The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-11-25
hYE W HAVEN, CONN.,, Nov. "a.
~ The Yale bulldog is giving

~ The Yale bulldog is giving
vent to yelps of delight to-
night. He chewed up the doughty sons
OF John Harvard here today, in the an
nual gridiron scrap. Score: Yale 6;
Harvard 0.
responsible for the fact that the sons
of Eli are tearing up the town tonight,
but that single score was sufficient. To
every man who Witnessed the contest,
the boys in blue furnished proof of
their superiority in everything save
courage. The score put these facts
on record:
Yale won on her merits. : She out
played Harvard and out-generaled her.
1ale's superior knowledge Of the game
and skill in execution won for her.
critical stages of the game were
reached, to drop back to the old smash
ing game, and play straight football to
Harvard put up game that proved
disappointment to those who had
placed faith in her science. Slow. by
comparison with her opponents, Har-
ward s sample of the new style of game
was anything but a, success. In addi-
ton, she was unable to fall back on
Ene-smashing tactics with any degree
of success, and but for the clever punt
ing OF Burr the redeeming feature,
would have been greatly weakened.
Yale Still Dogged.
Notwithstanding it's dash and spec
tacularity, Yale s play had lost none Of
its desperate doggedness, and when the
occasion rose twice in the second half
for the sons of Eli to make last des-
nerate stand on their own 3-yard line,
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caslon and the line thru which Harvard
men had been sitting with alarming
frequency, stiffened at the call.
Tho outclassed, Harvard was up and
coming to tie finish and really played
her strongest game in the second half
with the odds already against her. Her
weak offense, however, prevented her
from ever becoming a serious factor in
the scoring and with Burr out of the
contest, Yale's goal would never have
been In danger. With all her weak at
tack. Harvard put up a beautiful de-
fenslve game, forcing her opponents to
fight for every inch gained and time
aud again Yale s backs were taken be-
hind their own line and almost before
they could move out Of their tracks.
... Whistle Saves Touchdown. - 80.
1t was not until the last few min
rtcs of play that Harvard battered
line began to, fade away. The final
whistle prevented an easy touchdown
by Yale.
The contest showed probably more
clearly than any other big game of the
season in the east, barring the Prince
n-Cornell contest, the possibilities Of
the new rules. It showed that thte
new style of play has, not. yet been
mastered and that it will be some time
before the new game has reached the
stage Of development attained by the
old. - ..,:
Thirty-ive thousand persons wit
messed the game and seldom has great
er enthusiasm been manifest at a SINH
lar contest here.
1ale's superior handling of the on
side Kick and the forward pass at criti-
cal moments Melted big enough gains
to account for the solitary touchdown.
Twice Yale was within the Harvard
l5-vard line, aside from the occasion
OF the touchdown and the close Of the
game. Once Yale gave up the oppor-
tunltv to score touchdown by q field
goal by Vcedcr, which went astray, and
onoe she failed to gain and lost the ball
only two yards from the goal line on q
forward pass.
Injuries Are Few.
Injuries were conspicuous by their alb
sence, altho ten players were substi-
tuted. Captain Morse slightly wrenched
his knee, but refused to quit the game,
and Page, Yale's let tackle, sprained
football season under revised football
auspices with only one accident of any
severity, a broken collar bone by
Burch a substitute end.
Umpire Edwards soaked Yale penalty
upon penalty; total of ninety yards
being imposed. Three times these came
when Yale was being driven back to
yard away from her goal line Another
drivc-back, when she had reached the
Harvard 2O-vard line and prevented an
other possible score Edwards failed to
discern much Harvard holding.
Captain Morse of the victorious Yales
said after the game:
The single score of Yale shows the
comparative strength of the two
elevens. They are evenly matched and
we found them the best Harvard team
Yale has ever met in my career The
game was clean, hard and fast and was
one of the best samples of the new
rules given this year. - -
Distinguished Rooters. F..
The most distinguished society peo-
pie at the game were the three children
OF President Roosevelt, and Nicholas
Lon2wOrth, who is returning from Il
banquet to the Harvard crew in Boston.
MI. and Mrs. Longworth were Joined
at Cambridge by Theodore Roosevelt,
Jr, of the sophomore class at Harvard,
and her younger brother, Kermit, from
the Groton school, and they made up a
party, which occupied seats in the cen
ter OF the Harvard stands. ns:
Walter Camp, Yale IS general athletic
director, said: = Captain s Morse g
eleven has brought credit for Yale and
Coach Rockwell deserves especial credit.
The team played well -nigh faultless
football. The game was cleanlv played
and Yale made her superiority felt''
Foster Rockwell. head coach. said:
yale showed in better form than in
the Princeton game, and found a sitter
proposition in Harvard;'
Bigelow for Captain.
Yale football men broke training
with big banquet at the New Haven
house tonight. Julian w. Curtiss of
New York city was the toastmaster.
Ihe team did not elect captain. This
VIII beSdefcrred for two or three weeks
but. there is little doubt that their
. choice will be Luciils HI. Bigelow of
Mont Clair. n. J., right tackle. Mr..
Cnftiss spoke at length Of the rumors
OF q Yale Harvard athletic break. He
said: II am one of the old graduates
America has been made TIA greater
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