The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-10-22
YESTERDAYS GAMES.

New Haven, Conn, Oct. 21.-The Uni
versity OF Wisconsin football eleven had
her coIors lowered by Yale here this af-
ternoon in a contest, the final score of
which was Yale 6, Wisconsin 0, but the
Yale men required nearly all OF the so
minutes OF play to score the single
touchdown and goal which constituted
her victory over the young men who
came from the west to wage the battle.
The game in many respects was the
finest ever witnessed on the Yale grid
iron, for, as indicated above, it was
not unit, within the last five minutes of
play that the Yale men were able to
cross the coveted goal line. AT that the
play was Oh an extraordinary character,
for the scoring came only after thrill
ing run OF SIS yards by Richards, the
Yale hafback who was carried BY
magnificent interference past the Wis
consins rush line and then, beng left
to his own resources, wriggled his way
through the entire Wisconsin back
field, GLIDING the four crack backs oe
the Badgers, and ultimately planting
the ball squarely behind the goal posts.
Two 25-minute halves were played,
and throughout the two periods the
Wisconsin men carried consternatlon
to the hearts of the Yalensfans by SAM
BILE. 1t was not until the last five min
utes of the game Il YSle succee ded
in getting dangerously fear their RI
walls line. The New Haven colleglans
played nothing but straight football,
and it was apparently of no avail
Finally however, when nearly every
spectator had concluded that the game
would end in a tie at nothing to moth
ing, Richards, Yal2s halfback, who re-
p1Sced Chadwick IN the second half,
was given the pigskin.
RICHARDS SAVES DAY.
He received it on Yale's 45-yard line,
and in q trice pocketed himself IN a
bunch of clever interference, which
brought him to the rush line. Matters
became exciting and he broke away
from his interference and darted out in
to the open with the fur Wisconsin,
backs converging upon him. The first
man he lodged, the second he eluded
with n clever foot movement, the third
he bowled over with his free arm, and
then proceeded to run around and
awav from the last opponent, who vent
tearing after him as the fleet runner
sped toward the line. The touchdown
which followed brought an easily
kicked goal, netting score of 6.
o'DEA THE MAINsTAY.
The striking feature of wisconsins
was found in the sole dependence Of the
westerners upon Capt. ODeas kicking
ability Not more than half a dGzer
times during the game did the visitors
undertake to advance the ball by
rushes, it being almost their invariable
rule to send it back to O'Dea for a
booting. This marvellous man dis
played a kicking prowess which has
never been equalled on the Yale field,
and the honors were all his way III this
department of the game. He was placed
at a disadvantage in the matter OF
drop kicking, for his team seemed I'M
able to get within striking distance.
However, he made four attempts at
goals from the field, and all were fail
ures.
Two OF them were out and OUT misses
and twice his kicks were nicely blocked
by Yale men. Had the game been one
of two full halves, Yale would probably
have scored again, as the physical con-
dition Of her men was superior TO that
of the Wisconsin players. Frequently
the visitors were temporarily laid out,
while not Yale man required resusci-
tation.
MCBRIDE WINS TOSS
The game started at 314 Capt Nc
Bride won the toss and chose the north
goal with the wind in favor of Yale.
Capt. ODea kicked off from the center
Of the field to Fincke on the 25-yard
line. Fincke dropped it. Peele, Wiscon-
sins left half-back, tried for a gain
through Cunha. He stopped short.
O'Dea than dropped back for try at
goal, but Hale. the Yale tackle, was al
most upon him and O'Dea sent the oval
outside the lines. Sharpe tried out the
right tackle to Curtis, for ten-yard
gain, and Mcbride followed into the
line for a short gain. Mcbride dropped
back for mighty effort and sent the
ball high to the 45-yard line, where
O'Dea neatly gathered it in and started
to rush back.
He made ground to the middle of the
field. Peele got a few yards around
Thomas end and Chamberlain skirted
the other side for less. O'Dea thought
n TINA for amt her mint almost a drnp