New-York tribune., 1906-11-25
IBy Telegraph to The Tribune. ]

New Haven. Nov. 24,-In one of the fastest
and most spectacular football games ever
played this country. Yale defeated Har-
Yale Field here to-day by score
OF to o. For the fifth time in five years
the Crimson trailed in the dust. but
Harvard men. with new spirit. rose to the oc-
casion. and even in the face of inevitable defeat
in the last few minutes of play, stood up and
cheered their team to the end. The Yale war
riors battled their way the Harvard goal
line for one touchdown. from which a goal re-
suited in the first half and on this their victory
rests. They fought the good fight in a clean.
manly way. and we'll deserve the triumph which
that single score brought. The sturdy men FROM
Harvard fought quite as good fight. however
and shared the honors of a game that will ever
stand out as one of the fairest and hardest
fought in the annals of the sport.
For two halves OF thirty minutes each the
flower of Yale and Harvard athletes struggled
up and down the chalk marked field, with the
tide of fortune leaning first this way, then that
While they battled with the football honor Of
their alma mater at stake, thrty-two thousand
persons or more looked on with mingled feelings
of joy disappointment. A close struggle had
been anticipated before the fight began-a STIR
ring ii was-and in the playing time, which
all too short. there was not one dull moment
for those who. keyed up TO the highest pitch,
colors as the only means of giving full vent to
their feelings
When the referees whistle ended the struggle
Yale which had been on the defensive the greater
part of the second half was slowly but surely. TO
all appearances, forcing her way TO another
touchdown. The Yale coaches were sending in
fresh to force the fighting. and Harvard
was giving way under pressure. but with the
ball on Harvard's 12-yard line the end came.
voIa bod r1-ic-
tory. and long and loud was the shout of joy
which went up from the followers of the VIC
torious team as franticaly was waved aloft the
triumphant Blue Down the field swept the
Yale host. dancing, singing and shouting, with
their cup of happiness Overfowing. The play
ers had escaped. but this made little difference.
as there was victory TO be celebra ted. and the
wildly enthusiastic undergraduates went about
celebrating it in their own peculiar way. Har-
ward was forgotten for the moment, and in the
face of the wild and unrestrained joy of Yale.
her followers left the field disappointed but not
disheartened Victory had been promised, sue
cess had been looked for. and Harvard men had
come to New Haven ten thousand strong con-
fident that the day had come when they could
take sweet revenge for past defeats and do
some celebrating themselves. Therein lay the
disappointment Eut out of that disappointment
there quickly grew the satisfaction that Har-
vard while beaten. was not disgraced. and that
each member of the team had fought long and
we'll.
HARVARD TEAM a STRONG ONE.
Harvard had a good team. but Yale had
winning one. although not better one. In the
line the Harvard men had distinct advantage
particuIarlv from tackle to tackle. but her back
field fell below the standard, and hardly lived
up to its reputation. particularly in offensive
No Il
an even surer. faster stronger game than 1T
did against Princeton. and the men would have
added many more yards by rushing if the line
men had been able to keep those husky Harvard
tackles from Sitting through and spelling many
a play before it we'll under way. Tad
Jones clearly out2eneralled Newhall at quarter
back and by his cunning and good Judgment
did much to make victory possible. The Yale
eleven as q whole. better drilled also IN
the plays made possible by the new code. and
the effective use of the forward pass was di-
rectly responsible and led up TO the touchdown
which made /. possible for Yale to celebrate.
Yale won the game towt ri the end of the first
half Harvard had forced the early lighting and
threatened TO score in the first six or eight min
utes when Newhan dropped back to the 20
yard line to try q goal from the field Biselow
broke through and blocked the kick, and then
fell on il on Yales 45-yard line after Juggling II
long enough TO prevent his running the length
of thc field for touchdown. In an instant the
complexion of the battle changed, and Yale
transferred the fight to Harvards territory
There had been an exchange of punts and Knox
had made brilliant. daring run for fifty yards
carving the ball Harvard's 20-yard line
Harvard fought desperately for time TO avert
impending disaster, and then the play came
which sent all Yale men home happy.
The ball was Harvard's 2J-yard line and
Veeder dropped back if to try a goal from
the field 1t was blind. however. and instead
Of trying for drop kick he ran five yards to
the right and made long, daring, forward pass
TO Alcott. who was downed in his tracks
Harvard's 3-yard line. Roome. tho big plung-
ing fullback, who had gone in a minute or two
before for just such emergency. called
to carry the ball over. He made wild plunge
into the line. but the Harvard men had braced
themselves for the onslaught. and one yard was
all he could gain Again Roome was called on