The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-11-26
The Score Reads Six to
Nothing.
HARVARD Is NAUGHT
Her Ability TO Solve and Stop Yale S
Attack Feature of The Desperate
Contest, Nearly All YaIe's Gains
Made by PIunges Into the
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quickness in Selling the opportunity
afforded by a muffed punt Yale today
won the annual football game with
Harvard by 2 score of to 0. The
error. which was made by Nichols,
who replaced Foster at left half back,
occurred near the close of the sec
ond 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 stor Yale's attack was the feature
of the contest. Except for one dash
of IS yards by Rome in the first half
and one of 5 yards by Morse in the
second half the Yale gains were short,
and nearly all were made by plunges
into the line The Harvard gains also
resulted from mass plays, usually with
the famous tandem formation, the
only exception being dash of Is
yards by Quarterback Starr who by
RUNNING the whole width of the field
eYded Yale's ends for that distance.
Throughout the game. end runs. quar-
terback daSheS, and double and de-
quickly broken up and frequently the
ruined was thrown for a loss.
Each side had to struggle time and
again for the necessary five yards. 1t
usually took two or three downs to
cover the distance. Yale captured the
ball three time and Harvard took the
ball away from Yale twice by stub
born defense.
Harvard reached Yalea 24-yard line
in the second half only to be sent back
five yards for offside play This was
the nearest the crimson came to scor-
ing a touchdown. In the first half.
however. Burr made a beautiful at
tempt at goal from placement from
YaIe's 51-yard line, missing it by a
few feet
Yale's score came in the last ten
minutes of play. The ball had gone
up and down the field. neither side
able to make any long. consistent
gains. Hoyt sent high punt to Mich
OILS on the Harvard 30-yard line. The
Harvard back. who had just come into
the game. muffed the kick and Cap
tain Shevlin, who on every kick dur
ing the game was down the field with
marvellous speed. grabbed the ball the
instant it touched the ground. Yale
had twice before been held within
Harvard'S 25-yard line but Nicholas
error seemed to sap the fighting spirit
of the crimson players. and in ten
ruShes Yale madc the distance to the
goal line. Nearly all the Yale
plunges for the score We're directed
against the Harvard left wing. where
Montgomery had replaced Bhill, not
withstanding the fact that the burly
Harvard tackle was able to run off the
field comparatively fresh
Forbes had the honor of carrying
the ball over for Yales only touch
down and Hoyt kicked an easy goal
from a punt out. Neither side came
within striking distance of the others
goal after Yale scored.
Forty-Three Thousand Saw 1t.
Forty-three thousand persons
watched the game in weather as
warm as Indian summer. 1t was the
largest and most brilliant gathering
ever seen at a football game in this
country. The spectators were keyed
up to high pitch of excitement by
the incessant cheering of the under
graduates anc the Harvard stands,
which contained fully 10000 persons
after the team had shown itself able
to stop the Yale offense and display
ed an ability to make short gains be-
came overioyed at the showing of
the crimson players.
On the other hand>4he Yaye team.
until Hutchinson replaced Tad Jones
at quarterback, seemed to lack the
fighting spirit which a week ago tore
the Princeton line to pieces
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
apCtain Hurley, who was not able
to play on account of an injury which
has confined him In a Boston hospital.
and the cheers for Yale from the
crimson supporters.
The line up were:
YaIe-Gates. ~ JOINS. left end.
Forbes, left tackle: Erwin, Hocken-
berger Flanders, left guard Flanders
Smith. center: Trip, right guard;
Bigelow. right tackle: Shevlin, right
end: T. JONI Hutchinson. quarter
back. Roome. Knox. left half back:
Morse, Hoyt. right half back: Quill.
Levine, Flynn. full back.
Harvard-Leary, left end: Brill.
Montgomery. left tackle; Burr. left
guard; Parker. Barney, center Kers-
burg, right guard; Squires, right
tackle Knowton, right end Starr.
Newhall. quarterback; Foster. Nichols.
left half back: Wendell. right half
back; Carr, full back.
Touchdown, Forbes: goal Hoyt
Total score, Yale 6. Harvard 0. UNI