Harvard 16—Dartmouth 12

Harvard defeated Dartmouth in the stadium at Cambridge, October 23, in the last two minutes of one of the most tense and thrilling games on record. The Harvard victory was the direct result of a 47-yard run from scrimmage by French, the Crimson right halfback, who broke through the right side of the Dartmouth line and ran, unhindered, down the field, passing the famed "death" Dooley, Dartmouth's "safety man"with a burst of speed which made his dash for touchdown look absurdly simple. With Dartmouth leading Harvard by a score of 12 to 10 and but two minutes left to play spectators were assembling their impedimenta preparing to leave the stadium hymning the praise of another great Dartmouth team. Two swift surprises following one immediately after the other then completely changed the aspect of the situation. The first surprise was halfback French's burst through the Dartmouth line. The second was the realization that the Dartmouth secondary defense had somehow adroitly been drawn off to the left completely away from the play, and that save for Myles Lane who had a possible chance to dart in a diagonal direction toward him, and Dooley, who would have to move half way across the field to head him, French would encounter no opposition in his run. Lane s shot at the runner missed as it had seemed bound to miss, and Dooley, perhaps through misjudging French's speed failed to get near enough to make a real attempt to tackle. French, once past the Dartmouth secondary defense line had swung far to the right as he ran making it necessary for Dooley to cover that much more ground to intercept him. He crossed the Dartmouth goal line standing up.

At the beginning of the game it was apparent that Dartmouth was encountering a Harvard attack decidedly stronger than anything the Crimson had previously employed against the Green. Using, for the most part, delayed bucks the fast and heavy Harvard backs began to plunge through the Dartmouth line for sustained and substantial gains. Harvard runners were protected by interference which brushed the Dartmouth line men out of the path of the play efifectively and often. Near the end of the first period the Cambridge team had advanced to a point within striking distance of the Dartmouth goal and got a first down on the 13-yard line. Two plays carried the ball to the 7-yard line. Then on the next play, utilizing Hawley methods of advancing the ball Gamache passed to Sayles, who gave the ball to Guarnaccia, who in turn threw it forward to Putnam. Putnam was tackled as he reached the goal line but succeeded in squirming across for the first touchdown of the afternoon. Sayles kicked the goal. Score: Harvard 7, Dartmouth 0.

Harvard threatened again almost immediately after registering the first score, when Simonds recovered a McPhail fumble on Dartmouth's 29-yard line and Sayles attempted to kick a goal from the field. In a few minutes however the situation was vastly altered. Standing at midfield quarterback Dooley heaved a long forward pass to Lane who caught it on Harvard's 18-yard line and ran with it, uninterrupted across the Harvard goal line. Dooley's try for point was blocked. Score: Harvard 7, Dartmouth 6.

Spectacular plays were being produced with such rapidity that the cheering sections became more noisy with gasps than cheers. Dartmouth kicked off after Lane had scored and the fleet "Al" Miller, Harvard left halfback, caught the ball on his 5-yard line. Protected by perfect interference he swept down the field 67 yards until forced out of bounds on Dartmouth s 27yard line. But Harvard lost the ball only two plays afterward when Dooley intercepted a pass. Again Dooley completed a long pass to Lane, who caught the ball on Harvard's 30-yard line almost SO yards from the point where Dooley had stood when throwing it. Lane was unable to break away, however, and was tackled on Harvard's 20-yard line. Three attempts at the Harvard line gained no ground for Dartmouth. Dooley then dropped back to the 35yard line and booted a pretty field goal across the Harvard cross bar. Score: Dartmouth 9, Harvard 7.

Opening the second half of the game the Harvard offense again exhibited great power and gained ground through the Dartmouth line, though the Green defense was sturdier than it had been before, and less yielding. The ball had been carried to Dartmouth's 48-yard line when Davis, outstanding among the Dartmouth players, intercepted another Harvard pass and gave his team possession of the ball. Dartmouth was unable to gain and punted to Harvard s 27-yard line. Again the Harvard backs attacked the Dartmouth line and made four successive first downs. These carried the ball to Dartmouth's 16-yard line, but for a second time the Green team made a stand which checked the Crimson advance. Chauncey, of Harvard, was summoned from the sidelines and standing on the 25-yard line kicked a true goal. Score: Harvard 10, Dartmouth 9.

His performance for the afternoon ended, Chauncey returned to the Harvard bench and the third period ended a moment later after Harvard had kicked to Dartmouth and the Dartmouth team had carried the ball to Harvard's 40-yard stripe. Captain Horton's men opened the fourth period of the game with a whirlwind attack of criss-cross plays similar to that displayed at New Haven on the previous Saturday and in two plays reached Harvard's 33-yard line. Here the attack was stopped, the Harvard defense becoming adamant. Again Dooley dropped back to kick, and from the 35-yard mark put the bjall 'bnce' more squarely between the Harvard goal posts. Score: Dartmouth 12, Harvard 10.

Time was short and the game appeared to be safely in Dartmouth hands. Harvard began another assault upon the Dartmouth line but made little progress. Coady punted, and after two plays Dooley returned the compliment, kicking to the 47-yard line. Then out of a clear sky came French's long run to the Dartmouth goal which, though the try for point was. missed, gave Harvard a 16 to 12 margin. A series of last minute forward passes of tremendous length from Dooley to Lane failed to produce a. score for Dartmouth, none of the passes being completed, though one, at least, of them, was missed by but a fraction of an inch. Dartmouth was forced to surrender the ball on the 30-yard line.

For Dartmouth the play of Davis, at center, Black at fullback, and Dooley, at quarterback, was outstanding. Dooley's kicks scored six of the Green team's points and his pass to Lane accounted for the other six. Black's smashing gains through the Harvard line surpassed anything of their kind displayed by a Dartmouth player since "Bud" Whitney's time. Davis, intercepting two Harvard passes and making, as it seemed, more tackles than anyone else on the field was by a wide margin the Green's strongest item of defense.

Brown Game: Harris (,2) Passed to Lane (facing the ball) who aided by the interference of Davis (,1) and Holleran (36) gained 25 yards on the play