The morning times., 1895-10-13
YlLE'S LIVELY KICKERS
CresCent's Eleven Could Do
Nothing With Them.
BROOKLYN ANNUAL MATCH
The Ground Was Neritabie Sea OF
Mud. and the Players Slipped and
Fioundered AroGnd-BOth Teams
Did Good work-Phil King Was
Hurt, bat Quickly Recovered.

BROOKLYN. y. Y. oct. 12.-The elevenS
of Yale and the Crescent Athletic Club
met to-day AT Eastern Park and Yale
came out victorious, the score being 10 =.
The game was commenced in a downpoUr
of rain. The ground was ycritable sea
of mud aud the players slipped and found
cred about in their effort To hold the ball
Taking the weather and the condition of
the grounds into consideration, II was aE
excellent gang and both teams did some
good work
Yaleput in a strong team and the Crescent
eleven was Strengthened 10y Wheeler, King,
and OH. who were absent from the team
i'll last Wednesdays match against the
University of PcnnsylvanIa. The Hrook
lyniie> pla ycd 4 much better game to-day
than they put up against the Quakcrs.
Play commenced at 3:3O O'clock. The
CrescentS lad the northern goal and kicked
Off. Crescent gained twcnt y-flvc yards on
the exchange of kicks ANA the oval went
to y Yaie.
Letton's run gained fifteen yards for
the Culiegians, and b" was well tackled
by the Crescent quarter. a bad tumble
was in ialc territory on the fnrty-yard
line. Hutchinson gained zen yards.
LEATHER ON THE CENTER.
ohrs Kick was blocked by Hinkey and
the leather was on thc center. Good play
by Dewitt and Thornc luliuwcd and Yale
assumed the offensive. Ofi-Sidc play gained
fifteen yards for Yaic, and Dew it and
Letton brought the bail through the Crrs-
cents fort yard line.
Dewitt ran around the LEFT for two
yards and Lrttun gained Il further ten
yards. Tnornc made another gain Of ten
yards and Dewitt went through the right
end for two yards.
Phil King. the CreScent's quarter. was
hurt for a time, but recovered. Dewitt
went through the center for yard but
a bad tumble by Hinkcy gave the oval TO
Crescent on downs. OIL went through the
center for two yards, and Hutchinson
made four yards more.
Ohl tried to break through the center,
bit was blocked, and play was on CreS
cents 25-yard line. OH punted to Jer-
rcns. aud the Yale mans return was
blocked. and Crescent gained twenty-five
yards. OH kicked down the field FOR a
thirty gain.
LeItoI got the ball, hut was finely
tackled by King. The latlcrS tumble of
Thorne's kick gave the oval 10 Yale on
Crescents 25-yard line.
After an Interchange of kicks between
Oil and Thorne the bail was four wards
outside Cresccnt'S goal line. Lctton weEt
through the center and scored the first
touchdown for Yale. He failed to i'm
prove Score-Yale, 4; Crescent. o.
About a minute afterward time was
called without any increase in the score.
STRUGGLE SETTLED DOWN.
On resuming, Thornc kicked off for
Yale. and the struggle settled down at
Crescent's 2Oyard line. Bass went around
the left for three yards, and Jerrems went
through the center for slight gain;
Pratt's Kick went to Jcrrcms, who was
tackled before he could return, and Cres
cent gained 80 yards. A series OF rushes
by Thorne and De Witt and some clever
kicking by Jerrcms brought the oval TO
Crescent's 10-yard line.
Sheldon came through the center for
three yards, but Pratt fumbled, and the
collegians were on Crescent'S S-yard line.
Thorne got through the center for a touch
down, but JerreHs failed to make a fair
catch. Score: Yale, s: Crescent, ..
The ball was kicked off by Wheeler
from the center of the field and Jerrams
was unable TO hold the slippery sphere.