Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-11-26
VICTORY FOR THE blue.
Yale Wins Great Football at New
Haven From Harvard, too.

nut fresh life into her team and in the
last five minutes of the half il began to
march down the fled. This began with
Fosters tumble which Forbes took adva-
tage Of From there on it was a case of
smashing into the Harvard line until
Pa Ner replaced by Frazer, showed that
Yale had found the weak place. Rush
after rush swept the Harvard team back
15-yard line. Yale was moving like a bat
tering ram and another touchdown APP
parently was prevented by the referees
whistle ending the game.
For individual playing every Yale man
showed up grandly. Forbes for his run
ming; Veeder for his punting and pass
ing; Roome for his line bucking. and
Knox and Tad Jones for their tries at
sGuirming and twisting through Il broken
field We're the bright stars.
Starr for getting down under Burr's
high punts; Wendell for carrying the ball
and kersbGrg and Pierce fer their de-
fensive work were all entitled to words
Of praise. Burr outpuDted Veeder, and
Capt. Morse, by going in at an end posi-
ton. showed that his strength was not
alone confined to the backfeld. OF the
qUarterbacks, Jones proved the better
general.
The game was attended by all the in
taresting incidents which have become q
part of it. The gridiron was framed with
a mass of humanity in which three sides
were blue and the other crimson. The
cheering and singing. while good. fell
short of that in previous years, explain
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ed so fast that spectators did not have
time to pay much attention to the cheer
leaders. Not a seat was vacant and at
the gate a few stray seats brought phe-
nomenal prices. one pair changing hands
at $50. The game opened under gray skies
AID was concluded in radiant sunshine
and under a canopy of blue. The Har-
ward stands at the opening cheered Yale
and Capt. Morse and the opposite side
returned in full measure this splendid
compliment At the close of the game the
remarkable scene was witnessed of the
jubilant Yale host standing bareheaded
for Il minutes in front of the Harvard
stand alternately cheering and singing as
4 compliment to the Crimson. and the
latter in their turn responding in n Like
manner. Yale has always cheered Har-
ward. but never before has she turned
it into an ovation. an incident which will
temper the harsh feeling which seemed to
have been aroused by reports of acrimo-
ny in the selection of officials
Then the YaIe men swung around on
the greensward in a serpentine dance.
headed by the college band and n few
minutes later began their triumphal re-
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hard fought for and well earned
In drawing up statistics on the game
it is found that Yale punted eight times
for IA distance of 295 yards. and Harvard
10 times for 401 yards. Burr's kicks out
distances the Yale mars by an average
of about nine yards. Yale was DenaiZed
twice. the total distance being % yards.
Yale rushed back kicks for distance of
40 yards during the game. while Harvard
about 20 yards. Yale tried three forward
passes and Harvard three the Blue gain
ing o. yards to Harvards 3D.
In rushing Yale far outclassed the
Crimson. though the Harvard attack was
the best Yale had been up against this
year.
Yale gathered 145 yards in rushes and
So The On-sde kick was work
ed tc good effect by both teams, as was
the quarterback kick, the teams gaining
about equal ground in this respect. Yale
tried one field goal and Harvard one. mel
Their being successful.
In the first half Harvard gained moro
ground than Yale by rushing but in the
second half Yale more than made it up.
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