The morning journal-courier., 1908-10-01
WESLEYAN DOWNED
Yale Beats Methodist 16 to 0 No Touchdown in Sec.
 ond Half.
TWO TEAMS ARE USED
Cooncy Goebel and Brown Only Men Kept in Both Halvcs-Many
 Fumbles.

The Yale football eleven opened the season yesterday afternoon, defeating the Wesleysn eleven by a score of Is to O, All the scoring was done in the first half, Yale sending eight new mon in in the setond and leaving of those who had started the game only the guards, Brown and Goebel, and cooney at ta ckle.
 Considering the fact that lt was Yale's first game, and that there have been only four scrimmages at the neld the performance by the Yale eleven was very credtahle one, There were bad fumbes but those hy Wes- leyan more than made up for them. Hobbs at left tackle was perhaps the individual staI Yesterday he show ed that he had lost none of the fnrc- which made hilm precmincnt while at Andover and Dartmouth. He did not miss tackle aihd kicked tho only goal made after q touchdown. Twice he hurdled and onIce Yale was ponalzcd for it With Gbehel he was the whole strength of the Yale line from tackle to tackle Coonley was good at brcak- ing through. but was not especially good in tacklinb
 Nale's backs all showed un we'll Coy showed that he Ia getting into last years form Phllhin carried tho hall as he did in the lrame with Harvard. Murphy made thc hest play of the day, and onside kick which gained 80 yards and was captured hy Bingham. In the second half q new set of backs went in. Wheaton ht quarter. Daily and Tommy Lynn in Shc half back pos i,lons and Tony Mains at fullhack. Wheaton was gooll at quarter and car- rled the ball considerably himself. but would be better alt half There was no opportunity fof him to drop Nck for the goal Ilafns and Daly both did well, but the Yale line had lost it, force and the Wesleyan goal was not in danger much Ot the time
 Vale used four enl1s. Captain Hurch and Logan in the fir st half Merscreau and Neidle in the 4econd The first string men put up a star game Logan making tackle in the first half downed Harmon without gain. after 1 Coy's punt.
 Starting the first half Hobbs kicked or and Wright fumblfd on the 20 yard 1 line. Brown fell on the ball but in another minute Yale had lost it Joy punted to the 40 y9rd line, From there by ten yard gains Coy approach ! cd the Wesleyan line. and crossed it, scoring three minutes nfter thc game had started CooneI failed 10 kick tho goal
 When Joy runtod Cponey got in Murphy's way and tried Co catch the ball. He failed but b4fore tho Wos- l lcyan men could come llp Murphy hal recovered it on the 20 yard lIno. Phil bin made 20 yard run and was tackled by Winter After short, fast advances phllbn scoreh for Yale. | Cooney again failed to kick the goal Bingham heeod whoR Joy punteL on the first play Philblnlmadc a pass to Coy who made ten | yards Coy punted and Harmon was held without gain by Logan.
 In the second half the ball was kept near the center of the field and the game was rather tlreAome. Deck Rice, who graduated fromI New Haven High school last June wels center on the Wesleyan team and lvas one of their best men. The lineub and sum mary;
 Yale. Wesleyan. Logan, Mersereau .. C;illelspie Boyi
 Left end.
 Hobbs, Lilley. y...... Moore
 Left tackle.
 .,,,..,..,... Mlcclenthan
 "ft guard.
 ''''.s.,.tS ,a., Rice
 anter.
 "a. smith
 RIammond
 Winter
 Paazeti
 leppard
 1yton
 Joy