The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-11-19
YALE.HARVARD
GAME ATTRACTS
Thousands Throng New Haven
for the Big Game Of the
East.
PENN AND PRINCETON
TEAMS SEE THE GAME
Senator Fairbanks Among the
Spectators Yale Kicks
Off. ...

New Haven, Conn.,, Nov. 19.-Frost
lay thick on the ground, but the sky
was without cloud today when the
early .risers among the hundreds Of
Yale and Harvard men who are here
for the annual football game between
the two universities left their hotels
or sleepingcars to views the weather
prospects for the even. On the Yale
field the caretakers Of the gridiron be-
gan to prepare the surface for the
game, taking off the straw covering
ly dry out the frost which had slightly
penetrated the. turf during. the night.
The field was in good condition, prom
Using an elastic footing for the runners
and safe ground for the punters.
Between 9 and - o'clock, the New
HaYen road had upwards Of forty spe-
cial trains scheduled to. arrive, in addi-
tion. to the regular trains from all di-
rections, each of which was crowded.
The bands went into action at 1870,
Yale IS opening with "Bright College
Years. and Harvard g answering with
cup the Street, The cheer leaders
took their stands Is minutes later and
the uproar began in time to be turned
into a greeting to Vice President-elect
side. TX
The University Of Pennsylvania team
had seats on the Harvard line benches
and the Princeton team was on the op-
posite side. The Harvard and Yale
teams were late in reaching the field
owing to the crush of traffic on the
street for quarter of mile outside
the gates cityward.
The Game Starts.
The Yale team came on the field at
2:07 and began running through signals.
Harvard followed two minutes later.
Yale kicked off at 1923 to Randall on
the Is yard line. Randall advanced it
| IL yards where Harvard IS first attack
on the line was a failure. Randall at
tempted to circle Shevlin but it
was loss Of $ yards and Story
PEantfsa to It sG SseF line yard
Hoyt went thru for one yard and then
Finn took the ball to Harvard's 45
yard line.
Then Morse made two more thru
Brill. A heavy line attack netted ont
more and then Hogan added a couple
Morse went thru Derby for six yard:
and the same player at the same spo
for two yards and in line play Yal'
placed the ball on the 25-yard line.
Morse made two yards through Der
by. Hogan fell down eighteen yard
from Harvard's goal and after meas
uring, the referee gave Harvard tn
} ball. Harvard made four yards on tw'
cross butts and then Sperry punted t.
Hoyt on Yale's 45-yard line. He wa
thrown out Of bounds after running tn
ho1 hon
Morse made two yards and Flynl
eight more round the end. At thi
point there was a mix-up among tn
players because the ball was stolen GU
Of Roraback 8 hand in the lineup. De
lay ensued while the captains dis
cussed the matter. Flynn made fou
! yards through center. Morse took tn
5 made two yards thru Derby, Mors
made one. Flynn took it to the Il
. yard line.
. Flynn circled Harvard's left end, br
}, fumbled the ball on the ten-yard lin
!, and Sperry, picking it up, carried
J, to Harvard's 25-yard line, where H
/ gan brought him down with a thu
Brill made three thru Trip.
- Attempt Around Shevlin.
9 An attempt around Shevlin resulte
l. in a mix-up in which the ball was fur
n bled, but Harvard got it on Harvard
3 27-yard line.
|. Sperry punted on the first down
Yale's 42-yard line where Hoyt WI
l. downed in his tracks. Hoyt punt'
Is from behind the line to Starr on Ha
~ yards on quarterback run. Harl
10 made seven yards thru Bloomer. Sar
~ play netted Harvard three yards mol
~ Trips jersey was torn from his ba
20 and there was delay while he was
- ted to another behind shield on t.
= side lines.
The fierce attacks seem to affect DO
teams to a considerable extent. In
cross-butt Sperry went thru big he
n. and it rolled to Trip and Hogan, W
- went down on it together on the
yard line. Flynn made q yard outsi
RI Harvard 8 left tackle. Morse made
m first down on the next play and tn
ne Bloomer was lifted completely over
a line to the 1s-yard line. Morse bare
d. made yard on line Fat attack h Fly
he ter, and then Morse pulled
- Rockwell took the ball to Harvard 3
yard line, but Yale was penalized
holding the ball, and the ball went ba
- to the 2O-yard line. Brill broke up
I'M next play, and then Hoyt dropped ba
A. TO LIE ydfu lluo Ou d LAM dGGSupt
'st field goal, ran five yards round rif
at end, but he was thrown by Hurley, a
no it was Harvard 8 ball on her own
ficc yard line. Twice Harvard was thro
- back on delayed passes for loss Of f
yards.
The notable feature of the game Il
!. far was the slowness in which the tea
"a. lined up before putting it into play.
i Sperry punted to Yale IS 35-yard |
70 and Flynn ran to midfeld, where H
oW ley threw him. Morse made two va
around right end. Flynn, thru the c
IA ter, got three more. Yale was gi,
-, ~ FIVE yards for off side. Morse M
III, four outside Of right tackle.
81 Shevlin circled left end for 1
To- TO- yards. Morse made four yards outs
ia of Brill. He then got two yards t
to. To-. the other side Of the line and it
lis first down for Yale on Harvard's
oc. yard line. Shevlin again circling
his line, made two yards. Flynn got y
be thru center. Morse got yard t
" center and Brill was laid out.
Yale scores touchdown.