New-York tribune., 1896-10-25
YALES NARROW ESCAPE.
THE CARLISLE INDIANS NEARLY TIE
THE GAME WITH HER TEAM.
A DECISION OF REFEREE HICKoK GIVES THE VIC
Kisses EQUAL AT THE ANNOUNCEMENT
THE GAME BADLY MANAGED.

THE GAME BADLY MANAGED.
Oro ~ ,,a only .vo football games arranged for
this CITY this season was played at Manhattan r'e''
Yesterday afternoon. The contest was between ''e
Yale College and The Carlisle Indian eevens anu '.'e
Indians were beaten but only after stubborn patNe
IN which Yale had TO al. her tricks. 50 wen known
10 the football critics. win. Her men cap'ui'u '"o
victory by the close score Of y to o
The hveliest ineres. felt in the battle IN SOM
ouarters ye: the attendance was unusually smaH ior
such a game Many people wished to get h''e oii
Yale for the coming annual struggle win filh'e'oi'
The copper-c 1ore1 sons Of Carlisle have i'arne .
rough and tumble sport of the paleface. ana nh"'r
able coaching by Hickok the old Yale a'hiete' 'i.e
Indians are a team which will give mos; OF 'ne co
Ieqe neyens OF the present season close battle
The Indians showed that they could play ioo'Da
in their recent game with the Princeton lse'S' p"'
even their most enthusiastic admirers hardy hoP'u
for the fine showing they made In Harlem !'s'e''"!
afternoon The Indians. natural athletes that 'he!
ore playei with an abandon which carried the sym
rathies OF the crowd With their bronzed races
shaggy names and swarthy skins. shown OFT by GRIM
son sweaters they looked like their forefa;hers VINO
were compelled in their time 10 surrender 10 the wne
man bur on a different SORT OF battie-heiu '"e'
friends in the stands greeted them with GENUINE
war whoop when they appeared on the spongy
water-soaked field.
The management. unfortunately for the colleges,
had heen left in the hands Of the New-York baseball!
club. which may account for the fact mat inc con-
test was so badly advertised and that the attendance
wa. so small Not more than 3.~D people were pres
ent in spite OF the perfect weather overhead pu' heh
some people object being competed 10 pay d ~ 10
witness an exhibition game Of anything. even foot
ball.
While the score officially is l2 to 6, there were many
spec,ators of the game, including many old football
men, who thought that the decision maze Dy heleree
Hickok against the Indians in the second nan Oh 'ie
game was entirely wrong. With the score at Il 10 b
and the referee Ya,e man. there is suspicion that
Mr. Hickok may have drawn the lines Niie TOO hhe'
AT any rate the applause and Kisses when the decision
was announced were about evenly distributed.
The play over which the dispute arose was as iol-
lows The ball was passed back by the inula quar-
terback to Jameson. who aided by splendid inter-
ference skrted Yale's left end, where, after dodg
ing several players he found clear field. through
which he had no difficulty in running to make MS
touchdown Yhe referee seemed TO think that the
ball was not in play and gave his decision accord
ingy 1t looked at time as II the Indians were
going to leave the field. but Referee HIckoR' VINO
has been coaching the team this fall. made an APP
peal 70 them 10 go with the game. and tney uld
so although they showed by their manner tha
they thought they were not getting ialr, snow.
Had this score been allowed, and goaI peci
kicked from the touchdown. the game would have
been a tie Hickok is said to have admitted thd'
As to Yae's playing the friends Of old Ell cannot
be any too well pleased & in fact the did ia m S
two weeks ago The line Is uhSven & ahn ndins 'e far
gains Both teams INDUCED in a lot Of ofside play
ing all through the game. The Indians are stocky
lot and excel in mass PLAYS. Were they quicker
on their feet, and had they better scientific know-
edge of the game. they could easily be put IN the
class with the Big Four As II Is. thcy snow the
result OF the training this fan
Two halves played, the first OF twenty-five
minutes duration, and the second OF twenty MIN
utes. The Indians were the first TO score making
a touchdown after three minutes Of actual play
Yale made some impression at The start. Cay GU
got the ball on the Indians G-yard line ana: SKIRT
ing the entire Yale team made fin" RUE OF about
seventy five yards and scored a touchdown. u.
Pierce kicked goal. ~
Three minutes later Yale tied the score. The
New-Haven collegians carried the ball down the
field By steady rushcs and Mills was pushed over
the line for a touch Town Chauncey kicked goal.
making it to 6. Twelve minutes later thauncey
was pushed over for Yae's second touchdown. and
he kicked a goal. In the disputed touchdown Jane
son made a fine Of seventy yards There was
betting that the Indians would not score
Another reporter elected from the grounds
Yesterday Freedman called upon the police TO
eiec, the newspaper man. but they refused, and the
manager compelled some Of the ground attendants
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