HARVARD'S DAY

A quarter of a century ago Harvard defeated Princeton 12 to 0. Saturday Harvard defeated Princeton 16 to 6. From the beginning to the end of the game, scarcely a fault could be found with the playing of the University team; its strength as a combination was only surpassed by Brickley's strength as an individual. Generalship, absence of fumbling, the splendid aggressiveness of the line, and above all the kicking of Brickley and Felton won the game for Harvard. Captain Wendell's injured ankle prevented his playing more than a minute. It is to be hoped that he will be in condition for the Yale game.

Brickley's Kicks Sufficient to Win.

Three scores from the field by Brickley were enough to win the game, and the touchdown by Hardwick showed that Harvard had completely worn out the Princeton team. Brickley's drop-kicks were both from the 15-yard line and were protected by a perfect defence; his goal from placement after Gardner's fair catch was the feature of the game. Seldom does one see a 47-yard placement kick pass squarely over the cross bar; and this score was the one which practically won the game. Not only were Brickley's goals unusual, but Felton's punts were also such as to keep the ball constantly out of the danger one. A 67-yard punt high enough to be covered without a run-in has seldom been seen before in a championship game; and 17 punts averaging 50 yards, each long enough to go half the length of the field, are an enviable record. The game was a kicking game in which the Princeton team was completely outclassed.

University Line Impregnable.

The strength of the University line was at no time better shown than when Baker, the Princeton quarterback, attempted to gain through centre from a fake kick formation and was time and again stopped with maximum gains of two or three yards. As for the ends, they were not drawn in on end runs, which perhaps accounts for the fact that the backfield of which so much was expected failed to get loose. O'Brien's tackle under Felton's long punt was one of the prettiest of the day.

Gardner's Judgment Excellent.

Gardner's generalship in choosing plays to use at the critical moments was the best that he has ever displayed. The play which scored the touchdown, a cross tackle charge on a delayed pass, was well picked to mislead the Princeton team. But perhaps more encouraging than his skill was the ability shown by the men behind him, as well as by himself, in holding on to the ball. There was not a fumble, whereas Princeton once lost the ball on downs on her five yard line through a fumble.

Brickley was undeniably the most brilliant player on the field. To say nothing of his three goals, he rushed the ball only 12 yards less than the whole Princeton team. He was forced to leave the game from complete exhaustion and was not injured as was supposed at the moment.

Princeton Outgeneraled Throughout.

Princeton, after the first half, seemed to be at a loss to know just what to do, though in the first periods, her work had been confident and sensational. Her only score was made from the use of beautifully executed forward passes, two of them for 30 yards each being enough to score a touchdown. The versatility of her attack was in marked contrast to Harvard's faith in simpler plays of an ordinary sort.

Interesting Statistics of Game.

Charts of the game show the following interesting date: Felton punted 17 times for an average of 50 yards, and his longest punt was 67 yards. Dewitt punted 16 times for an average of 40 yards, and his longest punt was 56 yards. Waller punted twice, for an average of 41 yards, and his longest kick was 42 yards. Harvard made 6 first downs to Princeton's 4. Harvard lost 35 yards on penalties, Princeton 45. Harvard was thrown for losses of 11 yards, Princeton for losses of 84 yards. Harvard made two forward passes which were unsuccessful. Princeton made eight, three of which succeeded for a total gain of 73 yards. Harvard's total of rushes from scrimmage was 152 yards, distributed as follows: Brickley 106 yards, Hardwick 38 yards, Bradlee and Wendell four yards each. Princeton made 118 yards as follows: Waller 41 yards, Pendleton 28 yards, Dewitt 29 yards, S. Baker 14 yards, Emmons six yards.

The summary:

HARVARD.  PRINCETON.Felton, l.e.  r.e., Dunlap, Wight, Pendleton, StreitStorer, l.t.  r.t., Penfield, BallinPennock, l.g.  r.g., Logan, W. SwartParmenter, Wigglesworth, c.  c., BluethenthalTrumbull, Driscoll, r.g.  l.g., ShenkHitchcock, r.t.  l.t., PhillipsCoolidge, O'Brien, -r.e.  l.e., AndrewsGardner, q.b.  q.b., S. Baker, EmmonsHardwick, l.b.h.  r.h.b., E. WallerBrickley, Lingard, r.h.b.  l.h.b., Pendleton, H BakerWendell, Bradlee, f.b.  f.b., DeWit