Word: fakes
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Yale got the ball on four downs, but pretty tackling by Fairchild and Clark prevented gains and Hall dropped back for a kick. It was a fake kick however, and DeWitt tried to gain, but A. Brewer had his eyes wide open and stopped him short. Harvard's ball...
Butterworth bucked the centre for five yards, and then a long series of short gains through the right side of the line took the ball to Harvard's one yard line. Finally on Stagg's old "fake," pnsh-play, C.D. Bliss took the ball over the line for a touchdown behind the goal-posts. It was a pretty application of an old trick...
...Hallowell's waiting arms. Harvard's ball again, and now at the centre of the field once more. Brewer was the first Harvard back to run with the ball, but Wallis was ready for him, and he made no gain. Harvard formed for a kick but it was a "fake" and Lake went through Winter for 5 yards. Next a straight wedge was tried, but with no gain, and next, with the same formation, a revolving wedge that gave Lake 3 yards...
...only 3 yards by Hallowell. It was enough to make the distance, however, and the ball was Yale's still. The two Bliss brothers again tried the ends, but Laurie only made a yard, and "Pop" lost as much, so Yale formed for a kick. It was a "fake" formation, but when Winter tried to gain on it he found that Upton would not have it, and the ball was Harvard...
...Bliss' First long Run.The younger Bliss was given the ball, and though his interferers failed him his own clever dodging gave him 20 yards round Emmons' end. His brother, however found Hallowell waiting, there was no gain on the next play, and Yale tried a "fake" kick, but Upton was ready, and the ball went to Harvard on her 30 yard line...