The herald., 1893-11-26
THE CRIMSON AND THE BLUE.
Harvard and Yale Kick the
Pigskin.
The Greatest Football Game of the
Season.
Yale Won After . Desperate scrim-
mage In Which Eight Men Were
Injured Many Distin-
Ruishsd Spectators.

Hampton park today by the Yale sons
of Elihu. Yale won the seventeenth
victory from the crimson boys by score
of 8 to G.
The day of all days of the year for col
lege men lie when the Yale and Harvard
elevens meet to contest for football su-
premacy. Great crowds Of collegians OF
these two institutions and other colleges,
together with societies Of football enthu-
siasts, besides some men of national rep
utation. braved the biting wind in
Hsmpden park this afternoon to see the
elevens of these institutions line up for
the contest. In fact the crowd was un-
precedented in size, and the railroads
taxed to their utmost to carry the crowds.
Among the distinguished spectators
were Governor Morris OF Connecticut,
Lieutenant Governor Wolcott Of Massa-
chusetts, Governor Mckinley Of Ohio,
and Ex-Governor Halle OF Massachu-
setts. Governor McKinley's party sst
on the Harvard side. Governor Russell
walked up the Harvard row. Ex-Gov-
ernor Buckley of Connecticut, shouted
for Yale. Ex-Mayor Dwight OF Hartford,
was found under big blue banner.
Not far from 25.0 900 people witnessed
the contest. From the players stand
point it was an ideal day, but for the
spectators, uncomfortably cold. Crowds
began to pour in early in the day, some
1000 coming from New York and at least
4 otolnak uuhor,
the game was scheduled to begin, every
seat in the great amphitheatsr was
taken and q thousand or more people
were glad of the privilege to stand with
in the enclosure.
1t was q magnificent spectacle, re-
calling the historical pictures OF the
Coliseum. The air vibrated with con-
cert Of college yells and songs written
for the occasion. The Yale boys had
the lustiest lungs but Harvard scored
firat by sending skyward number of
crimson balloons from which hung blue
paper dogs. Betting was unusually
light, no odds being asked or given Just
before the game began. An old-time
Yale yell announced the appearance of
the blue gladiators in the arena at 2 :05.
Crimson cries went up moment later
when she Harvard IL appeared. The
wind swept down the Connecticut val
ley from the north, blowing q miniature
gale. Yale won the toss and chose the
wind, giving Harvard the ball. Har-
ward hopes ran high when the crimson
line was seen to work flying wedge so
successfully against the blue in the fret
five minutes of the game, but they fell
after that, for Harvard was never again
in it.
The first half ended without a score
being made, but the Harvard men had
exhausted themselves, and when the
play was resumed the boys in blue
adopted the offensive and rushed things
through to q victorious end. The Har
ward yells grew fainter after Butter.
worth made a touchdown, and when
Captain Waters was injured and
obliged to retire Harvard's cup OF sor-
row was filed.
The game was less interesting than
last years for the spectators. 1t was
also rougher. eight men being injured,
although only one, Captain Waters OF
Harvard, is incspacitated for service.
There was general lack of individual
playing, ends being seldom worked, and
mass play predominated. Harvard
played fancy tricks with flying wedges,
mass plays and momentum plays, but
Yale used simple plays and won with
them. The individual play of the men
of both teams was fine.
Butterworth, Yale's full back, was the
hero OF the hour, as 1t was he who
made touchdown from which q goal
was kicked.
DIR. Philip Schoff, graduate of the
University of Pennsylvania, was referee !;
w. P. Moffat, of Princeton, 'S4, was
umpire.
just before the teams came on the
ground New York man traversed the
Yale stand with $2500 which he offered
to bet on Harvard, against $4,000. He
could get no takers.
1t was evident from the start that the
teams were out for blood. After the
first scrimmage the game was stopped,
Mackie came to the line with bloody
face and was sponged off. The game
was resumed, and Yale having the ball
gained three yards, but lost two yards
a down, then q Harvard man was seen
lying as if insensible, and the game was
stopped. Harvard had the bali down
resulted without gain on Harvard's 20
yard line.
At 3 :04 Greenway got through the
Harvard line and made a touchdown,
but lost through a foul. Harvard got
the ball and gained seven yards around
Yale's right.
At 3:12 Harvard wedged and bore
down on Yale's 25.yard line without
gain. Brewer fumbled; Greenway got
the ball, but Harvard got 10 yards by
holding.
At rs the end OF the first half was
reached, Harvard having the ball OF her
25-yard line.
At the ope ming OF the second half Yale
got the ball and made four yards.
Yale gained another yard, and was
now on Harvard's fve-yard line. Yale
got touch down, the first in the game.
Yale kicked the goal. Score: Yale, 6;
Harvard, 0.
At 1857 Harvard got the ball down on
her own 20-yard line. Harvard gained
four yards. Acton was disabled and
lying on the field. Harvard gained 10
yards around Yale's left end and 10
more around Yale's right. Harvard
gained five yards by Yale's off side
play, and was now on the center line
Harvard gains seven yards on three
downs.
At 4: :08 Thorne OF Yale was disabled
and lying prone on Yale's 3O.yard line.
Yale lost The ball on downs.
At Ill Waters of Harvard was hurt
and Dunlap took his place.
At 4 10 Yale punted from her 25-yard
line to the center, and Harvard got the
ball. Yale stopped 8 mint and oct tho