The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-10-03
lLE SHUTS OUT
 WESLEYAN 25 ID | Ist Falls Freshmen Show Up Finely Against the :.
 Methodists. )RWARD PASS IN USE y Prevents Opponents from Scoring by Tackles on the
 Five-Yard Line.
DRWARD PASS IN USE

Tn its first game of the year the Yale btball eleven yesterday afternoon at lle field defeated the Wesleyan elev-
 by a score of 25 to 0, successfully #ing the forward pass, while the op- anents tried to use it and fumbled on arly every occasion.
 Especially good was the playing Of se new varsity backs, Murphy, Whea- assn, Wylie and Coy and the new vars center, Cooney. Goebel, who was
 ard on last years freshman eleven, hyed a good game for his first on
 e big field.
 lSoon after the game started T. A. D. fnes got the ball on a forward pass d made thirty yard run through a oken field for @ touchdown. After e touchdown was made Wylie was osen to kick the goal and sent one Aairling between the posts.
 RThe play was more open after the st score. Soon after the start Coy sade long kick and the ball went to
 esleyan Taylor of Wesleyan started gward Yales goal but was success 9lly tackled by Foster before he had agade five yards The ball was then Bout twenty-five yards from the Wes, Sgan goal and after the lineup, 1t was gven to Fred Murphy who made
 ssh through the line, twenty-five &rd run and touchdown. Wheaton #cked the goal.
 SWorking the forward pass continual N Yale again pushed the way into the Fesleyan territory Murphy made a ~enty-yard run and soon after neat Nrward pass to Wheaton, but Yale was Bable to score. When Wesleyan got
 e ball the forward pass was tried, 2ht Tad Jones got the ball and Yale Nd not lose it again, the half ending %ith the score 12 to 0.
 sStarting off the second half there sbre several changes in the lineup. bggs took Goebers place at right hard, Pigott went in at left end and
 colt went in at right end Dimes, NDmar, Berger and Coy supplanted Bnes, Murphy, Wheaton and Wylie in
 e backheld On the kickoff Biglow
 ptured the ball. The ball went to
 esleyan on tumble when Yale lined p, but Alcott tackled Gildersleeve, the
 esleyan halfback, and prented a Hin. Wesleyan then tried the for s8ard pass, but it was muffed so that We Methodists were penalized and the Rll was within five yards of the goal
 he superior strength of the Yale elev. h pushed the Wesleyan team back Fer the line, but Van Tassell, the
 esleyan fullback, fell on the ball.
 aking 1t safety instead of a touch bwn for Yale.
 FOn the kickoff Dimes fumbled the @ll and it went to Wesleyan. Mun- Nn, a Wesleyan. halfback, tried the
 rward pass, which was fumbled, and #erger for Yale carried the ball to the ne yard line. Brown then went in, N liking Brides place, who had played # very fast game, and Thornton took Abster's place at left tackle. The sig AAl was given, Berger again got the lAll and made a touchdown. Bomar alcked and made the goal
 sSoon after the next kickoff Coy made
 long throw to Bomar. Mitchell was sslt In at right halfback in Bomar's Mace and sent the ball to Berger who Made another touchdown. An attempt w Kick the goal failed. Philbin went z at Bergers place and Burke went
 at left end, On a tumble of Philbir bon after the starting of play, Wes- Byan made long advance into Yale Rrritory and threatened the goal. Or He ten yard line three successive hckles by Coy kept the Methodists
 om scoring and the game ended witt he pigskin not many yards from tht
 Hale goal, The summary: