The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-11-20

Spectators That They Were Mas
tiers of the GridirOn sport-Im-
mense Crowd Witnessed the Con-
test-POurfng Rain Made Field
Quagmfre.
NEW HAVEN, Conn, Nov. 19.-Har-
ward defeated Yale by IT to 0, winning
a glorious football victory in clean,
fast game, Astounding in brilliant plays.
The Harvard eleven showed them
selves masters of the game, excelling
in every department and playing foot
ball well nigh marvellous under such
miserable weather conditions. Every
point was made by straightforward,
open tactics, and no huke or luck con-
tributed in any way to the scoring
HarVard's great speed of play, power
and concentration Of attack superior
kicking and splendid physical condi-
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 strong.
bleaker and more uninviting spot
was not to be found in New Haven at
noon today than the Yale field. The
vanguard Of the vast throng which
went to the field began to arrive
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
northeast wind continued to send the
storm along with great violence.
DEMAND FOR RUBBER COVERING
Eighteen thousand people witnessed
the game. Oilskins, mackintoshes,
rubber coats, carriage boots, south
Westers, every kind Of water proof pro-
lection 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 a
single opening in the center through
which bedraggled heads appeared.
The costumes Of the women were as
grotesQue as those of the men, and
many women who sat in the stands
with no head covering presented 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 cheerful and even
wildly enthusiastic at times in spite or
1t all. BY 80 the two large stands on
either side of the field We're we'll filed,
the west side allotted to Harvard filing
the more rapidly. Fifteen minutes
later the east stand, occupied by Yale
and her sympathizers and both end
and corner stands were practically
full. BY o'clock there We're few va
cant seats IN the great rectangle.
YALE TAKES THE FIELD.
1t was just 2:16 o'clock when Capt.
Chamberlin and his sturdy men well
creased and gauntletted for their bat
tie ran on the field from the northeast
corne> amid volleys of cnSering from
enthusiastic Yale men. One minute
later Capt Dibblee and his crimson
warriors strobe into the arena. while
the great banks os humanity that shut
In the gridron burst into wild hurrahs
Yale Won the toss, taking the bah
and rushing towards the northern goal.
AT 2:22 O'Clock Chamberlain kicked Of
far down the field 10 the ten-yaId line.
Daiy returnSlE the kick prettily and
ale lined up with the hall in het
possession on her own flf,y-yaJd line.
Three attempts to force the crimson
line Melted but three yards and
the bail went TO Harvard on downs,
but IL was Immediately given back TO
the blue on HarvGrd's of side play,
Again Yale could uot gain and Cham
bcTlain was forced to kick DAILY FUN
blted TIE punt. then picked the ball up
defuy and ran ahead a few yards
giving the crimson the BAH on the
thirty yard line HaughtOn punted at
once, high and far down the field, Dud-
ley catching the ban on Yales own
fifty yard line.
YALE FORCED To KICK.
Harvard's defense was impregnable
and Yale was forced once more to kick,
own fifty-yard lime. Haugh;on imme-
diately booted the leather far down
the gridiron across the goal line for
n tOuchbacl. The ball being brought
back, Chamberlain Kicked off from
the twenty -hve-yard line. Reid maxi
ing a pretty catch. dashing over the
White lines for twenty yards before
little Ely nailed him. IL was now
with the ball on Yale's forty-dVe- yard
line, thai Harvard began her relent-
less hammering at the Yale line, which
resulted in a well earned touchdown.
Dibblee and Reid plunged into the Yale
forwards with tremendous power. At
each rush the blue wavered, with Yale
powerless TO check the terrific on
slaught. Slowly. but surely Harvard
advanced thu bail on steady persiste MT
plunges first smashing 10 one side then
TO the other of the center. The hail
reached the twslve-yard lire, Dihblee,
Reid and Boal taking it on consscu-
tive rushes for thiity-three yards.
Then little Dibblee plunged into right
tickle as If shot from a catapult and
the bali was ten yeards nearer the
coveted goal line
MADE A PLUCKY RALLY.
Yale made a plucky rally then and
twice faced the fury OF the crimson at
tack, giving way but one yard. With
that one yard between them and q
touchdown, little Charlie DAILY called
on the men for one last effort Reid
took the BAH and leaped headlong into
the struggling forwards. 1t was near
~ a minute before the men could be
pulled out of the heap, so hard and
close had been the scrlmnage. But
Reid had gone over the line. The GRIM
son had scored the first point at Just
2:S5 O'Clock. twelve minutes after the
Kickoff Cochran's kick for goal
struck the cross bar and the ball
bounded back into the arena, making
the score 5 To 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. Ii was impos-
sihle for Yale, try as she would to
gain and she wSs forced to kick.