The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1902-11-25
KICKS HARVARD
CLEAN OFF The EARTH
And Twenty-three to Nothing
Stands the Score.
THE GAME EVE
Nothing o. Spectacular Briiliancy is in the
Playing---The Redskins Bite the Dust
Before the Cavaliers of
Virginia.
(By the Associated Press.D

ND@ NAN
New Haven, Conn. Nov. 22.-Yale
University established her supremacy IN
the East on Yale field this afternoon by
defeating Harvard in the annual game
in unmistakable style. When time was
called in the darkness of the early even
ing the score stood % to Q. and Yale's
shouting thousands overwhelmed their
victorious heroes while Harvard partisans
With cheer after cheer encouraged their
defeated but plucky fighters.
Nearly thirty thousand spectators Wit
messed the great game, under weather
conditions that could not tie improved
from the standpoint Of the onlookers.
1t was a trife too warm for the players,
but the temperature did not cause the
contestants to let up a moment during
the game
1t took the Yale men five minutes or
more to get their football stride. After
that the outcome never was in doubt, for
the New Haven collegians demonstrated
that it was Yale's day. In strength. in
resources, generalship and versatility.
the Yale men had a big advantage over
their Harvard rivals. Four times Har-
wards goal line was crossed for Yale
= lOucIluOW is. lHIte oI III JOttI1uON us
We're converted into goals. Yale's play
was consistent throughout and of the
highest order.
The scoring was divided almost equally
between the halves. two touchdowns
coming in each period. The Yale victory
was the result rather Of straight foot
ball than of spectacular brilliarcy. Three
Of the touchdoWns came after heart
| braaLinU pl,ooac of tho NoJn mon tbrnuuI
Harvard's defence. Practically the only
play of the day was witnessed Whcr
Mctcalf. the Yale half back, duplicated
the work Of Captain Chadwick at Prince
ton last week, and leaping through 9
yaWning gap in Harvard's line raj
twenty-seven yards for the second touch
down of the game. He did not find {
clear field, but he was given superb in
: reference until he was able to clear al
/, Harvard tacklers except Mills, whom b,
/, cluded by clever lodging. YaIe's othel
5 three scores We're made BY Chadwick
4 Kinney and Hogan. all of whom Wer,
pushed over the line. in mass plays di
rected at the center Of Harvard's line.
Only twice during the game did Har
ward have a chance to score. Once b.
r magnificent line breaking the Cambridg
!, players forced Yale back from Ellis forty
- 'hC ~ 9 I'o'hS I'LL 3 y LII
of the goal line. \ tumble by Capital
Herman in a play that started vicious1
: and gave promise of success was follow
ed BY a Yale stand, which took the bal
from Harvard on downs. In the secon
u half Harvard succeeded in reachin
, 4ales tWenty-tWo-yard line, but Yal
here developed a stone wall defence an
a kick was Harvard's only hope. Mar
shall tried for a goal from the field, an
missed by yards. Otherwise the pla
! was almost entirely in Harvard's terri
g tory and the Yale advance was cor
%sistent. Except at long intervals tn
Cambridge players We're constantly O
the defence. Now and then a crimso
brace would come, and for the momer
q the Harvard enthusiasts were encourage
!, but the strength of Yale was too gres
IS and the spectators early began to- dis
II cuss the probable size Of YaIe's scor
,e The game was one of the cleanest eve
Il seen in New Haven.