The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-11-25

10 to 8.
New York, Nov. 25.--Harvard was
leading Yale by the score of to 5 at
the end of the third quarter in today's
annua! grid classic. 1t was the forty
first game between the two institu-
tions since 1875. A crowd OF 1890
persons witnessed the game.
At five minutes OF two, Captains
Buell. of harvard and Joruan OF ale
met IN mid-Iit Id and Buell. correctly
caAed the toss of the coin, by Referee
y Brlen. he elected TO defend tne
north scal with the wind at his back
whertupon a great cheer went up
from the thousands of harvard au-
heI ents. J. j. Lee, third s,ring quar-
ter, replaced Buell. when the teams
lined up. Cross kicked off to HAM
mond on Harvard's ten-yard line
The Crimson full back ran the ball
back 20 yards before he was thrown
by O'Eearn.
Soon came two exchanges of punts,
which paced the bail in Harvard's
possession on her 42-yard line. An
other exchange and O'Hearn booted
she ball to owen on Harvard'S 46-yard
line, but it was called back because
Harvard was offside and given to Yale
on her 31-yard line. A four-yard gain
by JORDAN and O'Hearn punnted out OF
bounds on the Crimsons 46-yard line.
and the Bull dog renewed scrimmage
on their 20-yard line. After two plays
the Blue punted to Harvard's 45-yard
line. The ball struck the ground and
nit a Harvard player. oven scooped
1t up on the dead RUN, and aided by
gooii interfere nee ran Al yards to
Xaie's four-yard line, where only 3.
brilliant tackle by Huffman stopped
a score then. Gehrke made one yard.
owen grabbed off two more and then
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went over for a touchdown on the next
play. Hammond. with a. drop kick
from the 15-yard line, brought the
score to to 0 for Harvard.
Cross kicked off for Yale to Ham
mond. who fumbled. Huffman, Yale
ward s 34-year line. on four attempts
Yale made first down on HarYards $
22-yard line. Captain Jordan went
over the Harvard team with a spec-
tacuiar dive. Yale made another first
down on plunges by Neidlinger and
Jordan. working the ball to the Grim
son 10-yard line. A brilliant tackle
by Gehrke alone prevented the Yale
two thru left tackle. Jordan added
two more with a plunge. Mallory
failed and then OHearn missed an easy
field goal standing on the Crimson
15-yard line. The first period ended
with the score to in HarYard's
favor. Before the whistle blew on the
first period Harvard put the ball into
play on her 2O-yard line and Ham
mond punted to Neidlinger, who ran
the ball back to his own 43-yard line.
The second period opened with a five
yard plunge by Jordan thru the Har-
ward center. On the next play
O'Hearn dropped back as If to punt
but tossed a short forward pass TO
NeidHnger, who raced to the Crimson
3S-yard line before he was downed.
Yale made first down on Harva rd's
2O-yard line, chiefly thru a short pass
from O'Hearn to Jordan.
Two plays gained Yale one yard,
and then O'Hearn scored a field goal,
making the score to 3 in favor OF
Harvard.
A capacity throng of more than
10000 spectators filled the Yale
lmp hitheater to overfiowing. Weather
conditions were more ideal for the
players than for the spectators.
piercing wind amounting almost to a
}ale. in velocity, swept the length oe
he gridiron. Combined with the chill
atmosphere. ii made heavy
wraps a necessity. Overhead the sun
hone from an almost cloudless sky.