New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-10-29
VICTORY FOR THE BLUE.
WEST POINT HUMBLED.
Jones, of Yale, Makes Sensational
Run Through Broken Field.
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scored once in the first half and twice in the second
The first touchdown the direct result OF a
tumble by West Point, and was made within three
minutes after the game started. Jones. Of Yale,
kicked off to Beavers Of West Point. who FUN
bled. and Gates, the Yale left end. dropped the
ball on West Points a0-yard line. From this point
it took Yale only three plays to push Yeedsr. the
left halfback over the line for touchdown Veedsr
also kicked the goal. and the to
against West Point before army tbs
spectators realized that the game had begun.
There a surprise in store. however, for the
Yale supporters On the second kick of West Point
got the ball in the centre of the field and straighta
way started in to literally the Yale line into
pieces. By Of the fercest line pIunging seen
this year with Weeks the husky left guard. carry
Ing the ball again and again, West Point smashed
the Yale defence and slowly but surely drove the
New-Haven eleven backward toward its goal line.
without a breathing spell Weeks hurled be-
tween Forbes and Hockenberger the Yale left.
until four successive first downs were gained
Then the West Point quarterback aIternated
Beavers Weeks with the latter still bearing the
brunt of the attack and gaining the most ground.
Eight first downs. for total Of forty yards. was
the sensational performance Of the army team The
Yale eleven made desperate stand on the 5-yard
ne and Beavers failed to gain the necessary dis
lance on the fourth down. Yale promptly kicked
out of danger and the only chance West Point
had to score during the game was lost
From this point of the game TO the finish West
Point was a beaten team True, the army eleven
fought bravely to keep the Yale down, and
even took the offensive occasionally, but 1t was
plain to all that it had made single supreme ef-
fort when 1t battered the Yale line heroicaly at
the expense of its bone and snew- Before the
first half closed Carey made fair catch OF punt
by veeder and Beavers made try for a goal from
placement from West Points 5o-yard line. As the
wind was blowing against the kicker 1t was rather
a forIorn hope. Beavers made most excellent at
temnt however and the ball fell only a few yards
short Then the Yale team woke up. and shaking
off It's apparent lethargy began TO ron up the
West Point defence as if it were Of paper A sec
ond touchdown seemed likely when the half ended,
with the ball Yaie's West Points S0-yard lima
YALE WEAK ON DEFENCE
mt, o,a sboued that Yale has tremendously
o,,ic, and snappy offence. but wofuly weak
defence The same was also true In a less pro-
no,nced fashion of West Point Forces ana doch-
enberger left tackle and left guard. were the weak
mart of the Yale line. though some OF west POINTS
attacks went through Flanders at centre and Trip
at right guard The Yale ends. Cotes and shevIn'
were much faster and better than the Harvard
ends around which West Point was able to send its
| hacks repeatedly a week ago to-day. Cotes ana
sbevlin threw the West Point runners back Tor a
heavy loss on several occasions and not once was
Beavers, who made several long runs IN me Har-
ward game able circle the Yale wings to-day
Yale's offence in the second half was tina best
seen this year. and II improved the game pro-
crossed In fact It fast that 1t got going
too numerous occasions. with tne result
that Yale suffered the loss of considerable ground
! in penalteS. The feature OIL inc SeCO1Au iA0AA SO
lust as the game over Yale had scored again
and West Point had forced to make safety,
ard IL looked IL the game would end with tne
score IA to o in favor Of Yale One srancstand
/ play, however. was yet to come
JoNEs's SENSATIONAL RUN.
| The ball had been in West Points territory and
! III, army team had braced and held Yale for
! downs when the West Point quarterback Ssnaled
a punt Beavers had gone out OF the lineup. SO
Torney was called upon to boot the sphere He
! punted to Jones, of Yale. who caught the ball on
west Points 45-yard line and forthwith started 10
/ ziezae through the West Point team like CREASED
Mig at a country fair. The fingers Of the west
| Point players all thumbs, and not one was
able to hold the slippery Jones. who. aided oy a
bit of perfect interference, which was the prettest
sight of the game eluded the whole West Point
! team and pumped the pigskn down squarely De
! tween the army goal posts. The goal was an easy
one and Jones kicked 1t handily anu soon aIter
| the game came to an emo
| yaIa,s second touchdown. the first made the
second half was the result of straight, hard 1oot-
ball West Point kicked off. and the bail rolled
| over the goal line. Yale kicked out West POINT
failed to gain and punted- It was Iales pan IN
the centre of the field yeeder tucked the pigskin
! under his arm. and. helped b. good interference
| ran twenty yards. Then Yale made the most sensa-
| tionaI mass play of the game Finn was caAeu
upon 70 take the ball. and the signal said through
the centre Through he went. with vengeance
and with the whole Yale team pulling and pusnlns
the runner was not downed until he had carried the
hall TWENTY-FIVE wards. It was a great exhibition
of tee m play quite reminiscent OF some OF thS
famous Yale teams Of past years
Right after this however. there came groan
of anguish from the Yale supporters. for on the
next play the umpire caught a Yale player mold
ing and gave West Point fifteen yards AS the
ball was only ten yards away from West Folnts
goal it was bitter pill to swallow, ana CaplAih
shevin of Yale. protested vehementy- 1sie was
unable to gain the necessary distance ana "eS'
Point took the ball en- downs. Beavers tried rake
kick but Shevlin grabbed him ard tnre" mn
back over the West Point goal line for saletS'
This gave Yale points, and made the score 10 u
| wast POINT kicked out from the 25-yard line 10
| Finn of Yale who was downed by Chrsty N
terrific tackle. So hard did the two players
that George Foster Sanford. the Yale COACH 81,
was acting as one of the assistant lineshen So
he feared that one both badly hurt M bSl
ieft the game however. Yale then rushed tIie Co.
rani6iy down the field and Veeder went ever au
touchdown and also kicked the goal A"'' ~
the score Ia TO in Yales favor
BEAVERS FORCED TO RETIRE
Neither team made any changes In It's hne-up
when the second half started. but after Dz ,.b
made the safety he retired in favor or H. n vst
Other changes then followed rapidly Fo o,t
point A. w Smith replaced Wilhelm sutton We W.
! In for Erwin and Moss for Weeks. For i
I Maekay replaced Hochenberger Turner went ~ ~
Rselow Stevenson for Morse. Wylie TOT -
and Levine for Finn The game ended. as al'e
told soon after Jones made the sensauohai
liyard run for Yales third and last touchaoW"
The day was a trihe warm for the players 90
ideal for the spectators. and over SIN tAo
peopls saw the match. Several heavily loadeo spy
ciajs con,e nm from New-Yorl while thons-
ond Vale slpporters made the trip from Ne"
Haven There were pretty girls galore and Vi0is
we're 10 be seen every side. There were as
many maidens fair who carried the nIaen'