Daily Kennebec journal., 1897-11-15
NEITHER SCORES.
$4,000 People See the Yale.
Harvard Foot Ball Game.
Neither Side Scores, Though Harvard
Loses Several Opportunities.
8owdoin and Colby also Tied At Brunswick
Nellhsr Side Scoring.

urday the ball was put in play in the
Harvard Yale game, and the great
struggle was on. Harvard, disappoint-
ed at losing the toss, set nobly at her
work. 1t was to be an Uphill fight
in that first half. Haughton kicked of
to Hazen on Yale's 30-yard line and
there the two teams lined up. Nc
Bride was at once sent back for a kick
He was frightfully slow in getting
the ball laway, Doucetxe was through
In moment and blocked the kick. A
mighty cheer rose from the Harvard
stand. But Benjamin fell on the ball
on Yale's 40-yard line. There was a
quick signal and Chamberlain stepped
back from the Yale line and shot the
ball through the air TO Harvard's 20
yard line. There the real struggle be
gan. The fearfuily strong wind made
it impossible for Harvard to kick
Warren started around Hazen and
gained three yards.
But there was something slow in
Harvard's interference. The next mo
ment Dibblee went charging round
Halls end and gained 10 yards. Har-
ward was wild with excitement This
time her interference was pretty
strong. bur still slow in starting
Haughton was plunger ait the big Cad
walader for a 5 yard gain.
Then Bouve. the big guard. was called
back and banged at Brown. but only
for gain of l yard. And there was
a tumble in that play and it was Yale's
ball on Harvard's 35-yard line. Nc
Bride. Yale's great line-tearing full
| haok 4
a stone wall. Then Chamberlain went
back and punted over the line. It was
Harvard's ball on her 25-yard line.
Haughton made beautiful punt into
the very face of the gale and sent the
ball to the middle of the field.
But it went outside and again
Haughton punted. this time to De
| Saulles on Harvard's 40-yard line De-
Saulles fumbled. and Dibblee fell on the
ball. Everyone was looking for a trick
/ play, but Harvard stuck to straight
| foot ball. Over in the north stand they
were cheering like mad. The sky was
a beautiful blue in that arc of the hor-
| zon. Then Harvard started some
sharp, quick plays.
Dibblee went through Swain's hole
| for yards. Warren tried the same
play for 1 yard. 1t seemed wonderful
| that any team could meet those plays
| SO quickly. Again and again the holes
We're filled. almost as fast as they wers
made. The Harvard backs were no.
| quick enough in taking advantage of
these opportunities. Cabot. starting
| from left end. got behind his interfer-
| ence quickly, and tried Hazen's end
| for 3 yards
Yale got the bali on offside play in
the middle of the field. Chamberlatn
i at once punted to Harvard's 25-yarj
line. Almost from the start it was ev-
ident that the Yale line could hold it's
own with the Harvard line The ends
were weak. and it was apparent then
that Yale was afraid to trust too much
to McBride's punting.
Harvard was jubilant at the success
that followed her rushes Even in the
face of strong wind her men were
working like fiends. Again the backs
struck terrific pace. Warren dashed
around Hall for Is yards. Dibblee, on
the very next play, got by Hazen's end
for Is more. Then and there, ON all
sides, Harvard was saying: They
aren't in our class"
But Yale got the ball for holding.
and Umpire Dashiels decision was
greeted with a groan from the crimson
followers. Chamberlain went back to
punt. Bouve broke through and block
the middle of the fild. Then for time
pandemonium reigned supreme.
The Harvard stand was one mass of
waving crimson in the hands Of a yell
ing mob. The excitement was Intense.
Garrison eignalled fer an end play, AMI
Harvard's interference was Off like q
shot. Warren, close behind, had the
ball, and went round Hazen's end for
20 yards. Again the Harvard crowd
went crazy. Cheer upon cheer was
borne away by the wind. The play was |
now in the very heart of Yale's terri |
tory. 1t looked as II Harvard would !
win then and there
Umpire Dashiel was excited too, and |
in an instant he was in the middle OF |
the fray scattering cautions on all |
sides. Garrison fumbled, but Warren |
fell on the ball. 1t was the second |
down. Swain was tried at Chamber
lain, but could MOI gain an inch. The |
third down. 1t would have been fruit
less for Harvard to punt Cabot tried |
left end and was thrown back.
It was Yale's ball on downs for the
first time in the game, and there was
joy in the Yale camp The mighty
Yale yell came bounding across the
field from that compact mass Of Ellis
They were in the game still. and their
team got the most royal support that
ever urged on a Yale eleven. Mcbride
went back for punt. His kick was
very slow and poor, advancing the ball
only 10 yards. Garrison fell on the
ball, and still the chances favored
Harvard. Z
In the next scrimmage Warren was
hurt, but in few moments, revived by
/ cheer from the stands, resumed play
again. Dibblee tried Hall, but the ;
ierce looking Chadwick brought up the
inc to standstill and downed his man.
Chadwick was a f0reboding looking
guard, with his hair streaming down
nto his eyes. and his great shoulder 7
,ulging all out Of shape with heavy !
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