The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-11-02
COLLEGE FOOTBALL.
YALE COLLEGE DEFEATS THE UNIVERSITY OF

YALE COLLEGE DEFEATS THE UNIVERSITY OF
PENNSYLVANIA
The boys from Yale played their first game of foot
ball and their first victory of the at the
St. Georges Cricket Ground. Hoboken. yesterday
afternoon, their whitewashed contestants being the
University of Pennsylvania team. Neither team were
in first class FORM the Keystone boys being particu-
larly i'll prepared to battle with Yale. the result of
which was that the Pennsylvanians were kept
tnually on the defensive. and. with tho
exception OF ono or , two little .p nn..
ia a score of goals and touchdowns for Yale
against for the University. The teams were:-
Yale-Forwards, Mcssrs. Taft Beck. Remington,
Hull. Lamb. Harding Eaton and Moorhead; half
backs. Messrs. Clark Camp tcaptainl Knapp and
Messrs Nixon and Merrill. University OF Pennsyl-
vania--Forwards. Messrs Drayn, Clay, Stewart.
Hunters half backs. Messrs. g. Thayer. Lee. J.
Thayer and Drodin; backs. Messrs. Miller. Remak
and schamberg Judges-Mr, McHenry. Yale; Mr..
Ballard, University. Umpire--Mr q. Lyman, Yale.
Yale kicked of first ut twenty minutes to four p.
M. and within three minutes won the first "touch-
down." and from that out had matters their own
way far as the ball concerned Much time
was wasted in arguing Pennsylvania's frequent
for their kno Wedge of the game But little kicking
was seen during the game. which lasted one honr
and half. more dependence having been placed on
running to meet tie bali by both sides. Yale gen
orally running out OF bounds for the pur-
pose of practising in tho method OF passing
from Princeton on Thanksgiving Day next. The first
goal made by Camp by we'll earned place kick.
In the kick of Yale passed the ball the pole
OF the University goal, and sharp play to pre-
vent touchdown was made by the Pcnnsy lvanians,
though unavaling, and at twenty hive minutes past
After changing goals the University kicked of. send
ing the bali down well inside the goal limo of Yale,
but before any advantage could be taken of IL Yale,
by her series OF ouNot-bounds tactics, worked the
ball down and made their third goal with clear
drive, and u few moments later tie game ended AS
tamely had begun.
RETURN GAME BETWEEN THE HARVARD AND
BRITANNIA TEAMS AT MoNTREAL-THE HAR-
Wards THE WINNERS.
tBY TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD
MONTREAL. Nov. !, 1879.
The Harvards, from Cambridge. Mass. faced
picked team of fifteen Of the Britannia Club in this
city this afternoon, at three o'clock. to play tho
turn football match OF the season. The teams were
made up follows:-
HARvARDs-Bacon (captain). 1913 lbs; Cushing. Ia
l75 lbs. Thatchel. 154 lbs.; McKerson. 1853 lbs.
shattuck. IT'S lbs Windsor, $50 lbs; Cabot I79 lbs.
Morse, l55 lbs. Brooks. 1865 lbs; Holden. l60 lbs.
Weatherbee. TIA lbs.
BRIrASNIAs.--Irwn ,captain). las lbs; Campbell.
145 lbs; Mllar. $50 lbs; Thomson. l35 lbs; Love-
100 lbs; Kinghorn. lao lbs SERVER. l60 lbs; Stew
art 100 lbs; Gains 100 lbs. Orr, 100 lbs; Blak-
lock. ITO lbs; P. Ross. 175 lbs; Ross. 1876 lbs;
Bolcher, l55 lbs.
Tho Harvards went away with rush that aston
ished the fifteen hundred spectators present. and
Rugby rules made the spectacle very interesting aud
it was hard to say which had the advantage. The
Montreal won the choice OF positions and had y
strong frosty wind to help their vt first rather slow
play. They kept the ball we'll in tho centre Of the
field and it seemed as it neither to get goal
when Boon. OF the Harvards. got the bali out
OF a scrimmage and passed 1t to Windsor,
who made very pretty drop kick. and secured .
goal amid the plaudits of the crowd. The ball was
thrown out again. and the play was strong by the
Britannias that the Haryards were Obliged several
times to touchdown in self-defcnce. The second
half time commenced, aud the play was 50 even
that the only incident to record that Phil Ross
a half-back of the Britannia, disabled, and the
game continued, IA men to TO- the Aaryards win.
ming the game. Blaiklock. Holland and Gains, for
the Britannas. and Windsor and Morse for the Har-
wards, excelled.
On Monday the Harvards will play the McGill C.sl-
lege team.