The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1906-11-27

New Haven, November 24.-Yale's
bright blue banners waved triumphant
ly over the city tonight, the signal of
another magnificent victory of her
team over her worthy rival, Harvard,
the final score being to 0. The Grim
son went down to defeat in desperate
battle which in football strategy and
spectacular plays has had few equals
since the two universities have met.
To Yale passed the almost undisputel
title of the college championship of the
country, clouded only by the drawn,
no score contest ct Princeton a week
ago. Yale won today through greater
football knowledge, superior team play,
almost untiring accuracy in developing
the possibilities of the new rules and
the magnificent work of individual
players.
Harvard proved fOeman worthy OF
Yale. Her men repeatedly ShOne con-
spicuously, and the flashes Of brilliarcy
in individual plays, as time and again
her backs broke through the line Of
blue on her stalWart guard, Burr sent
the ball twisting through the air for
long gains, seemed to be entitled to
reward
Harvard was a trifle slow in eXecut
ing her plays, which It's last year, SEEM
cd to hinge on her great strength o.
defense, while Yale wGs quick On every
thing Her men were active and Tierce.
Yale's success lay III playing otfensiVelJ
at every opportunity, driving her PLAYS
hard and taking advantage Of every
opening when her opponents had The
ball. Interference for the runner, the
forward and behind the line passes,
the onside kicks, were a well deFel-
oped art Not once did g Vale man
have to run down the field without as
sistance. AS the game was nearing its
close, Yale played faster and rolled
the crimson line into heap time and
again. It was only Harvard's stubborn
contest of every inch Of her ground
that kept the score at the single fg-
ures.
The touchdown was brought about
by a sensational play Yale had the
bali on Harvards 25-yard line. Jones
called his signals for kicking forn32-
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line with his hands outspread. a per
feet pass from Hockenberger sent the
ball into his hands, and Veeder, like
a flash, started at right angles and
hurled the ball over the heads of Har-
wards men for thirty yard pass to
where several Yale men, as though
drawn by a magnet, had jumped into
one little knot. Up from their midst
Uh0 a01lUhf the ball 7. n
in an instant placed it down on ;he
four yard line Up rose the Yale hosts
with cries for a touchdown. while ihe
crimson side was hushed Rome, wno
had replaced Knox was sent to SMASH
the crimson line. His first try gave
two Yards and the next time he was
shot over with the whole team draggin:
and pushing him. That four yard:
showed what Yale could do when she
was hungry for the score which was sc
close at hand. The kicking OF goa
was an easy thing for Veeder.
with the score 6 to 0, Harvard wa:
compelled to change her style OF at
tack. and Burr was called upon t
~nnt the ball out of danger with his toe
The first part of the second half re
solved itself into a punting duel De
tween Burr and Veeder. From thel
ON the outcome seemed certain. YAH
with new players put fresh life int
her team and in the last hve minute
of the half there was marcn ooWl
the field. This began with Foster
tumble, which Forbes took advantas
of. From then on it was a case o
smashing into the Harvard line, unit
Park replaced by Frazer, showed tina
Yale had found the weak place. Rus
after rush swept the Harvard tear
back foot by foot, until the ball rests
on her Is yard line. Yale was movin
like battering ram and another touch
down, apparently was prevented .
the referees whistle ending the game
At the close of the game. the re
markable scene was witnessed OF tn
jubilant Yale host standing bareheade
for fifteen minutes in front of the hal
ward stand alternately cheering an
singing to the crimson, and the latte
in turn responding in like manne'