New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-10-07
YALE BEATS CRESCENT.
THE FIRST IMPORTANT GAME HERE
ABOUT.
SOME RATHER LOOSE PLAYING. NATURAL AT
THIS EARLY sEAsoN-THE SCORE 10 TO o.
Princeton I.ehigh University OF w s0'"'"' -
VIZ Ia Crcscent 4 G. o. Chicago a. c.
Rutgers L. Lafayette TO- Cornell 81 mo-, n"no,io ca
ttarsard ia Ardover University Of Pennsylvania TO-
Trinity 10 Amherst Agri- swarthnore u
cultural College

Tho first came in the vicinity OF New York among
the important football teams was played yesterday
al Eastern Park, Brooklyn. So early IN the season
70 one could expect to any very complete 1905
ball playing but the spectators did expect 10 see
better work than the Yale eleven exhibited IN lis
game with the Crescent Athletic club team Ihere
were. of course, reasons for this lax pay U" '"e
part OF Yale the principal one being that every man
on the team substitute except oti''i''n ''
centre and Hckok at guard. Another REASON WIS
that the umpire and lineman did not use their au-
thority 10 the extent they should have ana some
Of the time lost in rough play might otherwise nave
been put into snappy. quick work
Among the spectators who by-the-way, always
turn out for the first Brooklyn game OF the season
IN good numbers there were several wel-known
faces ON the side lines were BILLY bulL the ora
Yale fillback: Butterworth Yales mlback last
year and probably the man who will I'll that posi-
ton this year too Willis Terry. one Of fales
standbys: Morse the stocky player OF last year
and this years Princeton eleven. and LEWIS las'
years Harvard centre-rush. Captain HinKey' NC
Crea Ircenway Thorn and several otner men VINO
will be members Of the Yale team this year were on
the side lines too In their football clothes. but none
~ them played Hnkey lay on the ground coSe 10
the chalk line watching his men closely put ne
seemed 10 be as little inclined to say anything as
usual.
At a little after $50 the two teams came out on
the field and moment later the Cresceh's won
tho toss and took the north end OF the field mat
gave the ball to Yale. 1t was kicked OF by DC VIII
and went out OF bounds. This was repeated WIN
the evident purpose on Yalcs part TO give up the
hall according to the rules after two misses. ana
this seems the whole the wisest Plan Inc s'uc
Kicking of is obliged to send the ball at least ten
Yards and under such a rule. II you give the ban
to the other side and let them Kick OH, you VIII
receive 1t down the field have plenty OF time 10
return IT, and have your men under H. also 1t
scans To be a disadvantage. therefore, 10 nave
the kickoff: a; least. 30 the Yale men thought
PRESENTS kicked of. and it was returned by Lit
ton. The Crcscents then pushed 'nS F }o,ySrvsTd
lin" I'm fact within ten minutes. The ball then
Vent to Yale % on an on SnTla more ode play After
Jew unsuccessful attempts to gain GROUND 1foei,,
The Crcscents' ifteen-yard line, and few mo
rncnts later he scored a touchdown from "ni ii
rmshing M the field. but the ball stayed In their
territory Tor the OF the half Time was calitd
crrscents had Kicked more they would have gained
~ IT, because the two times they dld hCA ~
arst half the ball was muNcd ana they saih'i
In the second haIf. which was also twenty five
,oInutes Redngton took Littons place on the
Vale team and Hutchinson took Goodwins place
yoakcr play Evidently the men are not yet In
training for Wardner was hurt and Wing;a,te
nj Ia take his place. while time had TO be called
a dozen times for general bruises. This Is unneces
sary. and only goes TO show that men az" Ill "a
danger Of being hurt only %heh Ihey ICON" h gr
Two twenty -hyc-mnute halves were TOO inuch ioI
this time of tn" CrcSt cntS kicked Oh am
safr soon after the start pressed Yale down pretty
ri,s. 10 her goal when on The thirteen 'yarI me
,h. CrcscciitS lost the ball and Yale moved SLOW:
I'M the field and finally Keington scored 4 touch
.Iv.r from which goal was made. lluril x inc
rest Of the game ~" Cresc"nts kept the pdl' III
Yal.'s territory most of the time" .
Df the piny IN general It cen only be saii thal
10 y,as oak and uncertain and that both teams
dfl a good deal % fumbling. SANFORD playec q
good game FOR the Cresccnts, ana j" VIII Hoc.e'
Ard Murray for the Yale Bul was referee,
perry lincman and Butterworth. umpire Inc
teams were as follows. the final score being w.
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