The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1901-11-03
SOLDIERS PLAY TIE WITH YALE
DAILY KICkS GOAL FROM TIE
FIELD FOR TIM CADETS.
Elis Make q Touchdown In the First Hair
Their Attack strong. but Had Fun
bling and Munins Handicaps Them
Exciting Contest nj West Point
Inds In q AOOra of 70 g..

''s H's
, -Exciung Contest nj West Point
Ends In . Score OF S 10 4.
WEST PoINr, Nov 2-west Point il a source
OF dire distress for the big football teams this
fall. Two weeks AGO the cadets held Harvard
down To one touchdown. made in the last
minute OF play. and to-day they sent the
doughty representatives OF Old Ell of the
field with nothing better than a tie score. The
score was: West Point, S: Yale. 9. Yale's score
was due TO "A touchdown In the first half, and
West Points was tho result Of n goal from
tho field by DAILY In the second half DAILY
never played better football in his life, and
u must have been a sweet moment for him
when he hoisted the leather over the cross
bar-a moment that went a long way toward
souarlng that % 10 o score by which Yale beat
Days Harvard team last year.
The frenzi"d shouts Of Joy which followed
DAYS field goal shook the trees across the
Hudson. No such cause for jublntion has
been experienced az the Point since Nesbitt
Kicked a goal agaInst Princeton in 1898 and
tied the score The substitutes jumped to
their feet and waved their blankets frantically.
Officers and cadets danced and yelled. and
hosts OF pretty girls shrieked themselv IS
hoarsc. The air was ablaze with color. with
the dark blue Of Yale forming a sombrs and
unwilling background. A tic with Yale Ia
pretty nearly a West Point victory. But
! hAo hau Nv 'du@' 10 1851. nor du nv iccis
that she had been disgraced. for tho soldiers
are worthy foes for the best Of them this
year. Couldn't help it, was tho cheerful
and philosophical remark OF Olcott, the Yale
guard, after the game.
Coach Red OF Harvard, Coach Poe OF
Princeton and Coach Hilebrand Of Annapolis
were on the side lines and wore their usual
non-committll expressions after the game
The Harvard and Princeton scouts saw points
l.. 4 = ola .IwN - -. 800 - 9Th
hopefulness and serious reflection Regard
ing the former condition Of mind the rival
coaches have good reason e. expect a vic
tory n Yale umbles and nuns as much as
4 she did to-day These faults cost Yale q
victory and cost her another touchdown.
They made West Points score possible.
They were so frequent and glaring that West
Point was constantly menacins Yale's goal
in the second half Most Of tho play was in
Yale territory in this half Chadwick and
DeSsulls9 were the offenders in the muflng
melee Their fingers seemed u he creased
They handled puuts as II the ball was char ged
Wit lcotrIcity and they were afraid OF get
ting n mortal shock heretofore this season
Yale's rlmhiinv has been In short spells only
and the coaches ln-duy were dumfoundcd
Ut the sudden guthrie ak of continuous poor
handling of kicks.
! The Els did not resort 20 any OF their new
formations. Only tho old plays were used.
the tackle beck formation being called for
frequently and making numerous long gains
in tho first half. In tie second half Yale
seemingly was content with q . 20 o score.
When Daly kicked his goal there was not
enough time lcit for another score. The
agcr,.4iyrno-s and splendid defence OF West
Point in tho second half seemed to take
Yale's breath away The cadets would
smash through AND stop the runner. and
when Yllo did open biz holes. which was
frequently. the fierce tackIing u West Point
prevented greater Etus.
''Se-t ro.ui went "a for a kicking game,
and tar cNr''l"1 Yale IN ihi- department
N,yluuafh k'tHI IJIrly well, but pdly out
hnnrri him every time Tho latter caught
hunts beautifully. hut he did not run th"iu
b4rk. owing to The line playing of the Yale
ondS could ami swan werc Gown the n"ld
,he Y5i" end, For thpt matt 81. the Y,ie
d.C.nra W.. i~mprognuhlo Very little rush.
Ing was done Nv West Point even when
nuns had Elven the ball 10 them lose 10
and YIfc sorry slowing IN coping viii. it
thar brought what va, closely AKIN 70 IA de-
1We-t Pom, also used the t1chlc hack play
hut to New Haven mon mot Il all, rsht,
s. the eIi 81 ~" rr,t az Il io'a'd R.G
sheltered W.T. Iulut> defence ~ toe Or
pcr.nd If UIt' nut 20 'u" 'c'pra h.h M"-t
al. on ,he d.,an-i,c rhc tad,ts did not
have their host team "ut aud ltl" mon were
not disposed 10 ,out,mpltt" nat would have
luuprnet with the iuA strength 81 the soldiers
'"Thss w" attack was powerful and we'll
crrnui2r, Nh.e IL lasted, hgf IN the second
hal tla cadets met 10 - "r''tlNeIy that iH'
III were u0rpIu--rl lie 'aDt i-. h"Wey"r,
r,'l line most oi 90, second h1lt. and Nbio
4 Yale vas ahead -h' dIt not 20 the ,'ir'm"
Ir the rushing INC WIN d . ''i- 49,,
Yale Vns uutrlly"i aud outg"uerul'i M ~"
l.-t hlll DAILY head NrrN Mas oI ~" N',.-t
urdcr lie i, CO." best quarter hhoA On the
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