The Washington herald., 1907-11-24

'BOb" TOrrey.
Quakers expect him 20 round team into shane to
beat Cornell Thursday.
tore the Harvard defense to shreds and
made another touchdown for which
Bigeiow kicked second goal
Parker Misses Goals.
Parker, the big Harvard captain who
was finally laid out. tried to kick three
goals from placement. but all We're mis-
cradle failures One of them was inef-
fective because of poor pass, while the
Others were blocked because Parker was
50 extremely slow in putting his toe under
the leather. These three attempts 70 score
may be taken as a good illustration Of
what Harvard did when a crisis was at
hand. Bigeiow. the Yale captain. on the
other hand, tried IA goal from placement,
and would probably have sent the ball
over the cross bars had not the strong
northwesterly gale veered il off about
five yards 10 one side. There the con-
test ended.
Hale's success lay in the ability to take
advantage of every little point. The
whole team was on the alert from the
first sound of the whistle. and while
there was some ragged playing by the
Blue at times. the perfect drilling that
the men had received from the COACHES
was too evident. Coy and Tad Jones were
unable 10 make such spectacular runs
as in the Princeton game, because Har-
Yards forwards We're down the field un-
der kicks so many hawks In some
instances these Yale stars were actually
nailed for a toss BY the dcxtrous tackles
Of Macdonald and Starr But I'm gen
eral football. fiawless play when the
real crisis arrived and concerted action
which meant beautiful team work. en-
abled Yale 10 leave the battlefield the
master and champion of the year.
Ii was a wonderful crowd that saw this
remarkable game. and so many and daz-
zling were the plays from beginning 10
end that not one of the $1,000 spectators
who looked on under a canopy Of blue
and in bracing weather went home dis
satisfied with what had occurred.
Statistics of Game.
Those who care for figures may find
some solace in these In the first half
Yale gained. rushing, lO2 yards to 20 for
Harvard. Yale got six first downs, rush
ing, while Harvard obtained three Yale
made four forward passes, which Melted
Is yards while Harvard tried three for 50
yards. Yale made three on-side kicks for
80 yards Harvard two for 30 yards. Run
ming back. Harvard gained 10 yards Yale
SO. Yale had two penalties for a less Of
On.
In the second half Yale made seven
first downs and 81 gains. actual running
while Harvard scored four first downs
and 50 yards. In forward passes Yale
made three for 3 yards Harvard one.
netting nothing Yale made two on-side
kicks 10 one for the Crimson. In penalties
Yale lost Is yards and Harvard 80 In
these figures, therefore. il would seem as
II Yale was not so much the better. but
touchdowns and goals, not statistics, win
gridiron battles.
Yale Wins Toss.
Yale won the toss. and Burr kicked off
to Tad Jones on Yale's 15-yard line. Coy
punted out of bounds Parker failed at
an attempted place kick from Yale's 30
yard line. a series Of line smashing gain
ed % yards for Yale An on-side kick
gave Yale the ball on Harvard's 2l-yard
line. BOmar failed at a placement kick
Burr punted to Tad Jones on Yale's 40
yard line. Line smashing and a double
pass gave Yale the ball on Harvard's
2O-yard line. Yale was penaIized 90 yards
for holding on two line-ups.
An exchange Of punts gave Yale the
ball on Harvard's 4S-yard line. Yale was
penalized for holding, and Coy punted 10
Wendell on Harvard's 20-yard line New
hall kicked to Coy. and the latter heeled
the catch on Yales 30-yard line. He then
punted 10 Newhall on Harvard's 40-yard
line. NewhalI punted to Coy on Yale's
2S-yard line
After several minutes OF these tactics
Tad Jones made an on-side kick 20
Brides, who was downed on Harvard's
2S-yard line. Philbin relieved Bomar A
series of line pluuging then carried the
ball over for "A touchdown. Bigelow kick
ed the goal Score: Yale. 6; Harvard. O.
The teams INDUCED in an exchange Of
punts for the remainder of the half.
In the second half HOar relieved Park
er. BigelOw kicked of TO HOar on Har-
wards jo-yard line, but the bah was
brought back
Yale Scores Again.
DiSSio" hltheN 70 NeWudI on HAIR 1
Yards 25-yard line. Foster relieved
Paige. Coy punted to Newhan on Har-
Yards 3syard line NewhaH kicked TO
Tad Jones in midfield. who made an on
side kick and Yale got the ball Line
smashing and working the forward pass
enabled Yale to make another touchdown.
Bigelow kicking goal Score: Yale. 70; |
Harvard. g.
Lockwood relieved Rand. Burr kicked |
to Tad Jones on Yale's 5-yard line. The |
ball was returned 30 yards. Wendell tried |
an on-side kick, which Jones recovered on |
Harvards Syard line. Yale worked the |
ball to Harvard's 2S-yard lire. where |
Grant captured Il. Newhall punted 10 |
Tad Jones on Yale's 43-yard line Brown |
went in for Starr. Wheaton went in for
Philbiu. Whitley went in for Coy. Dimes
went in for Tad Jones
Line plugging enabled Harvard TO
carry the ball to within "A few inches of /
Nale's goal. where the Blue held them
for downs and punted out OF danger. (
Time called.
The Lineup.
Yale. Positions. Harvard
Joncs...............--left end -...... Starr |
Paige. left tackle. Burr
Co0ney. guard Parker lcaptD
Dunbar -......-. center -.--......-........G Grant