New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-11-20

| vbo stooned 10 tackle him He had covered a
| good twenty yards and Yale stock went up
| Yale went at tho game fercey now and two or
three times made her distance. She was finally
forced to punt however and. as usual. lost by the
| exchange for Harvard promptly sent the leather
| flying back Yae's twcnty-yard line. Here was
arvard's chance and she held it superbly for four
! downs
Another touchdown. Harvard shreked the
! grandstand. and Harvard set to work to make II.
A series Of mass plays on the tackles followed one
| another in rapid succession. Dibblee and Warren
carrying the ball. Mcbride called in to take
Townsend's place. but he could not ward off I'M
pending disaster As sure as fate. and twice as
speedily. the Harvard men forced themselves over
Yae's line. and Dibblee had scored another touch
down.
Harvard had another chance to show her pent-
up ecstasy. and she did It in fashion make the
Yale shouters the field green with envy. All
the Harvard alumni who the field tore up
and down and Rugged everybody in sight. Old
Harvard captains. Cumnock Waters. Emmons.
Washington. Brewer ana other players just as
well knowa shouted together. They had waited
seven years for the victory but seemed 10 ne
kicked score. ii to o
Yale fumbled. and Dibbea made magnificent run
Of forty. yards around the right end II was Just
which IN big game are not often seen: One Yale
ference. and a groan went up from the bank Of
Blue
ALMOST SCORES AGAIN
A moment more. and Harvard had the ball
Yales five-yard line Yales very heartstrings were
being out with such work this. But Yale
took noble brace and held Harvard in her tracks
for four downs.
Yale punted. DAILY made fair catch. and try
for field goal was made. but unsuccessfully a
moment later Harvard kicked the ball down the
line He fell on it. two Harvard men almost get
ting the leather. It was at first thought that this
but the referee decided Otherwise as the bali had
really been kicked and not carried oyer the line,
Harvard and the sound OF her brass band. i'm
ported for the occasion. started in afresh
THE SECOND HALF.
Between the halYes it rained harder than ever.
but all was sunshine on the Harvard side OF the
field Everybody was soaked. but that alb
solutely unmportant detail The Yale coaches had
pretty much given up idea Of victory, but the Yale
grandstand stin hoped on. Loyalty and faithfully.
that the Yale brace" would arrive in time to turn
Harvard kicked off. Mcbride returned the sphere.
by dashng back twenty five yards with the bal.
lodging beautifully Harvard then started to rush.
a fash was on the leather. Then Yale started in
TO play football She he'd also some tricks. which
generally hy straight-ahead PUSHES; two yerds
g gaTd eleven az down hc d It was magnaesnt
brace. and like old-tme Yale football On-side
%pe IN the crimson territory before Harvard finally
! made her rocklikc stand
ELS CHANCE GONE.
Then Yale surrendered the ball downs. and
the followers OF the Blue felt that their best
chances were gone as the Harvard cheers rose on
the wind. Harvard Immediately punted. and one
Of the Yale backs made heartrending muf on the
thirty-yard line Farley. Of Harvard. hugglng the
leather IN jiry. Then came that machine-like
attack Of Harvard's. through The right wing. the
let wing and the centre. IN rotation, Yale falling
steadily back.
the Blue ffieen-yard line. Then another OF
those pucky stands called for. and Yale
Wrested the ball away from her enemy on downs
| The Els defence here was remarkably strong.
Yale could not gain hy rushing. ana 80 punted.
| Red soon returned the bail with excellent judg
| ment. that Yale had to call II down on her own
[ Vineyard line The next moment nlmble Har
| ward giant broke through and half blocked Nc
! Brides kick. In trice crimson-leeged man was
on the leather and in couple OF rushes Yae's
! heart was in her mouth again. The bail was in