The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1922-11-27
|UPSETS FEATURE
WEEKS PLAY ON
EASTERN CRIBS
Harvard, Doped to Lose, Bat
ties Yale Down to
1913 Defeat

New York, November 2e.-Three
startling reversals in form stood
out today in an analysis of
Saturdays gridiron events, as the cli-
max to season already noted for
its upsets in the dope.
Harvard, coming back brilliantly
after reverses at the hands OF Brown
and Princeton, outgeneraled its tradi-
tional rival. Yale, to win, 10 to s,
after the Blue had been established
generally as a fayorite.
Less prominent, but equally as SEN
sational, were the victories of De-
troit university over Washington and
Jefferson. 40 to ., and Dartmouth
over Brown, I to 0, at Boston. Dart
mouth, fighting to atone for set
hacks from Vermont, Cornell and
Harvard, also was aided by a tumble
in scoring touchdown after battling
to a standstill the conquerors of the
Crimson.
Two other outstanding games in
the east came close to increasing
the list OF upsets. Army. the ia
vorite. struggled desperately in the
last quarter to snatch victory from
the Navy. IT to IA, on Franklin Field.
Philadelphia. while Lafayette, beaten
but once since late in the fall of
1920, met unexpected opposition from
its traditional rival, Lehigh, and won
by the slim margin of field goal
in the last few minutes OF play.
East's Greatest Games
The Harvard Yale and Army Navy
games, two OF the casts greatest
Eridiron spectacles, added new glory,
from a playing standpoint, to the ira
ditions surrounding them. Both were
spectacularly fought, thrilling COM
tests with triumphs for the Crimson
and Army, due largely to their su-
perior field tactics.
Harvard, as had been expected. was
entrusted by Yale almost two to one.
The Blue also uncovered the most
clever aerial attack of its history,
but when within scoring reach OF the
Crimson goal. its punch failed. Once
In the first period Harvard checked
Yale's rush within five yards of its
goal.
On the other hand, Harvard. dis
playing Princeton's characteristics.
seized its opportunity Halfbaclx
Owen rising to heights of fame In tho
first period by scooping up a Yale
punt and racing ~ yards to Ellis
three-yard line. from where, a few
moments later he dove over for a
touchdown. Field goals by O'Hearn
for Yale. in the second quarter. and
Pfaffman for Harvard, in the final
period, completed the scoring.
Army Given Scare
Army's victory over Navy came
after slashing seesaw encounter in
which George Smythe, Cadet quarter
back. furnished the outstanding in
dividual Accomplishment with a So
yard run inathe final quarter that
paved the way for the winning touch
down. Navy, which outrushed the
Army more than two to one, took the
lead In the second quarter. but the
Cadets spurted to the front in the
third quarter and came back again in
the final period to win after the
Navy had again forged to the front.
Bucknell. scoring all its points in
the first quarter was victor over
Rutgers, 90 to 13: Georgetown and
Boston college battled to q score
less tie. while Notre Dame triumphed
over Carnegie Tech. 10 to 0. in a
hard-fought intersectional clash.
For most of the eastern teams
Saturdays games brought the season
to close. Several big games re-
main to be played on Thanksgiving
Day, including Cornell-Penn at Phil
adelphia. Pittsburg-Penn- State at
Pittsburg and West Virginia Wash
ington and Lee at Morgantown. w.
Va.