Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1899-10-26
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Man Behind the Foot
Nearly Defeats
Old Eli.
Yale Saved by Wonderful
Running Ability of
Richards.
Eastern lien Score One
Goal After Terrific
Fighting.

New Haven, Oct. 22.-The University
Of Wisconsin football eleven had its
colors lowered by Yale here yesterday
afternoon, by score Of to 0, but the
Yale men required nearly all of Sc
minutes to secure a single touchdown
and goal which constituted her vic
tory. The game in many respects was
the finest ever witnessed on the Yale
gridiron, for 1t was not until within
the last five minutes Of play that the
Yale men were able to cross the COW
eted goal. The play was Of extraor-
binary character for the scoring came
after thrilling run Of 65 yards by
Richards, Yale's halfback, who carried
the ball, by magnificent interference,
past the Wisconsin rush line, then,
being left to his own resources, wig
gled his way through the entire Wis
consn back field, Guiding four crack
backs Of the badgers ultimately
planting the ball squarely behind the
goal posts. Two 25-minute halves
were played and throughout the two
periods the Wisconsin men carried
CONSERVATION to the hearts of Yalensi-
ans by samples of football which
seemed to be invincible. The most
striking feature of Wisconsins play
was found in the sole dependence of
the westerners upon Captain ODea' S
kicking ability. Not more than half a
dozen times during the game did the
visitors undertake to advance the ball
by rushes, 1t being almost the invari-
able rule to send it back to O'Dea for
booting. This marvellous man dis
played kicking prowess which has
mover been equalled on the Yale field
and the honors were all his In this de-
partment of the game. He was placed
at disadvantage in the matter of drop
kicking for his team seemed unable to
get within striking distance, How
ever, he made four attempts at goal
from the field but all were failures.
Two were misses and twice the kicks
were blocked by Yale men.
Chamberlain's Opinion.
II. II. Chamberlain of the Wisconsin
team wires as follows:
The game Is over and the score Is
against us 6 to 0, but | cannot help
feeling that we really won because the
odds were so heavy against us. We
have travelled 1900 miles and missed
three days of important practice, while
the Yale players have been here on
their home grounds all the time. Their
score was gained within four minutes
OF the end of the game on lucky
play. The run of so yards was made
by Richards, their right halfback, who
got around our right tackle, aided by
splendid interference. Five of our
men missed tackling him. Our defense
was very good but our offense was not
SO good We had the better Of the
play throughout the first half and held
our own in the second. | have no
doubt that If they had travelled to
Wisconsin we could have beaten them.
Their offensive play was fine. They
come into the line hard and every
man is helping the man with the ball,
The fellows are in good condition as
could be expected after so hard game.
| think great credit Is due to our
trainers that none OF our men were
taken out of the game. We had about
$50 rooters to cheer for us and 1t was
good to hear the old Wisconsin yell so
far from home. cannot but believe
that the west Is on a par with the east
and If conditions had been reversed We
could have won. | believe also that
the score should have been nothing to
nothing. Pcele said tonight that he
thought our defense today was the best
he had ever seen Wisconsin put up.
kies' Graphic Review.
w. S, Kies, Wisconsin student,
sends the following summary of the
contest:
Defeated but not vanquished. { to 0.
tells the score but 1t does tell of how
Wisconsin held Yale to the last four
and Il half minutes of play or how Pat
against Il fifteen mile wind clearly out
punted Mcbride, the left-footed half
back. 1t was one OF the greatest foot
ball games ever witnessed and though
Wisconsin was defeated, the practice
game" with Wisconsin will not be soon
forgotten. Up to within the last five
minutes II looked rs though neither
side would score. Then came Richards
great run and Wisconsin was defeated,
Wisconsin's rooters did themselves
proud An enthusiastic meeting was
held before the game and money raised
to hire band Headed by this some
150 started to march TO the grounds.
The cheering and yelling by Wisconsin
the loyalty Of the rooters and the pluck
Of the team brought fourth handclaps
OF admiration from all sides and as the