Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-11-24


O'Copnor offers to row Searle for big
stake.
SPRINGFIELD, MASS, November 3D.
There were 20, 900 people on Hampden Park
this afternoon to see Yale defeat Harvard
by score of to in the closest and most
brilliant game the two colleges have ever
played with each other. 1t was great
game and fine sight, but even finer was
the vast throng that filled the four great
grand stands that completely encircled the
field. The Yale sympathizers were all
seated on the west side of the long field,
and the Harvard men had the east stand,
which had been built just high enough for
the occupants of the long line of tally-hos to
look over the top. So the two colleges, for
every one was there, sat confronting each other
for the two hours. giving their yells in turn and
at times singing with such full volume of
sound as was never heard before in quiet
Springfield.
WAS WARM ENOUGH.
Despite of all forebodings the weather was
just warm enough, it did not rain, as the wise
acres had predicted, the temporary grand
stands did not break down, and, in short,
everything went smoothly. 1t was a kicking
game throughout, most of the long punting
being done by the full-backs, Mcbride and
Tratrord. Yale had the kick of, but the ball
was back in her territory in short order, and
there it stayed for fully two-thirds of the first
half Harvard was setting the pace, and the
way in which she stood up to her old opponents
from the start was something of revelation to
the spectators. But it was evident that the two
teams were very evenly matched, and the end
Of the first 20 minutes found them still strug-
Cling in Yale's ground not far from the center.
The work of the next ten minutes was sue
cession of long punts and
FIERCE BUT SHORT
rushes, the chief incident being the disqualifl-
ton of Hanson for slugging. Ferris was put
on in his place. St1ckney and Newell were
also disqualified in the course of the game,
their places being taken by blanchard and
Heyworth. The event of the first half were the
fine run by Wurtemburg to within few yards
of the Harvard line and the resulting touch
down and goal by McClung, which was the only
points scored on either SIDE during the game.
The the Yale side Of the grounds was heard
from, and the boys in blue sang and cheered
all through the ten minutes intermission, which
Immediately followed the touch down. The
second half was in very different style. Yale
had the floor and she began to crowd Harvard
further and further back. In fact the fighting
was all done
NO HARVARD GROUND,
and only once was the blue put on its de-
fence. The agony was intense all the way
through, for Yale was now playing phenom-
email game, and the wonderful rushing of Gill,
Stagg McClung and Wurtemburg was making
itself felt and the superior tackling of the Yale
men.
In team play and in falling on the ball, they
were also superior. but the half-back play of
SAKE and the fine punting of B. TrahOrd helped
to even things up.
The great contest of the half, however, came
at the end, when McClung made full rush Of
30 yards and took the ball so near the line
that another touch down was probable, when
time was called. Score: 6to O. Porter, of Har-
ward 'S8 was referee, and Pease, Of Princeton,
umpire. The teams were made up as follows:
Yales-Rushers, Hartwell, Rhodes, Newell,
Hanson, Heftelfnger, Gill; full-back, Stagg;
quarterback, Wurtemburg; half-backs, B. Nor
rison, McClung and Mcbride.
Harvards-Rushers, Cumnock, Upton, Grams
ton, Tilton, P Trafford, Stickney and Hutchin-
son; quarterback, Dean; half-backs, Lee and
SAKE; fullback, B. Trahord.