HARVARD, 5; CARLISLE, 0

In the most brilliant contest since the adoption of the new rules, Harvard defeated the Carlisle Indians Saturday afternoon in the Stadium by the score of 5 to 0, making one touchdown in the middle of the second half after Wendell had run 47 yards to the 17-yard line. The contest was essentially a clean, fiercely played game of football, but the score fails to indicate the relative strength of the two elevens. Without a doubt the University team put up the best game this season, and although Captain Foster was unable to play, the secondary defense showed the same improvement as the other departments of the game. On account of the great number of punts which were made the contest was extremely open, and the ball contest was extremely open, and the ball changed hands many times--features which tried out the all around ability of the University team.

The Indians did not show as much ability and skill in the use of the forward pass and the onside kick as was expected, for they did not try the forward pass at all, and attempted the onside kick only five times, each time unsuccessfully. Harvard on the other hand used several trick plays with success, including forward passes, onside kicks, fake kicks, cross bucks, and backward passes. Carlisle seldom rushed the ball, but instead depended upon Mount Pleasant's excellent punting to keep the ball away from their goal line. The University team rushed a great deal in the first half, but after securing a touchdown in the second half resorted to Burr's slight advantage in punting, and returned nearly every kick.

The noticeable features of Harvard's work Saturday were the team play and the ability to follow the ball Except in a few cases where the runner received poor interference the men played well together, producing a team which acted as a unit. The ends of both elevens showed great ability, and were particularly fast in getting down the field under punts. In Starr the University eleven seems to have an end who is well able to fill his position, for on Saturday he demonstrated his ability to handle the ball, get down the field in time, tackle with sureness, and what is perhaps more important, use his head in breaking up the play of a fast eleven. Both sets of linemen played exceptionally well, but Burr and Kersburg showed a great improvement, and Parker, Osborne, and Peirce held their positions very satisfactorily. Parker's passing was good and his weight and strength were of great advantage in the line. Fraser, who replaced him at centre in the second half, played a hard game. Wendell and Lincoln were the best men in rushing the ball, and also were very strong in the secondary defense, but in rushing the ball, Lockwood seemed unable to take advantage of his own speed. In the backfield Starr and Newhall handled the numerous punts from Mount Pleasant almost perfectly, and often got away from the fast Carlisle ends for gains of from five to 15 yards.

For the Indians Captain Exendine at right end, Mount Pleasant at left half- back. Libby at quarterback, and Gardner at left end played the best game. Mount Pleasant's punting seemed to be the mainstay of the Indian team. The eleven lost its two chances to score when Libby missed a drop kick on the 37-yard line and a goal from placement after a fair catch in the middle of the field.

The First Half in Detail.

Although neither eleven scored in the first half the 30 minutes of play was intensely interesting due to Carlisle's two attempts for goals from the field and to Mount Pleasant's punts, one of which went over Harvard's goal line for a touchback. Newhall caught Mount Pleasant's kick off on the 20-yard line and ran back 13 yards. Lockwood lost eight yards in the first rush, and Burr punted, the ball going out of bounds near the middle of the field. After two short rushes Mount Pleasant returned the punt to Starr, who was downed on Harvard's 30-yard line after gaining 10 yards. Both teams were penalized five yards, after which Carlisle secured the ball on a fumble on the 40-yard line. Osborne blocked a forward pass and Burr downed the ball on the 44-yard line. After Lockwood had made 12 yards and Lincoln two, Libby got the ball for the Indians on an onside kick. An exchange of punts followed on. which Newhall downed the ball in the middle of the field after running it back 15 yards. The University team was given five yards for Carlisle's interference with the centre, after which a triple pass carried the ball to Carlisle's 39-yard line. Two line rushes followed, but in the next play Little Boy secured the ball on an attempted forward pass.

An exchange of punts gave Carlisle the ball on the 46-yard line, and Mount Pleasant again punted, the ball going over Newball's head in the backfield. Captain Exendine nearly secured the ball in the scramble which followed, but Newhall finally downed it for a touchback. Two attempts were made to rush the ball after the kick-out, after which, with the ball on the 37-yard line, Libby tried a drop kick which fell short, but the ball rolled over the line for a touchback. Burr punted out, and Carlisle at once lost the ball on an onside kick on their 51-yard line. The Indians got the ball on a forward pass, and after an exchange of punts Libby made a fair catch exactly in the middle of the field. He tried to kick a goal from placement, but Parker blocked the ball, and Burr downed it on the 32-yard line. The University team lost the ball on an onside kick, but regained it on a punt on the 36-yard line. Harvard was set back 15 yards for holding, and Burr punted, Osborne regaining the ball on a fumble on his 45-yard line. The ball was carried to the 31-yard line, where, after losing five yards for an offside play, Newhall tried an onside kick on which Mount Pleasant secured the ball on his 12-yard line. Mount Pleasant punted to Starr in the middle of the field and an exchange of punts gave the ball to Carlisle on the Indian's 33-yard line when time was called.

The Second Half.

Fraser replaced Parker at centre in the second half. Mount Pleasant downed Burr's kick-off on his 38-yard line. Carlisle rushed the ball nine yards, which was followed by an exchange of punts, Peirce downing the ball for Harvard on the Indian's 37-yard line after Libby's fumble. A forward pass to Macdonald gained 14 yards and two rushes by Wendell carried the ball to the 12-yard line. Dillon got the ball for Carlisle on a forward pass, and Mount Pleasant punted to Starr on Harvard's 46-yard line. In the next play Wendell worked his way through the line between Burr and Osborne and, aided by excellent interference, ran 47 yards to Carlisle's 17-yard line. Wendell was given the ball five times in succession, and on the fifth rush he forced his way over the line for the only touchdown of the game. Newhall punted out to Starr on the 17-yard line, but the latter failed to kick the goal.

During the remainder of the game the ball was punted back and forth between the 20-yard lines, Harvard having a slight advantage in the kicking. A few minutes after the kick-off Newhall made an onside kick on which Starr gained 35 yards, downing the ball on the Indian's 18-yard line, but the ball was lost in the next play on a forward pass. Kennard replaced Macdonald at left end. The game closed with the ball in Carlisle's possession on their own 36-yard line.

The summary follows:

HARVARD.  INDIANS.Macdonald, Kennard, l.e.  r.e., ExendineOsporne, l.t.  r.t., LuboBurr, l.g.  r.g., La RoqueParker, Fraser, c.  c., HuntKersburg, r.g.  l.g., DillonPeirce, r.t.  l.t., WaseukaStarr, r.e.  l.e., GardnerNewhall, q.b.  q.b., LibbyLincoln, l.h.  r.h., Winnie, HendricksLockwood, r.h.  l.h., Mount PleasantWendell, f.b.  f.b., Little Bo