The New York herald., 1922-11-12

Crimson Men Outfought
BY Alert Nassau Eleven


| thinking the game was over, but it was
an error. The enthusiasts from Prince
ton and the respondent followers OF
Harvard had to be swept out again.
Three more plays and the game ended
with the ball a little way into Harvard
territory. Then the men from Nassau
took and held the field for the first
time.
There was some constraint in the at
mosphere following the unpleasantness
of the previous evening. There are
various reports as to how the rift in the
entente cordiale between the two col
leges developed-~ One venerable Prince
ton grad gavs me this theory in the
following words
I'm the Harvard-Princeton game in
1898 a Princeton player inadvertently
hit a Harvard man on the chin ana
knocked him out. The man has Just re-
covered consciousness and Is highly in
dignant about it. SO is Harvard 1t
might lead to break at that"
+ Among those who saw the game were
Calvin Coolidge, the Vice-President. and
Mrs. Coolidge. They were guests OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Parl1e Davis.
Ellis Watch Tigers.
The most Interested spectators We're
the members of the Yale team. who sat
and watched their rivals with Tad
JonesA Yale meets Princeton next Sat-
urday at Palmer Stadium, and plays
Harvard at the bowl the following
week. Judging from the expression on
the face of Mr.. Tad Jones the spectacle
was highly satisfactory to the visitors
from New Haven.
According to experts Yale. on past
dope, should be highly optimistic over
the chances of the Blue against both of
these elevens. But then, again, the dope
Is not to be so highly regarded after
what happened at Soldiers Field this
afternoon. No dope whatsoever is go-
ing to held out against this highly un-
orthodox team from Nassau. In their
play there was hint of something held
back. They were beating the Harvard
team on straight football, controlled by
''watchful waiting" Somehow It seemed
as though they might have beacen the
Crimson more thoroughly but that they
were saving something for Yale.
Still Harvard was credited with nav-
ing a box OF tricks to be displayed at
the psychological moment. But while
there seemed to be any number of
psychological moments Harvard showed
no tricks Which has led to the con-
clusion that perhaps after all Harvard
has no new tricks to show.
OF all the agitated persons on the
ward coaching staff seemed to be the
most highly agitated. Frequently the
good doctor, waving a towel rushed
onto the field to cost the Crimson
penalty
The towel seemed to be An ominous
sight. Prize fight fans wondered If he
were getting ready to toss it in.
From the moment the Princeton team
took the lead the feet of big Bilp' Ed
wards began to shuttle uervously. The
invitation to the snake dance was In the
air. Man and boy. the feet of big
Bill had been itching for it all these
long years. The feet became more ner-
vous as the long shadows fell until they
hammered chips out of tho top rim of
the concrete. arn'
Heavy Footsteps Fall.
Then the final whiEtle came and the
Princeton stands spewed their contents
into the darkened field. In an instant
the Princeton team was swallowed up
in the mass, while the men in the Grim
son Jerseys stole quietly out in the
gathering darkness. big Bill' Ed
wards started to descend from the
heights and the clatter of his footsteps
was heard above the din, and those
two massive and eager feet moved down
toward the center of the stadium.
The twilight yelled the snake dance
of big Bill" Edwards only slightly.
1t suggested a dance of the elephants
in the jungles in its massive but grace
full abandon. Remember that that dance
had been one of the suppressed desires
OF long, long years, years where in the
twilight the vision Of big Biz Ed
wards was blurred by the sight OF
Crimson jerseys.
One could not help but shout. "on
with the dance" AS these lines are
being hammered the snake dance of
big Bill" Edwards proceeded over the
bridge of the Charles River and the
Princeton band is blaring some discord-
ant notes for the glory OF Old Nassau.
Let Harvard sever relations II she will,
says Princeton. big Bill" Edwards
had danced the snake dance at Soldiers
tYsld. Nothing matters after that