New-York tribune., 1905-11-26
DETAILS OF THE GAME
Hozc the EIeUens Fought Up and
DozCn the Giidiron.

The uproar died away to a fateful hush as Bige-
low YaIe's big tackle, carefully prepared little
mound of earth at the middle of the field and
daintily balanced the ball upon it. Then it was
seen that Tad" Jones, Yale's famous freshman
quarterback, had been got into shape TO play.
despite the prophecies to the contrary for he was
in his place There too, was Quill the old Am
herst player at fullback. in place Of Finn, who
did so well against Princeton. Otherwise Yale's
eleven was the that that first faced the
Tigers. There were no surprises in Harvards s
lineup.
Bigelow's kickoff fell into Starrs arms Har-
wards 10-yard line and the little quarter got
back ten yards. Brill wcs the first Harvard man
to take the ball, but his bull rush was promptly
stood up by Yale line, while roar of pure de-
light shot up from the Yale terraces Burr kicked
on the second down, although Parker made bad
PASS to Morse at Yale's 47-yard mark. On the
first play Jones uggled the pass, but saved it, and
Roome punted out of bounds at Harvard's 30-yard
line the Crimson gaining ten yards in the exchange
of kicks.
Then Harvard began TO send her friends into
paroxysms of joy. Twice Squires, at the head of
a tandem ripped Yale's line up for four yards.
Then the fake tandem worked for the first
time and Foster got away for six yaFds, nearly
making three first downs in three tries. Squlres
got through Forbes for five more, and somebody
sent up a cloud of little crimson balloons to cele-
,,ra+e Four more Squires made in the same way,
and then the little fake tandem, and three yards
gained by that, if you please, bringing the oal
into Yale's territory in Harvards hands for the
first time.
YALE HOLDS FOR DOWNS.
After souires had shot through Forbes for eight
wards more the Yale team put their heads together
for a conference, Squires got three yards more
on the next try. Brill headed the tandem next and
Yale held for no gain Foster tried to hurdle put
hit something impenetrable 1t was third down
and one yard to gain. Brill tried it, but failed
and Yale took the ball
Now" said the Yale partisans to themselves
breathing more easily; now well see
From Yale's 47-yard mark Roome got through
Brill for two yards Quill made two driving plunges
of five and four yards respectively, Roome mace II
another first down, and Quill, piunging, driving
fghting and being dragged along, covered 5en
therefor by the biggest Yale cheer that had yet
After BigeIow had waded three yards Quill
did his trick again, this time for seven yards
Yale was hitting between Brill and Burr all the
time now but lost five yarcs for somebody's on
side play After two short gains by Quill, who
was being worked like a dray horse, Harvard took
ouiii tore off four yards more in the same spot.
and Yale musically informed the populace that
tbsre would soon be more work for the under
taker'' 1t looked like it, too, but Harvard held
harder at every rush now for the last ditch was
getting dangerously close. Yale kept on using
0uiIl but that indefangable player got only one
Yard on a hurdle attempt, and when Bigelow tried
The centre Harvard stood him up.
1t was third down, two yards to go and too much