MAINE OVERWHELMED BY HARD-HITTING ATTACK AND STONEWALL DEFENSE

Exhibiting a far more effective change in the line and a harder running backfield than was apparent against Holy Cross, the University eleven virtually whisked the Maine aggregation off the field Saturday, rolling up 41 points. Meeting a tartar in Holy Cross prevented Coach Fisher from sending in many substitutes; but against such a weak opposition as the Maine eleven offered, he threw in practically the entire squad, 34 players participating in the fray. At no time did the team appear to be seriously weakened by this multitude of substitutions, the ball remaining well down in the opponents' territory even when the fourth-string substitutes were in action.

Maine Uncorked No Surprises

Maine gave the University little trouble in stopping its plays. Not once, strange to say, reverting to forward passes or open plays of any variety, the Pine Tree Staters seemed content to plug away at a stone-wall line or to essay futile swings around the end that usually were broken up before they reached the line of scrimmage. Only once was anything other than a straight play tried; and this criss-cross play was unmercifully smothered for a five-yard loss. Courtney was the lone star of the Maine offense, his clever dash up the sidelines just before the close of the first half netting him 40 yards, and placing the ball in the University's territory for the only moment of the game. The Crimson backfield had little work to do in the defense; but it was gratifying to see the increased surety with which they snared Smith's low punts. Not one fumbled punt marred their play, and Buell twice continued his flashy form in running back these kicks.

With the line pummelling the opponents' primary defense well into helplessness, the backs knifed through the holes opened in the center of the line, and romped off tackle or around end, covered by encouragingly better interference, for long gains that paved the way to touchdowns. Straight football again predominated; no more versatility on the offense was apparent than against Holy Cross; and Dr. Bull must have profited little more in watching Saturday's game than did Coach Jones at the Holy Cross struggle. Twice only the Crimson quarterbacks tried forward passes, Buell slipping off to the side to take a pass from Horween, and running 20 yards to the 10-yard stripe. The play succeeded rather in its unexpectedness than in any trickiness in its conception. Just before the game closed Stillman shot a pass over the line that grounded between Wharton and Wales. For the remainder of the offense, the backs simply followed where the linesmen cleared the way, or raced past the Maine ends who played a waiting game, and were brushed aside by interference.

Long Runs Pave Way to Scores

The University's quota of points was annexed by five touchdowns, each carrying with it a goal, and two field goals, one by Buell from the 19-yard line in the second period, and another by Hamilton from the 27-yard line in the third quarter. Within the first four minutes of play, long end runs, first by Chapin, another by Owen, brought the ball into position where the march to the line was a matter of but a few rushes. Within the next eight minutes an open field dash by Buell, followed by some punishing of the opponents' line, carried the ball inside the five-yard line, where the advance was temporarily checked, only to have Gratwick eventually slip off tackle for the score. Humphrey signalized his entry to the game by the hardest running he has done this year; his dashes that ripped off 15 yards at a whack again placed the ball in the shadow of the goal posts between which Buell warily booted his neat goal just before the period closed.

The touchdowns in the second half were each the result of individual runs by Humphrey and Churchill. Humphrey seized the kick-off at the start of the second half and raced to the Maine 15-yard mark, where he was nipped from behind as he was evading another would-be tackler. Churchill's run in the last period was even more spectacular, the halfback squirming through a big hole off tackle, aided by good interference, and then breaking loose for a 60-yard gallop, in which he sidestepped out of what looked to be at least two sure tackles.

Injuries Mar Game

The only regrettable incidents of the game were the injuries to several University players. Owen and Chapin received rather severe shake-ups. Gratwick reinjured a bad shoulder, and, most serious of all, Johnson and Gaston will not be available for scrimmage for some time with a broken finger and a wrenched knee, respectively. The line-up:

Score, Harvard 41, U. of Maine 0. Touchdowns, Horween 2, Owen, Gratwick, Churchill. Goals from touchdowns, Horween 4, Wales. Goals from field, Buell, Hamilton.

HARVARD.  MAINE.Macomber, Finley, Selden, Weatherhead, l.e.  r.e., Finnegan, Barron, DresserFaxon, Lee, l.t.  r.t., Roomer, JordanHubbard, Brown, l.g.  r.g., Hussey, StroutHavemeyer, Tierney, Kunhardt, Morrison, c.  c., Lord, McLeodWoods, Holmes, Brocker, r.g.  l.g., MulvaneyTolbert, Cooper, r.t.  l.t., BadgerGaston, Kane, Clark, r.e.  le., McKechnie TinkerJohnson, Buell, Fitzgerald, Wales, q.b.  q.b., Ginsburg, WoodChapin, Humphrey, Churchill, Stillman, l.h.b.  r.h.b., O'Brien, Small, YoungOwen, Gratwick, Rouillard, r.h.b.  l.h.b., Taylor, CourtneyHorween, Hamilton, Wharton, f.b.  f.b., Smit