New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-11-24
THAT GREAT FOOTBALL GAME.
HARVARD AND YALE BOTH SHOWED FINE
FORM
WHAT EFFECT WILL THE RESULT HAVE on THE
PRINCETON ELEVEN AND THE THANKS
GIVING DAY MATCH.


GIVING DAY MATCH.
The great game OF football that Harvard and Yale
played at Springfield saturday was probably the
most interesting contest that ever took place between
Harvard and Yale the football field, and Is con-
sdercd by some the greatest game of football that
ever played in this country The Harvard eleven
is undoubtedly the best team that was ever organized
at Cambridge and 1t believed by many that the Yale
eleven is the best that Yale placed in the field
But il that is questioned still the fact remains that
the Yale football of 1890 played one of the most
remarkable games record during the last haliour
of the match The score IL TO against the Yale
boys but they fought with desperation and courage
that entitle them 10 most honorable recollection In
connection with the Springfield game of 1890
The two teams more evenly matched than the
score would seem to indicate. But the Harvard eleven
clearly demonstrated its superiority 1t was supposed
that Harvard was going to play q STAR game. that
is that the tremendous Lake, the fleet CorbetC ana
the goal kicker Traford to play the game There
was an impression that Yale would depend more on
the rushlne than ever. But the contest after ALL was
fought out by Team work. The two elevens were fairly
matched in strength and weight. Yale had concen'
trated weight in the rush-ne and that told in tile
first part Of the game. Heffelfnger, Lewis, Stanley
Morrison and the other solid in the Yale rush-ihe
steadily crowded the Harvard team down inc heu'
Runs by Williams, McClung and Ben Morrison aided,
but ii was the rushers who were pressing HarVaiu a'
that part of the game
Time and time again the Yale boys forced the Dah
within ten or twenty yards of Harvards goalpos''
I'm, tbev conld not get the ball across the line
Bernie TraffOrd could not punt SO ehectiVcrS d.
us,a at that stage of the contest because the WIN
was dead against him. SO the rusii-llhes iau "'"P'
opportunity to try conclusions. iaie "ou" P''
Harvard back but at critical and dangerous o"ei''
the Harvard rushers would gather themselves 10
gether and Yale held every time. Crahstoh was
more than match for Lewis. Perry Tranorn
WAS by no means outclassed by Hehenhger anu
Flnlay was equal to S. Morrison. Hefelfnger ana
Morrison have played together all the season, Du'
Traford and Finay Joined the eleven only ie"
weeks ago. OF course Harvard played the backs
for all that they worth. Lake, the mosu power
ful half.back that has been seen Tor years. "ou"
carry the ball out whenever the crimson was 100
close to the home goal; or Corbctt would dodge
,d twist his way I'D the field, or Triford would
kick Still the all-round work Of the Harvard Team
WAS superior to that OF Yale, when it was supposed
that Yale would win, II she was to win, by Dctter
team work.
The guarding of Perry Trafford and Finay. and the
sharp quick tackIlng of Cumnock and Newell were
feature. of the game which were lost sight OF by
the crowd Cranston Trafiord and Finlay made mag
nifcent openings for Lake and Corbett which saved
Harvard from imminent danger during the first half
OF the game. Time and time again the heet Williams
was downed by CumnOck or Newell before he had
reached the end Of the rushlines. Their opponents
failed to block them.
The playing of both teams in the second half of the
game was magnificent exhibition Of science and cour-
age. The wind with TrafFord, and he began to
kick tremendous punts. Half way down the field the
ball passed to Lee and the teamwork that followed
was the finest feature OF the game. surrounded by
Corbett b. Trafford Dean and Cumnock, Lee started
to dodge around the end Of the rsllne So perfectly
was protected that Lee seemed to move as one man
with ten legs and arms, and when he was around the
end ne had a clear field and made a touchdown some
people say that Harvards second touchdown was made
by a fuke. But il must be remembered that teams
are trained to take advantage of the mistakes OF ther
opponents Lewis, the centre rsher OF the Yale tes'
snapped the ball back poorly and Barbour the quarter
back missed it. Dean the Haryard quarterback, was
agile enough to get through the Yale line in time, quick
enough to his advantage and sufficiently speedy to
outrun Iartwell and make the winning touchdown
But the struggle from that time on surpassed every
thing else. Yale braced and rushed the ball up to
HarvaIds goalline. Harvard lost ten yards by inter
ference, and McClung near enough to the line 70
run over and make touchdown. A goal was kicked
which left the IL to in favor of Harvard The
mctte of the two teams was now shown in the
remaining fifteen minutes. Harvard played to pre-
ately TO tie the game at least. TraffOrd and b.
Morrison punted, and caught each Others pnntSs on
fatal with opposing players near at hand. II was
dark and the spectators could hardly distinguish the
PLAYERS McCiung Morrison and Bliss did some fine
running but they could not cross the line Trafiord
SS p%nn sharp a so Tat af aa
gained was speedily reganed by Harvard with in
prest and the best playing of this period Of the game
was done BY the Harvard team.
There is a general expectation that Yale win be
an easy winner in the Thanksgiving Day game with
Princeton. But it Is certain now that Poe will be
able IN Dlay and also Warren and Speer. The team
has been encouraged over this, and is improving
rapidly so that when Thanksgiving Day is here the
Princeton eleven should be in good condition and give
Vale severe tussle Yale has the better team II it
was not hurt or discouraged by the Harvard game
49, ~ he an Interesting contest