Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1892-11-23
YALe,s TOUGH TACTICS.
Harvard Claims. Was the Cause Of the Loss Of
the Game.

C.unx.psE, Nov. o2.--Harvard is not
utterly cast down by their defeat at the
hands, of Yale on Saturday. There
pride and confidence in the team that
represented the college so nobly is not
iessened. 1t was, in almost every body s
opinion the best team that Harvard ever put
into the field, and defeat is not attributed 10
Yale's superiority so much as to the unfair
advantage she took of the umplres far-
tialitv. Time and time again the Harvard
backs were vigorously knocked down while
making fair catches, Yale preferring to lose
the five wards, the penalty for this act, and
to run the chance of disabling the backs
The whole force of the Yale team, too,
was directed against Upton and Emmons
When these two were on the ground ale
men would fall upon them, thrnsting theiI
knees into their faces and bodies. Hinkey
in this respect, was particularly objection
able. Finally, when Emmons and Upton
were lai,i off for good. then Yale found Mt
difficulty in scoring.
Harvard Was not expecting such treat
ment. She did no; consider it sportsmanlike
or scientific football, and was not prepared
to meet it. The students accept the defeat
with certain amount of resignation. but
this view of Yale's style of play is supported
by the great mass of Harvard sympa-
thizers. Yale probably has her own ex
plantations, but Harvard would like to see
them.
Another thing on which the Cambridge
men are very tender is the decision of I'm
pire Coffin on Hallowells touch down fol
Harvard. when he called the ball back tc
Yales ten-yard line, and so practically gave
the game to Yale. Referee Moffat, the
moment Hallowell dropped on the ball,
cried "touch down. One Yale man who
bet 500 that Harvard would not score,
when he saw the play Immediately &C.
knowledged to a Harvard man, who held
the money that he considered himself the
loser. Hallowell himself aifirms that he
did not touch Bliss or interfere in any way
whatever. There is not man in the uni
versity who does not feel that the decision
was thoroughly unjust and that Harvard
was really robbed of the game.
Coachers and captain are of course bit
terly disappointed, although they take
things calmly. Everybody is pleased with
IIarvard's showing and with the success the
coachers had in developing the team when
affairs were in so demoralized a condition.
The fact that they believe the game was
rightfully tie game gives them little sat
isfaction. There is no feeling of discour-
agement and won1erment why Harvard
cannot play ball as in the past. On the
contrary. from this game great deal of
enthusiasm will be manifested for work
next year. for the men feel that the time
has passed when Harvard cannot have
coachers in number and quality equal to
Yale.
As TO the result of the game with Prince
ton. Harvard has not the slightest doubt as
to lale's success. She looks with good
deal of amusement on Princcton's belief
that the Orange team is stronger than the
Crimson's, and that Yale purposely kept
her score down. They think here that the
result on Thanksgiving day ought at least
10 be 90 to o, and perhaps even more but
no one for moment entcrtains the thought
that Princeton will win or even score.