New-York tribune., 1907-11-24
list Half -2d Half
Yale. HarV. Yale. HarV.
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TT2y Telegraph 10 The TTIbursl
Boston, Nov. 23-Yale was a latter day
C8sar in the Stadium at Cambridge to-day
Even as Caesar came and saw and conquered in
the days of ancient Rome. so did the ue-clad
football warriors from New Haven come to the
very gates Of Harvard TO and then to con-
quer the Crimson eleven on tho chalk marked
gridiron. The score was II to o. and this, per-
haps was z fair measure OF the relative strength
Of the two teams, although Harvard fumbed
away many chances. whereas the Yale players.
ever watchful. ever alert, took advantage OF
every opportunity which came their way and
turned it TO their advantage and, as it turned
out, 70 another glorious victory
Nher the strife was over, when some forty
thousand persons stood up and took long
breath, the first, it would seem, since the blood
stirring pulse beating game began, Captain
Biglow's sturdy men off the field. unbeaten
I'm ten games this year and the undisputed
champions of the football season of 1907, while
the Yale men stayed TO celebrate the sixth con-
secutive victory over their dearest foe
While Harvard unable to halt the
querlng march Of Yale the Crimson eleven rose
out Of the Slough Of Despond. rose above the
seasons record of disappointment and defeat by
the Carlisle Indians and Dartmouth. and fought
out a brilliant, dashng game which Harvard
will never forget
HARVARD MAKES DESPERATE FIGHT.
From start to finish the battle close and
hard fought. Never for one instant could Yale
men breathe easily. Not until the last play
was over would Harvard acknowledge defeat.
In the last few minutes of play Yale hearts
were in Yale throats, for Harvard not only
ried the fight into the Blue territory. but even
under the very shadow of Yale's goal post.
From the centre of the field to the 1-ysrd
line Harvard rushed the ball, thanks largely to
brilliant run Of thirty yards by Wendell, only
10 be crushed and broken on the rocks of Yale's
defence when a touchdown seemed imminent. It
was a remarkable rally. coming as it did in the
face of a sure defeat, and never can it be said
that the Harvard eleven of '07 was lacking in
that courage and grit for which Yale men have
become justly famous. The Harvard players
were individually equal to the Yale men, but the
trouble was they did not know the game so
we'll. were not welded into such smooth work
ing machine, did not show the versatility and
resourcefulness, were not so keenly awake TO the
requirements of the new football The Yale men
played quite UP to the standard set when they
conquered Princeton and earned more glory for
themselves and their alma mater.
When the tide of battle turned in favor Of
the Blue eleven it knew when and how TO strike
with an attack that was wellnigh irresistible
When the time came when it was fighting in its
last ditch and Harvard men were not only call
ing on but begging their team to make a touch
down. the Yale eleven made a stand that
truly remarkable and fought off an impending
score with a defence that proved invulnerable to
Harvard's last desperate assault
Yale came up from New Haven eight thousand
strong. The majority had been counting on a
nice little frolic at the expense Of the Harvard
eleven, and were not entirely prepared for the
reception their idolized eleven got. The Harvard
mon went to the stadium full of enthusiasm.
fuIl of hope for better things than the average
football critic could give the team credit for.
but fearing drubbing. When the Harvard
team showed strength from the start and actu-
slIv threatened TO score within the first four
minutes of play the Harvard undergraduates
roared with delight and before the first half
was over were not only hoping for but actually
counting on victory. The team that one short
week ago was to all appearances disorganized.
discouraged and almost discredited. went out on
the field to redeem itself in the eyes of all Har-
ward men, in the eyes of the whole football
world. or such part of It, at least, could be
crammed and jammed into the stadium. and
how well it succeeded every person there will
bear witness.
HARVARD DANGEROUS AT START
Yale scored one touchdown late in the first
half after the battle had ragged up and down the
6eld with first one team and then the other
seeming TO have an advantage. Harvard began
bv CARRYING the fight into Yale territory, and
within the first four minutes the wearers of the
Blue were fairly holding their breath as Parker