The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-11-25

New Haven. Conn. November e.
Yale University established her supre-
macy in the Easton YaIe field this af-
ternoon by defeating Harvard in the
annual game in unmiStakaSle style.
When time was called In the darkness
OF the early evening. tn" sCCre stood
% to o. and Yale's shouting thousands
overwhelmed their victor Gus heroes.
while Harvard partisan7 with cheer at
ter cheer, encouraged thcII defeated
but plucky fighters.
Nearly thirty thousand spectators
witnessed the game. under weather
conditions that could not ne improved
from the standpoint # the onlookers.
II was 4 trihle too warm for the play
ers but the temperatur. id lot cause
the contestants to let up n moment dur
ing the game
1t took the Yale mer five n or
more TO get their football stI Ide. After
that the outcome was never in doubt,
for the New Haven co%llegians demon
strated that il was YaIr's day. In
strength, in resources. gcner@lship and
versatility, the Yale men mad n big ad-
vantage over their Harvard rivals.
Four times Harvard's goal line was
| crossed for Yale touch Gowns. Three OF
the touch-downs were converted into
goals. Yales play vas consistent
throughout and OF the highest order.
The scoring was divided almost equal
ly between the halves. two toLCh-downs
coming in each period. Tine Yale vic
tory was the result rather OF straight
football than OF spectacular b~rilliancy-
Three of the touch-d1wns came after
Misunderstanding plunses CT the Yale
men through Harvard s defence. Prac-
tically the only open PLAY or the day
was witnessed when Metcalf, the Yale
half back, duplicated the work OF Cap
tain Chadwick at Princeton last week
and leaping through a y.IN ming gap In
Harvard's line ran twenty-seNe en- yards
for the second touchdown of Ine game.
He did not find a clear field, but he was
given superb interior nce until he was
able to clear al Harvard tao klers ex-
cept Mills. whom he cuIed by clever
lodging. Yale y other three scores were
made by Chadwick, Kinney and Hogan,
all of whom were pushed over the line.
in mass plays directed at the center OF
Harvard's line.
Except at long intervals the Cam
bridge players were co2giIntIy on the
efenco. Now and then a rinse
brace would come and Tor tle moment
the Harvard enthusiasts were encour-
aged. but the strength Of YaIe was too
great and the spectators eaIly began
to discuss the probable size of Yale'a
score.
The game was one If the cleverest
ever seen in New Haven.
Norfolk, Va, NoveInbc- 22.-In an
intensely interesting game this after
noon the Carlisle Ind. ans met defeat
at the hands of the University Of Vir-
ginia team. The result was Il crafty
ing surprise to the Virginians most en-
thusiastic admirers. although the
betting was 5 to / that Virginia would
be defeated and even money that she
would not score. the GnivetsIty boys
defeated Carlisle by n score of 6 TO 5
and the rooters for the college lads
went wild. Virginia made ok I'm inc
first half n failed 10 score III the sec
ond when Carlisle scored Eve.
Virginia's. tOuch-doAn was made By
johnson and Harris Kicked the goal.
Yarlote scored for Carlisle. and Charles.
who had succeeded captain Williams
as full back missed the goai. the ball
striking an upright ana bounding back.
Atlanta. Ga. November k2.-Univer-
sity OF Tennessee 10. Georgia School Of
Technology 6.
Johns Hopkins Il. Maryland Agricul-
tural College o.
Swarthmore -. Haysrford 0.
LAhish 6. Lafayette o
BuckneIl 10. Baltimore Medal Col
Iere 0.
Naval pIebes 10. Tome Institute o.
Pennsylvania freshmen Is. Cornell
freshmen 5.
Brown s. Dartmouth Il.
Michigan So. Oberlin }.
Illinois Il. Northwestern 0.
Johns IS. Western Maryland IL.
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