Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-11-24
Appollinio and Rand and end plays on the
part of-Mendell.
Absence of Rough Play.

| Appoi1nlo and Rand and end plays on thC
part of-Wendell
Absence of Rough Play.
One of the agreeable features of tn,
game was the entire absence of rough
play and the unusually infrequent tumble
IN the back field
An ana. ysis' of the play shows that Yale
punted thirteen times. for a total of 30:
| yards, an average of nearly 40 yards tt
| each kick. The victors made 295 yards il
| sixty-six rushes. during which seventeen
| first downs were scored. Yale made 4
yards on three on-side kicks, and suffered
TO yards on four penalties.
For Harvard the kicking-back punted
| the ball eleven times for ri Yards an
average of "a yards each kick. In fifty
rushes the Crimson made a total of L..
yards and scored six first downs. on
side kicks Melted Harvard Al yards and
1 the Crimson team was penalZed four
| times for 60 yards.
Praise for Harvard.
| Capt. Biglow of the Yale team said to-
night of today's game:
Harvard had the best fighting team
ever played against We are proud to win
from them. l never played against a
Harvard team which fought SO hard right
up to the end.
Capt. Parker of Harvard said 1T was
| the cleanest Yale game l ever played in.
| There was no talking between the play
ers. no smuggling and no jeering. l have
host of respect for the men l played
against My own team played a great
| game and l am proud of them
Head Coach Crane of Harvard said (:
THE men did themselves proud. There
] was a few decisions at the end of the
| game which came hard for us. l am per-
| fectly satisfied with the team"
! Burr started the game at los. kicking
Off to Tad Jones on Yale's 15-yard
line. Yale's quarterback ran it back 10
yards before he was tackled.
| Coy Immediately punted out of bounds
on Harvard 26-yard line.
On the first Crimson lineup on a fake
kick ApDollonio made yards through
center.
In the next play Newhall kicked over
Coy's head. and Harvard got the ball on
yards around Yale's left end on the first
rush, but on the next play Appolonio
could not gain. With the ball ON Yale's
17-yard line. Capt. Parker of Harvard
The attempt failed and the ball dropped
into Yale's possession on its 5-yard line.
On the very first play Brides. on a fake
kick, went through center and ran to the
80 g. yard arc Zine line; where he was TAG
S yards further between Harvard's right
guard and tackle. On the next down
Brides was sent through center again and
reached the middle of the field for an
other first down. and Bomar, who fol-
lowed, only made yards. Here the Har-
ward defense stiffened. and Yale made but
yards on three downs.
A new formation was tried by Yale,
with most Of the team on the right side,
and an on-side kick developed on Har-
wards side line.
A question as to possession was decided
in favor of Yale. On the FIRST down Coy,
| starting from Harvards' 22-yard line,
| do
Bomar carried it but yards further
yard line. Bomar ana Jones dropped back
to try a goal from the field. The ball
went wide and was brought out to the
25-yard line. Burr kicked off to Tan
Jones on Yale's 4Oyard line. and
the speedy quarterback ran the ball to
| the middle of the field, where he was
thrown heavily by Rand.
Harvard Player Injured.
The Harvard player was slightly in
jured but soon.recovered. With the ball in
the middle of the field Yale started again
for the Harvard goal line. The first play
was an on-side kick to Harvard's 3O-yard
line. and although Newhall of Harvard
| had chance at the ball he missed it and
It was Yale's ball on Harvard's 33-yard
| line.
| On a play through Capt Parker Coy
for a first down. Yale was penalized for
holding. Yale's play to regain the dis
lance was forward pass, but there was
more on-side play, and the ball not going
10 yards, another Yale penalty pushed
the Blue players Lack to the field.
Coy on the first play started to run out
side of Harvard's right end on a fake
Kick, but was thrown back for 15-yard
loss. He Immediately kicked on Wendell
on Harvard's 45-yard line who, although
| catching q n ~,
running back. and it was Yale's ball on
Harvard's 5O-yard line After a short rush
by Brides Yale made yards on a for
ward pass. On the third down Coy
ball to Newhall on Harvards 5-yard line,
ana that player ran it back yards.
The first Harvard rush by Rand netted
4 yards. Newnali then punted to Coy
| on Harvard's 4S-yard line. The first rush
by Brides gave Yale yards. but on
the next Brides made 3. With the ball
on Harvard's 38-yard line Yale dropped
back as if for a punt and then came a
forward pass which gave the Blue the
more than required distance and placed
the ball on Harvard's a5-yard line but on
the first rush for that point Yale was pen
aiized 70 yards and the ball was
again in the middle of the field, although
in possession of the Blue. From the mid
die of the fed Coy kicked to Appollonio
on Harvards 15-yard line, and that
player ran it back % yards be-
Tore ne was thrown. On the first play
Yale was penalized for the fourth time
for off-side work and the ball was Har-
wards on her own 40-yard line. Then
came a Crimson penalty. the bali being
sent back to Harvard's 2s-yard line
On the first play Appollonio made
yards. Three more yards were made by
Rand on a fake kick, but here Harvard
was compelled to punt and Newhal
kicked to the 5O-yard line. Harvard
caught the ball.
Harvard's Good Interference.
On the next play Newhall. around Yale.
left end carried the ball to Yale's 43-yarc
line on a splendid run behind fine in
reference.
There was some holding, however ant
the ball was set back to the middle O
the field, but was still in Harvard's DOS
session.
Rand made yard around Yales RICH
end, and then Newhall dropped back for ;
punt. He kicked to Coy on Yale's 80
yard line and that player made a fai
catch. Yale chose to rush. and mad
3 yards on the first attempt-a plung,
through center by Coy.
Then came another fake kick. and Coy
who received the ball. started to circl
Harvards right end. but was throw,
. back Is yards for loss. He then kicke,
! to Harvard's 45-yard line, and Newhal
ran 1t back yards.
Wendell on the first rush made ~ ward
, around Yale's left end. the Harvard in
| reference again being excellent Ran,
tried the center with only a yard gain