The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-11-20
YARD BEATEN BY YALE
THE UNIVERSITY ELETENS BRIL-
LIANT EOOTBAIL N1TCH.


Tho students of Yale and fifty student
visitors from Harvard viewed the inauspicious
dawn Of saturday with anxiety for that
day the great football match between the two
univer-ities was to he played. Tue residents Of
New Haven also took AN interest IN the event.
aud scanned closely the weather reports. Al
about two O'Clock both elevens appeared III
Hamilton Park.
Harvard announced on her. side; W. X. Rus
sell, IL umpire; y. Curtis, n, captain; Cush-
Ing. 20; Cushing, n; Houston. 20; keyos' ~;
Herrck. ~. and Rollins, ~, "rushers; : Jordan
80; Curtis, II. and Seaman. n, "half tends :
weatherbee, -, and Faucou, l.. So tends
Yale was to be represented by; Elliott, ~,
umpire; Il. V. Baker ~. captain; Clark. 10;
Wurts, rs: Downcr, -; Walker, ~; Iaylor,
'.s, and Camp. -. "rushers;' Hatch, 30 aud
Camp, 80 half tendsi' Biselow, ~ Baker,
TT, and Thompson, 70, tends
Mir. sam Bushnell, a Yale graduate Of 70 was
agreed upon rs r. fierce.
There was no betting, notwithstanding the
fact that Of the thousand persons who were on
the grounds, there only fifty faithful
wearers OF the crimson colors to hurrah for
Harvards side. Everybody accepted II az a
foregone conclusion that Yale was destined to
defeat. Partly this feeling arose from the
whelming victory won by Harvard over Yale
last year, partly, too, from the reputation Har-
but In greatest measure doubtless from a feel
Ing that Yale would be at a serious disadvantage
IN playing under the strict Rugby rules which
were those agreed upon TO govern the match.
Yale had had bdt very little pr ctice under these
rues and naturally feared 10 encounter thor
oughly versed antagonist. 50 though two--and
oven three-to one. were offered on Harvard,
there were no tiksrs.
he pail was placed IN the centre OF the held
Three hundred feet TO the north were planted
two upright posts II feet high, Is feet and
inches apart. from the TOD OF one OF which
H0ated the blue colors OF Yale. and from the
other She crimson of Harvard. Between them,
TDis constituted goal" The other goal"
ln all RESPECTS similar In arrangement, was $40
width. The ball us II lay in the centre, looked
ike AN uudcrszed brown watermelon, It's
Inches, Its shortest eight nine. rnose con
versaIit with ils construction Isoresented II as
Internally of india rubber. filled with
pressed air, externally OF stout leather lightly
md SIN oothy laced over the rubber.
northern m ost aud \ sle had the lead on. giving
the ball It's first kick. AT the instant before this
positions Ia which they were placed lent a
bright and animated appearance to the field.
distant points, near together, close to the centre
line. Al liitlo less than half way toward their
beariy to the eoai we're the tends" The Yale
men were placed oil similar plan, but at wider
distances apart. and with something less Of
Regularity.
From tho throng imagining the field with
tOld black line, rises tue Yale yell Of "Rah.
fah, rah.' as blue-stocking carefully pOises
himself for a mighty Kick at the bail. He makes
bis effort and sends the unwield y-looking lump
skinming over the gr SIS until It seems to roll uD
easily into the arms of one Of II lryard's half
tends. Close behind the Dsll dash tue rusbers
Of both sides. The Il tvard IN an who has gained
possession Of the tall runs with il. lodging The
hot pursuit OF the Yale rushers. making the best
Of his way toward the easternBost boundary to
pass their line. but fleet he is they outstrip
him, and after a momentary scurle at the edge
Of tue n Id, a Yale mau Is seen to emeJge 4 ON
the confus d mass Of rusbers, bearingthe oail
end striving TO dodge through the Harvard lines.
Bui tue RED lcks Dress Inn too closely, and he
hurts the ball aw-y before him. unfortunately
Ia the direction uf tbs Harvard go.l-whioh 10
contrary 10 the requirement Of tue rules thai the
ball must not BE-. thIown toward the front-and
~ once " Foul, FOUL Is shouted by Harvard.
red leg Kicks the bali straight into the arms Of a
blue stocking. VINO runs desperately, then
ing IL rs he should, strikes It ia the
ar toward the northern goal, whereupon
Harvard puts In anOthsr claim OF foul
Tue referee awards the bai to Harvard, and it
sent by mighty impulse from the foot Of
Rollins. surnhmed "ths bull half way to the
tale guul. there TO be stopped by wearer OF the
blue, Nh, according to Yale ,cties, strives =
rleveril eludes three Of tne,r rIshers success
ssiIaD' 'iarv ,rd half-tend and the tsj roll to-
Hetner the ground. Yale still holding
the ban ON the ground. wiIh MS hand upon IT.
snd h,gs II wasS en-, he Is LEY, sad non S 81 his
his hand OF: The bHh stands clOse in front
pf MIN, and, In his eagerness. twice gives the
bali Kick before the hand Is taken IRON II.
Every time cl I'm OF foul Is made by Yale,
allowed by the referee, aud the ball replaced.
Then, At last, by an unexpected movement, the
Yale man gives the ball sIdeong kick
that rrouels 1t into tie hands Of one of his own
partisans, VINO darts away with IT. Like "A hare
hodgng a PACK II hounds, the carrier Of the
ball doubles, ~ ist-. croucnes, and changes his
course t. elude the pairs OF long red arms that
.eem TO lntercepl mn az eyeiy step but before
be ha, got f'T nOTtiswtId Of the central line an
active litue Harvard freshman literally climbs
up ON hin rs he runs, and GEARS him to earth.
Three or four rusnefs, unable TO check their
headlong career, plunge Surviving over the
PROSTATE par. aud for moment the air about
tbe struggling piie seems h,led with red and
over aud over these scenes are repeated, the
i soAnict steadily and surely drawing nearer aud
bearer to is'es goal matchmaking the
peroic efforts Of It's defenders. Evidenly 1.-The
Harvard men are the best kickeis and most
n powerful ia the wres,le, or la stVpsiug run
hing antagonist. but THE Yale boys are tleetest
most IN GLIDING grasp. quickest IN Snatch
4 lng the Dali. and most cuuuing IN playing into
N After many close struggles, mad rushes, hard
runs, and violent kicks some delveSd on the
ball, Others upon PLAYERS shlns-ilaryard sue
reeds In sending the ball across Yhles goal line,
ihotign not between the posts, which would be
necessary 10 win Tor them ." a goal, aud IN ac
rordance with the rules, II is brought back into
the field, twenty-five feet from the goal line,
there id down ana kicked into the thick
Of another conflict By TINS time all
ihe players are thoroughly warmed up TO
their work and the rurhers become almost vi
cious In their energy. In their s,rlfe, Rollins OF
Iiarvsrd Is either kicked ~ butted in the siom-
y Ach, completely knocking the wind out of hfp,
and he lies On the grass almost insensbe
for two or three minutes. Then, however, he
gets ny, punges ia anew, ana IN few minutes
poems as well a. ever al ing his side effectively
IA grand rush. which en- ,bl,s them to win IA
touch.down" ~ Cushing kicking the ball
yncross Yas's poal-iine and then being the first
20 get ms hand upon II here. lwenty'seven
minu es have thus FAR elapsed.
vi Ihs bail Is now brought out on line with the
|ypoint OF the touch down, for an at emit by the
successful Haryardite to tunimpede "a by his at
tIgOnt, ~ KICK IL over the 20 !. lie tries to d.
~ md falls. Ia an instant following the cOurse 4
he has given u the Uall, tue rushers are all away
over On the west side OF the 1elu,
where the couhict RACES holly, but
Iny with the result Of permitting the
"A
&C in llafy rd I lis with all tine advantage OF
&c Tree kick after touch down, TO get urer
u. = al And now the Yaie men, realizing tie
desperate necessity Tor something to be done to
move TIA. scene Of tattle from It's dangerous
IrOAimuy o their 60 l. strain every nerve, ana
gall Mt eff 1T irry the DAll up to the centre
4 the ncld. Up To the skies, Ike a continuous
peal ol Ittling thuAde r., II the yclls OF II al.
'rh. 'Tdi' from Yates excited rartsans, who
have mhintilncd al anxious silence all the
while The close conflict was going On II tho
southern end Of the held.
Slll another really brilliant run by One Of
Yale's men, who lodges like fox aud runs like
deer until he goes down locked In a Hartford
"tend's" embrace, amid wlid flourish OF red
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