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Show ATGRID CAMPS 9 Harvard's defeat of Centre by the rather lopsided score of 2 4 to 10 was rather unexpected. True. Harvard was favored to win, loit not by such a wid- margin. An analysis of tre game show.'' that the two elevens were far rnoro exenly matched than the score mukes It nwm. Harvard scored 21 poiuts in the first period. In the last three periods Centre made 1(1 points to three for Harvard. I 'nnuestionably the victory of Harvard by such a big score was made possible ihrough the breaks, rather than by so wid a superiority of play. Poor judgment on I he part of Contro may have brought about the breaks that really decided the OUtOOma of the game Harvard started the gume by kicking kick-ing off to Centre and the ball went over tho goal line. Centr brought tho ball out and put It Into play on its 20-yard lino. Right here came the break that decided the game. Centre had no Idea of Harvard's strength. To tost it Inside of Centre's Cen-tre's 20-yard line certainly would not be regarded as good football. The logical thing would have boon to get tho ball out of dunger beforo putting Harvard to tho tost. To have puntod out of danger would havo been good ' football. It would have onablod little Centro to havo gotten a better line on big Harvard- On tho flrHt play Snow-day Snow-day mode three yards off tackle- On the next play ho fumbled badly, the, ball rolting toward the Centre goal, Fltts of Harvard finally recovering it on the four-yard lino. That was the break of the game, it spelled victory for Harvard, defeat for Centro. On the very first play Owen of Harvard went over for a touchdown. In the second period Centre tried a forward pass Inside its own 30-yard 30-yard line Such a play Is known as "suckor" football. It proved to be just that In this case ns Gherke of Harvard intercepted the pass. It enabled Pfaffraan of Harvard to kick a field goal. The statistics of the game show that Centre made 16 first downs to Bcven for Harvard. Centre onco gained 60 consecutive yards but had to be content with a field goal when Harvard finally held. Centre's fumble on the second play of the gamo. giving Harvard the ball four yards from Centre's goal line, was the break that male possible, the margaln of Harvard's victors |