New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-11-24

was downed. minute or two later Wurtemoers
threw the leather to Mcbride. and the WHY iuii-
back punted il far down the field, SAKE catching
H. on Uarvard's twenty -fve-yard line oh-side
play ON Harvard's part gave Yale an aool.lohM
Eve yards But the ball was suu harN"ru :
IL bark TO the middle of the field on long punt.
Mcbride was there to catch it. however, and he
returned it, kicking on the run ono o, inc h La;
and tbe bali was still in Harvards territory.
The crimson. shirted players then took hard
brace Sticlxney, ran through the middle, and lee
b Trafford next kicked long, low punt, and Lee
fell on the ball when Mcbride mufted it. 1t
bridge side of the field began cheering and kept
mn the hubbub for several minutes. on side play
lost all this advantage for Harvard in few
minutes and the bal went to laie M T ing maze
Harvard's about twenty-five yards from the north
ern goal. Up to this point the play on both sldes
had been safe and steady, but not brilliant llton
had bloody nose, but no one had been caught
B. fraford put the ball safely up the field o. on
bali. Rhodes Mcbride and Gill then carried the
fighting into Harvards territory and Yale prentssa a
once more for five yards from Harvards on sic ne
PLAYING. This brought Yale dangerously near the
goal lne, but by fine blocking and tacklng the ne
blue was held in check for four downs and Harvnruu
got the ball. In one of these scrlmmageS New
struck of the Harvard rushers and was
y ruled of the field. Captain Gil proes ,eos
but Umpire Peace firm. Newelrs pi"ce ""'
taken by Heyworth.
CLOSE, EVEN CONTEST
Lee made good run ouV A.
referee had not called play and tne
bali was sent back After some shght gains ~
Trafford was again called on 20 punt 10 tle niuun
of the field. Wurtemburg fumbled the oaii anu
NEATLY For the next three or four minutes .ho'
Bride and b. Trafford tried to Guido each other
hunting. Finally the ball went 10 Yale IN Ear-
wards territory on interference III ih III p p
put it in play the p9ruy iaiU NJ pace saw the
blow and ordered Hanson of the feid, nno1 Ign
Captain Gill again protested ferri' V''>
place at centre-rush for 1aIe: - ada |
Harvard Tot the ball and five yards on OF SIDE
play Lee. Dean and SAKE then carried u ooW W.
The field toward the Yale goal, ana on puH .be;y
man on Yales nfteen-yard line. Inc pall wac
kicked back to the middle but fine runs by Cum-
nook SAKE Lee and seney carried aD asS rheero
ing at this and it looked like score loE =; nne
crimson But instead Of trying B. trsn9ro nUl
drop at the goal, the Harvard ha-paCS tomrtb
failure gave the ball TO Yale Morrison GAM"
little ground and then Mcbride kicked down 10
the middle. a.. .o..,, o,,a had
now been played, and neither slde mao per
ceptible advanta &c. Both used the same Ilcucs;;
Runs through and around the end were tr1ed untl!
the third or fourth down, when the ball was SEM
back for a punt Some of the dasnes were priI-
liant but most Of them were stopped alser gam
of ward or two. Lee had 10 DO most OF tlle MoLh
for Harvard and he did it well. GILL bore on the
uonors for Yale, both in offensive and defensive
work. 49,, -, .bo ho,f
Stickney and Rhodes had a collision, and Stckney
struck the tall, gaunt Yale man in the face; me-
too, promptly consigned 10 INC ochOn' WI"
Blanchard took his place
YALE SCORES AT LAST.
As the last minutes of the three-quarters were
Hying away Yale forced the pace, and by hard
work and lucky run scored the only points OF
The game The ball was in the middle Of the field
nr perhaps lust inside Harvard's territory. when |
after a feint of breaking through, Wurtemburg |
made dash around the left end and got by all
the Harvard rushers. Edging toward the west
side of the field, after hot chase he was iorceu
out of bounds ~ the extreme northwest corner;
only few feet short of the goal hne Inc Dali
was carried out ten yards, and on the ilrSt down
McClung got across. There was ABOUT mlhGus
Of time left, the ball was quickly brought out TOT
a kick and McClung had the satisfaction OF send
ing the yellow sphere for the first and only time |
in the game between the goaLposts: Imrty sec |
onds later time was called by the referee.
DETAILS OF THE SECOND HALF
The second half WAS called at 2;3S p. m. 1t
was. except for the scoring, almost a repetition OF
acterized by many spirited dashes Harvard had
the ball and the south end of the field. Lee made |
two good runs and ten minutes of passing back
and forth left the ball in Harvards hands at
Yale's 30.yard line. After two attempts at break
ing through, the sphere was sent back TO b. |
Trafford, who made d try for goal, much TO the
surprise of the spectators The KICK was Deautl-
full one the bali rising gradually to the height OF
the goal cross-bar, and keeping true and surprls
ingy accurate direction. Bat II passed an mon
fxVO m no loft
Harvard had the ball soon again in Yales terri |
tory, and punt by Iraford another touch-ln,
goal was made. On bringing IT out again Olll
sixty wards before b. TrafTord downed him. This
WAS the best sprinting seen so far, and was loudly
applauded. But Yale could make no further
progress Four downs gave the ball to Harvard
and B. Traffcrd kicked it up the field Both SIDES
now tried rushing for awhile, and Gill, finding
an opening eclipsed his previous run by dash
down the field for 100 yards. The ball was close
up TO Harvard's goal, but good work kept the
the third Mcbride tried TO kick an easy
GOAL from the field but missed it, In the ten
minutes still left Yale more got the ball into
Harvards territory, dangerously near its goal but
a minute before time was called the blue again
got q little advantage, but the limit ran out IN
> the middle of a run by one of the Yale backs The
victorious team carried oil the field on the |
shoulders of the enthusiastic cOllegianS, who |
swarmed across the lines from all sides, and |
model exhibition of football was over. no one |
had been seriously hurt or even temporarily dds |
abled and the play throug hout was sharp excit- |
ing and extraordinarily even.
GRADUATES OF BOTH COLLEGES PLEASED.
The news of Yale's victory here generally
received by college men and football players with
surprise While II had been generally expected that
Yale would win few people looked for close a