Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1892-11-20
nAnrAnn,s GENTRY srRoNG.

HARvABD's CENTRE STRONG.
Harvard's supposed weakness at centre
proved a very strong point, Lewis playing
al exceptionally fine game. Butterworth
punted the oall into Harvards territory,
but Brewer returned it and Harvard again
captured the ball on Yale's forty-yard line
on n tumble by l.. Bliss. After falling 10
gain by wedge, Upton went around lale's
hne for FIVE yards. but Yale got the ball IN
the scrlmmage. Yale again tried Haryard's
centre. but it was Inyulnerable. Bliss tired
the right end. nut made no gam and But
terworth punted TO the centre OF the heid.
Lake went through Yale's centre Tor O
slight gain, but lost the ball. Bliss again
tried right end, but was beautifully tackled.
YALE's INTERFERENCE WEAK.
Yale's interference mp to this point was
weak. Harvard got the ball on the fourth
down, and Lake went through centre IN
fine shape for four yards. Brewer punted
thirty-fve yards and Butterworth secured
il ont OF bounds. G.. Bliss went around
left end for a slight gain. his interferers
being far ahead Of him, and l.. Bliss went
through the line for five yards more. But
terworth punted and Gray got the ball at
Hnrvard's forty-yard line. Upton went
through the line for small gain. Brewer
made poor punt and Yale got the Dall:
Laurie Bliss made beautiful run oy rlght
u. L
Haryard's fve-vard line, and with Harvard
in possession of the bali Score nothing.
YALE MEN DAzED.
In the second half Harvard started off
with q twenty-6ve-yards' gain by clever
arrangement of her men. The Yale men
appeared dazed. Brewer made punt TO
Yale's five-yard line. but Bliss went rough
nd.tumble through right end for ten
wards. and Yale got FIVE yards for ofside
play. Butterworth punted. Brewer caughE
the ball and started to run, but was tackled
after making ten yards. Brewer punteo,
and Blass started 10 run with the ball, but
WAS downed by Lewis. Emmons was so
badly hurt that be had 10 retire. Shea
took Emmons's place, Mason goingto lett.
Taurie Bliss took the ball for thrty-hee
wards bv the end Just left by Emmons;
Harvard got the ball, but Brewer puntsd
out of bounds and Yale got the ball AGAIN.
Butterworth, son OF ex-Conrressmsn put
terworth went through centre Tor ten
wards. with L. Bliss IN front of him.
YALE BRACES UP.
Yale was at this time taking decided
brace. and was forcing the ball by rapid
Cambridge men did not seem 20 be able TO
withstand Yae's violent onslaughts. Wal
lace took che ball 20 Harvard's hve-yard line
and l.. Bliss took il over, making touch-
down. Harvard was completely fooled by
Yaie's play. Butterworth kicked q goal.
Score: Yale, 6; Harvard, 0.
YALE WINS.
Harvard gained fifteen yards at the start
from the lineup and Brewer punted 10
Yale's fifteen-yard line. Butterworth made
q fair catch and punted. Yale broke
through HaFvard's line ana dowheu IIal-
ford IN his tracks before he could move
With the ball. Yale was heading the Har-
vord line in great shape. Lake finally got
through for the FIVE yards, and Brewer
nunted to Yale's twenty-yard line. Iline
was called and the great game was over.
score Yale. s. Harvard, 0. Touchdown,
l.. Bliss; goal, Butterworth.
The game was fought inch by men, ana
u Is safe TO say that had the Cambrl dge
teom not lost two of her best men, the
cortest would have ended without either
eids having crossed the line. Never were
two teams more evenly matched. ana the
ooins we're made more often by the bril-
liant plav of individual momberss OF one
or other of the elevens rather than by team
work. -
HARVARD AGGRESSIVE.
Harvard played on aggressive game from
start To finish, and most OF the nghtlng
S S..as done IN Yale's territory. Toward the
close Of the first half Yale forced the ball
q DON the field and got ii inside of Harvard
tiye-vard line. A bad tumble at this crlti-
naI ,n,ot of the game lost the Dall Tor
Yale and they we're thus. prevented from
scoring. time being called;
The second half opened WIN tne saln ,s
desperate fighting and the Camoridseteaua
forcing the play.
uARyAED's ILL LUCK.
Harvard received he first setback when
Ftnmons was injured and obliged to give
mn and only few minutes later UPTON; MS
nartner IN the left end, who had been play
/ mo most brilliant game, was also hurt,
and was dragged from the teld against ms
yIgorons protest. This left the strohgesss
part of harvard's team weak spot anu
with this loss her hopes vanlsneo. ,S
and and by the hardest kind OF WORK ana
brilhant play scored the only touchdown
! of the game.
| HARVARD SURPRISINGLY STRONG.
The teams had not lined up half q dozen
times before II was seen that Harvard was
! disnlaving surprising strength, and IL We
verv evident that Yale was not 10 nave the
valk over that her eager students ha1 so
confidently predicted for her. Inc fale
team were as much surprised As tneI SUP,
porters, and all visions q roling up = o,s
score vanished, and 10 was ieis ,oi sens
To firht out victory on even terms.
! Most Of the cheering and enthusiasm was
az Vt the crimson side. and during the inter,
val between the hslves there was msrheo
stiffness on the Yale side. Inc suppol.slss
~ the blue were disappointed III the wotk
| ~ their team ut the outset, ana we
thought OF q defeat, which was a. ZINES
;,rm,nsnt. fairly took their breath away.
After Yale had made good gain at tns
h,ck.off. they found that ground gainins
scaipst the Harvard eleven was no easy
thing. -
Tho Yale rush-lins failed to open w