The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-11-20


brilliant nlavs. The Harvard eleven
showed themselves masters Of the
game. exceIling in every department
and playing football well nigh marvel
ously under such miserable weather
conditions. Every point was made by
STRAIGHTFORWARD, open tactics, and no
fuke or luck contributed in any way TO
the scoring.
Harvard's great speed of play, power
and concentration of attack, superior
kicking and splendid physical conol-
ton won the game for her easily. the
Yale PLAYERS fought with stolid pluck
At the end they rallied grandly, out OF
sheer desperation, and finished strohS.
A bleaker and more uninViting spot
was not TO be found in New Haven at
noon to-day than the Yale field. The
vanguard of the vast throng when
went to the field began to arrive snort
" after the noon hour. after long
tramp through mud and water, and
found the gridirOn submerged ana the
carefully prepared approaches to the
grand stand a quagnire.
The rain which had fallen for two
and a half DAYS was still pouring down
and a northeast wind continued TO
send the storm along with great VIC
Ience. Eighteen thousand people VII
messed the game. Oilskins, mackln-
toshes. rubber coats, table cloths, car
rage boots, u'westers-every kind OF
waterproof protection was pressed INTO
service The rubber clothing In New
Haven stores was sold early in the day,
and then a raid was made on the dry
goods stores for oilcloth. Hundreds
went to the field draped in oilcloth,
with only a single opening in the cen
ter, through which bedraggled heads
appear d.
The costumes of the women were as
grotesuue as those of the men, and
many women who sat in the STANDS
with absolutely no head covering pre-
scented an odd appearance when the
rain had beaten down on them for TWO
hours and melted their locks about
their fair faces. But they were cheer
full and even wildly enthusiastic at
times, in spite of it all.
BY 100 the two large stands on either
side of the field were we'll filled, the
west side allotted to Harvard, filling
more rapidly. Fifteen minutes later
the east stand, occupied by Yale and
her. sympathizers, and both end and
corner stands were practically full BY
2 o'clock there were few vacant seats
in the rectangular stand.
1t was just 2:15 o'clock when Captain
Chamberlain and his sturdy men. we'll
greaVed and gauntleted for the battle,
ran upon the field from the northeast
corner amid vOlleys of cheering from
enthusiastic Yale men. One minute
later Captain Dibhlee and his crimson
stOckinged warriors STROBE into the
arena, while greet banks of humanity
that surrounded the gridiron burst into
wild hurrahS.
Yale won the toss, taking the ball
and rushing toward the northern goal.
At 2:23 o'clock Burr Chamberlain kick
ed off far down the field to the ten-yard
line Daily returning the kick prettily,
and Yale lined up with the ball in her
possession on her own fifty-yard line.
Three attempts to forge the crimson
forward Melted but three yards, and
the ball went to Harvard on downs,
but it was Immediately given back to
the blue on Harvard's off side play.
Again Yale could not gain, and Cham
berlain was forced to kick Daily
fumbled the punt. then picked the ball
up deity and ran ahead few yards,
giving the crimson the ball on the
thirty-yard line.
Haughton punted at once, high and
far down the field, Dudley catching the
ball on Yales own fifty yard line Har-
wards defense was impregnable and
Yale was forced once more to kick,
Harvard receiving the pigskin on her
own fifty-yard line.
Haughton Immediately booted the
leather far down the gridiron, across
the goal line, for touchback. The ball
being brought back, Chamberlain kick
ed off from the 25-yard line. Reid max
ing a pretty catch and dashing over
the white lines for twenty yards be-
fore little Ely nailed him.
1t was now, with the ball on Yale's
45-yard line, that Harvard began her
relentless hammering at the Yale line.
which resulted in a well-earned touch
down. Dibblee and Reid plunged into
the Yale forwards with tremendous
mower. At each rush the blue waVered,
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rife onslaught. Slowly. but surely.
Harvard advanced the ball on steady.
persistent plunges, first smashing to
one side, then to the other. OF the
center.
The ball reached the 12yard line,
Dibblee, Reid and Boal taking 1t on
consecutive rushes for thirty-three
yards Then little Dibblee plunged
into right tackle as if shot from cata-
putt, and the ball was ten yards
nearer the coveted goal line. Yale
made a plucky rally and twice faced
the fury of the crimson attack, giving
way but one yard. With that one YARD
between them and a touchdown Char
lie Daily called out the men for one last
effort Reid took the ball and leaped
headlong into the struggling forwards.
1t was nearly a minute before the men
could be pulled out of the heap, so hard
and close had been the scrimmage. but
Reid had gone over the line. The Grim
haQ ScOGeu the IIoI punt CT JhoN
2:35 o'clock, twelve minutes after the
kickoff.
Cochrane's kick for goal struck the
crossbar and the ball bounded back into
the arena, making the score o to 0 in
Harvard's favor
Chamberlain kicked off again and
Daily punted back to ely on the play.
The Harvard line was strong, deter
mined and aggressive. 1t was impos-
s:ble for Yale, try as she would, to gain
and she was forced to kick. Haughton
returned the punt and Ely made a
brilliant, sensational run of thirty
wards by catching it and rushing down
the side lines, shaking off tackler after
tackler. But when the backs went UP
against the crimson line it was like
striking brick wall Yale was always
forced to kick. and Harvard kicked al
every opportunity, gaining many yards
and keeping the play continually in
Yale's territory
With the ball on Yales own 13-yard
line, Harvard held the blue for downs
cd 10 ariT at Yala'S center