The Washington times., 1922-11-13

Saturday than Princeton did anC
these mistakes and especially of
won the game.
But II was not alone in taking
advantage Of these Harvard mis-
plays that Princeton showed them
selves superior. Perhaps Prince
toms greatest superiority lay in
carrying the fight to Harvard and
playing so savagely that the Har-
ward team seemed in a daze from
which 1t could not recover. The
cause of the bad blunders on Har-
wards part MAY be attributed, in
part, to the desperate playing Of
the Tigers.
Never in my recollection has a
Harvard team made SO many FUN
bles in a big game as on Satur-
day. The desperate playing of the
Princeton men exerted a pressure
on the Harvard backfield, under
which they could not stand up.
Harvard shot its bolt in the
first half. Instead OF playing a
waiting game and letting the
other fellow make the mistakes.
Harvard started right out to
make Its own breaks. However.
only one score resulted for Har-
ward and this came as the result
Of q mistake on the part OF
Princeton when Cleayes Kicked a
short punt from back Of his own
goal line and Owen kicked q goal
from placement after Buell. had
make q fair catch. Harvard had
several chances to score by field
goals In the first half, but could
not get them over.
1t seems TO be in the present day
football every big team ought to
have a good drop kicker who Is alb.
solutely certain to be able to score
a field goal at least two out of
every three attempts.
The big teams Of today. however,
do not seem to be able to develop
expert drop kickers. and think
the reason for this is that they do
not spend enough time at It and
the men who kick do not have
enough actual practice. in scrim.
images and games.
1t Is one thing to be a successful
practice kicker and quite another
thing to be able to make goals in
a big game when eleven desperate
PLAYERS are charging in.
It seems almost like fate that
Harvard should have been com.
pietely fooled by their own end.
around plays which Princeton used
after recovering the. hall on
Gehrke's tumble. Harvard might
have expected that a deceptive play
would be used.
Harvard teams have used the
end.around play so much they
should have been able TO stop 1t.
On the other hand. II was a very
smart play for Princeton to use
and they got away with It in fine
style.
The loss Of Captain Buell. early
In the second period was q blow
from which Harvard new " recover
cd. Buell. Is the malnstay and the
real brains Of tho Harvard team
this year, a. well rs last, and with
l.,m out Of the game the Harvard
offense went to pieces.
To be sure young Spalding who
succeeded him did very well and
made one good offensive drive from
his 35-yard line to Princeton's %
yard line but his tumble paved the
way for Bakers successful drop kick
The tumble was undoubtedly caused
by nervousness.
George owen, playing his last gam,
against Princeton for Harvard, wa.
easily the star Of both elevens. 1r
the last half, especially, he got yer,
little help from his line and from
HIS teammates.
The loss Of Buell. evidently mad,
him realize the winning or losing o.
, the game depended almost entlrel,
upon his efforts. His long run afte,
receiving Spalding's forward pasi
was one of the most sensational evel
seen on Soldiers Field. But for tn,
fact that he ran into one Of his owr
players II would have resulted In
touchdown.
Harvard will have to do a lot o
hard work in the next two weeks II
order to have an equal chance will
Yale. Yaie's team has been comlnf
fast all season and it's special objec
this year is the Harvard game.
IL Buell. In In shape to play, /
will, of course, make a great differ
ence In Harvard's chances. II he can
not get into the game, then a coupl,
Of quarterbecks will have to be de
veioped who win open up the gam,
and use every thread Of Harvard'i
offense In order to win.