Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1894-11-25

Alter calu ElaEh atNr ale. lNut oA4A tr JIG Ao-
twenty years the writer's Of news history
have been obliged 70 open the annual re-
cord Of these encounters with the trite
statement that 'Yale again defeats Har-
vard.n
E-arvard, though beaten to-day, played
gop1 foot ball against iates thatmlght well
nigb be seen in the air. A Yale partisan,
hoarse with his yelling for the blues, this
evening praised the feeling which widely
prevailed among spectators: IF never
before believed iu Yale luck, said the
Yale man, II believe ia it now. L assure
you that while Yale had the better team,
Harvard played the better foot ball, If
anybody can understand what l mean by
that"
rs the morning grew, the air scftened
and mel OATed 10 the S-nIgat until the Iads
with long lsir aud a longing 20 see the
game, waiiSd that the heat would % H.
siderable "a those who should hght
N TAE GRIDBON BATTLE
''rhe teams ars coming, the teams are
CON iug,n goes up iu a shout and. then
every body cheers his own side.
Tue twenty-five men came over the
fences at tie far north corners, and a
thousand people aud more 10 each man
shouted and screamel at the s.g1t oI
them
The seating capacity Of the stands az
Hampton Park is 23,3l3. Estimates OF
the number Of persons who saw the game
range from p, pOJ % 10000.
Finally aJ lysO O'c.Ocl the men lined uD.
As a spectacle, every body present saw
the men with rne blue less ouut, aud Jam,
n6push and roll down tle men with the
red legs who were opposing them. la the
procedure. the Ulue-.egget men forced
the bail close over toward the goal line Of
Harvard, and thtn, no one save tRe cran6s
knew exactly nOS, one 0lg fellow 10 blue
hit the bal a welt with his foot
and sent 10 SAILING clear back OF
tue lice over waiCh the blue men wished 90
get The call. Then dame cheers O1 one side
Of tGe held and excitement was apparent
on the Harvard side The s0Tue Eetted
the men iu blue 81 I points in the game.
The rcsulL cbecred sem- aud IL aroused az
the outset the 0l0od tie red legged men
and they made an slaught when play
was resumed, which i4mmed the Yale
men down toe field ttwaro their own goal
line. Two thirds Of lay the towards thar
point there was dC-l ICED battle IN which
contest was made byN-ach side Tor every
inch Of ground PeCO.e who looked on
said that tne Harvard men were "c0rkers'
and TIA, they were playing great foot oal,
aud that \ ale would know that she had been
ISAFooT BAIL CAMS
when the game was finished. The gauge
OF battle wGvered and was unsteady ne-
times, while all over The field tue surging
feet. the digging heels and the piled-up
and crushed aud broken men attested the
uncertain tide OF foot bal. scrlmmase and
the glory of the great game.
Harvard. though aer score az the close
was the least, displayed steady, sulen aud
intermittent determination together with
good bone and powerful muscle.
10 was perhaps interesting 90 see Butter
worth so OlILued oy sick in the eye that
be could not see the ball, there was al eX-
hi.aratiou of the nerves IN the
spectacle q Wr.glrman's coli
lar bone brinC broken; the
crowd was speloJUnI during the rapid a.
ti01 Of the play which Iresui,ed 10 Hal
loweirs being carried on the ue-d. and DO
was not az everyday .ghL that Ut Muir
ply. faiating a1j lusslslbl5 on the ground
owing % q punch CI MS stomd which
disabled his E.ud, 50 they said.
There WAS 50nethia- pathetic in the fact
that az the last minute % the same, when
Hlrvarel 'after strugE q. tdan which con-
tending armies make no drawer, kicked the
bal l,rbm his field over Ia.e's goal post,
bI5 fHung OF he credit because the wis
t1sWhich ended the gaEie souuded almost
NIX the ball was su }Is q GIT and had
10, yet passed over The iue wnich gave it
weight for points,
Tonight there have oA len some rumors
Of serious cor sequences, tue most notable
being that which stateb q that dinckey, Of
Yale. had died of .urfes. This seemed
improbable because Etucksy was very
mlca lu evidence az the close Ol the game
rHE GAME As PLAYED.
Alexander MoGat. n Princeton, was
chosen umu.re Dr Btylari, OF Princeton,
referee; George PratA Of Amherst line
man.
The players were lined upat the opening
ofthe game ana substituted later as to.-
I-1.z Position Hrrr1rI
7. Eincsey Lett Ead..... S4oo. %Get,.-
Beard -. Left Tatkle. EauoweH
NcCres ...... LETT Guard. .Nsck'e
Stiilm0u.. -......... Ten Ter. Sla"
hlckoA- -........ lti--- = 1aEl- - Saa"
2. Aerpey Right Ta9klo..... Waters
II. n .reSev Right Ehd.....A. Brewer
HeAdee. go. Quarter PACK 80. Wreua
lerrems hayes
Armstrong hiShi hatlt.. Go1terIan
T.vfton T.. Brewer
r Ts5tBs a,oos'y Left Bacb %3.sSias'6S %3i5ii.Es55
TS4ros FS9,Jero-,s Full RSyk.. Fairchld
Yale, as has been &c eA5s for ,he last
several years. won theNoss NSnd the kick,
taxing The north goaL h'cANS' "lo mas
kicked 20 within one yard ON Harvard
goal post. the specta,Qrs 20 kug their
breath as the oall fell Iokards Y Inc
Wrishtington made \ Y catchA but was
downel within a ward oy u NincNay, wn0
had broken through HarvarNs A5ieose.
Then occurred a bad fuke. WTiglA1 A1gion
trieL 70 punt out was blocked by~N own
team. Big Sullman captured the ~ On
the lineup aud was pushed over toUN2-
down wiIhin three minutes after the hrSN
lineup.
Hickok kicked a beautiful goa and the
score was Naie 8, ana Harvard nothing
Five minutes after the start the men
lined % on the celtre line Waters
kicked Of for Hsrvard. bat made luke.
and Harvard downed the bali on the four
teen yard line. WrighungtOn was sent
through the centre for i've yards. On the
next play Nrightlngtoo was pnt
srcund Tie night end for I'VE
yards. the men plying desperately.
Charley Brewer was hurt IN tins scrim-
mage and there was delay az three miu-
utes on Hale's 5 yard ne The bali was
passed 70 Jerrems, We t09k Il around