The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-11-22
HARVARD PLAYS
IN HARD LUCK
loses to Yale After Putting Up a
Better Game of Football.
WITHIN SIX INCHES OF GOAL
BUT NEW HAVEN TEAM BRACED
AND PREVENTED SCORE.

struggled bravely against Yale today in
their annual football match. but was
defeated, 16 to 0. principally because
her omense weakened and Yale's de-
tense grew stronger as the crimson
players were within striking distance
OF the Yale goal
Nearly 10000 persons watched the
game, and while it was not as spectacu-
lar as that between Yale and Prince
ton week ago, better football was
played, and for the first half and for
several minutes in the second half the
score was small enough to make the
result uncertain. In fact, after Har-
ward had shown sufficient speed 20 get
twice inside Of Yale's fve-yard line in
the hrst half her supporters were well
nigh convinced that the team would
not only score but win the game
Yale's defense proved too strong,
however, and, backed by 5000 voices
who yelled Hold 'em: hold EN-" the
blue line stood firm beneath it's own
goal bar, twice capturing the ball there
on downs and in the third instance TAX
ing advantage of a tumble by a Har-
ward player. In the second half Har-
ward got within six inches Of the Yale
goal and yet could not score.
The defeat, under these circum-
stances was exceedingly bitter for the
crimson, as the fast play Of the team
beyond the Yale ten and fifteen~yard
lines pressed the Harvard supporters
and proved one Of the features Of the
game.
Fumbling and Blocked Kicks.
There was some fumbling and several
blocked kicks, one Of the Yale scores
being directly due TO the latter. There
were several end runs for fifteen and
twenty-five yards, but as a rule the
play, especially so far as Harvard was
concerned, was a series Of fierce line
plunges for short gains Of one, two and
three yards. The kicking was below
the average, especially on Harvard's
part, and was a great disappointment to
the crimson supporters.
Mitchell for Yale covered s9S yards
on fourteen kicks. while Lemoyne and
Nichols of Harvard had slightly the
better Of it, gaining 21S yards on sixty
eight rusheS while Yale made 80 yards
on forty-seven PUSHES. Yale ran back
kicks for siXty-thTee yards and Har-
ward twenty. Yale was penalized six
times for sixty-five yards and Harvard
three times for forty yards.
The Game in Detail.
Yale won the toss and chose the
west goal to gain the little benefit Of
the faint west wind. Lemoyne kicked
off TO Mitchell on Yale's five-yard line.
Mitchell ran the ball back twenty yards
before he was thrown by ClOthier Yale
kicked on the second down to Har-
wards thirty-five yard line. but the
Yale ends came on fast and Marshall
was thrown before he was well start
cd
on the second play Marshall by
quarterback run covered seventeen
yards. bringing the ball into the CEN
ter of the field. Two rushes more car
RED IT four yards and then came a
penalty which set Harvard back to her
1orty-eight yard line. Lemoyne's kick.
which followed, was a poor one. cover
ing only twenty-five yards. Again Yale
Kicked on the second down, the ball
BolnE to Harvdrd's twenty yard line
but this time Marshall covered nineteen
yards before he was thrown.
ON three central plays Harvard
gained ten yards. but again was pen
allied ten yards which was followed by
a poor pass by Parkinson. and the con
poor pass by Parkinson. and the con-
Sequent loss Of the ball 10 Yale on Har-
wards thirty-seven yard line
Yale's Offeuse looked strong, but after
getting 20 Harvard's twenty-five ward
line the blue was penalized twenty
yards for Offside play. The teams
then exchanged kicks and once more
Yale started for Harvard's goal from
the crimson's forty-five yard line. After
TWO rushes into centre Metcalf circIed
the Harvard right end for thirty-ive
yards, planting the bail on the five
yard line amid the cheering of the blues
supporters. 1t took three rushes to
push Kinney over for the first score
OF the game, twenty-One minutes after
play had started.
Bitter Disappointment to Crimson.
As Mitchell failed to kick a goal the
score stood: Yale, 5; Harvard. 0. The
balance Of the half proved a series of
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Three times the team was within strik-
ing distance OF the goal, and each time
tailed 20 score a point. After the three
failures Of Harvard to score. kicking
was resorted to. but the half ended
without further score.
Yale scored again within FIVE minutes
after the second half began. An. ex-
change Of punts was followed by Yale's
blocking kick on Harvard's fifteen
yard line. The Yale team showed Ho-
gan over for a touchdown. but Mitchell
failed to kick a goal.
Harvard, by hard work. then adj
vauced the ball to Yale's tweIve-vard
line Line plunges netted nine Yards
more Here Yale braced wonderfully
and held Harvard for downs. Tbe blue
rushed the ball fifteen yards and
kicked. Harvard lost the bail on n
blocked kick on her own thirty-vard
line From here Yale in seven rushes
scored again, the third and last touch
down, and Mitchell kicked a goal.
The play for the balance Of the game
was on GSle's side Of the field Har-
ward managed to rush the ball to Yale's
seventeer-yard line, where DC was lost
on downs. Yale kicked and Harvard
tried a goal from placement after Yale
had been peualizcd. The ATTEMPT failed
Again Harvard tried TO reach the Vale
posts and pushed the ball 10 the TWEEN