The New York herald., 1879-11-23
FOOTBALL.
FIRST GAME or THE SERIES BETWEEN THE
YALE AND HARVARD FREsHMEN-yALE THE
yICTORs


in this city. The Harvard team slightly the
heavier of the two but were well built as the
Yale men. Cabot, of the former. and Beck. OF the
latter, were the only university men playing. IL
was closely contested game. though Yale had the
ball well in her hands during most of the time ana
only pressed once. when in the second half
Harvard began to make things lively.
Messrs w. b. Hill. of Yale. 81. and Morse, OF
Harvard. 81, were judges. The referee was Mr..
Thatcher. 50, of the Harvard University team. In
the first inning good work was done. After two
claimed "touchdowns.' which disallowed,
Stanton for Yale scored a touchdown" but
the goal missed. Later in the inning there
was another disputed "touchdown;" both sides had
to touch for safety The second inning was equally
exciting, and gave Yale another touchdown" No
goals were scored and the victory for Yale was by
two "touchdowns" to nothing. The result OF the
game strengthens the Yale sentiment OF playing
with eleven She has consistently advocated
this plan for several years. and II she wins at Ho-
boken on Thursday next will doubtless insist upon
it next season. for as champion she Will
have the power to decide these and other similar
points. The Harvard men played as follows:--
Observation-Disclosures Baxter Lee. Rockwell. Rice and
Morrison (captan Half-backs-Messrs. Cabot. Kent.
and Keith. Backs-Messrs. Curtis and Fuller The
Yale team were observation-disclosures. Spring. Beck, i.
Hillard Parrott and Colgate. Half -backs-Messrs.
Jones. Stanton and Corwith. Backs-Messrs. Wright
and Beach, After the game the Yale sophomores and
freshmen had u rush.
DESPERATE STRUGGLE BETWEEN YALE AND CO.
LUMBIA AT HoBoKEN-THE NEW HAVEN
BOYS vrcToRIoUs.
Yale and Columbia INDUCED in a fierce struggle
for supremacy in football yesterday afternoon on
the Hoboken cricket grounds Despite the prestige
OF the New Haven boys they two goals and three
touchdowns only after hard fight with
the New York collegians. The respective
teams follows:-Columbia- bia-Forwards,
Messrs. Remington. Henry. Hausing. Clark. sterns.
Potts, Octavian, Bush and De Forest; half-backs,
Ledoux and Captain Morgan. Frank Brown was
pire tor Columbia. Yale-vForwards, Messrs. More
head. Lamb. Harding. Remington. Knapp. Merrill
Vernon and Eaton; haf-backs. Clark Peters. Badger
and Captain Camp; three-q quarter back. Watson;
backs. Nckson and Lyman. Mr.. McHeiiry UNI
pire for YALE and Mr. Herrick. of Harvard, ref
cree.
THE GAME.
Shortly after three o'clock the teams in the
field The Columbia boys wore blue flannel shirts.
on which was displayed the letter &C. and
white flannel trunks. The Yale boys sported black
cloth trunks and white flannel shirts. Columbia
won the toss, and chose the north side of the field
Captain Camp, of Yale. started the ball
aerial journey that inspired the New Haven
boys with confidence. Columbia returned the
sphere in capital style, and after dexterous
kicking on both sides it forced the east
side. hot struggle followed. in which the cap
tains conspicuous, and after the ball had been
rushed to the west side of the field it back
again the eastern boundary by the Yale men, who
found it impossible to break through Columbia's
line. Peters, of Yale. distinguished himself by
excellent playing here. but in the midst Of
the rush he received o violent kick
IN the stomach. The ball had meanwhile
been forced out Of bounds. and he lay on the
ground, unable to move. the spectators crowded
about him and the game was temporarily sus-
pended. Peters was able to leave the ground.
with assistance. and Durand took his place. Column
bia had the advantage when the ball was again in the
field and by the energetic playing of Conover.
Henry and Morgan rushed 1t down to uncomfortable
proximity to Yae's goal The latter then ndulged in
"a touchdown for safety" and Columbia stock went
up The ball having reached the field Badger of Yale
grabbed it and ran like deer with his prize until
Henry OF Columbia stopped his sport and, with the
assistance OF Remington and sterns. Badger meas
ured his length the turf The piing up Of collie
Yale came to the rescue. and by well directed kick
gained o "touch-in-goa." Captain Camp followed
between the posts in capital style and SO close to
the goal that the Yale men began to shout them
direction Of the ball from ali parts OF the eld but
IL was buried beneath half dozen men, and for q
while the result was an uncertain quantity.
EXCITING INCIDENT
In the fight for the ball. which fierce and long
sustained Eaton of Yale got of it and tried
the same game by running toward the eastern boun
Diary. And here occurred one of the most exciting
incidents Of the day. Remington rushed up. catch
| ing him by the neck. and Henry, by an orthodox
| hip-ock movement tossed him on the ground.
There lively scramble for the ball. in which
Eaton received severe kick in the knee that dis
abled him. The poor follow groaned with pain, and
| two of his associates. with more sympathy than
judgment pulled away ut his leg II trying to dis
| member him. Yale men said emphatically that it
| was time to stop injuring their men. and warm
discussion foiiowed. bscon was suosututed, aiter
another suspension Of the game, and when the ball
was again in motion Morgan OF the Columbias. did
| some pretty running with the sphere under his
Howa airn Af Wall int NIT I'm, and
helped rush 1t to the eastern boundary again,
| midway between goals. During this long strug
| the teams than the vicinity of the
goals. and many spectators were in consequence led
to predict q very close game i'll both innings Cap
| tain Camp soon lert the field, In company with two
Of his men. and the rumor ran that third member
| of the Yale team had been disabled. The truth
that the Captain had torn clothes SO seriously
that they needed immediate repairing. The game
was again suspended and then n,,,,u ensned sharp
availed itself of touchdown for safety" through
difficult kick by Henry. Captain Camp. ar
| rayed in suit that did not nt him. made
amends for his dress by capital kick that did good
execution. Conover. OF Columbia. met the sphere
and returned it in good style, and when Camp was
about to run off with the bail. Henry. of Columbia,
threw him by square back movement that aston
ished the natives. The ball forced toward Yales
goal but then hurried back to the centre OF the
field and then few feet nearor Coumbias goal just
as time was called. During the three-q quarters Of
| an hour Yale had only won touchdown" while
both teams had indulged in two "touchdowns for
safety.
Captain Morgan. of Columbia. kicked of at tho
beginning OF the second inning. and after
| lively rushing back and forth Captain Camp at
| traced attention. lie had received vigorous blow
| in the stomach from somebody elbow and was do
| ing his best regain his wind The teams watched
him with interest. and he was success sful
the game proceeded The ball flew from the eastern
to the western boundary and back again as IL
these were the goals. and for while
progress made by either side. Reming-
ton OF Columbia then took hand in the fight
and projected the sphere the heads of YALE and
| his comrades made grand rush to increase their
advantage. Moorehead and Lamb, of YALE fought
sturdily against them and well backed. Cap
tain Camp raised the sphere handsomely and Captain
Morgan gave him q Roland for his Oliver by catching
| IL IN good style. Moorehcad well with the
| ball that he gained touchdown" for Yale, and
Camp. by an admirable play, won the goal for Yale.
| In the next struggle Yale pressed Columbia so
hard that the latter forced to q touchdown
for safety" Then Lamb. of Yale. carried the bail