HOLY CROSS DEFEATED, 8 TO 0

For the first time since 1904 Harvard and Holy Cross met on the gridiron last Saturday afternoon, the final score being 8 to 0. On the whole the game was uninteresting from the start, there being only occasional flashes of good football. The opposing team threatened to score only once, when, almost before the Harvard ends realized the danger, Holy Cross had executed the forward pass, carrying the ball to the 15-yard line. Only three yards resulted from the next line play and Gibson dropped back to try a place kick. But the pass from the centre was inaccurate and all hopes of a score were dashed by Felton and Gardiner who threw Gibson for a loss of 12 yards. The ball then went to the University team on downs.

It was in the last period of the game that the home team sustained the greatest loss so far this season. Wigglesworth, who has been alternating with Potter at quarterback, was carried off the field with a fractured ankle. It is very doubtful if he will be able to play again this year. With Gardner on the sick list, Potter is the only candidate for the position who can be relied upon Freedley has also been tried at quarter-back but his experience is limited.

Couch Haughton followed the plan of the Bates game and put in the substitutes for the whole of the second half. The fact that there was no scoring while the latter eleven had the field shows that the final score is by no means indicative of the true comparative strength of the two teams.

Altogether the game showed few encouraging features for the Harvard team. The interference was very poor with the single exception of Wendell, who seldom failed to put his man out of the play. Especially when the substitutes went in was this defect noticeable. Several times the secondary defence was badly drawn in, particularly when Holy Cross executed the forward pass which put the ball on the University team's 15-yard line. Again there was evident the fact that the right side of the line is by far the stronger of the two, although very few gains were made through Rogers. Gardiner also did well at the side of Captain Fisher.

The eight points which the home team made consisted of a touchdown by Wendell and a goal from the field by Potter. In the middle of the first period Campbell netted 15 yards in midfield and on the next play Wendell got away for 40 yards and the only touchdown of the game. Smith missed an easy goal. Wendell's run was the only flash of real football that was evident during the afternoon, the interference which enabled him to throw off the Holy Cross tacklers being unusually good. In the second quarter Potter kicked a beautiful goal from the 35-yard line.

The Game in Detail.

Captain Fisher won the toss and chose to receive the kick-off at the open end of the Stadium with a favorable wind. Wendell took the ball on the 15-yard line and ran it back 10 yards. Felton punted immediately to Whalen on his 40-yard line, and before the Holy Cross quarterback could start he was downed by Gardiner. Holy Cross was forced to kick, Potter receiving the ball on his own 45-yard line. Then followed an exchange of punts which netted the University eleven 20 yards, leaving the ball in their possession in mid-field. Campbell dashed through right tackle for 15 yards and was followed by Wendell, who carried the ball through the same place for a touchdown. Smith tried to kick the goal but failed. Score, 5 to 0.

The remainder of the period was filled with short gains, mostly in favor of the University eleven, and ended after a clean forward pass from Potter to Smith on Holy Cross's 30-yard line. Score, 5 to 0.

Early in the second period Potter succeeded in getting off a beautiful onside kick which was recovered by Rogers on Holy Cross's 15-yard line. On the next play Harvard was penalized 15 yards for a very doubtful case of hurdling. Potter then dropped back to the 40-yard line, from whree he kicked a clean drop-kick between the posts. This proved to be the last score of the game. Score, 8 to 0.

Holy Cross now braced and sent pass after pass toward the University's goal-line. First, Volk made 2 yards, then Whalen made 12 yards on a pass from O'Brien. Whalen then passed to O'Brien, who dashed down the field for 30 yards, dodging several crimson players and not stopping until he had reached Harvard's 15-yard line. Two attempted plunges were smothered by an impregnable defence. Holy Cross tried a drop-kick but a poor pass and fast work by the University line stopped the play almost as soon as started and gave the ball to Harvard on downs. An exchange of kicks had as usual netted the University team about 20 yards, when time was called with the ball in Holy Cross's possession on her 45-yard line. Score, 8 to 0.

In the second half an entirely new team was sent into the game. An exchange of punts by Wigglesworth and O'Brien left the ball in Harvard's possession on Holy Cross's 25-yard line. A 5-yard penalty for offside and an uncompleted forward pass made it third down on the 30-yard line. Wigglesworth, standing 40 yards from the goal sent a straight drop-kick which looked sure to score. The ball, however, hit the cross-bar and bounded back. The University team was penalized several times for offside play in this period. Late in the period Wigglesworth made the longest run of the game, taking back a punt 45 yards far into Holy Cross territory. Then Holy Cross held the team for downs, the only time during the game and secured the ball on her 15-yard line. Time was then called.

The fourth period was marked with no brilliant playing, though the ball was mostly at the Holy Cross end of the field. Late in the period Wigglesworth was tackled and fell so that his ankle received the full weight of the fall. A small bone was fractured and will keep him out of the game for at least a month. The substitutes got the ball to Holy Cross's 15-yard line, when Milholland was sent in to try to duplicate his trick of the Bates game. He failed to kick a goal, however, and the game ended shortly after. Score, 8 to 0.

The summary:

HARVARD.  HOLY CROSS.Felton, Howard, Lingard. l.e.  r.e. MetivierRogers, Jonckes, l.t.  r.t., TobinKeays, Lesile, l.g.  r.g. CollinsStorer, Parmenter, o.  c. MonohanFisher, Maguira r.g.  l.g. DavittGardiner, Starr, Hitchcock, r.t.  l.t., OstergrenSmith, O'Brien, Milholland, Hollister, r.e.  l.e., McCabe, JoyPotter, Wigglesworth, Freedley, q.b.  q.b., WhalenCampbell, Graustein, Bettle, l.h.b.  r.h.b., VolkWendell, Graustein, Pierce, r.h.b.  l.h.b., O'BrienMorrison, Blackall, f.b.  f.b., Gibso