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Once again it was demonstrated that the University eleven is weak in that department of football devoted to throwing, catching, and breaking up passes. It is likely that much of the work for the next ten days will concern itself with the aerial scheme of attack and defense...
...expect to see a hard-hitting, fighting game of football. The main weakness of the Lehigh eleven, revealed in the five encounters it has played so far this season, is its inability to cope with a forward passing attack. The University forces have spend considerable time on their aerial offensive during this past week and it is more than likely that Harvard will use this opportunity to practice this department of the game, especially as the opposing forward wall is far from light...
Next came Putnam's pretty 40 yard toss into the waiting arms of Burns who was standing in the end zone. These plays were a marked improvement in the matter of forward passes, and seem to indicate that the coaches are attempting to develop an effective aerial attack. Putnam's third attempt for extra point was perfect, making the score...
...former, plunged over for what looked to be a score. But a fifteen yard penalty apparently saved the Dartmouth cause, and it was only when a lateral pass from French to Guarnaccia aided by superb interference by A. W. Huguley '31 put the pigskin. CRIMSON RUSHES OFFSET DARTMOUTH AERIAL GAME H D First downs. rushing 16 5 First downs. passing 0 6 Ball lost on downs 1 1 Passes attempted 3 23 Passes completed 0 11 Own passes intercepted 1 4 Yardage gained on passes 0 189 Yardage gained by rushing 288 97 Yardage lost by rushing 11 13 Number...
Between the last two Harvard scores the green hopes were momentarily raised by a 66-yard aerial march which culminated in a touchdown on a pass from Wolff, sophomore flash, to Stokes, a substitute end. It was during this scoring drive that the Green air attack, dangerous all afternoon, reached its highest pitch of effectiveness. During the best part of the game the Harvard defense was sufficient to keep the baffling Dartmouth attack at bay, though Green passes were completed for gains ranging up to 50 yards...