Los Angeles herald., 1906-11-25
OLD Eli WINS
FROM HARVARD
CRlMSONS LOSE IN DESPERATE
BATTLE
Long Forward Pass Places the Ball on
HarVard's Four=Yard Line, from
Where Great Roome
Goes over
BY Associated Press.

BY Associated Press.
NEW HAVEN, Conn.,, Nov. "a
Yale's bright blue banners wave tri-
umphantly over the city tonight, signal
of another victory over Harvard, the
| final score being to 0.
The crimson went down to defeat in
a desperate battle which in football
strategy and spectacular plays has had
] few equals since the two universities
have met. To Yale passed the almost
undisputed title of college champion
ship of the country, clouded only by the
drawn, no score, contest with Prince
ton a week ago.
A victory for the crimson would have
meant first honors beyond question, for
she had beaten the Carlisle Indians,
who last week won from Minnesota,
and who also had defeated the Uni
Versity of Pennsylvania, the conquer
ors of the University of Michigan
For this reason, if for no other, the
game On Yale field was of unprecedent-
ed Importance, and to Yale once more
has come victory which will live for
ever in her athletic history.
1t was a victory won through foot
ball knowledge, superior playing, al
most unerring accuracy in delivering
the possibilities of the new rules, and
the magnificent work of her players.
The score of single touchdown and
goal repeats that of last year on Sol
diers' Field, and it adds to Yale's string
of victories, only twcie broken since
1897.
Harvard proved a worthy foeman.
| Her men repeatedly showed conspicu-
ously, and the flashes of brilliancy in
over plays, as time and again her backs
| broke through the line and her StalWart
guard, Burr, sent the ball twisting
through the air on long punts, seemed
| to be entitled to a reward. Harvard
was a trife slow in executing her
plays, which, as last year. seemed to
| hinge on her great strength of defense
Yale's success lay in playing offens-
| lively at the opening, driving her plays
hard and taking advantage of every
opening when her opponents had the
| ball Interference, forward passes ani
inside kicks were we'll developed. Not
| once did Yale man have to run doTr
the field without assistance.
| AS the game was nearing the close
Yale played faster and rolled the Grim
son line into a heap time and time
again. 1t was only Harvard's stubborn
contest of every inch that kept tbs
score at the single figures. The touch
| down followed a sensational play. Yale
had the ball on Harvard's 25-yard line
Jones called for kicking formation
Veeder dropped back to the 34-yard lin'
with his hands outspread. A perfec
pass from Hookenberger sent the bal
into his hands, and Veeder like a flasl
| started at right angles and hurled the
ball over the heads of the Harvard mel
for a 30-yard pass to where seVera
Yale men. as though drawn by a mag
net, had jumped into one little knot
Up from their midst leaped Forbes, VIII,
caught the ball and i'm am instant PLACED
II down on the 4-yard line.
Up arose the Yale hosts, with erie
for a touchdown, while the crimson
placed Knox, was sent to smash tn
crimson line. His first try gave tw'
yards, and the next time he was sho
over with the whole team dragging an,
pushing him. That four yards showet
what Yale could do when she was hun
cry for the score which was so close a
hand. The kicking of goal was al
easy thing for Veeder.
There were several anxious moment
. for the Yale men. While the HarVar'
never had possession of the ball insid
of the 25-yard line, twice Yale wa
lined up with the ball in the shadow o
her goal posts, and In each case Veede
, dropped behind the goal line 10 punt.
In both instances Harvard, by mean
of the on-side kick, sent the ball I
; Yale at the 20-yard line. For the firs
time was penalized for holding and
was her ball ON the 3-yard line. A FEY
) minutes later another penalty gave he
the ball on her 4-yard line.
In the early part of the game New
hall tried a drop kick, II was blocke,
and Forbes got the ball Early in tn
game also Yale lost an opportunity 4
score a field goal when Veeder trie
for one ON Harvard's 45-yaTd line. l