The Cairo bulletin., 1908-11-22
TEAMS WE'RE EVENLY MATCHED
AND GAME WAS FiERCEST
EVER SEEN ON YALE
FIELD.
KENNARD KICKED A
COAL FROM FIELD
Just as First Half Was Closing
Yale Fell Down on Last Chance
and Harvard Rooters Went
WId-Chieaoo Wins
From Wisconsin.

New Haven, Conn, Nov, 2l.-A
crimson wave Of banners swept IL
triumph today over Yale, for after
seven long years Harvard had beaten
Yale, 1 to o. a goal from the field
kicked by Victor p, Kennard. OF
FrcoklyRe, Mass, fresh from the side
lines and standing on Yale's 2S-yard
lin with the Crimson line planted
on the l5-yard line, was the winning
score, made just as the first half was
closing The game was a battle of
football giants the like of which had
never bcen seen on a Yale field.
After all granting to the Harvard
men their full share OF credit for the
victory, the sons of Eli can point as
consolation TO their goal line which
was not crossed by the foe. or even
such worthy mettle. Man for man
the teams were equally matched.
Each teams defense was stronger
than its offense and the best laid
plans of each in strategy well nigh
went for naught
The Critical Point.
The critical point came in the sec
opd half owing to the failure of a for
ward pass. Yale had been rallying
with desperation born of the knowl-
edge that time was feeting and had
worked the bah to Harvards 22-yard
line when Johnson. quarterback,
gave the sisnas Tor fht plaS. Whieh
proved so successful against Brown
This time the place for its execution
was the diagonal opposite corner OF
the field. The ball went back to
Philbin, who passed II cleaniy over
the on-rushing Crimson forwards to
Haines But the ball was not thrown
more than FIVE yards from the center
line. and the officials thinking the
play was faulty, under the rules the
ball went to Harvard. A great sigh
OF relief went up from the Harvard
side and not five minutes later the
game ended That this was the criti.
that uothrghout the second half Har-
ward did not once have the ball I'm
Yale territory and yet so stubborn
was her defense that neither Coy
with his terrific plunges. nor the tre-
mendous efforts of the Yale line to
open holes were able to push the bali
nearer that the 15-yard line.
Teams Well Matched.
So well matched were the teams
that neither got nearer than Is yards
TO its opponents goal. Plays were in
a large measure rushed; occasionally
there would be end runs which were
not very successful except when
Harvard directed one against Cap-t
tain Burh's end. This style play
was mostly worked outside of the
tackle when the end had been drawn
out. There were no spectacular
runs, although Coy's attempt to turn
the Harvard ends were nearly so, for
several times he crossed the field in
mis- endeavor to find an opening. The
longest run was by Wheaton, OF
Yale at the kick of In the second
half. when he returned the ball 36
Yards. The longest rush was byl
verwiebe. the Crimson fullback who
started in the game for Harvard, and
this nette1 1S yards around the end.
Harvard was at times able to pene-
irate hte Yale line. not perhaps be.
rLuse of the weakness of any par
ticular man. but more often owing to
The speed in which line plays were
started. Yale was slower than Har-
ward; her men did not gather them
selves. yet the power was there. as ,
was shown In the second half Har-
ward rushed. during the entire game
So times. netting 24l yards. an aver.
age of 3 2-3 yards 60 a rush. Yale
ushed ~ times for IS yards. or near
" yard less per rush on the aver.
ige Harvard received the ball four
tines on downs. while Yale failed toi
hold the Crimson for downs once,
simply because the kick was resorted
% when two rllshes had failed to
live the needed ten yards. This made
he exchange of the ball frequent
mi lent spice to the play Rushing
lsi its compensations. for II worke
- the audience to high pitch Of ex-
,ectancy every few minutes aud
here would be calls for Coy. Coy"
when the ball was Yale's and equally
cries from the Harvard
ide when one of her backs was
making successful rushes.
Coy AMI Kennard we're time andl
gain called upon to boot the ball
'ut of danger. and each time there
vas anxiety lest there should be a
nmble. The bah was handled
leanlF after these kicks. but for
ing.e tumble can be laid directly 1