Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-10-25
TEXAS TALES
ON LONG PASS
Crimson Backs Run Wild
Against Longhorn
Forwards
BY BILL KING
Associated Press Sports Writer

STADIUM, Cambridge Mass, Oct.
"a. RD-The Harvard tornado struck
the Texas Steers today and stam-
peded them for a 35-7, intersectional
victory.
A crimson whirlwind in the person
of Halfback Jack Orchard smashed
ard battered the Lone Star tackles
for three touchdowns and Barry
Wood, Harvards sha-p-shooting cap
tain, paved the way for the otner
pair Of scores with his deadly for
ward passing.
Texas fought with all the wild fury
Of a fear-crazed herd but Wood.
outstanding quarterback OF the
ear played the invaders as If they
were an accordion. He pushed them
out with aerial threats TO enable
Orchard to tear through their
tackles and pulled them In when he
found a situation that called Tor a
pass.
Harvard not only generated ire
mendous power for its running game
but also had enough defense force
10 crush all but Il or the Texas
advances. The crimson players were
caught off guard in the third period
when Howard Clewis, substitute
flllback, ran SIS yards for the Lone
Texas touchdown after receiving a
lateral from Jimmy Burr, who took
the flat pass that Ronald Pagan,
quarterback replacement. tosSes G
center. After this. the Steers at
tempted several times TO work TINS
forward-lateral combination, but the
Harvard forwards we're on 10 the
play and held II for slight gains
The vaunted Texas overhead game
met with the same fate.
First Quarter
Harvard won the toss and Texas
kicked off 10 White, who ran II oacK
TO his IS yard line. Three ~oif-tackIe
plays rave the Crimson a first down
and an ofiside penalty against Y
as nut the ball on the 70 a line.
Orchard and Schereschewsky gam
ed six yards between them on TWO
more off-tackle smashes ana capt.
Barry Wood punted over the Texas
eoal-line on the third down.
Texas punted, after a line play,
To Harvard's 2S-yard line. C-ickard
and Schereschewsky made six yards
through right tackle and Orchard
broke through center for a first
down on the Longhorns' 40-yardi
stripe. Blanton and Baumgarten,
Texas captain, stopped Orchard
without gain twice and, after Har-
wards opening pass failed, Wood
punted TO Elkins on Texas ten
yard line.
The Longhorn running attack
stalled and Elkins punted 70 Crick-
ard in midfield, Harvard gaining 10
yards on the kicking exchange.
Schereschewsky banged through his
right tackle for a first down on
Texas So yard line. Orchard round
ed right end and was reed out on
the 20 yard line. Orchard made
nine through right tackle, Scher-
eschewsky six through center.
SchereSchewsky then made three
through the middle. Harvard was
set back five for being off side.
Orchard smashed through left
tackle for touchdown and Wood
place kicked the extra point.
Wood kicked off 10 Furrh. who
ran back 70 his 80 yard s ipe. where
Orchard nailed him. Koy passed 10
Stafford for a first down on Har-
wards 35-yard line. Cunningham in
~tercepted Koy's pass and ran 1t back
TO midfield. Schereschewsky gallop-
ed through his right tackle for IA
yards and then found the same
spot for III more for a first down
on Texas 25-yard line. Wood passed
to Orchard on Texas seven-yard
line and Orchard rounded his right
end for Harvard's second touch
down. Wood drop kicked the l4th
point as the period closed.
Second Quarter.
Wood kicked off to Stafford on
Texas 25-yard line. Koy then start
ed passing and his third attempt
was intercepted by Schereschewsky
on Longhorns' 3S-yard-line. Wood
passed on the first play 10 Orchard
for a 20-yard gain. Schereschewsky
made nine through right tackle and
Orchard ran through the same hole
for his third touchdown. Wood drop
kicked the extra point.
Texas started driving after taking
the kickoff on its 35-yard line. Stat
ford made a first down IN midfield.
The Longhorn overhead game falter-
ed and Elkins kicked 10 Harvard's
ten-yard line. Orchard was forced
out after gaining AZ yards. Orchard
retired for Mays and Eddie's first
run went for Is yards 70 the Texas
22-yard line. The Harvard drive,
with the second string backiield in
action. was halted on Texas six
yard line.
Orchard then retired in favor OF
Eddie Mays and That fleet ball
carrier joined Schrereschewsky in a
long drive that ended on Texas one
yard mark. Pagan could only punt
out to his 35-yard line and Harvard
swept right back with the ball, Mays
making 20 yards at left tackle. then
Is more about his right end and
Schereschewsky ploughed over.
The final crimson tally came early
in the final period. Texas was put
ting in an effective aerial display
when Elkins. who returned as quar-
terback. fumbled On his 30-yard line,
Frank Kales. Harvard guard reserve.
recovering. Most OF the Harvard Sc
cond team was in action but its
backfield requirements, with Wood
driving them, ripped off Is yards on
three thrusts at the tackles.
Wood then whipped a pass over
center which Dean. in for White,
caught in the end zone.
Wood topped off his wonderful
exhibition Of passing by kicking
three OF the extra points and run
ming the end for the fourth after
getting a low pass from center.