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7 Sporting Pages With SUNDAY POST In thn in thp Mppond Mppclnl Fentum Hpetlnn BOSTON SUNDAY POST. NOVEMBER 14, 1920 19 DOWNED HARVARD SUBS VANQUISH BROWN BY DARTMOUTH Quakers Overwhelmed by Powerful Never in Doubt, Score 44 to 7 IN ONE-SIDED CONTEST, 27 TO 0 PHILADELPHIA, Nov. University of Pennsylvania suffered its most humiliating defeat in recent years this afternoon on Franklin Field, when the husky eleven from Dartmouth rolled up a score of 44 to 7 on the Red and Blue. Though Penn held the Hanover collegians without a score in the first period, the result of the game never was in doubt. The Quaker attack was weak and hesitating, while the defence was like tissue paper.

PREVENTS A Dartmouth behind great and powerful line that could not be pierced had no trouble working its shift play an! getting Its corps of fleet and sturdy backs started for long runs. Penn managed to stave off the ignominy of being beaten without scoring by tallying near the close of the third period on a succession of forward passes. In the passing alone Penn showed life and vigor, even outpointing Dartmouth at this game, though the Hanover collegians undoubtedly held theirs concealed after getting a big lead. Shelburne, the big powerful colored back, Jordon, Bower and Burke formed a backfleld combination, the like of which has not been slen here In years. A huge crowd of 29,000 people, the best attendance in years here, sat through the cold to see the Red and Blue beaten for the fourth successive week.

Big Difference in Teams The Wide margin of difference between the teams is cleat ly indicated by the analysis of play of the two teams. principal attack only netted 52 yards in Ihe whole game and only two first downs. Against this Dartmouth ripped and ploughed their way for a distance of 306 yards In the four periods for 19 first downs. In only one branch of play did the Red and Blue show to advantage. That was In forward passing.

There the Quakers were successful seven times, the total yardage being yards with first five downs. It was this method of attack alone that prevented Penn from being held scoreless. Dartmouth only resorted to the play. In the first period Rex Wray twice Intercepted Dartmouth passes, and as a result they held to the straight football, at which they had been successful. Only twice did do execution with passes.

In the second poriod Jordan threw a wonderful forward pass to Bower, who ran 44 yards down into the shadow of the Penn goal. In the third period another went to Burke for a 15-yard gain Was Penalized Less Penn was out-punted, out-tackled and oht-played In all other departments one. They suffered fewer penalties than the Dartmouth leam, which was all told, 125 yards for a varied i assortment of offences. Including the two penalties of 40 and 20 yards for roughness. The Dartmouth line never gave kickers a chance to get away good punts; one was blocked for a safety and several others barely shot over the line for short dribbling advances.

The forward passes also were Bruins Unable to Penetrate Cantab Line but Gain 93 Yards via Crimson Scores Result of Long Drives Down the the Star Aerial used their hands and heads to good advantage. The Penn secondary defence had no apparent knowledge of the proper method of tackling, and after man was shaken off in the dashing runs of Shelburne, Jordan and Bower. On the line Cunningliam was the largest contributor to hla success and to downfall. Pitted against young Day, who was playing his second varsity game, he handled him so roughly that the young Quaker was passing everywhere but Into the hands of the backs. He made a half dozen miserable passes and when relieved by Prank, Penn improved for a time.

Finally, however, Cunningham began the same tactics with the heW Quaker and had the whole Penn line shaky. In addition, Cunningham contributed six goals from touchdown. Sonennberg. the big New England tackle, not only outplayed hlS section of the line, but blocked one punt which rolled back over the Penn goal line, where Miller fell on It for a safety. Pound the Line with the start of play In the second period the big Oreen team again began funding at the Red and Blue line.

Only the interception of a forward pass twice by Rex Wray saved Penn. But finally Dartmouth got the ball on 40-yard line. Then Burke skirted the end for 85 yards, and In two more plays went over for the first touchdown. The second score, this time a safety, came a few minutes later. The Hanover eleven had worked the ball past mldfleld after the klckoff when Shelburne fumbled.

Penn essayed a forward pass, but Moore intercepted It on 35- yard ran 20 yards before being downed. Penn held for downs, but when attempted to punt, Sonnehberg broke through and blocked the punt. The ball rolling over the goal line, where Miller fell on It for safety. The next Dartmouth touchdown was contributed by Burke, after he and Shelburne had rushed the ball 56 yards on straight slips outside Of tackle. Just before the half ended, a forward pass by Jordon to Bower netter 44 yards and gave Shelburne a chance to go over from the four-yard line.

After the second half had started, Jordon caught a punt 'on his own 45- yard line and flew through the whole Penn team. 55 yards, for a touchdown. Only a few later Dartmouth worked the ball 45 yards on straight football and again Burke threw off tackier after tackier to make the final 12 yards to the goal line. Here Penn came to life and made its single touchdown. With the ball in fleld Wray threw three sucoessive forward passes.

Grave handling the first two for a total of 35 yards and Miller taking the third for a touchdown. Jordon ran the next klckoff back for 70 yards until Wray threw him close to the goal line. It Was easy for Dartmouth to batter its way to the four-yard line and then Shelburne scored the final touchdown. The lineup: DARTMOUTH. PB.VNSYLVANIA.

Lynch, 1 e. Hopper SopneuburK. I t. Wagoner Crisp, 1 Copeland Cnnnlngbam, Day Merritt, i Neldllnger, t. Ward Moore, e.

OrsTe Jordan, Wray Bower, Ihb -------hurried, else their execution might I 1 b. Strauas been greater. Behind that stone wall forward line the Dartmouth shift worked with smoothness and power. Penn essayed famous Heisman shiit, too, but that always was a halting and weak affair that had no power. The Dartmouth backs were fast and gbelbume, Thdmaa 44, 7.

Bower, 2, Jordan, Miller. Goals from Sonnenhnrg Germantown Academy. I.ehigh. Wll Hams. Field of Brown.

15-ininut(( PRIKCETON WMS OVER YAIE, 20-0 Tigers Brilliant Aerial Game and Trick Plays Baffle the Bulldog A Yale Sluggish in Action, plays Weak Defence and Has No Effective Attack Continued from First Page The crumbling of the big Blue team gave Princeton a tremendous finish for a really brilliant season. The victory was the first major match that the Tigers have ever won in their own great stadium, and marks the first occasion in the 20th century that Nassau has beaten Yale twice in succession. Jn the second period, Gaston, the Harvard righ tend, was given the leather and raced around Browns right end for a nine-yard gain, points to Gastnn starting on journey. ie BY WILTON VAUQH The Brown Bear was off his feed yesterday afternoon so the Harvard substitutes handed him a 27 to meal, that agree with him at all. There must have been 35,000 spectators out there in the frigid Stadium and all they got for their money was a cold in the head.

The Brown eleven, battered after the game with Yale last Saturday, was unable to take advantage of the that dropped right in front of them, and it was a lopsided contest. Only in the final session did the Brunonians come through with a dazzling show of life. That was when they executed three forward passes in succession for a total of 36 yards, and two failures, another aerial that netted 20 yards more. Only in the passing department did the Bruins gain more yards than the, Fishermen, but the latter did not have to resort to this dangerous offence. Brown netted 93 yards on aerials, while Harvard, with a few flashes, gained about half this distance.

The brigians spoiled nine out of the 17 forwards tripid by the Invaders, and twice turned Intercepted passes into long gains for the Crimson. Harvard clicked In three touchdowns with the resultant goals, and two goa-ls from the field by Hamilton, one from the 20-yard line and the other from the 22-yard line. And Gratwick mi.ssed a 49-yard goal from placement only when strong wind carried'to wrong side of the upright. The Brown backs cduld puncture the Crimson line but seldom for any tance at all. Many times the Harvard forwards, on the other hand, sallied through and tossed the enemy runners for losses.

Long Drives End in Scores Practically all of the Harvard scores were the results of long drives down the field. Harvard kicked off and an exchange of punts saw Humphrey fumbling on his own 39-yard line, so ter- diflcally did Williams, the dusky Contlnned on Pnire Colnnm ANDOVER OVER YALE ON THE DEFENCE Yale suffered less than a rout With all her burly linemen, she got inside the 35-yard line on only two occasions. The rest of the day she was defending her goal against the wily Princetonians, who, by tricks and open that dazzled, were -always a menace. It will not be given the football fans to see again very soon such plays as the Tigers scpred their touchdowns with today. In both these instances it was Tiger alertness and trickery th.a put over scores on the In no other game in ELI PUNCH LOST, THEN TIGERS ROMP PRINCETON, N.

Nov. Yale made one good bid for a score in the second period. Her offense was successful for an advance from her own 45-yard line to Princeton's line but right here tfie Eli punch lost its power and Princeton was never seriously in danger during the rest of the game. Superiority in Aerial Game by Winners Worked Havoc With N. H.

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Close to 8000 the greatest gathering ever cheered enthusiastically the every action of the struggling Red and Blue rivals. General John J. Pershing was among the htrong that jammed the Exeter stand, saw Captain Arthur Barry send the New Hampshire school in the van, 3 to 0 with a beautiful field goal and then only a few minutes later in the same third quarter have Captain Wingate of Andover runback a punt 24 yards, tosed a forward pass to Armin Mahrt, bucked the line for a first down and then heave another overhead pass into the end zone to have Mahrt yhile encircled with red Exeter jerseys leap into the air and come down with the ball for the lone touchdown and the game. Wingate missed the goal. MITCHELI I have 2000 uncalled for and ready- to-wear Overcoats that 1 offer as low as 10.00 279 Washington Street OPP.

WATER ST. OPEN EVENINGS GAME FULL OF COLOR Never in the history of the 40 annual gridiron meetings of these famous academies have more colorful scenes attended. It was typical, the customary organized cheers, songa and parade on the field by the undergraduates of New and Majsachusetts' foremost preparatory institutions being put over with wholesome fervor and spirit. Last night the town of Andover was unusually noisy, for the students irot out and celebrated aar hard and well- e.arned a victory as the Bay State school ever recalls. While it is true that the favorite gained the honors, it is also true that the Exoniano, after a disheartening preliminary season, gathered themselves together for this objective tussle and I fought a battie they may well be proud I of.

It was game right up to I the instant Referee Dr. Eddie 1 whistle was heard for the last time. When the game ended Exeter was making headway in astonishing style, having marched from their own 33-yard stripe to 28-yard line. It ap- peared that nothing but time saved the I home team from having its goal line I crossed, although in the second period the Red smashed their way to within two yards of final chalk bar. only to have the Blue make a wonderful goal line stand and take the ball.

Exeter's Line Superior Exeter line, which was reported all fall as sluggish and lumbering, rose to the occasion and covered itself with glory. It clearly superior to Through the line the latter made little headway, while telling' gains were made pos- Contlnned on Page Colnmn FOOTBALL RESULTS Princeton 20, Ynle O. Harvard 2T, Brown O. Boston College Tafts O. Holy Cross iMt, Colby Amherst 14, Trinity O.

Cornell B4, Colnmliia 7. Dartmonth 44, Penn. 7. Williams 50. Wesleyan 14.

Andover Exeter 3. N. 11. State 47, Maine 7. Maryland lO, Syrnonse 7, Mtddlebnry 'Vermont O.

Nnvy 03, So. Cnrollna Mleblgan 14, Chlrago O. Army OO, Bowilolii O. West Virginia 17, Rntgers O. Snrlngeld 2N.

Mass. Aggies 7. Pittsburg 7, Wash. Jeff. O.

Union 20, Hobart 7. Northwestern 14, Pnrdne O. Notre Dame 13, Indlnna lO. Town 2S. Minnesota 7.

Wisconsin 14. IJIInois Bntes 21, N. I'nlvereslty IS. Worcester Poly TO, R. I.

State O. Rensselaer 32, Fnrdbiim O. Hopkins 41, St. John's O. Bncknell Gettysbnrg O.

etfektnson 7, I'averrord 7. liebigh Penn State 7. Alleghenr O. Westminster O. Colgate 80, St.

Bonvveiitnre O. Swnrtbmore 02, Delnware O. Franklin A- Mnrsbnll O. Prstnns 7. Martetta 28.

V. of rtnelnnatl O. Kansas 20. Vehraskn 20. IT.

of Detroit 20. W. O. Kenyon 17, Western Reserve 14. Centre 40, Kentnr.kv State O.

Boebester 7. HnmHton O. Anbnrn 7. Wash. Lee O.

Ceorsrla Teel, 3.5. Geororetown 6. Tnlane O. A. A M.

O. Georgia PO, iT-iorida o. 7. 7. 7.

TVo. ITnlv. O. of 20, O. 40, Gen.

WashlnjrTba 21. oesnnehannn 7, St. TWll'-'ary Academy 48, 40, T.onis 14. 14. iVnsblnerton 10.

Ames 17, Kansas Anrgles O. Colorado 7, Coloroda School of Mfoen Oklahoma IT. 30, Oklahoma gies O. Texas Christian University 27, O. V.

of Teas 21, Sonthern Methodist University O. Univ. of Sonthern Cnllfornln 38, Nevada 7, OreiEon 17, Washlngtop O. Wnshlngtnn State Cnlllge 28, Oregon Aggies O. nals has a touchdown scoped like the first one that wh'fpped over.

uor sf: Fool Elis There were but 10 to plAy in the first and PrlnceftiVhad ball on 42-yard line. it was possible to make only one more play before the half was mded, so tlie Tigera got ready for theoqbvious thing tb do in such. an Lourie di opped back to the line, got on his knees and looked aaivif' he were going to hold the ball whoiO'dt was passed back for a placement kirk by Stanley sure footed Nassau Tiger. It was dnly natural for Yale to guess that the play would be just that. Callahan snapped the ball back, Lourie non his knees caught it and feinted to po se it for placement kick, and then suddenly he rose to his feet and rushed with the ball.

The Blue line, breaking into block the supposed placement kick, was caught entirely off its guard. Lourie simply whirled past the invading forwards, swept a wide course to the sidelines and ran over the goal line for a touchdown, with no one to impede him. On the last possible play for that half he had scored on a bril- llarif a'nd cagey trick. The Princeton stands wore in a tumult aa the goal from touchdown was immediately kicked and the teams ran off the field for their respite between halves. Fatal Fumble for Eli Qufckiy, when the third period opened, Princeton scored a touchdown again Hardly a minute of the second h.alf had been played Princeton punted to Yale.

Thorne Murphy, the Eli quarterback, standing on his 23-yard line, fumbled the bail on the catch. It bounded tewiftlv toward the Blue goal line, but before Murphy could turn around to pursue it, Captain Mike Callahan oi team steamed along at tra- mendous speed, scooped up the bounding leather, and was over the hostile goal once again. Here was a case ol the great Tiger captain outstripping his ends on a dash down the field and recovering the ball on an Ell error. It just about set the stands insane. Previous to the tricky touchdown that ended the first half, Princeton had scored its first three points on a field goal by Murray from the 33-yard line.

The third period was productive of the final score. It came on a neat field goal from a placement kick propelled by Stanley toe. The goal was scored from the 35-yard stripe. Showed No Offence The Yale offensive, if Yale had one. was dolefully lacking throughout the game.

Her threats, her forward passes and her line were as ineffective as Democratic ballots about two weeks ago. Yale was simply caught under the landslide of Princeton push, deception and all round polish, and succumbed ignobly. Yale tried valiantly in the closing 19 minutes to get at least one score. She tried a passing game that was as open as a dollar watch and worked about as w'ell. The Elis are amateur football players, and they certainly played liki such.

In few when a Blue outfit has met a foe in a m'ajor battle has Yale looked so pitifully weak. Were at Peak of Game For Princeton it was a scintUlant grapple, which found the Tigers at their best. They exceeded the form they showed in the Harvard Stadium when they tied with the Crimson team, both I in rushing the ball and on open plays The Tiger interference boxed the Eli I flankmen, permitting wide and long i Princeton end runs. A thing of beauty Was the Interference that Nassau offered all afternoon. On casions it faltered, but as a rule It worked well indeed.

The Yale outfit that was humbled differed considerably from its former makeup. It started with 'Thorne Murphy at quarterback and Fido Kempton on the sidelines. The backfleld three at the start was composed of Kelly, Campbell and Jordan. Late in the game, when the laurels had been copped and were beyond all chance of recall, Kempton was sent in to succeed Thorne Murphy, and Aldrich was ed in to lend his speed, 'yiif fleet unable to get ever, against an unflagging ElSiffieton defence. Couldn't Get The Tiger wore stripes today, of course, but all the Bulldog saw was stars.

The way the Yale operated against their foe like gaining distance on the B. A. The only thing that can be said for the Eli players is that they wore numbers on their backs. But those numbers must have been so large that the Yale pull them through the line. On the other hand.

If the open end of the Palmer Stadium had not been plugged up with w'Qoden stands, the whirlwind Princeton offensive could have walked through Yale as far as the Passaic River. It was a great day for Princeton town, was the occasion of this game. There flocked into lone main street a mob of 50,000 persons. The best statistics available were that in addition to the 50,000 spectators that watched the were 150,000 ham sandwriches in Princeton at 35 cents apiece: 200,000 chicken sandwiches at a half-dollar a throw, and 450.000 bright-hued chrysanthemums tied to flossy waists. Thero were also 75,000 flasks at the game, with the returns from eight doubtful sections stiil missing.

Cold, but Not a Blue Day The day Avas cold enough to freezs the war tax off a railroad ticket, the sun beamed down on the fray. A chill wind that blew outside seemed not to lend any particular advantage to either team in its puntii, however. Socially and financially, the match was a roaring success. There were 50.000 seats in the Palmer Stadiurq and 4 9,999 persons saw the Big 6ill Edwards, of course, occupying a pair of seats. Incidentally, It was a great day for big William.

Ho may lose his job soon when the new administration skids into power, but match makes up for big grief. He has waited many a long, lean year in which to see Princeton humble the Blue in two consecutivo years. Crimson Watched Game Among those who watched the Tale team crumple like an airplane in a crash were half a dozen Harvard players, who came to look over their next foe. The Crimson youngsters were incognito in the stands, Just as they will be without numbers next Saturday at the Bowl, but they enjoyed the fray to its utmost. They were neutral, were these Harvardians, In that they care which team won, so they had a lovely time.

The Harvard crowd, gazing at tho hostile Blues, added the numbers on their backs. The total was something like 247, and that was probably greatest strength. 'The Crimson players they saw the mopped in the sward, naturally felt that if Harvard was able to tie Princeton it should be able to tie Yale in a knot. That is their hope and belief for next Saturday. The analysis of play shows the Tigers were always oozing speed and had possession of the ball three-fourths of the time.

On the infrequent occasions when Yale had the leather the Blue was usually held up in its progress and forced to punt to the Tigers. Contlnned on Page Colnma Two Feature Sporting Pages in Second Sunday Special Section, Pages 52 1 and 53 2 ef today's Sunday Post..

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