New-York tribune., 1878-11-12
FOOTBALL AT YALE.
THE YALE TEAM DEFEATS TRINITY BY TWO GOALS
An SIX InuCH-DoMNs TO NOTHING.

THE YALE TEAM DEFEATS TRINITY BY TWO GOALS
AND SIX ToUCH-DoWNS TO NOTHING.
rFRoMAy OCCASIONAL CORRESPONDENT OF THE TRIBUNE.l
NEW-H AyEN, Nov. 9.-The second football
game OF the season NewHaven was won by Yale over
TRINITY this afternoon The day was unfo rtunate,
strong cold wind blowing across the grounds during the
greater part OF the game The Trinity team being COM
posed OF only eleven men, and the Yale desiring 20
pay with their fifteen, the four Yale substitutes played
on the Trinity side At about ten minutes before the
game opened by kickoff by Trinity who had the nosth
goal which was q little less favorable than the souh
goal In five minutes MOorhead made good
play for Yale and secured touchdown. The ball vas
kicked iu and Lamb ran it the line, making an
other touchdown minute later. Peters tried 10 kek
the goal hut missed II, Lamb securing the ball and
touching IL down. Peters again tried the goal and sue
ceeded. Time of first goal, IL minutes.
After very little delay the bail again kicked on by
Trinity and some lively work followed. HUI made q
fac throw for Yale. and Perkins beautiful dodge and
run for Trinity. Then followed in quiek succession Drill
liant runs for Yale by TnohpsOn, Brown and Watson
and time called account OF tie injury OF one OF
the Yale men PLAYING on Trintys side, Bacon retired
from the field with cut over his rgnt
eve, and Trinity took lis place. Hard
lug, OF the Yale team. was also hurt, hut
Il did not prevent HIM from going into the field AGAIN
sud finishing the game. The BAH was started and went
toward les goal but the tide turned by fine
touchdown for safety and Crouch, Yale man on tho
Trinity tenn, made noticeable The ball soon came
back to Trnitys goal MOOrhead ran IL over the ne
touching it down. The Trinity judge claimed foai
back In the field and the referee allowed the claim
THOMPSON made q for Yale, and gave the ball 10
Eaton who ran Il the lme, but wilcox, OF Arihy
By astonishing play got the ban away from MN ana
f0uched IL down for safety. Again the Dali
was started and Wilcox and Potwn for Trinity Pan it
well up the field, passing It 20 h Ia Gale men on 1rn-
ity's teaml who carried II some distance on. Brown
sOou gOt 1t, and made another touchdown for Yale;
goal Kicked by Peters thirty minutes No more goals
were obtained bnI Yale got several more touchdowns.
When time was called the score stood: Yale, goals
and q touch -dowrs Trinity, goals tOuch-downs Ia
addition 20 the two which goals were made Yale
made three touchdOwns. which were ruled out y
previous tOuls aud Trinity was compelled to make ten
tOurlt-UOwus tor safety.
Yale missed her captain, Camp who was At Cam:
bridge. arranging the prelimnarles OF the Harvard
game which Is to come OF the 23d, and who USUALLY
kicks the goals. In his absence Thompson aeted ss
captain most satisfactory manner. Tue referee
was Mr. A. C. Bushnell, OF Yale, "a; Triniiys judge.
Mr.. Russell Yale's, Dir. Clark, 80. Tie Trinity team
much heavier than the Amherst team Yale played
against last week, and there more good piayeTs
In short. makes remarkably ine showing for sucha
small college.