Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-11-10
THRONG OF 81, 600
SEES CRIMSON FAIL
Brilliant Gridiron Duel Won as
Breaks of Game Go to
Alert Wolverines.
BY PAUL r. MIKELSON,
Associated Press Sports Writer.
MN ARROR. Mich. NoVeI1b,


n -Harvards gridiron stalwarts,
n IN their first invasion of the
4 \ Midwest, played and fought
their fighting hearts out today,
but fell before a grim and alert Mich
igan eleven by the slender margin OF
IA to IL.
Resuming their intersectional war;
fare which halted just is years ago
the two teams engaged in one of the
most thrilling and brilliant duelS in
pigskin hiStory-a game that had an
immense throng of $1,000 spectators
virtually delirious from the starting
whistle to the final second.
The breaks won today for the Wolver-
ines. Outcharged, outgained and be-
wildered by a great rain of Crimson
passes, they followed the ball for those
breaks and we're rewarded. With the
score 6 to 0 against them at the end OF
the first period Alan Bovard, Mich
igan center, recovered Harvard tumble
on the enemy's 27-yard line a few
minutes later and on three smashes
at The line Roy Hudson converted it into
a touchdown. Dynamite Joe" Gembis
whose toe gave Michigan the winning
edge, then booted the oval from place
ment for the extra point and a lead
that Harvard never overcame as hard
as it fought.
Michigan Fronts Again.
In the fourth period the Wolverine
benefited by two more breaks of the
game With the ball in Michigan's
possession on Harvard's 49-yard line
Bernard White was sent into Harvard's
backfleld as substitute. Forgetting his
coach's warning, he talked before the
ball was snapped into play and a Is
yard penalty resulted, giving Michigan
first down on the Crimson 34-yard
stripe. The loss put Harvard in a
hole it was unable to climb out of.
Failing to gain, Simrall booted out OF
bounds on Harvard'S 13-yard line. Har-
ward fought back too daringly and tried
! a pass. Jim Simrall. alert Michigan
quarterback, intercepted the heave on
his 25-yard line and carried it back
8 yards from where the Wolverine backs
led by Alvin Dahlem, slashed their way
to the 1-foot line from which point
Maynard Musson hurled his 210-pounC
bulk through the Crimson forward wal
| for touchdown. Gembis again Obliged
with perfect placement boot for extra
| point.
Harvard scored it's first touchdown
when the game was only a few minutes
old. Taking the ball on his 4i-yard
line on lateral pass from Barry Wood,
Putnam circled to his right, half re-
versed his field and dashed through the
entire Michigan team for a touchdown.
He was aided by beautiful blocking.
Wood was rushed by a swarming
Michigan line for his attempt at extra
point and it was low.
Harvard's Passing Dazzling.
After Michigan's come back with two
| touchdowns the issue appeared hopeless
| for the Crimson. But they fought back
and pushed over another touchdown,
and then threatened to win by one of
the most deceptive forward passing at
| tackS ever seen in the Michigan
| stadium. The invaders scored their
second touchdown on a march of sc
| yards, most of which was made by
passing, Wood to Edmund Mays, a
| sophomore substitute. The passing at
tack took the ball to the 1-yard line,
where White plunged through his left
tackle for the counter Bovard, one of
| the outstanding heroes of the day for
Michigan, crushed through the Harvard
line and blocked Woods attempted
drop-kick
Harvard made one more serious
| threat after that. passing for yardage
to the Michigan 20-yard line. On the
third down, Wood erred by hurting a
pass over the Michigan goal line, which
was incomplete, and gave Michigan the
ball just before the game ended
So virile was the Harvard passing
attack that Is out of IS of its aerial
thrusts were completed, for an amazing
total of lT2 yards. Only one was inter-
| copied and that was fatal. Harvard
made 10 first downs to Michigan's 8,
largely because of its deceptive passing
attack. The two teams tied in gaining
ground by rushing, each gaining a total
| Of 1855 ~ardS.
Today's victory was a great one for
! the weary Michigan team, which thrice
has been defeated by Big Ten rivals
| this season.