Evening star., 1922-11-12

| Princeton Tigers came up to
Cambridge and upset the we'll oiled
! Harvard machine by score of 10
| to 3 today More than this, they
came from behind just as they had
done when at Chicago they pulled
down the lead Of Stages pupils and
/ upheld the eastern prestige against
what appeared overwhelming odds.
Princeton proved the same oppor-
tunist as Of old. Until the play pre-
scored a touchdown and went into
; the lead, the Princeton players had
not been able to come anywhere near
a touchdown. and had had much diff
Guilty throughout the entire first
period III keeping Harvard away from
their goal. Princeton's FIRST string
quarterback had funibled two punts.
the second tumble being SO serious
that it gave Harvard her first oppor-
tunity to make fair catch from the
resulting kick. From this catch
Harvard made field goal Tor the
flrstaecore of the game.
Tigers Seemed Doomed.
Princeton punted herself cut of diff
Guilty on two other occasions and
when the two teams changed goals
at the end of the first period it looked
as If the Tigers had met their water
loo. And vet. when Harvard had two
chances to score with the ball wen
down toward the Princeton goal. the
Crimson attack failed. This was due
to a lack of coordination between the
Harvard line and the backfeld.
fault that had appeared previously
in the Dartmouth game.
Then misfortunes began to gather
over the Crimson eleven. Al the very
beginning off the second period their
little general, in making forward
pass was rushed By the Princeton
ltnemen and was taken off the heid,
fimping badly. With him evidently
went, not alone the genius directing
the Harvard forces on attack. 9 ou9
also some Of his teams cohesion ana
confidence. This was not manifest at
once, but was quite apparent in the
third and fourth periods.
Gehrke. however, soon after Buell.
went out. made brilliant individual
run, shaking off three Princeton
tacklers. although he received little
assistance. He carried the ball to
midfleld Another short advance FOL
lowed by 9-yard run by Chaplin
gave Harvard first down on Prince
tons 2o-yard line.
Harvard IL Stalled Again.
Here. however. the Harvard attack
again stalled and owen made weak
attempt at a field goal. This gave
Princeton a kiclout from their 20-yard
line A running play failed. and then
Cleayes punted. Right here was the
turning point of the game. One Harvard
back was protecting the other for his
catch. The catch was made. but as the
back started to run around his protec-
tor the ball flew out of his hand as he
was tackled, and both Treat and Baker
of Princeton had ii rolling along the
ground in front of them. 1t looked as
Il one or the other would surely gather
II
fashion. and streak the necessary 70
yards for certain touchdown. for
there was no one between them and the
Harvard goal. Between the two Prince
ton players, however. they juggled 1t,
and Baker finally dropped on it inside
ton had seemed powerless to penetrate
the Harvard defense. it did not look as If
she would be able to make up for that
lost chance to score.
The Princeton quarter tried one
running play which failed to get
anywhere, but on the next attempt,
a double pass and run around ends,
he fooled the Harvard line complete
ly and before the play was stopped
had the ball on the Crimson's 2-yard
line.
Touchdown Fires Tigers.
From this point. Chum. in a single
play got over for a touchdown and
the lead by twisting after he had
seemed to have been almost stopped.
Prom that time on the Tigers were
in their element, and Harvard seem
ed dull and depressed. In fact, IN
the third period. although the Prince
ton plays were no more difficult to
diagnose than they had been before,
there was more steam In them ana
Harvard apparently lacked the neces-
sary drive to stop them. So Princeton
worried her way up the field, but
could gain no further score untL
Cieaves upon Harvard's 3o-yard line
and Princeton gained possession OF
the ball within striking distance once
more. Two runs and short forward
pass proved insufficient to net frst
down, but Baker dropped back and
filled Harvard's cup of woe to the
kick, giving Princeton a commanding
lead Of 10 to 3, and practically set
thing the issue, as Harvard was
steadily growing weaker on running
attack.
Crimson Rally Fades.
In the fourth period a long success.
full forward pass of Harvards brougnt
the Crimson adherents to their feet
with cheers and hopes. but 1t was
only a flash, and hope soon died out
From that time on, In the gatnerine
dusk, Harvard struggled hopelessiy
She held Princeton, 1t Is true. but she
never threatened within Tiger terri,
tory. The last two minutes dragged
interminabiy to the PFincssoa pfia thof snme sap
Unforeseen break might occur, but
finally Gillinder- timekeeper, gave
the referee the signal that time was
up, and with giant roar OF satis,,
faction the Princeton stands surged
down onto the gridiron and bore the
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