The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-11-26
WON BY THE BLUE AGAIN.
The Harvard. Yale Game q Repetition OF
IAht Year.


The Harvard. Yale Game Repetition of
Lat Year.
SPRINGFIELD, Mass, Nov. 23.-Yale
once more demonstrated her supremacy
in football by defeating the Harvard
eleven on llampden Park tt Ia AFTERNOON.
1t was mighty contest, and was won
by The smallest possible margin, only
one touchdown being made. The score
was repetition Of that of last year, 6
to 0, and the game, If possible. was even
more closely contested than that of a
year ago.
1t was one of the hardest games ever
seen on Hampden Park, yet the play
from beginning to end was clean, the
game being devoid of what could be
called slugging.
The game was won at the opening of
the second half. Yale had the ball and
without once losing 1t, it was carried
across the line by consecutive plunges
by Butterworth, aided by Yale halves.
IL was almost exactly five minutes after
play mad been called for the second half
that Butterworth carried the pigskin
over the line for n touchdown and
liickok kicked out an easy goal.
Yale luck was with the New Haven
team throughout the game, and good
III uuhO PioJto SOuSlQSTdUlO pafU IN
the contest.
A burst Of applause went up from tho
Yale side when the admirers Of the blue
saw the crimson players take their
place facing tho wind which howled
down the field.
ST AI.BANs. 36: ALLEGHANy INSTITUTE, O..
RADFoRD, Va, Nov. 25.-rhe football
game here to-day between Alleghany
Institute and the st. Albans team, of
this place, was witnessed by /. largo
audience. The game was won by the
st. Adams eleven by score Of SO to o.
The Institute boys played a remarka able
| game against their rivals, considering
the difference in weight. The home
team is composed OF such men as
SymmeH, the famous ex- Princeton CEN
ter: Biggs, the great player OF last year 3
University OF North Carolina team, and
McGuire. another player of note from
the University of Virginia. With such
men as these against the light weigh t
visitors 1t Is wonderful that the
score was kept go low. The general
playing Of the two Handys. Turner's
center work, the work Of Tucker and
bhe tackling of Obenshain and Rawn
was the best work done by the visitors,
particularly thu tackling of Obensh sin.
For the home team the playing of
Symmes, Riggs, Spain and Mcclure
was very brilliant The St. Adams
team have challenged the University Of
Virginia for the championship of the
South. They have defea led every team
they have played in the past two years.
THE INSTITUTE BOYs WITHDREW
RICHMOND, Nov. 25 "A special to the
Dispatch from Lexington, says: The
football game played here to-day be-
tween tho Virginia Military Institute
and the University Of Virginia teams
ended in the middle OF tho second half
by the withdrawal OF the cadet team
from the field on account of decision of
DIR. Lambert, PHYSICAL instructor at the
University of Virginia, who umpired
during the first half and refereed during
the second male
The action OF Captain Wise in with
drawing his team from the field me
with the approval of the crowd. There
was some fine playing on both sides.
Score: University OF Virginia, %;
Virginia Military Institute, o.
LEHIaH DEFEkps THE U. OF N. c.
NEW YORK, Nov. 25.-Eehigh added
another victory to her football record
TO day, and her victims were eleven
sturdy men from the University of
North Carolina.
1t was no walkoper which the Hehigh
men had. 1t was good material against
them, and it was team work more than
beef which won the victory. Score:
Lehigh, "a; University of North Caro-
lima, 0.
100000 Blaxe Ia Missouri.
HANNIBAL, Mo-, Nov. 25.-The fire
which burned furiously almost the
whole afternoon and until $3.50 d. No.,