The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1891-11-22
YALE Is VICTORIOUS
She Defeats Harvard at Football
Ten to Nothing.
IT WAS A GREAT KICKING GAME
The Best Team Won-Bliss Carried Of the
Honors of the Day - Deffendger
Fairly Eclipsed himself

victorious over Hampden park to-day, and
when the great contest was over 1t was the
unanimous conviction that the best team
had won. All the morning clouds hung
heavily, but later the sun came out and the
last requisite was added to make the day
perfect. The story Of the game is simply
one of
THE SUPREMACY OF YALE OVER HARVARD.
The Cambridge eleven were simply out
played and the best team won. Harvard's
rush line was fatally weak and of little as
sistance to her half backs, while Yale's
line was almost perfect. The great
Deffendger fairly eclipsed his repuaa-
ton and easily proved himself to be
the greatest guard il the country. Mackie
was no match for him for general all round
work behind the line. Bliss carried off
the honors of the day. His tackling and
rushing were phenomenal. In puntlng he
was a good match for Aarvards cap
tain. Behind the line no word of
criticism can be charged to
Harvard's team, but without any support
they were helpless against Yale's fine
tacklers The blocking off was stretched
and the Yale rushers were down on
their backs before they could start.
Hallowell, Newell, Lake aud Corbett
did some brilliant individual WORK,
but lack of team work neutralized il.
TraffOrd's great punting did much to keep
down the score. Much disappointment was
felt with the WORK of Yale's captain. He
managed his men finely but when the ball
went to him he repeatedly lost ground.
IT WAS KICKING GAME THROUGHOUT.
After Yale scored the first touchdown in
five minutes, Harvard began to punt, and
continued these tactics during the rest of
the game. In the first half the ball was in
Harvard's territory most of the time. In
the second half Harvard forced the play
ing much Of the time, and Trafford twice
had chance to try for the goal from the
field but failed both times.
This city was owned to-day by the
wearers of the blue and crimson. The
hotels ana streets have been crowded
since morning, and early and late trains
have added thousands to the throngs. The
weather for the game was perfect, cool and
cloudy with a little wind. Betting last
evening was nearly even, but to-day
ODDS WE'RE GIVEN ON YALE.
Most of the Harvard men arrived last
night at :45. The Yale delegation came
at noon by two special trains. Most of the
city stores were decorated impartially. All
the smaller New England colleges were
represented, Amherst and Williams send
ing the largest delegations on special
trains. AT / / o'clock the Yale men were
offering 500 to 500, which Harvard's back
ers accepted readily. At 1880 several
hundred persons were waiting for the
gates of Hampden park to open,
and at IL when the gates swung back a
steady stream set in from way down Main
street. This tide OF would-be spectators
was two miles long though the game was
not to begin for three hours. Fourteen
separate entrances prevented crush and
the work of placing the vast throng and
seating those entitled to seats went on
with little friction. One hundred and
sixty uniformed officers were on hand TO
preserve order.
When the play began the field was in as
near perfect condition as could be. Ex-
perts pronounced it without question the
FINEST FOOTBALL FIELD IN THE COUNTRY.
Not breath of air was stirring and the
weather conditions we're never more favor
| able for any game. The grand stands,
which encircle the entire field, were packed
with gay and happy throng half an hour
! before the game was scheduled to begin
! The long wait was enlivened by college
yells and cheers so that 1t did not seem long
| HARVARD WAS FIRST IN THE FIELD.
Yale followed shortly after. Harvard won
| the toss and took the north end. Yale
gained ten yards on the wedge, and Nc
Chung gained thirty yards In run around
the end. The ball was within yard OF
Harvard's goal line in three minutes, and
touch down was made by McClung
| Yale missed the goal. The score was tc
0 in favor of Yale.
| The ball was then returned to the centre
and on punt by Trafford was carried into
Yale's territory, but the New Haven mer
were playing a powerful game and yard by
yard forced the ball back until it is now al
Rarvard's thirty yard line. Trafford then
again got the ball and again punted it back
| TO Yale's thirty yard line, where Yale
gained possession of the ball. McCormcA
| then punted for Yale, but little was gained
and Harvard got the ball Her men ther
! formed wedge and gained five yards.
Yale had the ball at
HARvARD's TWENTY FIVE YARD LINE,
but lost it and Trafford punted it to the
centre. The play was chiefly in Harvard,
territory. Yale gained ten yards in
break through Harvard's line and McClunG
/! gained twenty yards on a run around The
end Trafford again tried to punt and sen
the ball to Yale's forty-yard line, where i
fell into McCiuDg's hands and he started tt
run for Harvard's territory, and before ht
could be stopped he had gone forty yards
and had the ball at Harvards thirty -tiv
ward line. Here Yale lost the ball, bu
Harvard failed to gain any advantage. A
the end of the first half the ball was nea
centre field in Yale's territory. The scor,
stood: Yale, 4; Harvard, 0.
The second half began al $40 with tn
ball in Harvard's keeping. After vainl,
trying to break through Yale's line Traf
ford punted for thirty yards, but Yale go
the ball and began to slowly force it bac
10 centre. Harvard finally secured tn
ball and it was snapped to Tratford, VIII
by lucky punt sent 1T
TO YALE's FIFTEEN YARD LINE,
but this awaited nothing, as Mccormick
on a strong punt, drove the ball to centre
aud on tumble by Harvard got the bal
Harvard seemed to be playing stronge
game than during the first half. Bis
then started on the run around the en-
and gained Harvards twenty-yard line
but here he was downed and Trafford &c
in another of his punts and the ball ono
more back at centre, but here Bliss agai
Il got the ball, and by another run carried i
to Harvard's twenty-five yard line. Tn
ball was
SLOWLY WORKED BACK TO CENTRE,
where it again fell into Yale's hands, bu
she lost 1t on four downs. Yale got the ba
after Harvard had gained ten yards, bu
McClung failed to get aronnd and McCor
mick sent the ball to the twenty five yard
| line when Harvard go it. BY fumbl
Bliss got the ball and carried it across tn
, line and McClung kicked the goal Score
} Yale 10; Harvard, 0.
The teams were again lined up In th
, centre and Harvard gained ten yards, bu
Yale soon forced the ball back to center br
lost it and Trafford tried for goal frol
the field but failed. The Harvard men be
gan to play with desperation and soon ha