Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-11-20

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 a 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 a
half days, was still pouring down and a
northeast wind continued to send the storm
along with great violence. Eighteen thou
sand people witnessed the game. Oilskins,
mackintoshes, rubber coats. table cloths,
carriage boots. southwesters. 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
oil cloth. Hundreds went to the field draped
in oilcloth, with only u single opening in
the center, through which bedraggled heads
appeared. no-o s ,ro.
tesGue as those of the men. and many
women who sat in the stands with abso-
lutely no head covering presented an odd
appearance when the rain mad beaten down
on them for two hours and melted their
locks about their fair faces. But they
were cheerful and evenly. wildly enthusi-
astic at times. in spite OF II all.
BY 40 the two large stands on either
side of the field were well filled, the west
side. 2lIotted 10 Harvard, Milling more rap
idly. Fifteen minutes later the east stand,
occupied by Yale and her sympathiZers,
and both end and corner stands were prac-
tica!ly full. BY 2 O'clock there were lew
vacant seats around the great rectanSle.
Tennis Come on the Field.
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 Dibblee and
mis- crinson-stockinged warriors strobe IN
to the arena. while the great banks OF
humanity that shut in the gridiron, burst
into wild hurrahs.
Yale won the toss, taking the ball ana
rushing toward the northern goal At 223
o'clock Burr Chamberlain kicked off far
down the field to the ten-yard line. DAILY
returning the kick PRETTY and Yale linei
up with the ball in her possession on her
own ffty-yard line.
Three attempts to forge the crimson for,
ward Melted but three yards and the ball
went to Harvard on downs, but it was i'm
mediately given back TO the blue on Har-
wards off-side play. Again Yale could not
DAILY fumbled the punt, then picked tho
ball up deity and ran ahead a few yards,
giving the crimson the ball on the thirty
ward line.
Haughton punted at once, high and far
down the field. Dudley catching the ball
on Yales own 5O-yard line. Harvard's
defense was ~impregnable and Yale was
forced once more TO kick. Harvard receiv-
ing the bigskl kin, on on, her " S-yard line:
far down the Gridiron across the goal line
for a tonchhack.. The ball being brought
back. Chamberlain kicked off from the D.
yard line. Reid making a pretty catch and
dashing over the white lines for ~ yards,
before little Ely nailed him;
II was now. with the ball on Yale'S A.
yard line. that Harvard began her relent-
less hammering at the, Yale line. which
resulted in a well-earned touchdown. Dbl
blee and Reid plunged into the Yale for
wards with tremendous power. At each
rush the blue wayered. with Yale poweriess
TO check the terrific onslaught. Slowly but
surely, Harvard advanced the ball on
steady, persistent plunges, first smashing
TO one side. then to the other Of the GEN.
ter.
The ball reached the 12-yard line. Dibblee.
Reid and Boal taking IT on consecutive
plunged into right tackle as If shot from
a ca;apult. and the ball was ten yards
nearer the coveted goal line.
Harvard scores I'm Twelve Minutes.
Yale made n plucky rally then and twice
faced the fury of the crimson attack. CIV
ing away but one yard. With that one
yard between them and a touchdown, lit
tie Charlie DAILY called out the men for
one last effort. Reid took the ball and
leaped headlong into the struggling for
wards. 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
crimson had scored the first point at lust
2:35 o'clock. twelve minutes after the kick
OFF.
Cochrane's kick for goal struck the
crosshar and the ball bounded back into
the arena. making the score 5 10 0 in
Chamberlain kicked off again, and DAILY
punted back TO Ely on the play. The Har-
ward line was strong, determined and ag-
gressiVe. 1t was impossible for Yale. try
as she would. TO gain. and she was forced
10 kick. HauChton returned the punt ard
ElN made IA hVfllnnT and cnnGlffnraf rrtr
of thirty yards by catching II and rush.
ing down the side lines. shaking off tack
went up against the crimson line it was
like striking a brick wall. Yale WAS al
ways forced 20 kick. and Harvard kicked
at every opportunity, gaining many yards
and keeping the play continually in Yale's
territory.
With the ball on Yale's own IS yard line.
Harvard held the blue Tor downs ard
started hammering at Yale's center again.
DiLblee dashed into the line for three
sivc plays. took ii TO the 6 yard line. when
Dibblee ripped through right guard with
half a ton of charging muscle at his back.
clinching the victory for the crimson.
The ball went over the Yale line for the
second time at 2:5l O'Clock. just twenty
eight minutes after the start. Haught6n
shot the oval fair and true over the cross
bar. and Harvard led. II to Q.
Not two minutes later. after Yale had
put the hall in play aud kicks HAD been
exchanged, with hall in Harvard's pos
session on 1a4e : 80 NaTG me. Dibhlee,
with Reid. Warren. Daily and Coclrane. in
several end intcrfcrsnCes. shot out of the
right end and. breaking away from his in
reference. turned in and dashed over tue
field, twisting. lodging and racing on for
thirty yards. Reid and Eoal then smashed
into the forwards. but Marshall and cut
ten hraced and held them within two yards
of the goal line for four downs.
MiHses Field Goal.
Chamberlain punted TO DAILY. who made
fair catch on the 35-yard line. from which