New-York tribune., 1908-11-08
YALE TIED By
BROWN ELEVEN
RIFE NARROWLY ESCAPES
4 DEFEAT.
Prorfdence Team Scores TsCice, ana
Loses Fictory by Penalty after
Third TOuchd07cn.
Third TOuchdO5Cn.
rBv Telegraph to The Trisune.l

eleven quick lightning 10 seize me 'f'l'' -
trst came with loose play b. the bIue' sooteu w"
,o,,cbdovns Neither time goal kicked anu
this alone saved Yale from defeat for 'he Des ma
old Els sons most desperate stfuesillle Couu el
was % points. the game thus peihs ''ooeu - @
long list Of tie games the season mas ptuuuCeu-
Gov kicked Geld goal from placement in the first
half and in the second, with only 4 te" minutes
left for play Haines caught a forward pass anu
scored q touchdoRn. from which goal was kicked
Mckay Of Broz, n ran sixty yards sor touch
down on the last play Of the game, but was called
back because there had been holding.
In spectacular quality. in III lightning ike way
.7 which victory seemed to be first with one side,
,rn- With tie other tne game worthy to rank
with the great struggles Yale Field has so often
seen N the past. Yale met team to-day that
knew f;Isr IS much football as the Blue that
faster and thar in certain fundamentals Of the
game vas better. The Brown team scored its first
touchdown iu the first two minutes of play, and
from that moment It cUtplayed the Blue except for
: feg. minutes after the second half began
Yale was lucky indeed escape defeat
The Yale men for some unknown reason always
have one bad period during every football season.
= usually comes about the time of the west Folit
game but this year It was delayed. Some OF the
PLAYERS showed the effects Of too much work They
also showed mistakes, which might have been eA-
clsed earlier IN the season
COY was most effective in Il broken field and al
ways got COCO distance in his kicks. aithough II
would have been better if he had not kicked so iar
as his ends were able 10 get down in time. ne
has not yet learned help another runner OF bioek
an opposing player as ne should, ana mace one
costly tumble. Philbin played a good lhdlIlouat
game but did not follow his interference Wen, ana
consequently lost many chances for big gains
Hobbs played brilliantly every now and then he
vas fast on kicks but usually dodged because
ne r-ss running so -fast that could not change
his direction quickly. Andrus did not break up as
many piavs as usual and Goebel had an off day.
He still persists IL playing too high and relying on
lis strength to stop the play.
Bddlc played steady game and showed great
y ,1-TiTsa mas O
Tsfe-s system of centre defence Brown did better
than most OF the Hnernen. but too anxious 20
FL the runner instead Of breaking UP the play
r.aines did the best end playing for Yale. He was
good on forward passes and covered kicks well
Warren was hurt. this time breaking a rib and
iniurfnE his collar bone He played a good game
Til the end al the first half, although the accident
happened early in the game
clean as the came was the tumble that
marked II was disastrous for Yale Brown started
by proving that she could gain through the Blue
line and Mckay followed this demonstration sur
r,rtsins enough 10 Yale. by kicking far down the
1ield TO Coy. Yale's acting captain mufed the ball
sauareIy and Dennie fell on it for Brown on Iales
S0-yard line Straight plugging gained half the dis
rance 20 the goal line for Brown. and Regnier car
rsed the ban over on a beautifully executed for
ward pass. Browns second touchdown was maze
when Daily. tackled behind the scrimmage. tried
20 pass the bah 10 Coy. He shot il into the alert
DENIES hands instead and that swift end dashed
twenty yards for the score, making the game tie
Browns use Of the forward pass was beautiful
throughout The game. It accounted for the first
touchdown. and was good for 15-yard gains twice
Onside play compelled Mike Thompson. ubiquitous
as ever in his post referee, call the ball back
after Regnior had nabbed So-yard toss just be
fore Yale-s touchdown was scored. The penalty
mas as lucky for Yale he that provided the
winning opportunity against the Army and may
vel have cost Brown the game. for the ball was
brought back from Yale's 40-yard line
There was just tumble in the whole game.
liz 1a -farTn of
The weather was Just right. dry and not too cold,
and that accounted, probably, for the clean han
ding OF the bail.
BToxn,s defence was Just about as good as Yales
attack Yale made good gains, but never showed
signs Of enough power TO force the Brown team
hack before the r1shes of the tandem that wrecked
ire Army. Brown gained nearly as much Groun1
Is the Blue on straight football, and two or three
first downs in succession set the limit of Hales
power 10 rush the hall The Yale defence was
good TOO but It failed TO stop d touchdown under
conditions almost similar TO those that existed just
before Yale scored. in the one case fumoIe' IN
the other long run, put the han wlth'h feach 0,
the line. and n eacn case forward pass was use"
70 make the score
About ten thousand persons, who were gong 10
get-r more excitement than they bargained ior were
u the yawninE stands 10 cheer HOODS "heH lie
booted the bail to Mayhew on Browns S5-yafd
1f-s They got the first taste Of 1t when Kerisey
rur Goe6el out OF the way and Beytes made seven
yards. Mayhem really made il a first down, plt
Thompson didn't see il that way, ana MchaE
kicked 10 Gov or YaIes 30-yard line. Coy mufed
the punt hopelessIv and it rolled out Of his reach
ready fer DenIie u leap upon Mayhem made
twelve yards on q delayed pass, and Mckay went
night around Logan foI five
The surprised BrUnonians in the stand begged
Wildly for 4 touchdown. and. after Beytes had
failed To gain. Spracklin shot the ball long
Ire 10 Regnier. who granted the request without
5e7sz- The goal was passed by q few inches. ana
The bulldog surprised and amazed. went out Tor re-
venge-
,-avhev, had kicked to Coy on his 35-yard line,
s-6 the big fuIiback pUnted. A penalty stopped
--l,ar looked ike a swift rush by Brown and
Mckay p4nted finely. putting the ball on Yale's
s=-vard line again Each side failed on an onslde
kick, but Yale gained, because she no" hao li'e
bal IN midfeld-
Pnflhfn carried the ban on the next play in
take kick on which both he and Coy stood in the
r-rters position and mace fifteen yards 10y pro-
<idrg good interference Coy made haf a nozeh
va-as and Lee Warren. who replaced Naedele IN
F-ead Of Lynn. announced, took the baI on d
c1-nard pass for a 10-yard gain. Phibin and Coy
couldn't make it first down again, and Coy made
sure Of four points by kicking pretty goal from
T55acernent on the 2J-yard line.
The rest Of the half a kicking match between
Coy and Mckay chiefly, for neither side could sus-
tain its attack long enough threaten the others
goal. Coy had the best Of the exchange. which
was Just as well he visitors showed more
power their attack.
No who saw st would call the first half Of
the game uninteresting. IN the second period
the play became positively thrilling Yale rooters
fhaihed the game Up as won when Haines settled
their suspense. il seemed by scoring the Blues
lone touchdown, but Brown was by ready
D. yield the palm, and had the reward Of game
ness when Il tied the score.
TEaines went in for Warren at Yales right end
turing the intermission. and showed that he knew
. -,. more about the position than his rival He