The San Francisco call., 1901-11-03
CADETS PLAY
YALE TIE GAME
Greatest Contest Ever
Seen on West Point
Field.
Harvard Defeats Brown, and
Princeton Takes Game
From Cornell.

WEST POINT, N. Y, Nov. 2.-In the
most closely contested football game ever
played on the West Point field the cadets
to-day tied Yales strong team by score
Of TO 5. DAILY was in fine form and was
ably supported by every man on the home
team There was a great deal Of fumb-
ling, In which West Point was the gamer.
The cadets were not on the defensive,
but on the offensive, and the battle was
mostly fought in Yale's territory.
The first half was unQuestionably In
Yale's favor, but after a severe struggle
the visitors succeeded in making only one
touchdown, and this near the end Of the
first half West Points generalship was
superior TO that of Yale. The latter had
more muscle and Drawn, but the soldiers
had nerve and mettle. In the second half
the pigskfn was in Yale's territory almost
continuously. Near the last stage DAILY,
for West Point. kicked goal from the
field. In five minutes more time was
called, and the score stood 5 to 8.
ITHACA, n. Y, Nov. 2.-Princeton
scored a hard fought victory over Cornell
this afternoon by the narrow margin of
two points, the final score being to 6.
Princeton won on a safety allowed by
Referee Wrightington. This was vigor-
ously protested by Cornell. 1t resulted
from a trial for a goal from the field by
Right Tackle Dewitt. The ball missed the
picked up by Brewster, Cornells quarter
back. who was showed back over the line
by a Princeton player. Cornell took the
position that the Princeton man was OH
side before Brewster took possession of
the ball. but the official decision was 10
the contrary.
teams before time was called, and be
cause of this the deciding play was made
more uncertain. The score had stood to
throughout the greater part of the sec
ond half and tie game was looked Tor.
NEW YORK. Nov. Z-Between 5000 and
5000 people saw the Columbia football
team shut out the representatives OF the
University OF pennsylvania at the Polo
grounds to-day. In the first half Co
lumbia scored two toucbdowns from one
of which a goal was kicked, while the
Pennsylvania men failed to get near their
opponents goal line. Columbia IL; Penn
sylVania, 0.
CAMBRIDGE, Mass, Nov. Harvard
easily defeated Brown this afternoon, 48
TO O. Five tOuchdOwns were made in the
first half and three in The second
DETROIT, Nov. 2-The University of
School football team at Bennett Park
this afternoon before 5000 people by the
score of p TO 0. WI Ting Fang, the Chin
csc Minister, occupied one Of the boxes
with eX-Secretary Of War Alger and at
the close of the game in response to the
demands of the spectators he addressed
them, cOngratulating Michigan on her
Most Of Carlisle's gain were made with
their ''wingshift" play the entire team
shifting over and attacking the Michigan
line between end and tackle Michigan
however, finally solved the play and broke
it up. AIchigan's gains were made princi-
paIIy by hard line bucking.
MILWAUKEE, Nov. 2-Wisconsin Uni
versity gave the Nebraska University a
orubbing on the gridiron this afternoon,
the score being Is to o. The Nebraska
eleven was by far the hardest proposition
Wisconsin has encountered this season.
In the first half Cortelyou, for Nebraska,
on a beautiful double pass, got around
WiscOnsin's left end with a clear field be-
fore him, but was prevented from scoring
a touchdown by COckem's great sprint
cOnsin's goal.
CHICAGO. Nov. 2.-The brilliant work
OF Merrill Smith and McRae averted i'm
pending defeat for the Beloit eleven to-
day. The final score was: Chicago, II;
BelOit, II.