The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-11-20
VICTORY WAS FAIRLY EARNED
CRIMSON-LEGGED KICIIERs sUPE-
RIOR IN EVERY POSITION.
The Blues, However, Fought with
Desperation, but to No AvniI-Car-
Isle Indians, IL; Illinois, o.


NEW HAVEN, Conn, Nov 19-Harvard
defeated Yale this afternoon II to 0. win
ming glorious football victory in a clean,
fast game, abounding in brilliant plays.
The Harvard eleven showed themselves
masters of the game, excelling in every de-
partment and playing football we'll nigh
marvellous under such miserable weather
conditions. Every point was made by
straightforward. open tactics, and no fiuke
or luck contributed in any way to the scor-
ing. Harvards great speed of play, power
and concentration of attack, superior kick
ing and splendid physical condition 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 strong.
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 which went to the field be-
gan to arrive shortly after the noon hour,
after long tramp through mud and water,
and found the gridiron submerged and the
carefully prepared approaches to the grand
stand a quagmire. The rain, which had
fallen for two and half days, was still
pouring down and northeast wind con-
tinued to send the storm along with great
violence. Eighteen thousand people wit
messed the game. Oil skins, mackintoshes.
rubber coats, table cloths, carriage boots,
sou'westers, every kind of waterproof pro-
lection was pressed into service. The rub
ber clothing in New Haven stores was sold
early in the day and then a raid was made
on the dry goods stores for oil cloth. Hum
dreds went to the field draped in oil cloth.
with only a single opening in the center,
through which bedraggled heads appeared.
The costumes of the women were as gro-
tesque as those Of the men, and many wom-
en- who sat in the stands with absolutely
no head-covering, presented an odd appear
ance when the rain had beaten down on
them for two hours and melted their locks
about their fair faces. But they were
cheerful and even wildly enthusiastic at
times. in spite of it all.
By 1:9O the two large stands on either
side of the field were well filled, the west
side allotted to Harvard, filling more rap
idly. Fifteen minutes later the east stand,
occupied by Yale and her sympathizers, and
both end and corner stands were practically
full, and by 2 o'clock there were few vacant
seats in the great rectangle
YALE WON THE TOSS.
It was just 2:16 O'Clock when Captain
Chamberlain and his sturdy men, well
greaved and gauntleted for the battle, ran
on the field from the northeast corner, amid
volleys Of cheering from enthusiastic Yale
men. One minute later Captain Dibbee and
his crimson-stocked warriors strode into the
arena, While the great banks of humanity
that shut in the gridiron burst into wild
hurrahs. Yale won the toss, taking the ball
and rushing towards the northern goal At
2:23 o'clock Burr Chamberlain kicked off
far down the field to the ten-yard line, Daily
returning the kick prettiy, and Yale lined
UP with the bali in her possession on her
own tifty-yard line. Three attempts to force
the crimson forward netted 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 Chamberlain was forced
to kick. DAILY fumbled the punt, then
picked the ball up deftly and ran ahead =
few yards giving the crimson the ball on
the thirty-yard line Haughton punted at
once, high and fair, down the field, Dudley
catching the ball on Yales own fifty-yard
line. Harvard's defense was impregnable,
and Yale was forced once more to kick.
Harvard receiving the pigskin on her own
hfty-yard line. Haughton Immediately
booted the leather far down the gridiron.
across the goal line, for a touchback The
ball being brought back, Chamberlain
kicked off from the twenty-fve-yard line.
Reid making pretty catch, dashing over
the white lines for twenty yards before lit
tie Ely nailed him.
1t was now, with the ball on Yale's forty
hVe-yard line, that Harvard began her re-
lentless hammering at the Yale line, which
resulted in a well-earned touchdown. Dib-
blee and Reid plunged into the Yale for
wards with Vic
the blue wavered. with Yale powerless to
check the terrific onslaught Slowly, but
surely, Harvard advanced the ball on
steady, persistent punges, first smashing
to one side, then to the other of the center.
The ball reached the twelve-yard line, Dib-
blee, Reid and Boal taking it on consecutive
rushes for thirty-three yeards. Then little
Dfbblee plunged into right tackle as If shot
from catapult, and the ball was ten yards
nearer the coveted goal line
A PLUCKY RALLY.
Yale made plucky rally then and twice
faced the fury of the crimson attack. giving
way but one yard. With that one ward t.a-
tween them and touchdown, little Charlie
DAILY called on 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 serimmage. But Reid had gone over
the line. The crimson had scored the first
point at just 2:35 o'clock. twelve minutes
after the kick-off. Cochranes kick for goal
struck the cross-bar and the bail bounded
back into the arena, making the score to
in Harvard's favor
Chamberlain kicked off again and DAILY
punted back to Ely on the play. The Har-
ward line was strong. determined and ~