The New York herald., 1922-10-08
THREE TOUCHDOWNS
| MARK FINAL HALF
Worcester Collegians Collapse
Before Crimson's Powerful
Attack at Cambridge.
REGULARS STICK TO END
Chaplin Makes % Yard Run
and Completes Forward Pass
for Touchdowns.

CAMBRIDGE, Mass, Oct. Harvard
was held scoreless by Holy Cross be-
fore a crowd of 10000 in the first half
OF to-day's game In the stadium. but In
the twenty minutes of play following
the intermission the Crimson scored
three touchdowns and two goals and
finally won. 30 to 0. Holy Cross was
beaten only to in 1890 and in 1921
by drop kick goals made by this years
Harvard leader. Charley Buell.. After
the scoreless first half to-day the wor-
cester collegians had visions of holding
Buelrs team for the remainder of the
game. However. this was not in the
cards, for Immediately after Holy Crosss
return of tho kickoff Harvard gathered
itself for n powerful line attack, which
carried the ball over fifty-seven yards.
Holy Cross almost stopped Harvard in
side the ten yard line, but Coburn
finally was driven through after fourth
down for the first touchdown made by
Harvard against the Worcester team in
three games. The Crimson regulars, ex-
cept for the exchanging of Chaplin and
owen. remained in the game until the
final score was set. Two touchdowns
were made in the last period, both by
Vim Chaplin, who made a twenty-five
yard run for one score and completed
forward pass from Buell. for the
other. Holy Cross could do very little
gaining. Harvard showed a vast all
round Improvement over the game played
with Middlebury last week.
The first half was an even fight all
the way. Harvard crossed the middle
of the field twice, but did not threaten
the Purple goal. Gehrke made one
beautiful 81 yard gain on a hidden ball
play. but Holy Cross held steadily on its
45-yard line and when Capt. Buell. tossed
off forward pass, Simendinger swept
in front OF Roscoe Fits grabbed the
ball. but was Immediately downed
Mahaney Breaks Through.
In the second period. Holy Cross got
n thrill when Mahaney broke through a
wide breach in the Crimson line and
plunged along for neaoly 20 yards which
carried the Purple to Harvards 37-yard
line where he was stopped by Gherke
Hartley and Grew then broke up two
plays for little or no gain and then
Bruissard tried for a field goal by a
drop kick He stood forty-four yards
away from the Crimsons posts, but his
kick did not carry quite far enough and
also was a little wide. During the half,
It was a real battle between two very
active rush lines, both of which used
their hands on the defensive andl did
some mighty effective tackling
In the half Harvard's gain by rushing
was seventy-two yards to about forty
five for it's Worcester opponents. Smen-
dinger. who did the kicking for Holy
Cross, outdistanced Gherke of Harvard
by an average of at least twelve yards
Plenty OF Thrills. =
Harvard. The Crimson kicked off, but
after a very BRILLIANT run back by
Simendinger the Holy Cross attack was
stopped short and Simendinger made a
long kick. which Owen caught on Har-
wards 36 yard line He made only a
short advance because he slipped. Holy
Cross was then penalized for offside and
then began the Crimson's splendid
march of fifty-six yards up the field on
fourteen plays. with Owen making his
sensational gain. Coburn and Gehrke
rushed occasionally after a fourth down
OF the / yard line Buell. stepped back
as IL to make a drop kick and Coburn
took the ball on a direct pass from Ker-
nan and went over. Buel missed the
try for goal On the next kickoff Joe
Hartley recovered the ball for Harvard
on Holy Cross's "a yard line. Then, at
the start Of the last quarter, Harvard
made first down and quickly scored
Its second touchdown, Chaplin break
Ing loose through the left side of the
Holy Cross rush line for a gain of TWEEN
ty-two yards and a score. Just before
the end of the game Harvard received
the ball on Holy Cross's II yard line
because of holding and then proceeded
TO score again.
The touchdown play was on a for
ward pass from Bull to Chaplin.
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