Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1905-11-26
YALE MAKES SIX POINTS
Harvard Team Holds Sons Of Eli to Com
parativsly Small Score.
TOUCHDOWN is MADE ON AN ERROR
Captain ShevIin Quickly Takes Adj
vantage of Nun of Long Punt
by Nichols, a Harvard
Substitute.

CAMBRIDGE. Mass, Nov c5.-By its
quickness in Selling the opportunity af-
forded by a muffed punt, Yale today won
the annual foot ball game with Harvard
by score of to o. The error, which
was made by Nichols. who had replaced
Foster at left half back, occurred near
the close Of the second half and but for
it, as even Yale admitted. the contest
probably would have resulted as did those
on the same field in 1897 and 1899, in no
score for either side.
Harvards unexpected ability to solve and
stop Yale's attack was the feature of the
contest Except for one dash Of forty-five
yards by Roome in the first half and one
of fifteen yards by Morse in the second
half, the Yale gains were short and nearly
all we're made by plunges into the line.
The Harvard gains also resulted from mass
plays, usually with the famous tandem
formation, the only exception being a dash
OF eighteen yards by Quarterback Starr,
who by running the whole width Of the
| field eluded Yales ends for that distance.
Throughout the game end runs, quarter
back dashes and double and delayed passes
| by either team were quickly broken up
and frequently the runner was thrown for
a loss. Each side had to struggle time
and again for the necessary five yards.
| II usually took two or three downs to
cover the distance. Yale captured the ball
three times and Harvard took the ball
away from Yale twice by stubborn de-
| Tense.
Harvard reached Yale's twenty courtyard
line in the second half only to be sent back
| 1--WE yards for off-side play. This was the
| nearest the Crimson came to scoring
| touchdown. In the first half however,
Burr made beautiful attempt at goal
| from placement from Yales flfty-yard line,
| missing it by a few feet.
Yale Scores on Mum.
| Yales score came i'm the last ten minutes
OF play. The ball had gone up and down
| the field, with neither side able to make
| any long, consistent gains Hoyt sent a
long punt to Nichols on the Harvard thirty
| yard line. The Harvard back, who had
| just come into the game, muffed the kick,
| and Captain Shevlin. who on every kick
| during the game went down the field with
| marvellous speed, grabbed the ball the in
| slant il touched the ground. Yale had
twice before been held within Harvard's
twenty-nve-yard line, but Nichols error
seemed to sap the fighting spirit of the
| Crimson players and in ten rushes Yale
| lIltub tue ulSldIGe 10 the goal me Nearly
all the Yale plunges for the score were
directed against the Harvard left wing
where Montgomery had replaced Brill. not
withstandng the fact that the burly Har-
ward tackle was able to run of the field
comparatively fresh.
| Forbes had the honor Of CARRYING the
ball over for Yale's only touchdown, and
| Hoyt Kicked an easy goal from punt out
Neither side came within striking distance
Of the others goal after Yale scored.
Great Crowd sees Game.
| Forty-three thousand persons watched the
| game, in weather as warm as Indian sum
mer. 1t was the largest and most brilliant
| gathering ever seen at foot ball game
in this country. The spectators were keyed
up to high pitch of excitement by the
lncessant cheering of the under graduates.
and the Harvard stands. which contained
fully $4,000 persons. after the team had
shown itself able to stop the Yale offense
and displayed an ability to make short
gains, became overjoyed at the showing
of the Crimson players. On the other hand,
the Yale team, until Hutchinson replaced
Jones at quarterback, seemed to lack the
hghting spirit which a week ago tore the
Princeton line to pieces. In the first hall
Harvard gained many yards through Burr 3
| obiliNS " puNpuHl TOOIlt out burr fell
away i'm the second half and was in turn
outpunted by Hoyt, who took Roome' $
place in the kicking.
There were very few penalties, Yale suf-
fering three times and Harvard twice for
of side play. Yale played nineteen men
and Harvard fifteen during the game. one
OF the most gratifying features Of the
game was the spirit shown by both sides
toward each other which was emphasized
by the Yale stands cheering the absent
Harvard leader, Captain Hurley who was
not able to play on account OF an injury
which has confined him in a Boston hos
pital, and the cheers for Yale from the
Crimson supporters.
Harvard Wins Toss.
After Harvard had won the toss and
had given Yale the kickoff with the sun
In the eyes of the Blue players, each team
tried the others speed and then punted
Burr gaining ten yards on the exchange
From its own thirty-yard line Harvard
worked the ball down. principally by tan.
dems headed by Squires, until il was or