The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1908-11-25
OLD HARVARD
DOWNS YALE
FOR FIRST TIME IN SEVEN YEARS
Crimson Team Proves Victor in Class
sic Game-Goal Line Not Crossed
Other scores.

umph over Yale field in the dying
/ light this afternoon. for the men Of
Harvard. after seven long years had
beaten Yale a goal from the field.
! kicked by Victor I'll. Kennard Of
i BROOKLYN. fresh from the side lines
and standing on Yale's 2S-yard line.
with the crimson line planted on the
4 15-yard line, was the winning score.
Just as the first half was closing.
/ The game was a battle Of football
giants. After all granting to the
! Harvard men their full share OF cred
it for the victory. the sons Of Eli can
point to their goal line. which was
not crossed by a foe. even OF such
worthy metal Man fol man the
teams were evenly matched. Each
teams defense was stronger than its
offense and the best laid plans of
strategy we'll nigh Went for naugh.
The critical point in the game came
in the second half. owing TO fail
IRE of the forward pass. Yale had
been rallying With a desperation born
OF the knowledge that time was flee
inc. and had worked the ball to the
Harvard 22-yard line when Johnson.
quarterback. gave the signal for the
play which proved SO successful
against Brown The ball went back
to Philbine. who passed it Clearly
over the on rushing crimson to Payne.
But the bah was not thrown more
than five yards from the center line
and the play being regarded as faulty
under the rules. the ball Went to Har-
ward A great sigh of relief went up
from the Harvard side Of the field
and not FIVE minutes later the game
ende,
The victory Of Harvard was I'M
doubtedly due to the quick Judgment
Of the Harvard coaches in sending
in Kennard TO try for goal, though
Nerweibe, whom he succeeded, had
been playing beautifully. \ change
in the lineup was made instantly and
came when the bah was on Yales
12-yard line In an instant after
ward Kennard at fullback had re-
ceived the ball and. applying his toe
to il, the goal was made Banked
along the gridiron was the largest
crowd ever seen here. but cheering
and singing came only during mo-
mentaw luis. In this respect the
game stands ont unique among many
that have been PLAYED here.
Oregon =. o. \. &. o.
PORTLAND, Ore. Nov 2l-On
a field that resembed a huge puddle
in a muddy street. the University of
oregon football team won the con
test today from tie Oregon Agricul-
rural college by score Of s to 0. The
game was a Kicking game through
out and it was Captain Moulton's
superiority in that branch of the
game that enabled the university boys
70 carry off the honoIs All the scor-
Ing was in the first half and Was on
place kicks
Moulten made his first try from the
eollegians' 35-yard line after the ball
had cen in play for about ten min
utes His second effort was fail
ure, the ball going out of bounds
The third effort was from the agri-
culturists 42-yard line and though
the nick was from a bad position.
Moulton Shot the bali between the
posts with the directness of a, cam
non
+ The second half was almost a sue
The university tried several times to
repeat their successes of the first half
but TO no avail Twice the agricul-
turists essayed the forward pass but
each was a dismal failure and result
] ed in loss of yardage
The attendance at today's game
was possibly the greatest at any foot
ball game ever played in the Pacific
Northwest The day was most un-
propitious. rain falling throughout
the contest. drenching everything ex-
cept the ardor of the players and the
enthusiasm of the spectators. There
were in the neighborhood of 900
people present. The receipts will
approximate $40 900. which, after
the expenses are deducted, will be
divided equally between the contest
ing teams
Minnesota II. Carlisle O.
MINNEAPOLIS. Nov. Show
ing the best form of the season and
the best exhibition of the "open'
game seen on Northrop field this year
Minnesota completely outplayed the