New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-10-04
OPENING OF THE SEASON.
PLAY UPON THE COLLEGE GRIDIRoNs
BEGAN YESTERDAY. 80
YALE DEFEATED BROWN IN CONTEST on
MORE THAN AVERAGE INTEREsT-EIGHr
PLAYERS WERE DISABLED -
OTHER GAMES
INV ,p,papApu TO THE rR,erxg..
OTHER GAMES

New-Haven Oct 3-Yale opened the footbaI
season here this afternoon by meeting the Brown
University team, and defeating IL by score Of
% to O. II was a warmly played game Yale scored
only twelve points In the nrst naii' ana Brown
kept the ball in Yales territory nearly all that
time After a minute OF playing. Brown rushed
tbe ball down to the Yale two-yard line. and q
thousand spectators rushed TO the spot. breathleu
lest something which has not happened on the
Yale Field In three years should take p.ace-ths
acoring OF a touchdown by a visiting team. The
referee then shouted. Three downs and long
..kck" was registered by Captain Hopkins. Of
Brown He claimed that II was only the second
down and that Brown would score II she had her
deserts But the referee firm, and 80 was the
Yale rush line, for the Grown backs battered II
and fell back without making any impression
II was a brutal game. no less than eight player
being stretched out unconscious ut different times
IN the course of the match The general verdict
was that II this was the result OF the tinker,ns
with the playing rules the old style OF play
was preferable.
Dewitt and Thorne were the stars In todays
bate Both made two runs OF over sixty yarts
each one OF Dewitt's being unaided and after he
and force have not been equalled by a Yale bact
since the days OF McClung. Beard piayed a bril-
back. kept the Yale jumping for large and
continual gains For BrGwn Mi ARR made nd u.
men who are being trained by Norton, iormery
The teams lined W as follows:
p,s Ya L. unkey,. LEI, end % Dennson Madison
i,oard -. Left tackle. .........,... .Emsy
McRea Left guard I4ancy
ffE'&a k ksR guard guard sS MD
Gree sireenway Il. Hinkey). Right end .. Robinss
FincEe d Hnkey).. 9uarer5,,.ses 'pns i.
A M%ghs 1 1Po"a Right SafSack Miara ul,a
Remington tJerrems) Fullback ....... Mccarthy
If Va No,
ton of Brown. TimekeePer.Dayid LYMAN of Yale
rnmchdowns-Thorne . Beard ]. Dewitt Goals ffoa
t5uchl own-Hlckok T.
Cor,braee Mass. Oct (SpeciaD -Harvara
played an embarrassing game with Exeter today
winning easily by score of y to O. NJ no time
was Exeter in the Gght Harvard was held for
!, vas chiefly on account Of carelessness Har.
ward scored 80 In the first hall: IN the secona ne
Harvard eleven was mace up iH'eN' VI S""S%
tutes
Mddletown, Conn. oct. 3 tSpeciaD '-"esieyans
first football game was played to-day win the
Middletown Athletic Club The college boys won
ivy vards were made by Berren WIN splendid
guarding Kent Hubbard, Trinity $ famous guafa
OF 49, captaned the Athletics
raston Penn. Oct tSpeciaD.-Laiayeues
football team defeated Pennsylvania College here
this afternoon before a large crowd which had
Gathered TO see the game and celebrate the open
ing OF the new athletic field The score was
o and Lafayette won through eIceHeht "o'A
Lancaster Penn Oct. BIN the opening foot
ball game OF the season this afternoon 'ae 'hr
yersity Of Pennsylvania defeated FrdhA!h aaa
Marshall By score OF ~ 10 o.
Lawrence Mass, Oct. 9.-The Iui'S ioo'0ah
eleven defeated the Phillips Andoyer team mere
this afternoon in the most exciting game PIAZZA aax
on the campus this season The score MAS A.is
c, Andover / ~.
Williamstown Mass. Oct I'm the hrst loo'
ball game of the season this afternoon mi'''Si"
defeated the Laureates % Troy. 30. O. Inc lea
ture Of the game the playing OF 'he ' h,w
hacks who made long runs aided Dy toor "a
ing Hickey. Fred Draper and Phii ~ - - -
most OF the ground gaining. Inc hai'eS $500
fifteen minutes each.