The New York herald., 1878-11-10
FOOTBALL.
COLLEGE CHAMPIONSHIP GAME BETWEEN YAIi
AND TRINITY

COLLEGE CHAMPIONSHIP GAME BETWEEN YAL1
AND TRINITY.
(BY TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD.1
New HAVEN Conn. Nov 9. lS7s
Yale played the first game with Trinity for the col
legate football championship in Hamilton Park thia
afternoon. strong wind blew and made play.
ing unpleasant. Trinity had few represents
tves, except her team, the ground. and
the total number OF spectators did not
exceed four hundred and they impartial in ths
matter of applause. Ebert. of Trinity. kicked OF.
Thompson and Hull soon pushed the ball forward.
passing 1t to Moorhead who at once thrown.
The ball steadily went up the ground anc
within thirty feet of Trinity's goal
line. Here foul plays consumed several minutes
without change. Watson. OF Yale. seized the ball,
passing 1t 10 Harding, who succeeded in getting it
down inside of Trnity's line. Harding passed it 20
Lamb. who seized by Ebert of Trinity, and
citing scuffie began Lamb finally got the ball down.
earning Yales first touchdown. The try at the goal
by Harding and Peters unsuccessful, but Yale got
a second touchdown and a second try was made, Civ
ing goal in twelve minutes In the inning
Brown, Wilcox, Thompson, Wakeman, Moorhead.
Eaton, Harding and Lamb did good work. and wher
time called, Yale's two goals and five
touchdowns to nothing for Trinity. In this inning
Bacon of Trinity struck in the face. and his sub
stltute TOOK MS place
SECOND INNING
Lamb passed the ball to Wakeman. but the calling
of Foul by the judges returned the former
state of things. The ball was sent over into the
track but captured by Trinity and sent up
by Stark. Harding and Watson made good.
though unimportant. play. The ball
sent to Thompson and from him Appleton took it
Ebert and Wilcox made good play, but their side
forced to touch down for safety. Wilcox made then
Of the finest runs OF the game and Yale had hard
work to stop him. The ball Yales goal than
at any previous time Of the game. Brown here
came to time and made . lucky dash. getting in
jury the but plucky refusing give up play.
King ran by several opponents, but made to
halt. The play was now much more and
spondingy interesting. The bali was now here,
now there, though all the time on Trinity's
side of the field. Soon good kick by Yales brought
it close to the goal. The ball kicked out. but
Wakeman soon returned it to it's starting place.
Thompson sent It nearly over the line but
goal was not allowed BY the referee. Moor
try was unsuccessful. King made second touch
down, but the second try resulted a. before Peters
from Wakeman, who sent the ball into the track
again. Farwe here made plunge for 1t and took it
from the Trinity men. Badger made start
f. L. Wilcox took and forwarded it. But Yale
again got it, sent it down to the line and by series
OF passes gained two touch downs. Farwell scored
another touch down. The try at the goal. owing to
the wind unsuccessful. Inning closed with
Trinity team had the assistance Of Crouch Hill,
Bacon and Wilson, and their team Forwards.
Stark. Perkins, F. P. Wilcox. Ebert Kneeland.
and Wilams half backs, Potwin and Nelson backs,
Appleton Wasburn and +. L. Wilcox. Yale men
played with Trinity to make out their number: the
latter unable to bring down more than eleven
men, Crouch. forward; Hll half back; Bacon and
Wilson, forwards.
Yale had-Forwards, Farwell. 70; Lamb. 81; Ives.
81; Moorhead, 10 (S $. s.; Eaton. 81; King, 80;
Hull. 81; Harding, 80. Haf-bcks-Brown (P. G.);
Peters, 80; Thompson 70: Watson. 81 Is. 8. 81.
Backs-wakeman Sledical; Nixon. 81; Badger. 81.
Referee-S. N. Bushnell, Yale, "a.
Judges-Trinity, RUSSELL s0 YALE Clark. 80. Re.
turn game will be played in Hartford, Wednesday