The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-11-18
GREAT y'ALE-AARVARD GAME
A TWO-HoUR, HARD FOUGHT BAT
TIE ON THB GRIDIRON WITH
NEITHER SIDE SCORING.
lOS1|N IN The BASEBALL League.
Franchise Awarded to John Chiles.
a Six-Club League with $500
Salary Limit-CarIisIe In
dians Won Yesterday.

Cambridge, Mass, Nov. 13.-Harvard
and Yale played each other to stand
still this afternoon on Soldiers Field. For
two thrilling hours the sturdy elevens
struggled over the white-lined gridiron,
desperately disputing every inch of ter
ritory and vainly essaying to cross the
coveted goal line. The teams had each
- strong eleven, and neither side scored.
The game was disappointing. Each
eleven was confident of victory, and the
expectations of neither were realized.
Harvard should have won. She had
more possibilities than her rival and she
had capabilities which she did not en-
ploy to the limit.
Yale was but once within scoring dis
lance Of the Harvard goal. When
Harvard put her to the test she was not
found wanting, and by her resolute and
determined defense prevented the Grim
son from doing what Brown, West Point,
Carlisle and Chicago had already ac-
complished.
1t was as stubborn and bitter foot
ball game as was ever fought. Each
play brought every bit of spirit and pow
or into its inception and it took the con-
ccntrated efforts of the eleven men to
stop it. Both teams fought like men de-
terrnined that their opponents should not
gain and inch, and although the contest
lacked the football pyrotechnics and the
dramatic incidents of the old time con-
tests il was n hard fight from first to
last
The game was unusually devoid of long,
brilliant runs and hair-raising tackles,
but the. enormous crowd was kept at the
highest pitch Of excitement until the
final outcome. The high wind was an
important factor of the result. 1t made
necessary a partially different system of
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Yale, in winning the toss up and secur
ing the wind, had Harvard Mt great odds.
Heavily handicapped as she was Harvard
defended her territory 80 strongly in the
first half she led all to believe the Grim
son would score IN easy victory in the
second half
In the second half, Harvard had the
strong wind Mt her back, but it was after
she had been battered and buffeted about
the gridiron for over an hour and was
in no condition 10 strike into the line
with most telling effect.
Yale's supposed superiority in the kick
ing department did not materialize.
Even when Mcbride and De Sauls had
the wind Mt their backs Haughton very
nearly held his own. At times the Yale
backs made miserable attempts at punt
ing. -Four times they had their kicks
blocked by the Harvard forwards Once
n turned to their own advantage, out
once decidedly to Harvard's.
Haughton was guilty of several bad
but not costly fumbles, while Yale's
backs seemed to misjudge punts continu-
ally, and they were never sure on their
catches. At the end Yale seemed to be
the fresher.
In the course of the game Warren's
left shoulder was hurt and proved to be
dislocated Parker took his place at right
half.
A few moments later Haskell was
forced to retire from rough usage, and
Lorten Shaw took his place at right
guard. -,
Swain was next laid out and Beef"
Wheeler was substituted.
Donald was injured in one OF the fol-
lowing plays and Mills came into the
game.
The following is the line up of the two
teams:
Harvard Yale.
Cabot Captain. left end. =, -. .Hazen
Swain. left tackle. Rogers lcapp
Bouve. -. left guard. Chadwick
Doucett. -. center. .Cadwnlader
Haskell. right guard. Brown
Donald. /. -. right tackle. Chamberlain
M0ultOn. right end. HAL
Garrison. quarter back .Desalles
Dibblee. g. left half back, 80. .Corwin
Warren. right half back. BENJAMIN
Haughton. full back. ..... Mcbride
Umpire-Paul Dashiel. Lehigh.
Referee-W. A. McClung. Lehigh.
Linesmen-John Graham. Is. A.; ID. Nd.
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