Harvard defeated Amherst on Jarvis field Saturday afternoon by a score of 39 to nothing. The game was by no means so closely contested as the one two weeks ago; the difference being due partly to Harvard's increased strength, partly to lucky plays, and very largely to Amherst' utter weakness. The visitors played their fairly strong rushing game throughout the first half. They gained frequently through the centre and occasionally made some tremendously big holes in Harvard's rush-line. During the first half also the Amherst ends were too strong to allow any long gains to be made around them.

In the second half things were changed. In the first place Amherst was considerably weakened, left end especially being utterly useless; and in the second place Harvard played with far more life than in the first. Bond and Mason, on the ends. especially played far more effectively, and Highlands and Heard at guards broke through the line occasionally. Newell did by far the best work in the rush-line, though Fitzhugh's play was also encouraging. Cobb at quarter-back was still slow and clumsy. Trafford played his position perfectly except for the fact that his blocking off was not so good as usual. Gray and Fearing played steadily and well. By far the most brilliant work on the field was Lake's. He repeatedly made runs of half the length of the field. They were very showy, but anything but the result of team work; for in the second half Amherst's left end and in fact the whole team seemed afraid of Lake and made little attempt to tackle him.

Take it all in all, then, Harvard's play, though decidedly stronger than it has been in many respects, was very much lacking in team work. In the first hall the interference was very poor and all the rush-line were slow. The men showed the need of more individual coaching. They will have to know the capabilities of their positions more thoroughly before they can be expected to develop a strong team game.

There was a much smaller attendance than usual owing possibly to the raw wild which swept across Jarvis. The game began at 2.40 and two half hours were played.

Harvard had the east end of the field, the wind in her face, and the ball. Like went behind the wedge and was downed only after a good gain. Mason did some good blocking on the right end and Fearing ran around for six yards. Trafford tried to break Amherst's centre but tailed. Lake worked the right end successfully, and then Cobb tried Fearing around the left end. Bond was easily pushed aside by Raley, who tackled Fearing prettily.

Harvard was having no trouble in making her five yards in at any rate two downs; and so the backs had soon taken the ball to Amherst's five yard line. Lake made the first touch down. Goal.

Amherst gained a little behind her favorite wedge from the centre of the field. Then Jackson found a fine, large opening prepared for him in the Harvard line, and he started down the field. Trafford tackled him. The Harvard rushers tried to atone for their careless work and got the ball on four downs. They did not lose it until they had pushed Trafford across Amherst's line for the second touch down. Goal.

Amherst began the play again from the centre of the field. After a few short rushes. Ewing fumbled the bill and Bond dropped on it. Harvard had two downs without five yards, but on the third Lake ran out around the left tackle 10 a second he was past the Amherst rushers who were expecting a kick, and the ran the forty-five yards for a touch-down. No goal. Score 160. This ended the scoring for the half. Amherst, however, made better progress into Harvard's territory than at any other time in the whole game.

In the second half there were several changes in the Amherst team. After a few minutes of play H. E. Pratt, who had been playing a very creditable quarterback, was hurt and had to retire. Gould, who took his place, did not know the signals, and Amherst's play went generally to pieces.

Amherst started the play in the second half. Jackson, G. Pratt and Gould bucked the Harvard line without gain and the crimson took the offensive. Lake made the second of his beautiful runs, this time around the right end, and scored. Goal. A few moments later Lake made a similar run for sixty five yards around the right end and scored. There was no interference by Harvard to help him but the Amherst rushers retrained from tackling him. Trafford dropped a very pretty goal from the field a moment later, and Mason ended the scoring by stopping Pratt's kick, with a clean field to the Amherst goal. The teams:

HARVARD. AMHERST.

Bond, (left-end) G. Raley.

Fitzhugh, (tackle) Alexander.

(Talcott.)

Heard, (guard) Penney.