The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-11-23
YALE DEFEATED HARVARD
Nearly 10000 Enthusiastic Specta-
tors Witnessed the Game.
WINNERS PLAYED SUPERIOR BALL
The Came Was Ore 81 the clesnest
Ever Witnessed on the New Raven
FieId-Weather Was Perfect.

New Haven, Conn, November 20. Yale |
university established her supremacy In the
East on Yale reid this afternoon by de-
feating Harvard In the annual game In IN
nistakable style. When time was called |
in the darkness Of early evening the score |
stood % TO 0. and Yales shouting thou
sands overwhelmed the victorious heroes,
while Harvard partlsans. with cheer after |
cheer, encouraged their defeated. but
pueky, fighters.
Nearly $1,000 spectators witnessed the
great game under weather conditions that
could not be improved from the stani-
point o. the onloogera. IL was a ttlne
loo warm for the players, but this did
not cause the CONTESTANTS TO let up MO
lnent curing the game.
Il took the Yale men i've minutes 70 get
th,ir football stride After that the odt-
come was never In doubt for tue New
Haven collegians demonstrated that II was
lales DAY. ~ strength, ~ resources,
geueInlship and versatility the Yale men
had big advantage over their rivals
-Four times Harvard's goal lloe was eIossed
for touchdowns: Three of the touehdowns
were converted into goals flle's pllg
was consistent throughout sud OF the nrst
order.
The scoring was divided almost equally
between the halves. two tOnchdons coming
in each period The Yale victory was the
ttsit rather Of straight football than Of
spectacular hrilliancy. Three OF the touca-
downs came N1tNE nc1FEnNCHhiuE WlIANtN
Of the Yale men through Harvard's de.
Tense Practically the only omen play ~
the day was witnessed when Mctcalt the
Yale half back duplicated the work OF
Captain Chadwick al Princeton last week.
and lyaplug through a yawning gap Ia
Iiai wards line ran seventy-thfee yards Tor
the second touchdown 81 the game. Tic
did rot ind q clear held. but he WIS given
superb interference until he was able 20
clctr all Harvard t8ck'~s except Mills.
whom be cludod by clever d0dging Yale's
Kinney and Hogan. on of whom were
pushed over the line I'm mass piays dt
rectcd ut the center ~ Iarrdrd's In.
HARVARD had LITTLE CHANCE
ONLY twice during the game did Harvard
have chance 20 score once by magnd-
cent line buckins the Cambridge men
forced Yale from rs fortrvatd llne 20 q
point within eight yards IT. the a1A Zinc
a tumble hy Captain Herman m play
that started vsorou. aud save promise
Of success was followed by Yale stand.
which took the ban from Harvard on
ucR MS lu the second ralt Harvard SUI.
cccded in reaching Nue twont. -twe-y ard
line. but Yale here DEVELOPED u stone wall
defense and o Kick was unrvlrds Gully
hone AlarFhaU tried ior 4 rDli fr1m No
neld aud missed Otherwise th1 plly was
almost entirely IN Hurtdrd's Territory. and
the Yale advance was consistent. Except
az long intervals the Cambridge players
were constantly on the detense Now and
then q Harvard brace would come aud fol
The moment the Harvard enthusiasts wcr
encouraged hut the strength Of Yale was
too great ana the spectators early begu
10 discuss the probable size 81 Yale.
score.
There was very little kicking done al
compared with that witnessed IN the Yale
Princeton game q o week ago, aud her
ale outclassed Harvard The game wa
one OF tine ciennest ever seen in New TIA
ven. The officials Ind an easy time W II
and but three penalties were assessed. Hnr
ward was twice sufferer for onf.sid
play, and lost Ave wards on each ocCa
sion. Yales end rush Sheyln was ha
GRAVITY of-eido on one Yale kick and 10
yards were promptly awarded To Harvard
While the play was vicious, there wa
hardly n sembianco NJ 7luggiug and I'll
rivals plaved with becoming regard Tor "a
rules