The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-11-24
/ ALKING
IT OVER
By JOE Williams

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~ ought to be a l. or something.
For the third successive year Har-
yard has passed Yale dizzy in their
annual program. Year before last it
was the Guarnaccia to French COM
bination that sent the Bulldog back
to his kennel battered and bruised.
Last year Devens and Mays did the
same thing, and over the weekend
1t was the Wood Huguley scheme
that enabled the crimson to make
it. three in row for Arnold Hor-
ween, the retiring coach.
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This business Of beating va on passes
has developed into ? confirmed habit with
the Cambridge foe and unless steps are
taken there is no telling when the young
men Of Kew Haven are going TO win an
other game from The red shirts. They
seem 70 have no defense against either
Iaterals or forwards especially as these
offensive strstazems are employed by Har-
Yard
aatufday wood would drop back. take
full Wind 10 and peg the. ball far down
sd iato t 4sp Tsnf ean peTfoqmahee
suggesting an cutfielder making Q throw
nob Shs Pf bst Y aha esPed g % about it.
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CTITL. these wallopings, so much |
- alike In character, are becom- /
ing somewhat nnonotonous to the /
yale stands and in order to equalize /
the elements Of competition it may /
be necessary TO introduce some new
features in the defense. Possibly If |
the defensive individuals we're al /
loved to use butterfly nets or some 1
such contraptions it would be pos I
sible to break up the Harvard over
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something viii also have to be done 7
about Albic Booth II he is to continue func- /
floning rs the main hulwark against Har- /
ward passes. Either they viii have to give /
him ladder TO stand on or put him on /
stills. IT'S expecting too much of any Pee
Wee safety man to knock down 2 high !
mass thrown TO a six fooier.
Yale spent most Of the afternoon guard 7
ing against laterals which never developed /
End in the meantime Harvard capitalized /
tho scattered secondary defense BY hlrngttnng
line There vas NOBODY back there to
break the passes up but Booth Booth ana tne re the
watch fob quarter back.
NKTHILE it was the accurate
w passing Of Wood and sure
f7lding of Huguley that built up the
thinning margin-tlle bright dezling
star of tho game was g lincsn1an-
Ben .Ticknor. the Harvard captain.
AS was teh case year ago this
rugged youngster from the gold
coast of the metropolis completely
dominated the play, and left little
doubt in the minds of the critics as
to his prominence among the
eastern centers.
II there is a better center in college
football today than Ticknor he must be
combination of all the great centers of the
past. It isn't often that linesman IS
abe to take the spotlight away from every
body on the field, but such was the
amazing character of Ticknor's perfOr-
rance from start to finish that II was
impossible to keep your ewes of him.
Built like heavyweight fighter agile as
2 trsce man strong end powerful this
zion ~ q patrician family. ranged the
fsld like p COLOSSUS. Tt seemed that ne
vas In every play. When he wasn't cnarg-
i~p he was tackling and when he wasn't
taekling he was knocking down passes or
running with the ball.
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He struck the Yale backs with a ioiting
force that wrenched their spines and
olattered their teeth and all the while
he worked with a gayety and gallantry
that bespoke a great enthusiasm for the
sport an enthusiasm that fired the whole
Harvard team TO its greatest effort of
several seasons.
Playing his last college game, Big Ben
remained in action all through the battle
players we're leaving the field he moved off
with a reluctance that was not hard to
understand Football may be drudgery to
the George Owenses. bat IS a rollicking
lark to the Ticknors Especially when .
Yale team is furnishing the opposition.
After the game. Horween was unstinted
in his praise Of Tioknor He played the
greatest game at center l ever saw" said
ths retiring Harvard coach And the 79.-
eco who saw him play it are willing to
admit this is the truth.