New-York tribune., 1905-11-26
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Boston, Nov. 25-Rising from the slough of des-
pond Harvard to-day fought Yale to Desperate
finish on Soldiers Field, in the presence Of the
biggest crowd that ever saw a football game In
this country Yale won the game, and with 1t
the football championship of 1905 but II was
only by the narrow margin of 6 to O. and after
struggle that will go down in football annals
as one Of the greatest record.
In the first half Harvard played Yale TO
standstll and set the partisans OF the Crimson
frantic with delight at the gallant manner IN
which she stood off the attack of the Blue and
hurled against Yales defence her own crashing
plays When the half ended without either side
scoring it looked as If victory was more than
possible for the Cambridge eleven. and, In fact
Yale owes her final success quite as much to
fatal nun of a punt by Don Nichols as to any
superiority on the part of the Blue players
Not until the match was three-quarters over
did Yale 1t getting well along IN
the second half. Up and down the checkered
field the battle had ragged, the balance OF sue
cess incning now for one side and now for the
other, neither team able to batter its way across
the others goal line. The sun had sunk below
the level of the t0pmost lofty of seats Of
the splendid stadium. and the struggle was be-
ing fought down below there in the ever deepen
both teams had put in number of substitutes
to freshen up their failing strength. for ths
precious time was getting fearfully short. and
it was pretty soon or never
NICHoLs's COSTLY TUMBLE.
Yale got the bail on a poor punt by Burr on
her own so yard line. and hurled herself IN vain
against the sturdy wall of Crimson On the
third down Hoyt was ordered punt, there be-
ias -1otAing else TO do He lifted the Ie 1ther
high into the air. Waiting for II on Harvards
3O-yard line stood Don Nichols, the speedy back.
who had Just replaced Foster in the hope that
his fast running might enable him to turn the
Yale ends for a sensational gain. Nichols had
plenty of time but the ball bounded from his
arms Like flash half the Tale team was up
under the lick and Forbes the swift Yale
tackle hurled himself upon the ball as 1t
bounded from Nichols's grasp.
mighty groan of dismay burst from the
Harvard hosts as they saw the misplay. II
was a most appropriate groan, for that error
spelled disaster. From the 3O-yard line Yale
steadily hammered her way by short. consistent
gains over the coveted goal line. distance Of
straight rushing of thirty yards, On the 10
ward line Reid Harvard's head coach hustled
montgomery cut to take the place of Brill,
through whom most of the attacks had been
piAretng but montgomery poWeTlesg TO
stem the tide. It was bang. bang, bang, and
slam. SIAM slam until amid a roar like that
of NfaRara's cataract the Blue swept resist
Iessly over the line and Forbes had made the
only touchdown of the game
It was good football for YALE but Harvard
several times in the course of the game marched
through the New-Haven teams defence for a
longer series of gains than those thirty yards
constituted. Only she was never able TO get so
ha-p A
misplay it was. certainly. that gave Yale her
chance. but nobody can deny that It was hard
,ucIx and there were many who shook their |
heads and murTnured: yale luck again."
HARD GAME TO LOSE.
II was a hard game for Harvard to lose. for |
she rose so rnagnfcently from her seasons rec |
ord of dt5aPPoin tnaent and defeat and the over
towering sense Of misfortune that overwhelmed |
her when 1t was announced that Captain Hurley |
was too III to lead his men In the biggest game
of the year that Il did seem as if she deserved |
better at the hands Of the gods OF chance
1t was. however a glorious day for the Grim
son. Just how glorious appears from the fact |
that on the eve Of the game there was good /
deal of betting at odds of to l on Harvard,
and this morning several wagers were noted at
8 to l. These odds appeared justified In the
light of Harvard's record, but the issue Of the
game showed that even money was really In6
proper thing. For, take it all in all, Yale showed
no superiority the Crimson
In the first half the statistics show that Yale
gained by rushing 120 yards TO Harvard's 80
but 40 yards of this total to be accounted
'or by Roome's clever lodging through
broken field after he had eIGded Harvard end
IN the second half Ta1e's gains by rushing
amounted 10 only eighty-three yards and Har-
-ard's to seventy-seven. To offset this advan-
age in YaIe's favor, Harvard gained many more
rards by punting than did the Blue. Burr in
,ariabIv got more distance into his kicks than
lid Roome, having the benefit OF the wind be-
lind him in the first half. In the second half
Ioy+ was put in to punt for Yale and he held
,is own with the Harvard toe expert, but the
Wind had failed by that time and did him no
rood Many valuable yards did Harvard gain
:, +be exchanges Of punts in the first half
MANY EXCITING MOMENTS
The match was brimful Of exciting moments
r-o o+ them came in the first half. when Yale.
4.. marching on many good yards against
N +ba Harvard team could do to stop her
.aer,ad likely to score in few plays
-, one of these occasions she got as far as
srd,s 17-yard mark. On the other she got
80, closer. touching the 12-yard line but on
,acb of these occasions Harvard gave an exhibi-
ton of a really remarkable power to rally. and
,-oced and took the ball on downs. And maybe
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