The San Francisco call., 1897-11-14
For Two Hours the Sturdy
EleVenS Fight for the
supremacy.
STUBBORNLY FOUGHT TO
A FINISH.
Many Rival Teams Meet on Other
Fields and Cause the Usual Lot
of Broken Bones.
Special Dispatch 10 THE CALL

standstilI this afternoon on Soldiers
Field. For two thrilling hours the sturdy
elevens struggled over the white lined
gridiron, desperately disputing every inch
OF the territory and vainly essaying to
cross the coveted goal line. The teams
had each a strong defense and weak
ground-gaining powers. and the logical
outcome OF the contest was that neither
side scored.
The game was disappointing. Each
eleven was confident of victory and the
expectations OF neither was realized.
Harvard should have won. She had more
possibilities than her rival, and she had
capab bilities which she did not employ to
he limit. Yale was but once within
scoring distance OF the Harvard goal, but
when Harvard was put to the test she
was not found wanting. and by her
resolute defense prevented the crimson
from ding what Brown. West Point, Car
Isle and Chicago had already accom-
plished. 1t was as stubborn and bitter a
battle as was ever fought.
Each play brought every bit of spirit
and power possible into its inception, and
it took the concentrated efforts of eleven
men 10 stop it. Both teams fought like
men determined that Their opponents
should not gain a n inch, and although the
contest lacked the football pyrotechnics
and dramatic incidents of the old time
games, it was hard fight from first 10
last.
The game was unusually devoid of long,
brilliant runs and hair-ra .sInS tackles,
but the enormous crowd was kept at the
inlensest pitch of excitement over the
final OF the game.
The wind was an important factor OF
the result. II made Necessary partially
difficult system and offensive and defen-
sive for both teams. Yale winning the
toss and securing the wind had Harvard
at great ODDS. The fact that, heavily ham
dIcapped as she was, Harvard defended
her territory so strongly, led ali to believe
that ir the second half the CRIMSON would
score an easy victory.
In the second, when Harvard had the
strong wind at her back, she had
been battered aad buffeted about the
ground for over an hour and was in no
condition TO strike into the line with the
most telling effect.
Yale's supposed superiority in the kick
| ing department d id not materialiZe. Even
when Mcbride and De Saulles had the
wind at their backs Haughton very nearly
! held his own. At times the Yale's backs
| made miserable attempts at punting.
| Four times they had their kicks blocked
by the Harvard forwards; once It turned
| TO their own advantage, but once decidedly
| to Harvard's. Haughton was guilty of
several bad but not costly finn bles, while
! Yale's backs seemed 10 misjudge the
! Eunts continually and the men were sure
on their catches. At the end Y ale seemed
| to be the fire. her.
1t was just four minutes alter 2 o'clock
when the Yale men tum bed over the low
| fence around the gridIron at the west end
| of the field, with the wind at their backs,
| thus indicating Yale's luck had again
given her the toss. At almost the same
minnie the crimson eleven appeared at
| the opposite end Of the arena.
On the kickoff Haughton's punt was
! low, and Haven caught the ball and ad-
vanced it to YaIe's 35-yard line. Nc
| Bride was The first of the Ellis to re-
| celve the pigskin for a rush, and he made
| five yards through the center. Then the
! bail was passed 10 Mcbride for kick,
| but Yale's line yielded and the ball was
blocked. Benjamin fell on it. however,
ana it remained in Yale's possession on
| her tiftv-yard line.
! Corwin was next given the ball for a
/ punt and be sent il out OF bounds at Har-
vard's s 20-yard line. Warren for Harvard
! tailed 10 gain through Cham berlain, but
! Dibblee look the ball around Yale's right
| end for ten yards. Harvard then lost he
| ball on q tumble after two unsuccess ul
attemp pts to buck the center. But Yale
| found a strong line in front OF her on the
next two plays and Mcbride punted. Dib-
blee allowed the ball 10 roll back of the
goal line and it was brought out 10 Har-
| varG' ) 25-yard line for free punt. Haugh-
! toms first trial sent the bail out OF bounds
and It was carried back, but the second
! had twist on it that was too much for
| De Saulles. who muffed, and the ball was
! Harvard's on her 40yard line. Dibblee
| netted seven yards in three successive
! end-plays and Bouve took it 10 the center
| of the Teld. There Yale got 1t on fum-
bic and Mcbride punted TO Haughton,
who caught the ball and made ten yards
| to Harvard IS 25-yard line.
| Warren and Dibblee circled the right
| and lett respectively for ten and fifteen
! yards, but Donald used his hands H.
! Bride punied at once, but Douceite got
| through on him and blocked the ball in
| time Tor Cabot to drop on it at the center
| of the field.
| Warren made twenty Yards around the
| left end, but the ball went 10 Yale on
three downs. Mcbride made a mess of
his attempted punt and Garrison. Har-
vard little quarterback, fell on the ball
on Yale's 45yard line. Brown followed
Burke on the next play. getting through
| the H@rva-d line, downed Warren with a
loss. Dbblee avenged his team. however,
with characteristic dodging run around
right end. But his fellow-fig could
not keep up the pace and Haughion
punted on the third down to Yale's Is.
yard line McBri te punted the ball cut
of danger and HauPhton returned it on
the next nlay. Mcbride pranced the
sphere on Yale's 25-yard line and is yards
| before he was brought down by Swain.
The contest was fierce one, and Swain
was laid out for a minute. out resumed
| playing. Warren tackled Benjamin be-