The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1897-10-25
INDIANS SCORE ON YALE
INTERESTING CONTEST At POLO
GROUNDS, NEW YORK, SATURDAY.

Yale Played a Snappy Game Throughout
and Rolled Up Big Score-Hudson, the
Indian Quarterback, Kicked Goal
from Field-Other Games.
The most sanguine Of Yale support
ers were very much surprised at the
result of the contest on the gridiron
with the Indians last Saturday after
noon. This surprise was two-fold. 1t
was not thought that the blue would
roll up bigger score than Princeton,
nor that the Indians would score more
than one touchdown. The fact that
one more touchdown was made by the
Yale eleven than Princeton shows what
has been said right along that Yale's
offensive work is very fine, but the
manner in which they weakened in the
second half and allowed the Indians to
push them down the field for a touch
down is evidence Of poor defensive
work.
This feature can be overcome by
proper coaching, and no doubt those in
charge Of the team will devote most
way the men rallied when forced down
almost to the goal line and kept the
Indians from scoring shows that the
ability to play a good defensive game
is present and only needs to be devel-
oped.
The game was played at the Polo
grounds in the presence of about ten
thousand people, of whom only seven
oIy Tha nSf
occupied positions on Dead Head HILL
the elevated railroad terminus, and
other points Of elevation.
The Indians, no doubt had the SYM
pathies Of the majority of the specta-
tors, and when they failed to score in
the first half there was very little dem
onstration. The five hundred under
graduates who went down from here
were so much scattered that their
cheering was not Of much force. How
ever the old yell was heard several
times, especially when Kiefer made a
run of thirty yards and placed the ball
on the Indians fve-yard line. In the
second half when Hudson, the Indians
quarter back, kicked the pretty goal
from field mighty shout went up,
which plainly told the sympathies were
with the Indians.
The pesky redskins found that line
bucking was not of much consequence
and that no gains of Importance were
being made, and they resorted to a
kicking game. This was a wise de-
cision, because sevral long kicks We're
fumbled by the Yale backs and the ball
regained by the Indians.
There was very little rough play, and
r L.
injured. Redwater was substituted fol-
him. Yale played a snappy game
throughout.
Unlike last year, there were no pro
tests over decisions, each team being
treated perfectly square in this partic
uIar. Slocovitch played his initial game
on the Varsity team and his work was
very good. Few gains Of Importance
were made around him.
The lineup of the two teams was a:
follows:
YALE. POSITION. INDIANS
Left End.
HaZen ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. Rogers
Left Tackle.
Rodgers (captain) H. Pierce. Redwatel
Left Guard
Center.
Cutten Smltl
Right guard.
Brown ..............B. Pierce Captain
Right Tackle.
Allen s....ss... ...-.......sss.s OeueCs
Right End.
Slocovitch .................. Archquett'
Quarterback.
lie SaulleS NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. HudSol
Left Half-Back.
Right Half-Back.
Benjamin Mile
Full-Back.
Mcbride NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. MetoXel
Referee-Gould, Amherst. Umpire
Wrenn, Harvard. Linesmen-Hull an
Conner. Timer Joshua Hartwel
Neutrality-suspicious. 3, Kiefer ]
Cayon 1. Goals from touchdown-Cad
waIader 4. Goal from field-Hudson !
Failed at goal from touchdown-Hud
son. Injured-H. Pierce. Time o
halves-0:25.
1t is stated that BILLY Bull 81, VIII
is coaching the Indians, said after tn
game that Yale wasn't within 10 pc
cent. of Princeton. This is no doubt a
exaggeration from a comparison OF tn
showing made by the two teams again'
the Indians.