The Minneapolis journal., 1905-11-26
HARVARD TUMBLE
GIVES YALE i. . GAME
# y - 80 80 - ~
But for Fatal "Bobble" Titanic
;. Struggle Might Have Ended
Without a Score.
BY Publishers Press.

By Publishers Press. ----.
g Cambridge, Mass, Nov. 25.-In the
hardest fought battle ever witnessed on
the stadium gridiron, Yale this after
noon defeated her bitterest rival, Har-
ward, by a meager score of 6 to 0. The
score tells the whole story. 1t was not
the walkover that had been predicted
upon all sides for Yale; rather it was
the hardest contest for Yale Of the en-
tire season, and but for a tumble by
Nichols, who had just replaced Foster
in the second half of Hoyt's punt, Yale
probably would not have scored.
Harvard s work thruout was a tre-
mendous surprise to even the coaches Of
the crimson team. The loss Of Captain
Hurley was felt by his brother players
and they played to win laurels for their
injured leader. "Win for Hurley' was
the cry, and the team gave the best
there was in them toward that end.
Forty-two thousand enthusiastic foot
ball followers were seated within the
grand stand. Never before in the his
tory of the game has such a vast num-
ber gathered to watch the play and
cheer on their favorites.
Harvard outplays Yale.
Harvard played better game than
did her opponents. Her game was more
consistent, but where Yale showed SUI
periority over the crimson was in her
speedy team work and ability to run
down under punts and her immense Of
fensive and defensive play in critical
stages of the game. Steady line plung-
ing was Harvard's strong point. Time
and again she crashed away at the blue
line and almost as many times she
gained.
Yale seldom failed to gain in her
plunges at Harvard's line. But where
she excelled was in getting around the
ends. Three times Yale men shot around
Harvard s ends for big gains, and each
time it seemed as tho touchdown for
the blue was inevitable. But in each of
these instances Harvard braced and
kept Yale from securing the coveted
score.
Roome's run around Harvard s left
was the feature of the game. He car
ried the pigskin distance of forty-six
yards before he was downed.
Harvard's most effective play was
her tandem and this she used with
either Brill or Squires carrying the ball
repeatedly.
Many Penalties Made.
Both sides were penalized for off-side
play an equal number of times.
four each. Neither side scored in the
first half and Harvard kept the ball
in Yale s territory most of the time.
1t was shortly before O'Clock when
/ the players trotted out upon the field.
They were heartily cheered. At five
J minutes after the hour Captains Shev
, lin and Knowlton met in the center Of
the field and Knowlton won the toss.
He chose to defend the south goal.
Bigelow kicked off to Starr, who
| fumbled but recovered the ball on the
1O-yard line and ran the ball back to
r the 21-yard line. Burr punted to Morse
on Yale's 4S-yard line. Morse fumbled,
but recovered on his 47-yard line.
Roome then punted to Harvard g
30-yard line.
Squires went thru Yale's left wing
for nine yards. On four rusher Har-
ward gained fifteen yards, carrying the
ball to Yale s 53-yard line. Another
series Of rushes and Yale held Harvard
e for downs, getting the ball on her
43-yard line.
Pounding Continues.
. Then Yale, by team play, sent Quill
4 for 25 yards thru Harvard s left side.
rru-o mora rushes bv Oui11 oained ten