The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-11-22
HARVARD
STRUGGLES
B' / J. ! Y E. |
Unable to Force Way
Across Yale'S Goal.
CLOSE FIGHT is
SURPRISE TO ALL
Many Times the Blue Goal Was
Nearly Reached by Grim
son Players.
YALE BRACES AND
HOLDS STRONG FRONT
Once Harvard Gets Within Six
Inches Of the Yale Line, But
Fails to Cross-Dcfeat I'm
der the Circumstances is
Very Bitterto the Grim
son Supporters.
YALE BRACES AND
HOLDS STRONG From I
Once Harvard Gets Within Six
Inches OF the Yale Line, But
Fails to Cross-Dcfeat I'm
-fByl Associated Press.1

CAMBRIDGE. MASS. Nov. 21.-Har.
ward struggled bravcly against Yale to-
day In their annual football match, but
was defeated by score Of lG to .. priv
clpaly because her defense weakened.
and Yales defense grew stronger as the
crimson players were within striking dis
lance Of the Yale goal
Nearly forty thousand persons watch.
ed the game. and while It was not as
spectacular as that between Princeton and
Yale at New Haven week ago. better
football was played, and for the first
half and for several minutes In the BE.
cond. tho score was small enough to maze
the result uncertain. In fact. after Hur-
ward had shown sufficient speed to get
twice inside of,Yales five yard line In the
first half, her supporters were well nigh
convinced that the team would not only
score. but win the game. The Yale de-
tense proved. too strong. however, and
backed BY l5 COO voices who, yelled '.hold
EN-" tho blue line stood firm beneath its
own goal bar. twice capturing the ball
there On downs. and In the Third instance,
taking advantage OIL fun BILE BY 2, Har-
ward player, In Nthe second hall Harvard
i got within SIX inches eot I he y ale goa.
sand yet. could not score. lj5 y. It'll.
DEFEAT BITTER.
The defeat, under the .circuu1stances,
vas exceedingly bitter for the Crimson.
as tho fast play OF the team beyond tho
Yale ten and fifteen yard line. surprised
the Harvard supporters and proved ono ot
tho features OF the game. tl5 n
There was some fumbllng. and sew
eral blocked kicks ono Of the Yale scores
being directly due to the latter. There
were several end runs for fifteen and
twenty five yards, but as rule. the play
especially SO far as Harvard wAs, con.
cerned was a series OF fierce line plunges
for short gains Of one. two and three
yards
q The kicking wa, below the average
especially on Harvard $ part, and was
a great disappointment to tho Crimson
supporters.
Mitchell for Yale, covered sos yards on
fourteen kicks, while Lemoyne and
Nichols, OF Harvard. covered 220 yards on
eight k,cks. In rushing, Harvard tad
slightly the better OF 1t. gaining. 2lS yards
on :. 6S PUSHES. while Yale made 130 yards
on AZ rushes. Yale ran back kicks for
GO yards. and Harvard for 1o2 yards. Yals
had eight first downs and Harvard TWEEN
ty. Yale was penalized six times for SIX
ty-flve yards. and Harvard three times
for forty yards.
Lineup:
Harvard. Positions faie,
Clother. left end... Rafferty,
Derby (squiers). left tacklc..... Kinney
(Bissel. AIortoW
Lemoyne... left guard.... :.Batcholder
Parklnson,.. ...center.." RorabAck
A. Marshall.... right guard.,.....Mtlln,
(I<inney)
Knowton... fright taokle.... Hogan
Bowditch. .. ....right end... .,sheylin
(Montgomery)
e q. (Sopev)
Nichols. !, left half back. Mitchell
(Goodhue)
Hurley... fright half back. .Metcalf
schoellkopf... full back,., Farmer
(Mills) (Owsley)
score: Yale. 16: Harvard, o. Touch
downs-Klnney. /; Hogan, 9. Goal from
tou .hdown-M Mitchell, !. officials; Referee
Mr.. McClung, Lehigh, Umplre-Paul Da-
shiel. Timer-Whiting. Cornell. Lines
men-Wood, B. A. A. Hull, Yale. Time.
thlrty-fve minutes halves.