New-York tribune., 1906-11-25
YALE'S FOOTBALL TRIUMPH.
Harvard Eleven Beaten but Not Dsgraced in Stirring
and Spectacular Struggle
Roome Makes Touchdown First Ha-Thousands Cheer the
Battling Warriors

and again he plunged head first into the swirl.
ing. seething mass Of players
A hush had settled that vast assenlbIags
as each one knew that on this play victory and
defeat might hang. Roome had not been called
on in vain. however and strain and strive as
1t would the Harvard eleven could not with
stand the desperate plunge and Roouae was
over for a touchdown The Yale followers went
Wild. and Harvard's voice stiIled- The score
was . to o. The ball was brought out and
Veeder. after carefully measuring the distance
kicked an easy goal. making the score 8 to o.
The game was remarkably clean and almost
entirely free from that unnecessary roughness
which caused an upheaval IN the college world
a year ago. There were no injuries worthy OF
the name. and. while number Of substituttons
were made. they were for the purpose OF rein
forcing some weak point or freshening the fall
ing strength OF the eIevens. Once or twice q
Harvard man would pick himself up as IL hs
needed some assistance, but the next minuts
he would be back In the thick of the fray again
as fresh and strong as ever. Once more the
game as played under the revised rules was
pronounced a success without one dissenting
voice. and the sport be said 10 be on a
frmer foundation than ever before as the sea-
son draws to close.
PERFECT FOOTBALL WEATHER
The sun was not particularly generous in its
warmth, although it managed TO break through
and flood the field just before the game was
called II retired all too early behind bank ot
gray clouds. II good football weather.
however, particularly for the players, as the air
was sharp and invigorating-too sharp for some
of the onlookers who had failed TO provide
themselves with heavy wraps. fur coats or
shawls- A strong. keen wind from the north
west whistled across the field. carrying before ic
few snowAakes a token of approaching win
ter. II brought a crimson touch even to the
cheeks of the Yale girls and made fingers and
toes tingle 1t also made for the distinct ad-
vantage of the team defending the north goal,
as 1t heightened out the punts many yards The
field was IN perfect condition. the turf beins,
firm and elastic Yale had the advantage of the
wind at her back In the first half. and Harvard
In the second. so that little advantage in this re-
spect could be claimed for either team
A more enthusiastic crowd has rarely II ever
gathered around a football arena. The singin-,
and cheering were a distinct feature. and the
whole scene made a spectacle that will never be
forgotten by those fortunate enough to see il.
Every Harvard undergraduate carried a GRIM
son flag. and the effect startIingIy brilliant
when they stood up to cheer or sing There
were fewer flags on the Yale side although there
was even more noises IS there was more occa-
sion TO make noise
Yale had the better OF the first half only be-
cause touchdown made. although for a
large part of the time the ball was in Harvards
territory. Harvard threatened YaIe's goal lire
once. when Newhalrs drop kick was blocked
while Yale pressed Harvard hard three times
Once Veeder missed try for drop kick on the
thirty-five yard line. and again AIcott missed
a perfect forward pass from Jones on Har-
AZ ard Ena ysbiC
suited in a sure touchdown. The scors was
made on the third time. and Alcott more than
redeemed himself for his previous blunder al
though there certain amount of good IIcl,
in connection with his securing the ball. as he
hemmed in on all sides at the time.
In the second half. Harvard might have tied
the score if Newhall had used better judznenr
and Captain Foster had not made a tumble AT a
critical time when Yale was fighting to keep the
ball away from her goal line As II was
Harvard kept Yale the defensive most of the
time, and twice. because of penalties YaIs WAS
forced to punt out from behind her own goal
line There was no time. however that a Har-
ward score seemed imminent. although the Yale
followers were on the anxious seat most of the
time a disastrous tumble by Captain Foster
on the S5-yard line and another tumble
by Newhall the next play. when veeder
punted. transferred the fighting into Harvard's
territory. With only five minutes to pIay rha
Yale coaches sent Linn and Wernecken IN and
Yale slowly but surely carrying the ball
down the field for what might have been another
touchdown
TWO ELEVENS WELL MATCHED
Yale gained 1S6 yards by rushing to 90 for
Harvard. and this does not include the running
back OF bunts, in which Yale gained 100 TO 45
for Harvard This would indicate that Yale was
much stronger than Harvard extensively. but in
this the figures misleading. in straight
rushing the Cambridge eleven quite held its own.
Much OF Yale's ground gained by a free use
of the forward pass. and in this respect Yale had
a decided advantage. Harvard used the forward
pass for good gain play, but for some
reason other the onsde kick was preferred.
and this executed in rather haphazard
way which brought no results to speak Of
Burr's punting particularly In the second half.
with the wind behind him, feature of the
game: more. however. because he worked under
a distinct handicap of poor passing from the
centre. Several OF the passes hit the ground be-
fore reaching him, but he never failed 10 recover
the ball and get il off In time. His punts aver
aged fifty yards. counting two shorter ones In
the first half with the wind against him. Veeder
had one punt blocked. but got on two booming
drives in the first half for fifty-five and sixty
yards each
In the second half. however. With the wind
against him. he punted eight times with a bare
average OF thIrty-1ve yards. Yale and Harvard
each made five fumbes but Harvard's misplays
ware the more costly. Yale penalized six
times 10 four times for Harvard for ofrsde play
or holding but again Harvard's penalties
counted against her the more as the loss OF the