The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-11-14
Stirring Football Struggle
Between Old Rivals.
BOTH SIDES FAIL TO SCORE.
The Teams Put Up a Fast, Clean
and Scientific Game.

faie's Comparatively Green Combination
wsCnenpected Form-De snuIIes, Quarter
Hack for the Blue. tho Star or the Day-Mo
Turns tho Tide Against the Crimson Several
Times by Sensational Plays HouEhte,
fants Well, but shows m n Jsro
hreaker-Mcnrido About an Even Match
Tho Contest Witnessed by aS, 900 Peoplo.
BOSTON, Nov. 13.-In a football game that
was not only clean, sportsmanlike, and fairly
played, but also one of the quickest on record.
harvard and Yale fought to a draw on Soldiers'
fieid, Cambridge. this afternoon, In tho prer.
ence OF 5000 persons. Neither side scored. A
Harvard victory had been so generally on
pectod that the result Of the conflict was dubi-
ously received by the supporters Of tho Crimson.
The fact that Harvard could not force the hall
across SEle's goal line, as had been done bv
Brown. the Indians. West Point, and ChioaRo.
was tho chief cause for regret, but It was NOT
because OF any failure on the part of the Crtm-
son representatives to play desperate football.
1t was simply because Yale put UP an uner-
pectedly fine defensive Ramo and played with
superb Judgment all the way through.
Harvard's well-known defence was imperyi-
Gus to the Yale attack, but that was expected
all along. Harvard's failure to score was the
subject of unbounded Joy and happiness for
Yale. The sons of Ell were particularly jubi.
liant over the fact that, with q green eleven
made up from raw recruits and coached by
veterans. they had succeeded in standing or
Harvard's array of experienced men in the rush
limo for a nothing to nothing score.
The game was played without delay, so much
30 that inside Of two hours the playing time had
been consumed and the big crowd went on its
way homeward. There was absolutely no bru-
tally. no smuggling. no roughing, and no injuries
to amount to anything. The Harvard team was
30 well supplied with substitutes that whenever
one of the regulars was rather rudely handled
| he was taken out.
The Yale men played through the game with
out making u change. At the end of the con-
test there were no cripples to speak OF, and the
best or feeling, barring disappointment over the
fact that no definite result had been reached.
prevailed everywhere. 1t was a model game,
one that can be pointed to with pride by those
who engaged In 1t, those who saw 1t, and those
who believe in college football as q manly sport.
HARvARD WEAK IN ATTACK.
Harvard's failure to win can be ascribed to
several things. While tho team was undoubt-
eddy strong in defensive work, the attacking
force was SO weak that old.timcrs opened their
eyes. Outside of Dibblee, who made several
good zigzag runs, the longest being for about
twenty yards. the backs were weak In line buck
ing. The tackles and guards were used some In
new formation plays. but nearly all the assaults
on the centre Of Yale's line were worthless. The
only gains made by Harvard of any account
were around the ends, particularly that covered
by Hazen.
In point Of Interference for tho backs Harvard
was not up to the mark. for Yale had no trouble
in breaking the formations up. and frequently
the man with the ball was downed for o loss. In
putting the ball in play Harvard was slow; that
is to say, there wero long delays between signals
and the mass plays, for the line did not rush
forward with half the force exerted by the
Yale backs. Houghton at full back did far better
work than anybody believed him capable or. Both
with and against the wind he prnted with ex-
cellent judgment, although no kicked tho ball
straight forward each time the moment he re-
ceived 1t from the quarter back. instead of en-
ploying the new side step SO successfully used
by Baird, Minds. and Mcbride. the Yale full
back.
In catching punts. however, Houghton showed
weakness. He muffed several. and but for the
splendid support he received from Dibblee these
blunders might have been fatal, for In each In.
stance Dibblee grabbed tho ball out of the
clutches OF Yale ends. who got down the field
like wildfre. Houghton seemed useless 40 Q
line breaker, and did little or no interfering.
His punting was his only forte.
Dibblee, who has been making long runs
against all opponents this season, was some
what of a disappointment to those who expeots
cd him to run the whole length of the hold. He
made most OF his best dashes with hardly any
interference. and was, therefore. terribly handt-
capped. He also found two ferce tacklers in
Chamberlain and Hall. and was often cut down
by them when good holes had boon made for
him.
Warren. who started the game at right half
back for Harvard, did almost as well as DlbbleO
until he was slightly injured. Then Parker
took his place, and even eKcelled Warren In the
strength of his line plunRes. Garrison played Q
fair game at quarter back, but seemed to lose
his bearings when tho play became hottest. He
did some good ~tackling. but was not up to the
usual standard.
Harvard's rush line was weak. in a way. whore
IL was supposed to be unusually strong. Dou-
cette did very well at centre considering that he
had to handle big Cadwaluder. AS both are hard.
aggressive centres, although he~avyweights for
fair. their meeting was tho subject for much
discussion. All things considered. 1t was about
n stand-off, although moro gains were made
through Harvard's centre trio than through
Yale's. Cadwalader had the better staying
powers and finished stronger. but considering
the fact that Doucette WAS lighter and shorter
than the big Yale man, he should receive credits
for playing strong ball.
Chadwick. the hammer thrower, who has
been n sub" all the year, was placed mt fales
left guard nj the very last moment, instead OF
Marshall. He was compelled TO face Haskell.
the old Amherst player, and they had a glorious
struggle until Haskell was forced to retire be'
cause OF a lame leg. Then Norton shaw Vent
in, but he did not do 30 well with Chadwick.
who played for his life. Rig Bouve. harVard's
left guard, had a tough proposition in Brown OF
Yale, who never played better football. Brown
was all over the Held, and on two occasions no
saved Yale in tickllsh places by falling on tho
ball after II had been fumblcd. HOWE was q
trine outplayed, surprising AZ 1t may he, and the
Yale backs mace some material gains between
him and Swain.
MARvAHD's CEHTEE ~ovERkArED,
J Harvard's centre men, then, were not nearly
, so strong AS the public had been led to believe.
and Yale's trio, taken az u whole. outplayed
them, but not by any wiuo margin. Rodgers
and Chamberlain played hcrcely AT lale's
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