Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1891-11-23
YALE WON
The Great HilYird-Yile Pool
Ball Game It Springfield.
$4,000 Psoph Pf9ant.. Scenes Of thl
Host Intsnse Enthusiasm.
Yale Outplayed Harvard In Every Point
And Won 10 too.

WAifef lamps descriPGoo Va too .
Harvard feot ball game, ss printed in th
Sunday Herald: Harvard lost the toss An
Is there vas no percepuble wind MeCiun
chose the ball and Harvard took the mort
goal. :.
Yale formed fer q close wedge, vis
With MeCiurg iast inside. but be passe
the ball 10 Sanford. who ran from benin
and made . gain OF five yards. Barbou
then gave Bliss the signal, and the little
light haired half-baek tried piuckily for .
advance. but the Harvard line was to
much for him, and he made but . sligh
gain. In his esrnestness he nearly los
the bail, but fell on it. The Yale captsi
then took . turn himself, and cut in q
tackle for four yards.
Barbour faucied Hsfelfagef for the mex
chance, bat Harvard hsd their hands resd,
for him and down he went in the line. Nc
Cormick had his first try upon this dowi
and he took five yards out Of the HAfvart
territory, bringing the ball steadily peare
| The crimson goal. HeffelAnger dfoppe'
back, but Mccormick was the man 4
whom the ball went and sssin he made hi
distance, bringing the bail all but over th
line. Barbour picked out his stfongss
plunger for the nexs play and sent Morls'E
over the line for the first touchdown, Hsr
yard not having bad q chance st the bal
| from the kickoff to the touchdown.
| Although 1t was not difficult goal 4
kick McCiuog lost his aim, and the bal
sailed off TO The left Of the posts, aud Hsr
ward had her fret opportunity OF exoioitini
her offensive gsme. The ball WAS brongh
up to the 2O-ysrd line, and = small tigh
wedge was formed which put its nose iatt
the Yale line for fye yards,
Corbett had the hrst Try for . run, aa'
went for the Yale right tackle and end, pu
took only slight advance.
Lake came ut <. and Jared better, plupg
log through with that lion-like tossing o.
his head and shoulders which bothered thi
Yale forwards. At lesst eight yards hi
went before brought to earth. and his rur
was . straight gain all the way.
Trsffo,d dropped back and sent prett,
punt down the field to Bliss, who caught it
Asa reward Barbour gave him the frs
chance to play it. and he dashed through
for five yards. Winter took his made!
plunge on the next down and swuog in a
tackle for some three yards. Barbour sen
the captain to complete the gain. but hi
failed to turn in anywhere along the line
ard come down at the hands Of Newell AMI
Hsllowell.
Bliss dropped back and sent low pun
down to Trsford, who held it and fofme'
his men for wedge with Lake inside
Lake had good start ard tried to go ovei
Wallis, but only took three yards, the Yais
tackle being huit, however, in stoppini
him.
Corbett took his turn as soon as Will
was ready to line up again, ard as be siruei
the lire lost the bail. At least two Hafysrf
and one Yale man had their hands on th
psll, and couidnt hold it, bu. Harvard
finally fell on it.
| Lake was sect at the left end, but Hink
ley and McClung received him and he faile'
to gain. Once more Hsrvsrd sent him, bu
he couldn't get through, ard Trsffar'
punted. Mccormick tried the catch, bu
wss howled over by the Harvard forward
who came down sharply. The interference
gave Yale fair cstch, but McClung. in
stead of Trying wedge. lined his men on
ss on q down, and tried run around from
tackle. This was too essy for Hsrvsfd
and they downed him almost on the saa
line.
Bliss was sent to the right. but Hsrvsr'
blood was up. and their tackle whisked hin
over for no gain.
Bliss was called upon for punt 81
lifted the bsll down to Trsfford, who bell
it on Harvard's 30 yard line. Corbett ha'
q try at the Yale right, bu. could fine NJ
hole and was shut in.
Trsfford sprung up into the centre Of
the next down and was we'll backed up
crowding the Yale centre trio back for
hye.ysrd gain. Immediately after this h
dropped back and punied down to MeCcr
mick who to * the ball easily aud heelet
it. McClung gave his fast centre man 81
OPP p,rtunity and Sanford went down th
right side for good gain Of 10 yards. Nc
Cluug himself tried the tackle mex. sn'
though nice opening ard with good inter
ference, advanced 30 yards. Morris On car
lied on the work for eight ysrds througl
the centre but HeffelfDger fsiled to repes
the gain aud Winter had chance, H
took five yards with his head down an'
working hard for it. Bliss went be.weel
end and tackle for smother gain and d
stirred the Harvard line that they ver'
too eager on the following play and Mr.
Coffin gave Yale Ave yards for the of sid
play of the Harvard line.
The good fortune disconnected Yale, TO
between Sanford and Barbour there was
bad tumble, but the little quarter droppst
on it.
Mccormick tried the centre in vain
although Yale wanted badly to scofe, snt
McClung made desperate plunge. Th'
Harvard line under their own goal scenes
. stone wall, and McClung made no i'm
preston upon il, and the ball was Har
wards.
Trsfofd, with good Judgment. rewarded
his men for their bravery, sending the bal
we'll down the field and out OF danger
McClung caught and heeled it, but LOOKED
q bit disneartened at the knowl ,dge Of hos
much hard work it would cost to get tn
ball back into Harvard's goal again.
McCluDg was evidently pleased with tn
result Of sending on Sanford. and gave hin
smother turn. He tried across the field
although be ran . long distance only I'D
vs1csd . few yards. Bliss followed hin
with quick turn in just outside the tackle
which gave Yale five yards more.
Ga the next snap there was bad hitcl
between Sanford and Barbour, but the lsi
ter tiaally delivered the bail TO the waisiDl
Mofison, who went through the centre 10
four yards.
Bliss tried his old point outside the Hsr
ward tackle, but II was not so easy, and h
came down with only three yards.
1 A bad mess Yale made of the rext ansp
the ball eventually getting to Mccormick
hsnds, who vas, Of course, glad eooug
only to secure IL and hold ii.
By this time it vas evident thst Harvard
forwards we're edgipg over the dead line
for Cs fiji gsve Yale five yards on the nex
down. Yale could not a6rsnce, however
and the ball went TO Harvard. Who ser
Corbet to the Yale end. Huxley va
ready for the turn, however, asd over b
vent.
Trsfford sent email wedge to the lei
for . sigh. gain, but feeling the pressur
too heavy returned bis men with 3 goo
punt, which McCiung caught snd heeisd
From this Yale tried close straight wedz
which went tumbling down over the proi
trate forms Of Hsrvsrd's centre. who droE
pad quickly aud elsvefly.
Morrison Who seemed . hard man for th
Harvard centres to handle took Ave yard
Ysle's captain followed with one Of th
most brilliant runs Of The day, going 70
the left end and using his arm well. turnin
OF Hsliowell snd taen Lake, who bot
made tries ., him. The run nettsd 2
ysrds. Biiss couldn't keep it up, bu, b
lunged into the centre for 40 gain.
Hefelfnger made dash through tn
line for good distance, bat was caile
back and the ball given to Harvard "a
holding. Tois vss made good for Ii
crims BY clever ruu Of Corbetts. VII
would not come to the ground until bot
Bliss and McClurs had him. Harvard the
gave Coz bett two more chances behind geo
massibg, which nesiei Eve ysrds.
Trafofd went in behind wedge, fouf
no help; and Corbett irisd left tackle Vii
} like fruitless result. 90 that Harvard vi
forced TO kick. Trsfsrd sent the ball dow