The failure of a last period drive by the 1929 football team to pierce a desperate Andover defense on the nine yard line resulted in a 0 to 0 tie in the first game of the Freshman season at Andover yesterday.

After both teams had resorted to a kicking game for three quarters, the Freshmen opened up toward the end of the final period and by a succession of wide sweeps and off-tackle thrusts carried the ball to the School boys' nine yard line, where they were held for downs. At this point an error in judgement on the part of the Crimson backs lost them a possible opportunity to score via the field goal route. On the third down, with the ball in play at one side of the field, the Freshman elected to try a wide end run to gain a position for an attempt at a field goal. The back carrying the ball was unable to gain and when he failed to cut in was tackled on the opposite side of the field. With one down left and several yards to go, Coach Campbell's team attempted to back it over, rather than kick from an angle, and the ball changed hands.

Open football was not resorted to by either team. Only three passes were attempted in the entire game, of which Andover completed one. Harvard's only try failed. The remainder of the game was the exchange of punts interspersed with straight football. Campbell threw in his entire reserve strength during the final quarter in an effort to score, but the strong Andover defense turned the Crimson back.

French, 1929 halfback, who carried a heavy load in the Harvard attack, played consistent football. Putnam and Cunningham also carried the ball well. Moore replaced Putnam at quarterback and Mills substituted for McGehee at halfback. In the 1929 line, Hutchinson, right guard, was the only man to play the entire game. O'Connell and Prior, ends, Robinson and Harrison, tackles, Wolse, guard, and Kernan, center, the original forward defense, were all withdrawn during the game to make way for the reserves.