The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-11-20

arms OF "A Harvard hall tCud.
over. these frantic races are repeHted, Harvard
NJ one moment bathing TO Keep back fMe
fleet runners or to seize tue liyinv ball. Yale the
next instant straining eyerv nerve to intercept a
Harvard man. dangerously lacking aud zee inR
IN the direction Of taeir goal. Almost every
minute from two to TX men, running IT head
long speed, collide with such violence ~ u
would seem must do most serious hurt. and roll
together ON the earth. For some time there IL
re Illy no cnnucs fort decent kick. huf at length
Herrick NJ the Harvards gets the opuort unity.
and sends the ball down to within "A Tow feet Ut
the Yale gonl. whore 1t l. handsomely caught Ivy
n Yale tend who starts To run with II. aud at
ABOUT hi third Jumn Is violently thrown by a
Harvard rusher. TIE pall flies over among
the carriages on the wet side, Is started anew
from the ground and. almosf as swiftly rs the
eye can foil W 1t, is the centre Of lively con-
tes' clear on the eastern boundary Six pairs ~
rusners and llf-tcnd- 20 down In each Others
arms, one pair after another the ball nving nk e
n brown meteor from one falling athlete to au-
other, destined III a moment more to fall.
In tue midst ~ these eager contests, time "
was called. Sixty-two minutes mad elapsed
since the game was begun Of which seventeen
were lost la discussions of fouls. fhe remain
ing forty i've minutes made tn nrst half of the
game. AFTER aiespite ~ ten minutes the ref
cree replaces the ball on the Contre line, the
contestants change goals aud the struggle is
renewed. one OF Harvards men leading of by
giving the hall such Kick as SENDS II clear
down to Nue's "tends.' Ii goes no further,
however, and IN a few minutes more IS back IN
the centre of the heli.
Aud now the tide of battle seems turning.
Slowly. hut surely, Yale hents the bail down to-
at one time. crossing and recrossiug the Held
over and over again TO gain every yard Of
to another by many sideonE KICK and
hasty throw. holding on to II like grim
death" when they got T., and letting
the Harvards touch II as little ns possible,
At one time the bodies of 1--WE rushors, and at
another lime Of seven. constitute the great CEN
tral masses OF confused, tumblug, and squirm-
Ing plies of legs ana arms, somewhere among
which the ball Is supposed to be. Every now
and then "A fleet runner. one side or the other
Al lis stIl1
skirting far out on either edge Of the held,
strives to pass, but the wary "half-tends' aud
hope, seemingly at the last moment. u he ball
flies out again among the carriages. A Harval
man chambers over the backs of span OF horses
to he first to reach it, out Is beaten by a Yale
man. VINO darts through between the wheels
and under the borses' bellies. HetriCk, one OF
the iarvards, Restraints mp Joint which Is still
weak from an injury received IN "A game at Mon
treal some time since, and has to retire from
the game, hmling ana pale WIN pain. Is. Blan-
chard 20 takes bis vi ice, aud signali1es his en-
tree by splendid run TO within hundred feet
of Yale's goal. where he is 4. uglt aud the b II
taken from hi From the midst Of another
rush wel-uirected liza ward drop KICK sends
the bail to WITHIN ave ieet Of Yale sgOal. Ihere
the current begins " reverse. Fave successive
times the Dtll changes hands in less than three
minutes. going eacn time to opposite sides and
each man " no gets II being hurled heAdIOug la
the efforts 10 snatch II from him Both sides
are now thoroughly Ia earnest and exerting
themselves To tneir utmost. MVnlentariiy tue
ball nears the Harvard goal
suddenly, out OF the thick Of a struggling
tbrong, propelled by powerful and sdmiraby
aimed running kick, the ball rises high ABOVE
the beads OF The contestants and flies over IA ar
vard's gOaiF For nlout Mt Yale seems scarce
~ able TO realize her triumph.
Then a deafening yell Of " X n, 'rah rah. >
rises from all sides; the ladies' stand up and
wave their color students dash out upon tn,
held with joyous shouts and the frantic laugh
ter Of sheer delight aud snatch up IN tfi.mph
Young q. u. Thompson who made tue luch y
Kick. Perching MN upon their shoulders and
D., alenne hun with "'Kih. ran, ran" tLey
carr, HIM, rueglng and protesting. Ia his car
rage for lew minutes rest aud com ed en-
jOymeut OF his triumph ana modest fe-
lresher." Yse's men look simply astouuded.
Evidently theN have not even dreamed Of such
possibility rs THIS. In "a dazed sort vi Way
they 20 through the fcrmality OF LriuRing back
the ball, kicking II over their opponents goal
and replacing II IN the centre Of the field.
Eleven minutes are allowed fer iubilatiou, and
then, at nine minutes before o'clock. the game
Is resumed. Agaln the goals are changed,
now the same As at tue beginning Of tue after
Moons sport. The Harvards light desperately
auu reckiessly to recover their lost prestige OF
at least to equal triumphant Yale; but hard as
they strive, the determination of their ant .go-
uists appears un'lelding, and they guard as
closely as they can agalns- every chance Ia har-
yaid's favor. he force Of Harvard's game,
however. drives Its way clear down the neld un-
III the ball Is within Two feet Of Yale goal.
Auon II Is carried o4ck to Harvard's end Of the
nald. and again returned almost touching Yale
carfle. Hotter and hotter the struggle seems 10
grow, and the rivals are now so furiou-ly ex.
cited that they seem to have lost all care r
TO sustain he honor of their respective cOlut..
Darkness Is Filling fast, and ,rtOss the ncld IT d.
almost impossible to Distinguish whether tho
legs momentarily whtriing IN wild confu-iJ n IA
the air are REL or llue. The ball cannot he seen
mali the time 10y spectators Mt a little distance.
Fails are gwen with a savage eafnestne-s and
griiu decentralization. in noting which. one cannot
but admire that these tOun- men, heated los
defeat, excited hy victory. aud inilamed by per-
sOnai coLfict, are sun So far masters 4 tneiI
passions is . refrain from any other violence
than tnat allowed by the rules Of the game. IL
and down the fell the ball continues to- Nv.
At Tenth "A Harvard man kicks II across y le 4
goal line, but II not quick enough in following
IL to claim a touch own. sec ud ttme
this occurs, with the sane uns satisfactory result
as viewed by Harvard, but a third rial j. luckipr
The " touCn Gown Is obtained, aud The uar
ward man, Cushing, who has won f., Ncs hIi
place, confident VI his ability to send the bdll by
a drop kick right over the Yale goal. The Yale
men, forcedby the rule 10 retire TO their -
line, stand trembling with anxiety lest at this
last moment their hard won laurels snail ID
plucked from tnem. Cushing kicks, but l. TOD
much excited The bail flies high enough. and
far enough, but fails to 20 between the goIl
posts, aud the chance Is lost.
" lime Is called, and 50 ends the day. sport
with \ ale he winner Of the match.