Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-11-24
YALE SUPERBLY MAINTAINS FOOT BALL
SUPREMACY IN STUBBORN CONTEST
Harvard Defeated on Soldiers Field Before Nearly 10000
Spectators But Puts Up Magnificent Defense and
Plays the Best Game 1t Has Shown Its Fol-
lowers This Season.

CAMBRIDGE, Mass, November 20
Yale srperbly maintained her foot bal
supremacy by defeating Harvard. her old
est rival in the stadium today by scor'
of II to o. Without resorting, except or
occasions, to the so-called new plays
Yale scored touchdown in each half or
almost continuous plunges through tht
line. Either content with safe lead OF
wearied by her efforts in defeating Prince
ton = week ago. Yale today made nc
effort apparently to roll up Dig score
yet when in the very last minute or the
game the Crimson players by fortunate
on-side kick carried the ball to Wlthlf
striking distance of the Yale goal. the
sturdy line of Blue became adamant' as
Harvard was prevented from scoring. IL
Is wears since such a magnificent defense
has been seen on Soldiers Field.
Nearly 10000 spectators sat in the In
dian summer sunshine and saw the Har-
ward eleven struggle in vain against the
sunerior prowess of the Yale team. On
occasions a Crimson player would worm
his way through the Yale line or circle
the ends for gains of five or six yards,
but soon the Yale line would close the
holes or the Blue players would fathom
would be compelled to kick.
T. was not a particularly thrilling game
for long and spectacular runs We're miss
ing. and there We're few errors IN the
back field to give the opposing side any
material advantage.
1t was not until the first half was draw
ing to close that the Yale OFFENSIVE ma
chinery began to work smoothly enough
m carry the ball steadily down the
field. From Yales 46-yard line three
rushes. an on-side kick and cieVeriy
executed forward pass placed the pa, vi,
players braced themselves for the on
slaught, but could not withstand 4ale
plunges and three rushes carried the pal
over. Capt. Bigelow added another polht
by kicking the goal, and soon Sst ai'ef Tic
PLAYERS retired for a brief rest
The second score came about nfteen
minutes after the second half began. AND
again Yale started in her own terrltory
and carried the ball seventy yards Win
ont a loss to the Harvard goal line More
ecr,mmares were required for this score
than the previous one, and forward pass
made nearly twenty yards OF the as
tance. From this time Yale played en-
tirely on the defensive and SUBS were
sent in every few minutes.
Yale's Goal in Danger.
With about three minutes to play, Har-
ward got the ball in the center OF the nelo,
and then rushing it twenty yards carried
off a brilliant on-side kick which piaceu
At on Yales 6-yard line.
II did not seem possible that Yale could
prevent Crimson score the entl1e ma ma,
ward side of the field shouted for touch-
down in stentorian tones, while 1aie sue
yelled. '.Hor EN- with almost as mucn
volume. The play was In the iar cognI :
of the field. directly in front OF the ta.s
Sleachers. and thousands of people looked
down on the struggling mass of players as
they hurled themselves on the ball. AFTER
Appollnio had secured yaIos On Ky
first rush and the ball was INSIDE OF t1e .
ward line 1t seemed as IL two more Har-
ward rushes would certainly carry II over
lockwood struggled 1 yard further, ano
then came the final effort with APpoihnlc
once more carrying the ball. BUT .he
Harvard fullback had played seventy MIN
ntes of the stiffest kind Of foot ball. he
nlunged into the line with his old Time
vigor and the next instant tWenty-ons
PLAYERS were on top Of him. Inc play
was directed en- the Yale goal line, anc
n was some Tina before the officials coulo
sort out the players and find wnere ths
bah lay. The leather was still -FOUR Zee,
from the line, and Yale had saved hel
goal line from Harvards onslaught ioi
the sixth consecutive year.
Harvard had three other opportunities
to score. and Capt. Parker mace thIes
attempts at field goals within compare
lively easy distance of Yale's posts. inc
first of these efforts resulted in the bal
shooting up into the air and landing oni!
twenty yards away. not reaching the goa
posts at all, while the other TWO KICKS
were blocked.
Harvard's Great Improvement.
1t is safe to say that the vast con-
course of people that packed the stadium
from the ground to the topmost tier ex'
pected a more brilliant game on the par'
of Yale and less spectacular exhibition
by Harvard. Yale, however. was moi
pushed sufficiently to uncover the numer'
Gus intricate plays which won her the
game against Princeton. while on the
other hand Harvard showed the best foo'
ball of the season. Harvard was al
much different in the game today a:
compared with that against Dartmouth
and the Indians was the Yale team II
comparison with its work against Prince
ton. The blue-legged players seemed t
lack the dash which carried the bal
many yards through the Princeton team
week ago. 1t Is true that Coy, espe
cially in the first half. showed some of thu
greatest kicking that has been seen OF
Soldiers Field for many day. From hi
sturdy boot the ball travelled 40, 80 ant
even 90 yards on punts. while his lin
plunging was material factor In carryin,
the ball down the fed for the first touch
down But the Harvard team had been ap
parently taught the art of fathoming tn
Yale trick plays and on a majority o
occasions when those were attempted tn
Harvard forwards broke through AM
nailed either Coy or Tad Jones for a los
or only a slight gain.
The trick plays, however, were not fire
ouent, and II was not until the secon'
half was we'll along that one was dis
played that was up to the standpoint o
those of a week ago. With the ball II
nearly the middle of the field. Coy droppet
back apparently for a kick. Instead o
booting the ball. however. he seemed t
hesitate and then run back. AS the Har
ward forwards came running for him h
sent the ball over their heads to Ia,
Jones. fifteen yards ahead of him. TIL
latter player. without the slightest hesita
ton, hurried il twenty yards farther. int
the arms of horde of Yale players, an,
a touchdown seemed inevitable. But New
hall plunged through the Yale men AM
nailed the runner with the ball. Shortl
after Yale tumble gave the ball to Har
ward.
Gains by Harvard Runners.
The most successful gains by the Grim
con runners were by circling the end:
Several times Wendell. behind a splendi
interference. made 10 and 10 yards, bu
efforts to repeat such plays immed
ately proved failures and after maxim
only short gains through the line Harvar
was usually compelled to kick Most 9
the Harvard kicking was done by Newhal
owing to the condition of Burruss ankle
and the little quarterback got away
number of surprisingly good punts Har
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