The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-10-27
Yale 10, Columbia 5


the score of 10 to 5. The touchdowns
were Yale's portion, but neither of them
were converted into goals. Columbia
was unable to carry the ball across
Yales goal line, but Captain Morley eX-
ecuted in superb style a goal from the
field and thus registered five points for
the blue and white.
Although the final victory went to
Yale it was only after one of the fiercest
and most exciting games ever witnessed
at Yale field. Neither side scored in the
first half, and while the ball was in Co
lumbia's territory during the greater
part Of the game the young New York
ers often played to a standstill their
opponents. The Yale giants were held
for downs three times. Moreover, Co.
lumbia frequently made the necessary
five yards, only to lose possession of it
through fumbling entirely inconsistent
with the general faultlessness of fer
team play.
Columbia also sacrificed much of adj
vantage by a surprising disposition to-
ward off-side play. Three times they
We're penalized for 10 yards for this
offense and the distance thus award
ed the Yalensians aided materially in
keeping the ball in the enemy's terri
tory The contest throughout was more
stubbornly and fiercely fought than
many another of the so-called big
games played in New Haven.
Columbia's back field players were up
to the standard which has enrolled
them already in the list of great foot
ball players The blue and white rush
line occasioned much comment by it's
apparent stone wall solidity early in the
game and these same line men were
able often to open up gaping holes in
the stalwart line of Yale. There was
more or less smuggling and roughing and
on one or two occasions the rival play
ers were momentarily locked in little
disputes that might have blossomed in
to free fights had not cooler heads pre-
vailed.
Throughout the afternoon the 5000
spectators We're treated to an exhibit
ton of the sturdiest and most skillful
kind of football. By many the out
come of the game is looked upon as a
virtual Columbia victory on the theory
that at this advanced stage of the sea-
son Yale's team should be capable of
administering a smothering defeat to
team so young in football experience.
At all events 500 Columbia enthusiasts
left New Haven, tonight, not dissatis-
fled, and before they departed they re-
hearsed the Columbia victory of to 0
of two years ago and the narrow squeak
of Yale, last year, when the victory
came to New Haven by the close score
of u to 5.
The game began shortly after 8
o'clock. Twenty five-minute halves
were played Columbia won the toss
and chose the south goal. Yale's kick
off was poorly handled by Columbia,
and the runner was downed practi-
caIly in his tracks far into Columbia's
territory.
To put the ball back into the rival
field Columbia kicked. The ball went to
Desaulles, who ran back 10 yards Then
Yale began a series of line plunges
which netted just enough to keep the
ball.
Early in the game Columbias off-side
tactics began to appear and two sue
cessive awards of 10 yards took the
ball in Yale's possession down into Co
lumbia's half well within scoring dis
lance. Columbia however, braced and
took the ball on downs, kicking out and
Yale had to begin it all over again.
Neither team seemed to be able to make
appreciable Roadway during the rest of
the first period. Yale seemed to be
just a little stronger, but not sufficiently
powerful to push Columbia's men back
to the goal line for a touchdown.
Throughout the first half the ball was
in Yale's hands in Columbia's terri
ICIY DEdCllGdlly all VI lllG l4iuG. Dul
Columbia regularly stopped her rivals
and the half ended with no score.
Bad blood was~engendeTed just before
the period closed, when several of the
opposing players became involved in
head pushing argument. They were
quickly parted, however, and the play
ers went to their benches. When the
half ended Columbia had the ball on her
own 40-yard line.
The second half was far more spec
tacular The game was more fiercely
fought, and the entire play was su-
perior. Columbia kicked off to De-
saulles, who ran the ball back for Yale
over six of the five-yard chalk lines.
An exchange of kicks resulted in a sub
stantial gain for Yale Desaulles max
ing a splendid run back wen into Co
.lumbia's territory. Yale was again CIV
en- 10 yards for off-side play and the ball
was down for Yale on the 20-yard line.
Yale now put up some of the fercest
football of the year and finally landed
the ball within four feet of the Column
bia line On the next scrimmage Yale
went over for the first touchdown after
about u minutes of play.
The score was made at the far right
hand corner and it was punted out for
the try at goal. Weymouth missed an
easy goal and the score stood at to 0
in favor of Yale.
Within three minutes after the neees-
sary kickoff Columbia, aided by poor