Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1899-10-26

Yale makes 10 yards but loses the ball
on forward pass. Wisconsin fails to
gain and O'Dea punts to Yale's so yd.
line. K. Chamberlain is hurt on the first
down but goes back into the game.
Yale bucks the line for short gains but
is forced to kick. O'Dea returns the
ball to the middle of the field whence
Yale makes 10 yards.
wisconsin gets the ball on Yale's
holding in the line. O'Dea punts to
4ale's 80 yard line. Yale gains one
yard in two downs and Mcbride is
forced to punt. O'Dea fumbles on the
S5 yard line and Yale gets the ball. Nc
Bride is pushed back a yard and fails
to make the requisite five in three
downs.
1t is Wlsconsin's ball on a forward
pass On their so yard line O'Dea punrs
to 4ale's 80 yard line and Mcbride
punts back to the Badgers 20 yard
mark. Wisconsin fumbles on the first
down and Yale gets the ball. but also
fumbles on the first down. O'Dea punts
from the 10 yard line to the 40 yard
mark. Mcbride tries center for 6
yards. Yale pushes through to Wiscon-
sins 20 yard line, but fumbles and o.
Dea kicks to the center of the field.
Yale fails to gain and punts to the
Badgers yard line. O'Dea punts back
to the 80 yard line.
Mcbride tries for a goal from the
field and fails. Wisconsin is PLAYING
pluckily and the backs are tackling in
fine style. After the kick out from the
10 yard line to the middle of the field
Mcbride runts to the 10 yard line.
Time is called before the teams line
up, and the first half is finished. Score,
90. Mcbride has been kicking hard,
but has strong wind with him.
Second Half.
Yale kicked off at o'clock to Wis
consin's 20 yard line and O'Dea carried
the ball back to the middle of the field.
O'Dea tries a goal from the As yard
line but the kick is blocked, and it is
Yale's ball at the center of the field.
Yale gains two yards, then one yard,
and Mcbride kicks to the Is yard line.
Pat punts to Yale's 40 yard line.
Chadwick is relieved at half by Rich
ards. Mcbride punts out of bounds
at the Badgers 80 yard line. ODea
kicks to Yale's 35 yard line, and Nc
Bride is downed with no gain. Rich
ards gains 10 yards around right end.
Mcbride again punts out of bounds on
Wisconsin's % yard line.
O'Dea's Great Punt.
O'Dea kicks to Yale's yard line
kick of so yards. Mcbride pushes the
ball back to his 80 yard line and Rich
| ards goes around the end to the so
mark. Mcbride gains yards through
the line. Finke fumbles and it is Wis
consln'S ball at the middle of the field.
O'Dea punts to Yales Is yard line
and Mcbride gets back 10 yards.
Sharpe circles the end for yards, and
then tackles the line for more. Yale
fails to gain through the line and punts
out of bounds on the Badger so yard
line. The wind is now rising again,
and Pat kicks to Yale's 10 yard line,
Sharpe returning 10 yards. Yale fails
to gain and on the second down Rich
ards is forced back 10 yards. Mcbride
punts to Yale's As yard line Pat tries
to kick but is blocked and it is Yale's
ball on her As yard line. Yale gets the
ball on downs on the Wisconsin so
yard line. Mcbride punts to the 10
yard line and ODea punts back to
Yale's Is yard line.
Richards Touchdown.
Richards grabs the ball and runs
around the end, 95 yds., for touch
down. Mcbride kicks a goal Richards
passed four men, any of whom could
have tackled him, O'Dea among them.
There were three minutes left to play
O'Dea kicks to Yale's 10 yard line
and Yale slowly returns to the 80 yard
line. Time was called with ball on
Yales As yard line in her possession.
Score-Yale 6, Wisconsin 0.
The teams lined up as follows: