New-York tribune., 1922-11-12
Owen Makes Lone Score
for Crimson; Buell. Hurt
and Out Of Game Early;
Neither Side Has Attack
BY CrantIand Rice
Continued from pass ems,

bounds.
But that was nothing. A Tiger at
tack at critical moment had turned
the Harvard offense inside out and up
side down by one of the smartest plays
Of the year, play not only called with
admirable judgment, but executed with
fawless skill. And here was Princeton
on the 2-yard line, first down, and the
big Crum waiting to go. He was the
same Crum that rammed his way
through Chicago's wall. And to-day,
on the first play, he tore at guard as if
everlasting happiness waited only two
yards beyond, and in this one assault
fought his way across the line for the
play that planted the conquering Or
ange and Black far above the conquered
Crimson flag.
Tiger Uproar Deafening
AS Crum went over the vocalistic up
roar in the Tiger stands came near
rocking the vast stadium off it's con-
crete base.
Princeton was In the lead and, what
was still more important, Harvard was
making no headway down the field,
showing nothing worthy of winning
score for periods just ahead. This
turn of the tide left Princeton ahead
at the end Of the first half, where the
intermission on Armistice Day wore
the most impressive garment ever
shown at q football game. Shortly
after the half ended the Harvard band
assembled In the center of the field.
Then came a salute of twenty-cne guns
for Americas dead. A. moment laterr
a bugler, high up in the south stands,
played TAPS" the requiem Of the fight
ing field. In conclusion the band
played the national anthem as the 3D.
600 stood with uncovered heads. With
the gesture completed the two teams
came upon the field again as those sup
porting Harvard waited expectantly for
the winning charge.
But in some way there seemed to be
a hitch. Captain Buell. had left the
battle early with an injured ankle as
Phil Spaulding took his place. Buell.
had done but little before retiring and
spaulding SO far had not achieved
much more. Yet, in spite Of that, at
the end of the first two periods Harv-
ard had made four first downs to
Princeton's one and the Tiger attack
had been so utterly smothered and
crushed before it reached the line that
no one could figure on another Prince
ton score.
DdhcE hlCRb r1elO SrOht
Harvard kicked off against the wind.
After two futile Tiger rushes that only
netted six-inch advantage Cleaves
lifted long twirler down the field to
Spaulding, waiting on his own S0-yard
line. There was no one close at the
tlme, but Spaulding seemed to be in
big hurry to take the ball and start
along his way. He fumbled and Stout.
OF Princeton, draped his flying form
around the ball, thirty yards from
Harvard's goal. The Tiger took two
healthy cracks at the line and then in
serted a forward pass, but the net ad-
vance was mere three yards. So
Baker dropped back to the 33-yard line
and with perfect toehold on the ball
drove it high and far between the up
rights for another Princeton score. The
tumult and the shouting may have died
for Mr.. Kipling, but they took on in
creased volume for Princeton, now a
full points in front.
In the wake Of this impetus, with
sweet fragrance of victory permeatinp
the air, the Tiger attack got under way
Tor the first time in the game and by
rushes and forward passes plus a pen
atty or so, finally took the bali to
harvard's 13-yard line. Here the triple |
pass that worked so we'll before crun-
pied up where Gray slipped and fell at
the line of scrimmage. Baker had An |
easy goal in sight. but failed.
Harvard, after her field goal came
upon only one scoring chance. Just |
moment before the first half closed |
Spaulding, from midfeld, shot pass
to owen. waiting over at the right |
flank. Owen took the ball and whir}ed
11or 1or the sldeline in diagonal trend. |
Two Tigers missed him. He then re-
versed his field, swept back toward |
open country and following great run |
had an unguarded road ahead. Rut a.
he passed the last Tiger one Of his
own interferers. caught off guard, col |
ilded heavily with the Harvard star |
and down went Owen with thump.
Harvard's Chance Passes
AS it turned out later this was Har-
sards nnal chance. In other years the |
crimson has always held something in |
reserve when the demand became nress-
ing. But to-day the Crimson had moth
ing, nothing but strong line defense.
and the strongest defense In the world !
is useless when you are seven points |
behind with no attack to show. Prince |
ton couldn't gain, but Princeton didn't /
have to now. Harvard errors and her |
own daring had gained all the points
she needed unless Harvard had some
thing else to show. II Harvard had, |
ner men were consummate masters of |
deception, for certainly nothing was
shown that Princeton could not stop
with ease. The Tiger line attack fea-
sured by Baker, Treat and Dickinson |
surged with such ferocity that Harvard |
no longer had he2 chance to employ !
any deception. The old hidden hail |
mystery was no longer battling. as Won |
can't hide ball from forwards who )
are swarming all over you. not only
peeripg intently at the ball itself but |
clawlng roughly at the first back trv-
ing the play. 1t was here that Har-
wards attack broke down with such
crash. Her deception was broken
up by Tiger line that refused To |
stay blocked while the ball was being |
banded about. Both Baker and Treat. |
TWO great tackles, did wonderful Job !
All day, but their quick charges into |
the Harvard offense with the help Of |
other enlightened and alert Tiger
mates Tor the first time in many years |
reduced the once puzzling, bewildering !
attack to an ordinary humdrum affair |
that was forced to depend upon power |
alone. And the power, even with Owen |
at work, was not there.
Harvard Starts Wild Passing
In the fourth quarter, as the shadows
lengthened and night came slipping
silently and swiftly along, one could |
almost read the growing depression in |
countless Harvard countenances. The |