The sun., 1896-10-25
YALE'S NARROW ESCAPE.
CARLISLE INDIANs PLAT PRACTI-
CALLY DRAW WIN THE BLUE.

tnke-The New Haven Eleven Plays y
Poor Game. while the Indians Sur
pr,.e m Mig Crowd By Their Fine Work.
Whom the pluoky Carlisle Indians walked of
Manhattan Field at the conclusion of the game
with Yale yesterday afternoon there was
mighty cheer from thousands of throats, which
soon developed into a great roar, lasting fully
Eve minutes. Tho red men received this ova-
tion because they had practically played n
draw with tho New Haven eleven, although the
fnal score was q to O In favor Of the Blue. But
for n palpnbly wrong ruling by tho referee
which he afterward ncknowledRed, the figures
at tho end of the second half might have been
lo to 12. providing a goal had been Kicked from
n atouchdown that was as cleanly made as any in
the history OF football.
All of tile officials were Yale men and the In
dians wero constantly complaining Of their al
legged partisanship. 1t may have been uninten-
tional. but on several occasions there were rul-
ings that certainly looked queer. The fact that
the Yale team as whole made a poor showing
may have caused the officials to lose their
heads but It 10 o certainty that had w. o.
Hickok, the referee, ruled properly In tho Sec
ond half Yale would have had o close call from
q practical defeat.
Tho play that caused all the trouble and In
censed a majority Of tho crowd occurred In the
second half. about Ave minutes before time was
up. The Indians had the ball their own
twenty -hve.ynrd line. Jameson. the left end,
was brought back. and when he received tho
leather he followed his interference into hole
made between rig hit tackle and end He was par
TALLY held but his tackler thrown OF easily,
and then Jameson emerged back of Tale's
line. running like the wind. He lodged past
Mills and Chnuncey and sprinted like grey
hound for Yale's goal. Two wearers Of the blue
gave chase. but they were blocked Oft by four
Indians. who formed superb interference be-
hind Jameson. and when the latter placed the
ball between Yale's goal posts there was tre-
mendous burst OF enthusiasm from the stands,
the viadu uct. and Deadhead Hill.
But the cheering was suddenly cut short, for
the big referee was seon waving his han ke--
chief to Jameson as n signal to como back In
a moment there was a howl of Indignation from
the crowd, and especially from the Indians
the enpelves. Hickok held a short consultation
with Josh Hartwell. tho umpire, and Capt.
Murphy OF Yale, who rushed into the
field from the side lines. aud then
he ordered the Indians to mako the play
over again. Bemis Pierce, tho captain
OF the redskins. asked why tho touchdown had
not been allowed. and received the informatio
that the referee had thought that Jameson
cried down" when he first hit the limo. Hickok
was clearly ratified. and when the Indi-
ana refused to continue he made mat
ters worse by admitting his mistake. Under
the rules his first decision was final, SO
that tho Indians were clearly deprived OF
o touchdown and probable goal. as the ball
would have been kicked from q point directly
in front OF the posts. Hickok. who has been
coaching the carlisle team. then succeeded In
getting the Indians to play again by telling
them that they still had the ball and could
easily score another touchdown. But this
out of the question. for in the remaining min
utes the Yale men fought for their lives and
succeeded in keeping their opponents from ad-
vnncinG tho ball into their territory.
1t 10 not too much to say that haG the Indians
been strong in punting Yale might have seen q
very different issue to the game. In kicking
re indians we're wofully weak and at every at
tempt the sons of Eli made tremendous gains
on them. For all Of that. the spectators saw o
game that for variety of incident and honest,
hard play will hardly be exceled this season,
aud the black haired aboriGines. besides the
glory OF scoring six to Yale's twelve. have the
added satisfaction OF such reception from the
crowd has never before been given to any
but the ampionship teams. Moreover 1t was
non-partisan enthusiasm. brought out simply
because the Indians played q magnificent game
against a team that was expected to win an
easy victory.
oh. this Is a cinch." said tho more enthusi.
astc Yale supporters in the inter mission.
We'll eat 'em up in the second half. Why.
Princeton didn't score at all in the first half and
she scored 22 in the second. Well make 'em
think they're playing marbles now."
But the conservative ones shook their heads.
They had noticed that the Indian centre was i'm
pervious: that while at the first Yale's inter-
ference around tho ends was effective, as tho
game went on the Indians had developed a
method OF tearing that interference to pieces
and getting at the man with the ball. They had
also noted anu with misgivngs for Yale. that
every now and then the blue line would show
gaps through which q horse and wagon might
have been driven. For these reasons the con-
kervatives were inclined to believe that Yales
total score would not exceed the figure that
Princeton had piled up. but very few expected
to see Ellis sons shut out entirely in the second
half.
When the Indians returned to tho field they
were rousingly welcomed. and they showed
themselves well worthy of the welcome for
they held the Yale team at every point. True.
the play was fer the most part in the western
end OF the field. where the Indians goal was.
but Mt no time did 1t get very near to the line.
and. with tho exception OF one or two points,
the ball did not cover n territory OF more than
forty yards while in play
Back and forth wnged the battle, Yale being
unable to gain against the determined defence
of the Indians, but wthstanding with great
pluck the savage attacks on her line So the
battle waged. now on this side OF the field, now
on thnt, but not moving for any great distance
toward either goal. AT the call of time IL wns
near the middle Of the field. and 1t was plain to
see that Yale. instead OF regretting that there
was no more lime In which to gain another DOS
Bfble score. was thantCul that the end had come
Altogether the ~ 10 did not fall below tho
ltlllarl of thn cha n t,i in