New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-10-27
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YALE SHUT OUT BY BOSTON.
A DESPERATE GAME AT NEw-HAvEN.
TWO TwENTY-MrNUTE HALVES n WHICH
NEITHER SIDE sCORED-sTUDENTs DOWN
CAST OVER THE OUTCOME.

TWO TWENTY-MIN HALVES n WHICH
NEITHER SIDE scoRED-sTUDENTs DOWN
CAST OVER THE OUTCOME.
New-Haven. Oct. &c (speciaD-The Boston Ath-
letic Associations football eleven covered Itself
with glory this afternoon by standing up agains;
the Yale team in a desperate struggle Of forty
minutes without allowing single score to be made
by the wearers OF the blue. II was wild football
and the fighting in front Of the Yale goal the last
ten minutes OF the game was never equa.led az the
Yale Field. The feat OF the Bostonians breaks a
Yale record as no eleven in the country ever met
Yale in a game where neither team scored be-
fore. and tonight Yale players and undergraduates
are dazed at what they regard as a university
calamity Princeton was. till this afternoon the
only university which ever boosted Of shutting
Yale out. and now the Tigers" share the honor
with the Unicorn" What little consolation the
Yale men CLEAN from the result Of their repre-
sentatives playing to-day comes from the fact that
Yale kept the ball in Boston's territory nearly all
the time and for three minutes had the leather
within fifteen yards OF their opponents goal. at the
last minute OF play. forcing it within foot
of a touchdown. only lose Il just as the referees
whistle sounded. and the Bostons were about to
punt II away down the field into the middle OF the
grdiron.
Yale's goal was never critically endangered. Yale
had the kickoff. and Boston gained fifteen yards
on slow punches at tackle Atherton returned the
ten yards around the right end. bu' lost the bail
on a tumble. and Boston punted Yales Vineyard
line Jerrems received the ball FOR punt. but IN
stead ran to the centre OF the field, lodging ceVery
and making the greatest individual gain OF the day.
Vale hunted TO Boston's twenty-yard line Boston
returned 10 Yae's forty-yard line. Jerrems took
the bali 10 the centre OF the Held ana aiter soHlI
fumbling and fighting over onside pay, the Od's
died" with the close Of the half In the centre OF
the field Neither goa had been In DANGER. Dps
ton had slightly outpayed Yale An ehcountei ~, ~
tween Murphy and Waters oc ,urred near the cIose
OF this half. which consumed twenty fnIHu'es .
Roston appeared slightly winded and Yale hopes
rose high FOR scoring soon atter INC pesnlnf ~
the second half Smith opened the second halt
with a pretty run OF forty yards, ana Anthony
folioyed with two great rushes, bring ng the Dtli
- YaIes irty-fve.yard line when Yale stopped
the advance Benjamin got thirty yards past Is.
Waters Dewitt made thirteen YARDS through ,Ie
same place, Rod ,srs showed through the cSh,re
FOR fifteen yards and the ball stood al bostohS ten
I'D linz Here II was evident that the day was
10 be won or .ost. on the next down the greatest
exhibition OF applied mechanics OF me contest was
given Fifteen seconds OF pay remained. ana De-
win plungsd against Bert Waters again he was
shoved within six inches Of the line. but the force
~ the desperate Boston line told, and he fell back
~ one ward from goal. Time was called and the
game closed amidst Wild cheers from the lltlle
bard OF Boston men ard silence from the crowd or
over two thousand Yale spectators VINO were us
tressed witnesses the attempt OF 1ale 10 core.
with ex-Captain Hinkey's Jerrems gained ground
the best For Boston. Anthony ana the waters
hrofhers were stars. Boston employed the revolving
we'd % with fying starr; and Yale cung 10 the Old
fashioned game. Between halves Acthg captain
Nurnhv wanted 10 change the umpire but Captain
Waters said: Il guess we're getting as many bad
decisions from the official as you are ana no
shift made. score