The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-11-22

Linesmen-H Garfield. Williams an,
smith, Wesleyan.
| Summary:
Iouchdowns-Bas Baird. Kelly, Hillc
brand. Barnard. Wheeler.
| Goais--H inkey. Baird (2.
| Missed goals-Baird g.
! Tlme-1wo 30-minute halls.
Attendance -35. 900
Ihat best OF all favorable football
grounds. Manhattan field, famous as tn,
| meeting place of the rival colleges for spy.
| eral successive years, was taxed to its MT.
| mcst capacity by the eager thousands who
were willing TO sit in drizzimg rain and
penetrating atmosphere foI three full
hours To witness the greatest sporting event
ol lhe year the gates we've thrown ouen
at about noon and from that time until
after the game had been started the crowds
! poured Into the enclosure from the eleyat o.
cd railways trains and horse cars The fair
! SEX turned out in large numbers, and so
ciety bellies, dressed ia pretty sweater cos
tunes, sat beside their brothers. fathers or
boauX, never utterng word OF complaint
during the long. dreary drizlle, ard adding
much to the beauty and enthusiasm OF the
scene. Preparatory 10 the appearance of
the contestants on the grounds the rival
factions engaged In singing songs IN honor
of players and In shouting the various col
lege yells. Finally there was momentary
hush, aud then to the northeast corner of
the field a sound. as OF distant storm in
the forest, was heard. which gradually in
creased, spreading around the four sides
of the gridiron field until it attained the
mighty roar OF d tornado the Yale kickers
had made their appearance.
Briskly they trotted}onto the field AMI
tested their sturdy muscles in few mo-
mt hts of preliminary practice.
Princeton followed hS rival minute
later and was also greet'&l with a stirring
round OF applause. 1t was just 10 when
the coin tossed up by Umpire Paul Dashiel
of Lehigh fell in Yale's favor. Captain
Murphy chose the east goal giving the
tigers the kick off. From that moment the
two teams. as they lined up in scrlmmase
or followed the ball in its progress up ana
down the field became the focal point to-
ward which the $1,000 pairs of eyes were
directed. For the first time since 1898 and
for the fourth time since 1853 a representa-
tive team from the tigers college defeated
the sons Of Eli today. The score was q
to and when 1t has been added that Yale ;
six points We're scored on n fuke the story
has been told, for never, from the beginning
of the game till its end, were the men from
New Haven able to cope with their sturdy
The Yale eleven Was clearly
on every point OF football, they
~ y, 80 80 H. - a. 80.
az N'I AZ lhe 'is''S a'il ~ ''','' u('r.a.,e
On the other hand the members Of tint
! Fin'V'oH 'oIiu never 'o' eh inslsnt sup
pea pay ilS Vhe marc game WIN " "h'Gh M, .heE
goiml''eneeo, nan',nfu ANA heilE anu n'.Ir
were sent rcp'a'ediy INTO the n a'e me .Gs
su.uS VI 'ou' 10 20 Y@i"s a., nStap ',oa'
ou'pln.'" WY r',Nrr on we "'e wan
anu ''al" 90 Hiau ls'N'l"s was oy iN
'he pest 'ua' mas "een seen mere 'o' many
Il Jay
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'I"i ions gums VA oubh ','e ,.ue ~ w.
w, "e'lse' me oniS iautty p"'mt IN
'liCe'on p'H9 Ins vas .i'e I"''u.e va I'', -
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''htr Hiashi"o'"I W"h ',ose la'l 'v9 .an
AaiuIE re accounted lol, i""Si"''u u9 '',
obI! was given larry pe'w'en ,ne goa,
HuSls i"r uI'S, ''nl'"' 'ne lI'"ve'un
l'a' tsl nd'N, n'le q ''e,loi'''I,"' u"' mar
uI 9!N'Y 'iea' F'''s .ntouen li,e ,", ~.
!, aie cam A,,rI ne nau paSsou an 'ng
} ale riayers rogers o'er'ooN min ana
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$ ho was substitute for IIne in Yales |
uakolfD Immediately after he went into