The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-11-20


NEW HAVEN. Conn. Nov. 1s.-Harvard
defeated Yale this afternoon, II to Q, win
ming a glorious victory in a clean. fast
game. abounding with brilliant plays. The
Harvard eleven showed themselves masters
OF the game. excelling In every department
and playing football well nigh marvellous.
under such miserable weather conditions.
Every point was made by straightforward.
open tactics. and no fiuke or luck contrib
uted In any way TO the scoring. Harvard's
great speed OF play. power Of concentration
OF attack superior kicking and splendid
physical condition won the game for her
easily. The Yale players fought with stold
pluck AT the end they rallied grandly. out
of sheer desperation. and finished strong.
The vanguard Of the vast ihrong which
went to the field began 10 arrive shortly
after the noon hour. after a long tramp
through mud and water, and found the
gridiron submerged and the carefully pre-
pared 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 20
send the storm along with great violence.
Eighteen thousand people witnessed the
game. By 80 O'Clock the two large stands
on either side OF the field were we'll filed.
the west side. being allotted TO Harvard,
filing more rapidly. Fifteen minutes later
the east stand, occupied by Yale and her
sympathizers. and both ends and corner
stands. were practically full. By o'clock
there were few vacant seats In the great
reetangle.
II vas just 2.is O'Clock when Capt. Cham
berlan and his sturdy men, well greaved
and ready for battle. ran on the field from
the northwest corner. amid voLeys OF
cheering from enthusiastic Yale men. One
minute later Capt. D3hblee and his Grim
son stocking warriors, strobe into the
arena. while the great banks OF humanity
that sat in the stands surrounding the
gridiron burst into Wild hurrahs. Yale won
the toss, taking the ball and rushing to-
ward the northern goal
AZ 2:23 O'Clock Burr Chamberlain kicked
of far down the field TO the sen-yard line.
Daiy returning the kick pretti.y, and Yale
lined up with the bail In her possession
on her own afty-yard line. The attempts
10 force the crimson had netted hut three
yards. AMI ihe ball went TO Harvard on
downs. BIZ: I, was Immediately given back
10 the blue on Harvard's oTsiae play.
Again Yale could not gan and Chamber
lain was forced 20 kick. Daily sumbea the
punt. then kicked the ball up deftIy and
ran ahead few yards, giving the crimson
the bah en- the thirty yard line. uaugh.on
punted at once high and far down the
;ie.d. Dudiey caught the ball on YaIe's
own afty-yari ,.ue. Haryard's defense MAS
y
more % kick. Harvard received the u.g-
sa.n On heF own atty-yard l;ne, HaugAton
Immediately booted the leather far down
the gridlron across the goal line for 4
touch back. The ball being brought back
CHAMBERLAIN kicked o~ from the twenty
nye-yar3 iiue. Raiy. making a rre.,y catch
dash.ng over the white Enes for twenty
yards before Nst.e Ely nailed him.
The First Touchdown.
II was now. Win the bail On Yale-s forty
fve-yara lire. tha; Harvard began her -
le2tless hamn1efins AZ the Yale nne. when
rfsl,fed n weH earned touchdown T,e-
hlce and Rel1 plunged Into ths Yale for
wards wlth tremendous power a. each
rush ;he b'ue wavrfea. with y ale r.7we~,sSs
10 check The terrific onslaught. Slovy,v but
surely Harvard advanced the bail en-
STEADY persistent pluasas f-st smashing
20 one side, t3ea - THE ct&er. % the c-s-
ter. The hall reached tae tgseIve-yzr.i I:ca
Dioe!ee. Reid ard Boa. ;ak.nr u c.Y oez-
secuaye rt.sh~s for ;h3-.y-flve yards. The7
l;tie paaiee plunged into right tackle a.
I: shot from a -a;ar0l;. ana the bau was
,en yards nearer re coveted g1a2 HE
Yale made a pl1cky rally then. ana -yyi>>
faced fse fairy y TIE crimson attack. Riv-
i-E away bat o"a yarA Va that one
Ysr3 between ,hsrn tnd touchdown. istt}e
ChSyii, u.cbieA calei OF ;ac men sor en-
las, e1o-t- Red took the BAL ana 4sap%t
hes3.ong :nto the struggling forwards 7:
was nearly = minute before sAe ,rsea could
be pulled apart. 50 a2r4 ard close has s@sn
;ss sc-fgi. mage. hct Rad had gone ovc- ths
li1e- The CRIMSON had scored tas srs-
p5su, - tns1 2.S o'e,ock. twelve susaut.s
after sAe kick-er- CoeArane's klck 20. goal
x4l>x La oss&s bar ana tie hail bounded