The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-11-14

made twenty yards around the left end, but
the ball went to Yale on three downs. Nc
Bride made a mess Of his punt, and Garri-
son, Harvards little quarter back, fell on
the ball on Yale's forty-hve-yard line.
Brown fooled Bouve on the next play, and,
getting through the Harvard line, downed
team, however. with a characteristic dodg-
ing run around right end. But his fellow
lighters could not keep up the pace and
Haughton punted on the third down to
Yale's 1fteen-yard line. Mcbride punted
the ball out of danger and Haughton re-
turned it on the next play.
Mcbride pinched the sphere on Yale's
twenty five-yard line and ran fifteen yards
before he was brought down by Swain. The
laid out for minute. but resumed playing.
Warren tackled Benjamin before he had
made his distance on the next down and
Yale fumbled the ball, but a pair Of blue
arms got it again. Mcbride then kicf ed
to Harvard's twenty-yard line. The ball
slipped through Haughton's hands, but
Dibblee saved it and made five yards to
Harvard's thirty-yard line. Warrens fail
ure to gain forced Haughton to kick. Nc
Bride made seven yards on the catch and
landed the ball we'll across the middle line.
Harvard's center yielded here for two four
yard gains and two attacks each by Corwin
and Benjamin brought the ball to Har-
wards forty-yard line.
Haskell was laid out here with an unlucky
blow in the face, from which the blood
streamed. DR.. Billy Brooks patched him up,
however, and he went into the game again.
Benjamin and Rodgers hammered their way
to the ffteen-yard line. There waSs dread
suspense in the Harvard camp, as a touch
down seemed a sure thing, but Yale fun
bled, and Swain fell on the ball. Harvard's
inability to bunch her backs hard on Yale's
line resulted in a loss of five yards on The
next three plays. Ben Dibblee made four
yards on the right end, but 1t was not
enough, and Haughton kicked twenty-five
yards against the breeze. Yale muffed the
ball, but got it again and kicked it back TO
Haughton on the Crimson's twenty-yard
line. Haughton caught the ball prettily on
the run, but Hazen was on him. Dibblee
made slight gain at left end, but Haugh-
ton bucked the center for a loss and had to
Kick; Mcbride fumbled in Desaulles
hands, but Cabot nailed him before. he could
move. Then Mcbride punted over the goal
line and the ball was Harvards on the
twenty-fve-yard line. Desaulles got 1t after
and made pretty run OF fifteen yards
around the right end on double pass Gar
rison stopped his progress on Haryard's
twenty-fve-yard line.
the ball. Garrison and Hall apparently had
a rough encounter in this play, for they
shook hands cordially on getting up. to
show that there was no bad feeling. War
ren's left shoulder was hurt in the same
scrimmage and proved to be diSlOcated
Parker took his place at right half Moul-
ton got the ball for Harvard on a tumble
Parker was thrown down for a loss, but
Dibblee Melted nine yards in two end plays.
Time was called a few minutes later
with the ball on the Crimsons forty-five-
yard line after short gains by Parker
Swain and Dibblee, and the first nalf was
over
The teams went at once to their quarters
and there was a general jubilation all along
the Harvard lines. After having success
fully resisted Yale's hammering with the
Crimson sympathizer regarded the victory
as already won.