The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-11-11
Pfaffman Goes Into Game To Kick Goal, Succeeds And Again Takes Place On Side line

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 PRINCETON, N. j., Nov. 1o-(By Associated Press.)--John Harvard to- day snatched a 5 to victory from the Tigers new thes thesthrd ddl the Tigers maw in the first of the Dig three" contests of 1923.
 A field goal in the third period by Pfaffman, who entered the Crimson cast just for moment, but who played a stellar role, and a safety in the fourth quarter, when Greene ough tackled Legendre. Princeton fullback, behind his own goal posts, gave the Cambridge eleven its five points.
 Princeton only once threatened to score. That was in the first quarter when the Tiger for time seemed to tempted field goal. which Harvard promptly blocked. Neither team, all though each advanced at will through mo mans land." was able to creep close enough to the other's g goal line to threaten @ touchdown. Inside their own 30-yard line, both showed stone wall defense.
 Approximately 55.000 persons crowd ed into the Palmer Memorial stadium to watch Harvard fulfill It's pledge to break up the string of ties and IIinceton's victories and achis'e it's first triumph since 1918.
 Except for the ardent proragon- ists to whom any football invoI ving the "big three" is good football, the first half of the contest was rather tiresome. Both sides fumbled free ly but by good chance recovered their own ball. Neither side seriously threatened the others goal and there were few spectacular dashes.
 Third Period Thrilling.
 But with the opening of the third period to the blast of the final whistle the thrills came fast and furious. Indeed most of the specta- cular dolngs occurred in the very last three minutes of play, when the Tiger, needing nothing less than a touchdown to bring triumph out of a to defeat, clawed his way vicious lv down the field for AS yards, before John Harvard intercepted daring forward pass and dashed the final bucket of cold water in hopes of the jungle beast.
 Neither side made spectacular use of the forward pass Both tried 1t and Princeton was the more suc- cessful, but the number of yards gained by this method of attack was negligible.
 In the bunting game the Crimson team booted the greatest number of wards. until Jenkins was so severely injured that he had to be carried from the stadium.
 Princeton for time also was han dicapped by the temporary loss through injury of VanGerbig, it's star kicker, in the first half.
 On the whole. Harvard seemed the superior machine, both on offense and defense, and fairly won it's vic tory. It's line seemed not so porous and it's offense was infinitely more cunning. Criss-cross and spread for nations, with Creek as the main weapon, served to baffle the Orange and Black and netted considerable yardage. Proof of the Crimson's de- fensive power was given in the last period when two of the Tigers most threatening drives were checked or the start of the period after Prince ton had advanced practically 40 yards to Harvard's 32-yard mark. and agair toward the close when an intercepted forward pass stopped the last des' perate rally of the Tiger outfit.
 Crimsons Best Generals.
 In the matter of generalship, hon. ] OTIS also went to the Crimson. Par 1 ticularly did this seem to show itself in the last quarter, when, holding the | ball on its 7-yard line, Princeton elected to try line play instead ot kicking immediately. The result was that Legendre, who got the pass from center behind his own line, was nailed up against the goal posts and the ball put in play on the Tigers 1-yard line. On the next play Le- VanGerbig had been withdrawn from fullback, fumbled the ball and was tackled by Greenough. burly Harvard center, behind the Princeton goal posts.
 Princeton supporters claimed that Coach Roper's charges--that, needing touchdown in the last few minutes of play to beat the Crimson, they elected to have safety scored against them In order to get the ball in play on their own 3o-yard line.
 The game started with Harvard kicking off. The field was. perfectly dry but both sides fumbled fre- duentfy.
 Jenkins Hard Hunger.
 The high lights of the first quarter included the ferocious line plunging of Jenkins. who at one clip tore off 30 yards for Harvard; Cheeks flash Ing runs and dcick recovery of fum- bles and VanGerbig's bunting and plunging.f Until van-Gerbig left the field with injuries, Princeton seemed to have one better of this period, once attempting field goal booted by the sturdy toe of Ken Smith from his 30-yard line. This thrust liar ward promptly blocked.
 Princeton continued her furious | rushing at the opening of the second period until the Harvard line stiff l fened. Jenkins, slipping on the dry turf, fell heavily. donned new pair of shoes and on the next tackle was knocked out so that he could not re- turn to the game after he had been carried from the field. Office in this period Princeton advanced the ball to Harvard's 25-yard line. but for ward pass failed and on the next play the Tiger kicked over the Crimson goal line.
 Harvard then came back, Cheek tearing off two sensational runs, net ting more than 40 yards and placing the ball on Princeton's 31-yard llne. When the Tiger forwards held, Pfaff- man was called into the game Tor a dropkick and just missed from dis- tance of 40 yards. He went out on the next play.
 McGIone Carried Off Field.
 Tackling at this point became fur lous. McGlone, a veteran. playing ae quarter for Harvard. was carried out with injuries and his place taken TOT the rest of the game by Lee. Pfaffman again was called into &C., tion early in the third period. when Harvard punted from her o6-yaro line to Princeton's 39-yard line ana