The New York herald., 1922-10-22
Crimson Upholds Old Traditions

Just a lazy shift--a foolish looking shift
Charley Moran's own invention.
First Perioo.
Gherke kicked OFF for Harvard and
tie ball went over the goal line into the
hands of Covington. Centre brot ght the
ball out to put it into play on its 20
yard line Snowday made three yards
eff left tackle. Terry was asked to
carry the leather again. This was the
boy who had starred in others years as
Snoddy. He had asked the courts to
change his spelling. Snowday this time
let the ball clip from his hands Fits
was on 1t like a hawk on a chicken
and it was Harvard's ball within strik-
ing distance of the Centre goal line.
Fits recovered on Centres 4 yard
mark
1t took just one smash to send that
first touchdown into the score Buell.
asked Owen to do that little thing and
Owen obliged with a crash through right
tackle. Owen almost carried one of the
goal posts with him. owen drop kicked
and it was to O.
Soon afterward Chaplin OF Harvard
funbled and Kubale recovered for the
Colonels There was n steady attack
on the Crimson line--and then Coving-
ton threw the ball. Roberts was to have
got it, but Gherke was the receiver In
stead. This was another break against
the Gold and White. Gherke did his
trick on Harvard's 21 yard MARYLAND
the Crimson declined to surrender the
ball. 1t attempted to rush. but Centre
held and Harvard had to kick.
Centres attempts to rush from a line
which was split wide open failed and
the Praying Colonels'' had to return
that ball Here 1t was that Harvard
showed some November stuff-and then
cut short. Putting the ball in play on
Centres AZ yard mark Owen went
crashing for eight yards through the
left side. The Centre left was the easier
and the Harvard left was not as
strong as its right. Harvard tried a
fake pass The Centre forwards were
sucked in and the Centre secondary de-
fense was frozen while It tried TO
diagnose the play.
Gherke carried the bail and made
eleven yards. Some more of that de-
ceptive football of the old Haughton
type sent owen along for three yards.
and then Gherke gained five. Harvard
saw the spot to spring some OF the
tricks which Buell. carried around I'm his
back pocket--and Harvard worked like
pretty machine. That masked foot
ball was mighty nice to watch.
Owen went plunging through the Cen
tire middle for ten yards. and now the
CrimEon was only ten yards from
another touchdown. Centres line playe,1
raggedly. It's tackllng was sloppy at
this juncture. It's interfering was slip
shod and haphaz1rd. there was plenty
of physical effort out there but no
polish. Chaplin hit left guard for two
yards Owen went through that left
SID Or tva n hat.
Roberts. Red went along the line ex-
horting, beseechlng. Hold, you men. :"
he kept shouting as the cool Harvard
runners prepared for another blow.
Centre was standing over its goal line.
the line which a fine Harvard team had
been unable to cross the year before
The Stadium was a bedIam.
Harvard led Centre to believe that e
would be content with mere three
points instead OF that second touch
down. There was a Kick formation bu.
II was only fake. Owen. still the
crashing Owen, went on like pie
driver and again II was Roberts who
saved the goal line. It was fourth
down and Harvard was just one yard
from the final chalk mark.
Kupale was selected BY Buell. as the
mark for the last desperate assault
Gherke was selected as the mortar-and
tnen came the SnOt. The Crimson back
went hurtling through the Centre mid
die, right on over the line. sprawling
with the ball I'm his clutches. Buell.
drop kicked and the score stood. Har-
ward II; Centre o. Harvard had gono
torty-seven yards for that score. Har.
ward had shown type of football
which II was not to uncover again dur
ing the day O'Hearn, Beckett and
Wight OF Yale we're In the stan Is
watching every Crimson move eagerly
Harvard kicked off TO Centre--and
Covington ran the ball back to Centres
% yard mark. Then Centre. after a short
consultation, decided to let the cat out of
the bag. The eleven faced one of the
side lines. lockstepped with precision,
and the Sing Sing shift" was born.
They marched 10 their left. marched
back the other way. Very serious all
the whiie-and how the stands roared.
lt looked like Joke. Coviugton got the
pass and ran eight yards through tho
loft side of the Harvard line. but he
fumblod and owen gathered the ball
unto himself TO send the Crimson toward
It's third touchdown.
Harvard got the leather oriy thirty
seven yards from the Kentucky teams
goal line. Owen went through for four
yards--and then he was taken out la
favor OF Coburn. Owen was tired. Cen
tire looked for everything except a blow