New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1908-11-22

with desperation born of knowledge that the
half was drawing to close. After Coy, with
three daring plunges into the line, had carried
the ball to Harvards 3S-yard line, Johnson fell
back on that old play Of a fake kick from place
rnent and made quick forward pass TO Brides,
who cleverly caught the ball on Harvard
5-yard line.
The Yale men jumped to their feet. for here
was the chance for Yale to win, but their mo-
rnentarv low was quickly turned into despair
and dfsappointment as Langford. the referee,
called the ball back on the ground that 1t had
been Illegal Yales last chance was gone. The
men fought on. No quarter was asked and none
was given, but the opportunity to score never
came again, as the Harvard team, alive to the
need took fresh courage and rallied its waning
strength for counter attack that was gaining
in force the end came
COY WAS A MARKED MAN.
Coy was a marked man to-day, and the young
Giant did not shine as he did when his plunges
into the line counted so largely in Yales victory
over Princeton a week ago. He played a large
mart however IN Yale's scheme Of attack, and
pIayed it well while his tackling and defensive
work was largely responsible for preventing
Harvard from crossing the goal line.
Outside Of a dashing by DAILY on receiving
the ball from the kickoff the opening Of the
second half, when he lodged and squirmed
through practically the whole Harvard team for
forty yards, the game was lacking in spectacu-
lar features. There were no brilliant runs
through broken field after catching punts, for
the reason that both sets Of ends were down the
field with the ball and tackled IN the main with
deadly sureness. There was little or no fun
bling either, and none, in fact, that was costly
Bill Edwards, the umpire, had his usual Keen
eve. and no holding OF offside play escaped him.
no Chi F
the Crimson lost no less than sixty yards on
penalties in the first half and seventy in the
second The Yale players were not so prone to
offend in this respect, and lost only twenty-five
wards in the first half and thirty in the second
but it may be said that one penalty OF fifteen
wards for holding in the first half came at
critical time when the team was making its first
march for the Harvard goal line.
Captain Burch of Yale. played well for man
who has been out Of the game most of the sea-
son. and only retired in favor Of Haines when
the second half was well under way. kennard
was badly shaken up when he stopped one Of
Coy's wild but Ineffective dashes around the
end and went out in favor of Smith, but other
wise the substitutions were for the purpose OF
STRENGTHENING some weak point or for some
special need. Yer Weibe, a power in the Har-
ward attack. had to go out to make room for
Kennard and his drop kick. while DAILY was
substituted for Wheaton, of Yale, to play his
part in the open game decided by the Yale
coaches for the second half. Cooney was sent
in for Biddle to hold Nourse in check, while
Leslie, of Harvard. took Corbett's place when
the latter showed signs Of firing, and Wight
ington relieved Dunlap at guard to brace up
point in the line that Coy was hammering
The victory gave Harvard the undisputed
title to the football championship for 1903, and
Harvard men celebrating tonight with the
thought that most of the men who fought so
well to-day will be back again next year to
earn perhaps more glory for the Crimson. The
victory also brought to Harvard the much
sought triple crown. represented by rowing,
baseball and football in their dual meetings
with Yale. Truly it has been a Harvard year.