Evening star., 1922-11-25
HARVARD LEADING
YALE, IS, IN THIRD
Ellis Field Goal Quickly Fol-
lows Touchdown by
Crimson.
Crimson.

YALE BOWL, NEW HAVEN. Conn.
November 25.-The Yale and Har-
ward University foot ball teams COM
pleted their schedules for the season
by meeting here in their annual grid
iron classic. 1t was the forty-fir
game between the two institutions
since 1875
A capacity throng of more than
10000 spectators filled the huge Yale
foot ball amphitheater to overflowing
Weather conditions were more ideal
for the players than for the specta-
tors.
Piercing wind amounting almost to
a gale in velocity blew out of the
northwest and swept the length of
the gridiron. combined with the chill
November atmosphere. it made heavy
wraps necessity. Overhead the sun
shone from an almost cloudless sky
The Harvard foot ball squad of
more than fifty players came on the
field at 80 sharp for final warm
ing up.
Field Trine Slow.
The playing field was bare of grass
around midfield and appeared to be a
trifie slow and heavy. Kicking with
the gale. the Harvard punters av-
eraged between so and so yards re-
peatedly. indicating that the team
which had the wind at its back dur
ing the first period would have a de-
cided advantage.
It was stated unofficially that when
the Harvard eleven came on the field
for the game the players would be
numbered.
If the plan was carried out it would
be the first time that Harvard foot
ball team has used the numbering
system.
At five minutes of 2 Capts. Buell.
of Harvard and Jordan of Yale met
in midfield and Buell. correctly called
the toss of the coin by Referee
O'Brien. He elected to defend the
north goal with the wind at his back.
from the thousands of Harvard ad-
herents.
First Period.
Cross kicked off to Hammond on
Harvard's 1O-yard line. The Crimson
fullback ran the ball back 90 yards
before he was thrown by O'Hearn.
Soon came two exchanges of punts.
which placed the ball in Harvard's g
possession on her 42-yard line. An
other exchange, and OHearn booted
the ball to Owen on Harvard's 45-yard
Harvard was offside and given to
Yale on her 31-yard line. A 4-yard
gain by Jordan. and OHearn punted
out sof bounds on the Crimson's 40
yard line.
Hammond punted over Yale's line
mage on their 2O-yard line. After
two plays. the Blue punted to Har-
wards 45-ysrd line. The ball struck
the ground and hit Harvard player.
owen scooped 1t up on the dead run
and, aided by good interference. ran
II yards to Yale's 4-yard line. where
a brilliant tackle by Huffman stop
ned a score then.
owen SCORES Touchdown.
Gehrke made. yard. Owen grab
bed off two more and then Buell. re-
placed Lee at quarter With head
long dive owen went over for F
touchdown on the next play. Ham
mond with a drop-kick from. the Is
yard line brought the score to to o
for Harvard.
Cross kicked off for Yale to Ham
mond, who fumbled it. Huffman. Eli
left end, fell on the pigskin on Har-
wards 34-yard line. On four at
tempts \Yale made first down on
Harvards 22-yard line. Capt. Jordan
went over the Harvard team with a
spectacular dive.
Yale ON IO-Yard Line.
Yale made another first down on
plunges by Neidlinger and Jordan,
working the ball to the Crimson 10
ward line. A brilliant tackle by
Gehrke alone prevented the Eli lead
er from crossing. O'Hearn made two
yards through left tackles Jordan added
two more with a plunge, Mallory
failed. and then Neidlinger missed
an easy field goal standing on the
Crimson's 13-yard line. The first
period ended with the scores7 to %
in Harvard's favor.
Before the whistle blew on the
first period Harvard put the ball into
play on her 20-yard line and Ham
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