
u. Not ono Harvard man was between
them and the goal line, nor was there
n single Harvard man near enough TO
interfere with the action. Notwlthstand-
ing the great opportunity 10 recover the
tumble and race on 10 the goal line,
Baker fell on the ball, giving Princeton
the leather on Harvard's ID yard line.
Tho tandem formed and struck for
tho right for a yard Again the tandem
formed and out OF a deceptive double
pass Gray raced around Harvards loft
end 10 the extreme left corner Of the
field. where he was forced out Of bounds
by owen on the yard line Princeton
lined up and Crum, hitting the Crimson
line like catapult. burst through for a
touchdown and six points. on tho try
for point Princeton elected to employ a
drip kick and Densmore accurately