The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-11-28

Cambridge, Mass, November To-
By her quickness ia seizing the oppOr-
tunity afforded by muffed punt, Yale
today won the annual football game
with Harvard by a score of 6 to o.
The error, which was made by Mich
OILS, 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 us did those on the
same field in 1897 and 1899 in no score
for neither side.
Harvard's unexpected ability to
solve and stop Yale's attack was the
feature of the contest. Except for one
dash of 45 yards by ROome in the
first half, and one OF l. yards by Morse
in the second half, the Yale gains
by plunges into the line. The Harvard
gains resulted from mass-plays with
the famous tandem formation, the only
exception being dash of 1S yards by
Quarterback Star, who by running the
whole width of the field, eluded Iale's
ends for that distance. Throughout
the game, end runs, quarterback dash
es and double and delayed passes by
either team were quickly broken up
and frequently the runner was thrown
for Il loss Each side had to struggle
fy-n
yards 1t usually took two or three
downs to cover the distance. Yale
captured the ball three times, and Har
ward took the ball away from Yale
twice by stubborn defense.
Harvard reached Yale's 24-yard line
in the second half, only to be SEM
back five yards for offside play. This
was the nearest the Crimson came to
scoring Il touchdown.
In the first half, however, Burr
made u beautiful attempt at goal from
placement from Yale's 54-yard line,
missing it by few feet Yale's score
came in 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
high punt to Nichols on the Harvard
. 3O-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 was down
tn efield with marvellous speed, grab
bed the ball the instant it Ouched the
ground Yale had twice before been
held within Harvard'S 2J-yard line,
but Nichols error seemed to sap the
fighting spirit of the Crimson players,
and i'll ten rushes Yale made the dis
tance to the goal line. Nearly all the
Yale plunges for the score We're dl-
rected against the Harvard left wing,
where Montgomery had replaced
Brill, Notwithstanding the fact that
the burly Harvard tackle was able to
run off the field comparatively fresh.
Forbes had tie honor of carrying the
ball over for Yales only touchdown,
and Hoyt kicked an easy goal from a
punt out Neither side came within
striking distance Of the others goal af-
ter Yale scored.
Fortv-three thousand persons watch
ed the game in weather as warm as
Indian summer Il was the larges!
and most brilliant gathering ever seen
at a football game in this country
Inc "Clt hOySo ny ~ q
high pitch of excitement by the incss-
SAINT cheering OF the under-g graduates
and the Harvard stands, which con
tanned fully 10000 persons, after the
team had shown itself able to stoE
the Yale offense and displayed an abll
ity to make short gains, became over
joyed at the showing of the Crimson
players.
On the other hand the Yale team
until Hutchinson replaced Tad Jones
at quarterback, seemed to lack The
fighting spirit which a week ago tor.
the Princeton line to pieces.
One of the most gratifying feature:
of the game was the spirit shown by
both sides toward each other which
was emphasized by the Yale stand:
cheering the absent Harvard leader
Captain Hurley, who was not able tt