New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1908-11-22
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Ne,y Haven Nov N-The late corners 20 the
| Yale-Harvard game were still flowing INTO lie
stands on Yale Field here to-day In what seeineo
| - he q never ending stream and the rival camps
were exchanging long cheers for Yale ana LOT
| Harvard when Captain Burr LED MS t1al'diu
| SQUAD Of players to the held his was lhs
signal for wild cheering by the Harvard coIorts'
followed a few moments later by similar ehthusi-
ASH, from the Yale stands when Captain Buren,
| followed by the Blue squad, ran out on the nelo
Little time was wasted in preliminary practice
There was tense silence when captains Dur anu
E.,,-r mot near the centre of the field. Burr won
the toss and elected to defend the south goa" WIN
slight wind at his back The crippled mar valu
cantafn then retired to the side lines leaVlhs
Dunlap to play in his place.
Tho Flue nlavers charged down the field hard
and fast as Hobbs sent the ball nylng 'nroueh
+ba dir IN the kickoff. Yer Wiebe caught the
boI ~, his a-vard line and dashed back fifteen
wards before laid low by fierce tackle Cuuer
IN the first lineup fell back ana sent d hle"
driving punt to Coy, on his 6Z-yaro hhe' 10y
,.1Ie5 for free catch. but Yale decided to
rush the ball
tn fan,ous Vale tandem was signalled for and
pbiTbtn and Coy crashed through the left side OF
FIarvards line for first down. Again the mighty
Gov was called on. Again Harvard coulo not sup
him He tore through Mackay for SIX SsFos LIoio
and made another first down by going over Hoar
on the next play This last play put the BAH on
Harvards 26-yard line. The way the Dig Blue team
was ripping things up set the Yale stahos "nu'
and though the game wasn't nVe minutes oiO' 'iA0'
were yelling for touchdown
make It fast, Yale" sang out Captain tourch
&C tobthin took the ball end run on the next
pIay PhIbin gained only a yard, but Coy slasheo
through MacKay for six more on the next pay.
Rut q Yale man was found holding and the Blues
homes for a touchdown were temporarily dasheo
~ q 15yard penalty After Coy had gained five
ards on fake kick, Philbin tried the first onslde
kick Of the game The attempt was blocked. ana
Il was Harvard's ball her 45-yard line. The
| Crimson was promptly penalized fifteen yards on
| the next play, forcing Cutter to punt to Coy
| YALEs ATTACK IN ACTION.
| Starting from the 52-yard line. the Yale tandem
began fighting its way to the Harvard goal line.
Corey had found a weak spot in the left side OF
the Harvard line and he sent Coy hurtling through
1t time and again, using Philbn for short dashes
outside MacKay, and all the time Yale men kept
I'D a continuous roar. On the 15-yard line the
Crimson braced in desperation. Two plunges had
gained seven yards and Yale had to make three
on the next keep possession Of the ball The
hard-worked Coy plunged into the line; It held
+ wavered braced and then the mass OF players
toppled over. Harvard's defence had stood cru
ciaI test, for 1t was her ball on downs
/ Corbett dashed around Logan for five yards. Yer
! Wiebe shot like cannon ball around Yale's other
end for twenty yards before Captain Burch tackled
him fercely. Yale lost five yards for ofside on
the next play and Yer Wiebe went through
/ centre for eight Here the Crimson advance
/ was checked momentariy by a 15yard penalty for
! holding Cutler made this up fake kick. and
then tried onside kick. Corey grabbed the ball
and dashed back to his own 5o-yard line before he
! was smeared to the earth.
| Coy punted to Cutter. who was thrown by Logan
| on Harvard's 3O-yard line. White around Cap
tain Burch for fifteen yards. On the next play the
Crimson penalized Ave yards for being ofside.
! Yer Wiebe smashed through Andrus for four
yards and then brought Harvard men to their feet
by brilliant lodging around Burch for twenty
/ five yards. Corbett set them cheering even more
wildly by dashing around the other end for fifteen
! yards.
But Yale's defence braced here and after a few
! more gains Harvard was forced to try forward
| pass Cutler tossed the ball 70 Gil Brown. It hit
! the ground and went over to Yale on her s5-yard
! line. Coy punted to Cutler, who was thrown
| his 35-yard line Yer Wiebe and White carried the
! ball to the centre of the field in three smashing
| line plays and Yale was penaliZed five yards for
| ofside play. Corbett around Logan for twelve
/ yards the next play. Yer Wiebe. White and
Corbett seemed irresistible. and by straight rush
| ing soon landed the ball Ysles 14-yard line.
Here Yale braced and Captain Burr, who was
watching the game with the Harvard head coach,
| realizing that the psychological moment had come.
sent Kennard in at fulIback to replace Yer Wiebe.
who had played brilliantly. with orders to try for
| a goal from the field
KENNARD MAKES WINNING SCORE.
Kennard fell back to his 25-yard line. The pass
was good, but the Blue forwards stormed through
! with startling QuckneSS. hennarO however, was
as cool and collected as if he was merely practising
| kicking without an opponent within a mile. He
balanced the ball in his hands carefully for a
fraction of a second, dropped II. and then sent it
soaring between the Yale goal posts and over the
| bar The score was: Harvard, A. Yale 0.
Harvard was IN the lead: Harvard had scored on
Yale for the first time since 1901, and this was
enough for any Harvard man for the time being.
They went wild Hats thrown in the air. the
| subs did dance the side lines but what
| INN tba da11
mined hold the lead it had gained.
Harvard started the second half by kicking of to
Yale which was defending the south goal Daley
replaced Wheaton at halfback for the Blue. There
was no change in the Harvard lineup. Daley
caught the kickoff going at full speed and by fast
running and clever lodging it back forty yards
| TO the centre OF the field. Blue flags waved and
! Yale cheers rang out the field, but the Yale
tandem was unequal to the task OF smashing
| through Harvard's splendid defence and Gov was
called on to punt. Cutler thrown on his 30
yard line. and Harvard set back fifteen yards
on the next play for holding
! Then followed a kicking duel between Gov and
/ henrard, IN which the former had all the hest Of
1t. But some OF the advantage Coy gained In punt
ing was lost by his ends. who seemed unable to
| get down the field and tackle the Harvard hacks
before they had rushed the ball back for from FIVE
TO ten yards. Nevertheless. Yale gradually gained
| on the exchanges until Coy fell back to his own
80 yard line and tried drop kick. The ball went
wide, and Gil Brown. who recovered IT, was thrown
/ hard his l2-yard line. Burch was replaced nv
| Hanes. and few moments later johnson took
! Coreys place Yale's quarterback Corey failed
TO drive the team as ne should although he used