Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1893-10-05
OPENED THE FOOTBALL SEASON.

Yale and Brown Contest for tho SUI
premacy ON Yale Field-AbOut Five
Hundred Spectators-Details of the
Struggle-Yaie's Eleven Does Good
Work-The Score.
The football season was formally opened
in this city yesterday afternoon with
game between Yale and Brown. Wesleyan
had been booked to play, but owing to the
fact that they could not get team tegeth-
or at Middletown 1t was impossible for
them to come down, and by some tall
hustling Manager Hotter succeeded in got
ting Brown to come here instead. About
five hundred saw the game, which was
played In twenty minute halves. Yale won
by SCORE of IS to o.
Yale won the toss and took the ball. By
repeated short rushes through center and
tackle they had the ball down to Browns
Eve yard line and then Thorne was pushed
over, It took less than two minutes to do
1t.
When play was resumed Brown had the
ball, but Yale got it on four downs, and
| then followed the same series of short
rushes through center and tackle until
Armstrong was pushed over the line.
Brown braced up after this, and they
made big holes in Yale's center for time,
but Yale finally got the ball on tumble
near her forty yard line. Yale failed to
advance the ball on three downs, and 1t
was passed to Thorne for kick. he
fumbled but picked 1t up quickly, and
made clever run of fifteen yards. Hart
was then sent clean through the center,
and with the help of five interferences
| succeeded in getting over the line. It was
the only long run Of the day. Armstrong
kicked this goal, the only, one made dur
| ing the game.
Brown again lost the bali on four downs,
| and then by more short PUSHES Yale worked
| 1t down the field until Armstrong was
pushed over.
There we're only six minutes to play and
Brown tried straight v.
Hicko1 jumped into 1t and 1t stopped al
though it had run against a brick wall
Yale then got the ball on downs and right
here Brown came near scoring. Thorne
was given the ball for a kick, but Brown
man got through and stopped it. The bal
bounded back and the Brown man picking
II up, started for the Yale line with q cleal
field before him. The heart of every Yale
man went up in his throat, but happily
Thorne tackled him from behind before he
got far He downed him go hard that he
lost the ball, but another Brown mar
dropped on 1t and it was Browns ball CT
Yale's twenty-yard line. The center wal
tried without success ard then the full
back was sent back for drop kick. HI
hardly had the ball in his hands before
about six Ysls players were on to him snG
he kicked wildly on the ground just al
time was called.
Most of the gains that Yale made were
through the line, very few gains being
made around the ends. Both Thorne ani
Armstrong butted the center we'll, ant
Messler went around for big gains. Th'
work of Norris at quarter was fine. H.
did not make single tumble. and it wa
amusing to see him buckle onto those biz
Brown rushers and flop them over whe1
they tried to get through the line Thi
little fellow is certainly putting up grea
game, and If Adee beats him out fol tn
team it will be surprising. Stillmsn wa
injured in the first half and Beard tool
his place. In the second half Murphy re
placed Browne at tackle, Cochran chsnget
with Hinkey, and Hart took Eaton
place at left half. The work yes
terday can hardly be used t
criticise the playing. The line did we'll
| and go did the backs in going through, bu
| there was no interference when they trie
, to go around the ends. This will, of course
improve as the practice continues. On tn
whole, the work of the Yale eleven may b
said to be quite satisfactory and from tn
work yesterday no fears are entertained q
to what the team will do in the big games
They played as follows: