The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-11-21
1S99-YaIe, 0; Harvard, 0.
1900-Yale, IS: Harvard, o.
1901-Harvard, %: Yale, 0.
1902-Ya1e, %; Harvard, 0.
1903-Yale, 16; Harvard, 0.

New Haven. Conn, Nov. 21.-Yale earned
a victory which was in every way salts
factory to her friends over her old-time
rival, Harvard, in the presence of over
$1,000 spectators on Yale field SATURDAY
same as that in her victory over Prince
ton a week ago.
blue proved the superiors of a brawnler
set of opponents. both in the art of Of
Tense and defense, in the first pla6e
simple formations, and in the second in
stance through her ability to stop or
break up any play, whether OF a plung1ng
character against her line or used as a
subterfuge 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 outcome,
Harvard placed some reliance on plays
which were intended to gain ground by
runs around the end, but in nearly every
which. Yale moved her plays all the time,
united action on her backs with the lines
one of the most remarkable which ever
went in a field to uphold the glory OF the
blue. To Harvard, however. which sent
her a team of unknown quality, must be
given the credit of playing a wonderful
game on the defense and of showing at
times in the second half flashes OF inner
ent brilliancy on the offense.
The game itself, as a whole. was some
what tedious to the immense throng of
sational or spectacular plays and its one
brilliant incident was the blocking of
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brought Yale's second touchdown Even
this was duly appreciated only by foot
ball men themselves rather than the spec
tatorS.
The crowd at Yale field was probably
the largest which has seen a football
game in this country. The weather was
that of an Indian summer day, comforta-
BILE alike to observers of the struggle and
to the players. No such throng ever in
vaded this city and the means of trans
portation to and from this city, ample as
it was thought they were, We're totally in
adequate.
Among the distinguished spectators
We're Vice President-elect and Mrs. Fair
banks, who were guests of their two sons,
who are at yale; j.. Pierpont Morgan ana
with a party of girl friends sat in the
Harvard section.
Despite all precautions, the game was a
little delayed at the start, and so slowly
did it progress that dusk was falling
when the end came.
Yale played faster than the crimson
and went from beginning to end without a
many substitutes in places of men who
seemed to have been used up in the scrim-
images, but luckily no player was seri-
ously hurt. At times the game was rough
Yale had the advantage Her linesmen,
especially Captain Hogan, who was used
repeatedly to carry the ball, ~outplayed
the men against them, and Shevlin and
Neal, at ends, being fast down the field
under kicks and sure of their tackling.
Hoyt outclassed Sperry and Nichols in
punting and was a worthy successor to
Mitchell, who taught them the art of boot
ing the BALL On Harvard's side Brill
showed up best, although Matthews. who
replaced Sandal at left end, did finely.
tent rushing in Harvard's territory in the
first half. The second came through a
blocked kick in the second half. Har-
wards most successful attack was a cross