The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-11-20
ROSEATE DAY FOR
THE BOYS IN BLUE
Yale Science Against
Harvard Drawn.
Drawn GOES DOWN
A Dozen to a SheIIess Egg Minus the
lnsides is the Score. The MIddies
Make Short Work of the Techs
in Eleven to
Zero.
(By the Associated Press.)

New Haven, Conn.,, Nov. 19.-Yale
earned a victory which in every way
was satisfactory to her friends. over
her old time rival Harvard, in the
presence of over $4,000 spectators. ION
Yale field, this afternoon, the final
score being II to 0, the same as that
in her victory over Princeton a week
ago. The game was one in which
the men in blue proved the superiors
of a brawnier set of opponents both
in the art of offense and defense. in
the first place through better team
work with a few simple formations.
and in the second instance through
her ability to stop or break up any
play whether of a plunging character
against her line or uSde as q Subter-
fuge to turn her tanks. Yale was
not called upon to use a formation
which had not been shown in her
games of the entire season and at no
time was there any doubt of the out
come.
AS the Yale men fought their way
to Harvrds goal line, they knew they
were bound to win, and the courage
which came with this knowledge gave
them more power on the attack
Harvard, on the other hand. placed
some reliance on plays which were
intended to gain ground by runs
around the end and in nearly every
instance these failed. The precision
with which Yale moved her plays all
the time, united action of her backs
with the linesmen, stamped Captain
Hogan's team as one of the most re-
markable which ever went on field
to uphold the glory of the blue. To
Harvard, however. which sent here a
team of unknown quality, must be
given the credit of playing a wonder
full game on the defense, and of show
ing at times, in the second half flashes
of inherent brilliancy on the 0ffense.
The game itself as whole was
somewhat tedious to the immense
thron gof spectators. 1t was almost
devoid of sensational or spectacular
plays and its one brilliant incident
was the blocking of Sperry's punt in
the second half which brought Yale'S
second touchdown. Even this was
better appreciated by football men
themselves than the spectators for 1,
was a truly remarkable thing that Kin
ney and Trip should break through
Harvard's protective line, for the pun
ter to block the ball and that Bloom
er another tackle, should get it many
yards behind Harvard'S line. 1t L.
Illustrated the point that stands out
prominently that Yale knew how to
play and to take advantage of every
ward was in the offensive.
The crowd at Yale field was prob
ably the largest which has seen d foot
ball game in this country. The banks
OF humanity which enclosed the grid
iron was as vivid mass of color in
which reds and blues predominated, az
ever was placed on II canvass py q
pointer. 1t was an animated throng
which took advantage of every chance
to break out into song or cheer. The
weather was that of an Indian sum-
mer day, comfortable alike to those
who were passive observers of the
struggle on the field before them, and
10 the men who bore the brunt of bat
tie. No such thrOng ever invaded this
city and the means of transportation
to and from the city, ample as it was
thought they were were totally made
Guate. No one complained, however
and the great task Of moving humanity
was simplified By the good nature
which prevailed.
Among the distinguished spectators
we're Vice President-elect Charles w
Fairbanks and Mrs Fairbanks. who
were guests of their two sons who are
at Yale; J. Pierpont Morgan and Au-
gust Belmont. Miss Alice Roosevelt
with a party of four friends sat IN the
Harvard section.
was little delayed at the start and So
slowly did it progress that dusk was
falling when the end came and the
moon threw its beams on the people as
they fiocked in town, homeward
bound The chief reason for the
length of the contest was the slowness
with which the teams lined up after
cach ScTimmage. more especially Har-
Narc when time and again it looked
as II her men waited breathing space
Yale played faster than the Crimson
ana went from beginning to end with
cut a change in her lineup Harvard
played many substitutes in places of
men who seemed to have been used
UP IN scrimmages, but luckily no
player was seriously hurt. AT times
the game was rough with some fish
cuffs. In every position Yale had the
advantage, her linesmen. especially
Captain Hogan, who was used repeat
eddy to carry the ball out played the
men against them, and Shelv'n and
Neal. at ends being fast down the field
under kicks and sure in their tackling.
Hoyt outclassed Sperry and Nichols in
putting and was worthy successor to
Mitchell, who taught him the arr OF
booting the ball. On Haryard's side
Brill showed up the best. although
Matthews, who replaced Randall al
left end, did finely
Yale got her first touchdown nv
consistent rushing in Harvard's terri
Tory in the first half The second
came through blocked kick I'm the
secon dhalf. Harvards most success