The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-11-14

the soss ana securing the wind. Rad Har-
ward .. great Odds. The fac. that. heavily
Handicapped as she WIS. Harvard DEFEND
ID her territory 70 strongly, led az TO be-
Ieve that 10 the second sslf tire crimson
weuid score "a easy victory In the Sec
ond. when Harvard had the strong wind
al her back. ~ was after she had been bat
tered and busyeted about the grtdiren for
over an hour. and was In no condsrson 70
strike into the isns with q most telling e.
Eecs.
Yates superiority In kicking did not
matersalfxe- Even when AeBrioe ara
lie goulles had the wind 81 their backs.
Hzugnton very nearly held his own. AZ
times faie'a backs made miserable at
tempss ct punt!ng- -Four times they had
sneiY kicks blocked by the Harvard for
wards once IL turned TO their own 3D.
vantage, bu: once decidedly 20 Harvard y
Hauxhton vas guilty Of several bad but
ret costly fumhles while Yale's backs
seemed 70 nsistzdse the puuts, and they
were never sure on their catches At the
end Yale seemed TO Be freebsr.
Yale Blocked, Bet Holds the Bail.
On the ksck-cn IN the first half Haugf-
toms punt was low and Haven caught the
haa and advanced II 10 Yals's &-yard
Itne. McBrtcs was the first Of the Els
20 receive the plgskin for rush, and he
made Eve yards through the center Then
but YaIe's iine yielded. and the taii was
blocked BENJAMIN fen on IT, however
and II remained IN Yale's Possession On
her 1-yarf line.
Corwin was next given the ball for .
punf. and he sent II out Of bounds at Har-
wards A-yard tine. Warren. for Har-
ward. failed to gain through Chamberlain.
but D.hbiee took the ball around Tale's
right end for ten wards. Harvard then
lost the bah on . tumble. after two IN
successful attempts 10 buck the center
But Yale found q strong line In front Of
her on the next two plays. and Mcbride
pHnsed. Dfbbiee allowed the bah 20 roll
back OF the goal line. and 1t was brought
out to Harvards zs-yard line for free
punt Haughtoufs FIRST trial sent the ball
out Of bounds. ana u was carried back.
but the second had twis, On & that was
too much for De SouiIes. who muffed. ana
the bail was Harvard's. On Eer ie-yard
line.
Dibbiee net:cd seven yards II three sue
cassive end plays. and BGuye took IL 20
the center Of the field. There Yale GOT
II on q tumble and Mcbride punsed TO
HaughtoE. who caught the bail and made
ten yards TO Iiaryard's G-yara line.
Warren and D!bblee circied the right and
left respectively fer ten aid ff.een yards.
but Donald used his hands Illegally and
the ball went to Yale. Mcbride puaied
once. but Doucette got through en- min
and blocked the bah In time for Cabot 10
drop on II At the center Of the field. War
rem made twenty yards around the left
end. but the ball went TO Yale on three
downs. Mcbride made mess OF his at
tempted punt. and Garrison. Haryards
little quarterback. fell on the hail on
yaies HtyArd lire. Brown footed Bouve
on the next play. and. getting through
the Harvard line. downed Warren with
loss,
Harvard Fights Fiercely.
Dsbbles avenged his team. however. with
q characteristics lodging run around the
right end But his fellow fighters could
not keep up the pace and Haughton punt
ed on the third down TO Yale's nfteen-yard
line. Mcbride punted the ball out of dan
ger. and Haughton retired 1t on the next
play. Mcbride p,nched the sphere on
Yale's twenty-dye-yard line and ran IF
teen yards before he was brought down
by Swain. Tne contest was a fierce one.
and Swain was laid out for a minute. but
resumed playing. Warren tackled Benja-
min before he had made his distance on
the next down and Yale fumbied the ball.
but pair Of Blue arms got It again.
NcBrids then kicked to Harvards TWEEN
ty-yard line. The bali slipped through
Haughton's hands. but Dibbiee saved It.
and made ave yards to Harvard's thirty
yard line. Warren's failure to gain
forced Haughton 70 kick. Mcbride made
seven yards on the catch. and landed the
ball well across the middle line. Har-
wards center yielded here for two four
yard gains. and two attacks each by Corr
win and Benjamin brought the bali to Har.
wards forty-yard tine.
Haskell was laid out here with an un-
lucky blow In the face. from which the
blood streamed. DR.. Billy Brooks patched
him up and he went into the game again
Harvard's defense weakened badly and
Benjamin and Rodgers hammered their
way to the ffteen-yard line. There was
dread suspense IN the Harvard camp. as
= touchdown seemed a sure thing. but
Yale fumbled and Swain fell on the ball.
Haryard's inability to bunch her backs
aard on Yaie's line resulted in a loss OF
Ave yards on the next three plays. Dib-
hiee made four yards on the right end.
but II was not enough. and Haughton
kicked twenty-five yards against the
breeze. Yale muffed the ball. but 60, Il
again ana kicked II hack to Haughson on
the Crtmson's twenty-ysrd line Haugh.
ton caught the ball on the run, but Hazen
WAS On him. Dihblee made a slight gain
~ the end. bur Haugh.on buckei In. CEN
ter Tor toss and had 10 kick McRytde
fnmhisd In De souiies' hands. but Cabot
nailed him before he could move.
Then Mcbride puntcd over the goal line
snd the ball was Harvari's on the twenty.
Hve~tard lias. De Souiles got Il after
Hsnghten's punt to yale's ffty-yard line
snd mads pretty run of fifteen wards
around the right end on n double mass
Garrison stopped his progress on usr-
sard's t~enty-Ave-yari tine. Again Yale
sumelod. but again she kept the bail.
Harrison and Hall apparently had q
songh encounter IN this play. for they
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