The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-10-22
YALE GETS A BAD SCARE.
UNIVERSITY or wIsCOxSlN HOLDS
HEN DOWN TO SMALL SCORE.
Game Won By Phenomenal Nun 81
Halfhaek Rieharas-Captain 81
WesteFneRs Gives Finest Exhibi-
tion Of Pointing Seen on the Field.

NEW HAVEN. Conn.,, Oct. I--The Uni
yerssty OF Wisconsin football eleven had
her eolors lowered by Yale hero this af-
ternoon In a contest the final score OK
which was. Yale. s; Wisconsin. 0; but tho
Yale men required nearly all OF the .fty
minutes play to secure the single touch
down and goal which constituted her VIC
tory over the young men who came from
the West to wage the battle The game
In many respects was the finest ever wit
messed on the Yale gridiron. fer IL was
not until within the last five minutes Of
the play that the Yale men were able to
cross the coveted goal line.
AT that the play was OF an extraordinary
character. and the scoring came only af-
ter thrilling run OF sixty-five yards by
Richards. the Yale haifback. who was
carried by magnificent interference past
Ing left to his own resources, wiggied
his way through the entire Wisconsin
back faeld. Guiding the four crack backs
of the Badgers, and ultimately planting
the ball squarely behind the goal posts.
Two twenty-five minute halves were
played and throughout the two periods
the Wisconsin men carried CONSERVATION
pies OF football which seemed to be In
vincible.
Richnrds' Great Run.
When nearly every spectator had con-
cluded that the game would end in a tie
", X.
replaced Chadwick In the second half, was
given the pigskin. He received IL on Yates
i5-yard line, and In a trice pocketed him.
self in bunch Of clever interference,
which protected him to the rush line. Here
matters became exciting, and he broke
away from his interference and darted out
into the open. with the four Wisconsin
backs converging upon him. The first man
clever foot movement. the third he bowled
over with his free arm, and then proceeded
to run around and away from the last OPP
penent, who went tearing after him as the
feet runner sped toward the line. HIS
touched down. and good goal was kicked.
rendering score of s.
The mos, striking, feature Of Wiscon-
sins play was found IN the sole depend
ence OF the Westerners upon Capt. ODea s
kicking ability. Not more than half doz-
en- times during the game did the visitors
undertake TO advance the ball by PUSHES,
II being almost the invariable rule 10 send
II hack to ODea for booting.
This marvellous man displayed a kicking
prowess which has never been eGualed on
the Yale field, and the hoEors were all his
way IN this department OF the game. He
was placed at a disadvantage In the matter
or drop kicking, for his team seemed un-
able to get within striking distance. How
ever. he made four attempts at goals from
the field, and all were failures Two of
them were out-and-out misses, and twice
his kicks were nicely blocked by Yale men.
story of the Game.
NEW HAVEN. Conn. Oct, n-Tho
varsity football eevens OF Yale and the
University of Wisconsin met this after
neon. An hour before the calling OF the
game the wind was blowing out Of the
north at the rate OF Gig hteen miles an hour,
directly down the gridiron. making itself
an important factor In the game. for which
eianorata punttng was predicted. Manager
Fisher. OF the Wisconsin eleven. said:
We hardly expect TO win. but We will
surely score on Yale" For a game looked
upon by the Yale crowd as preliminary
contest, the crowd was enormous. The
entire student body was present. Paul
DashIsl. OF Lehigh. offieiated as referee.
pire. Play for the first ten minutes was
very fierce. without either side having any
advantage. Yale seemed to 10 playing q
tribe stronger. tho play being mostly in
Wisconsin territory. Wisconsin depended
wholly on o'Dea's kicking In holding Yale
down. AS fast as Yale gets the bali into
Nisconsin's territory Pat" pun;s II out
OF danger. First half, Yale 0. Wisconsin O.
Wisconsin started the second half with
rush. carrying Yale off her feet tenn
porartiy. Wisconsin rushed ten yards and
ODea tried for goal frem the field from
played like demons, rushing the ball down
the field in grand style. Wisconsin failed
before Yates rushes. Yale plunged in sue
cesstve attacks for fully sixty yards
gaining. only 10 lose the ball on a tumble
With ten minutes more TO play II looked
Ike tie, with no score. O'Dea failed
In an attempt to kick a goal from the
field. The bah was now In Yale's terri
tory. fale's touchdown was made by
Richardson after run Of fifty-tive yards,
through the entire WISCONSIN eleven.
game ended with the ball In Yale's terri
tory. In her own possession. and the Wis
consin men fighting like fiends.