The San Francisco call., 1909-11-21
COy's Brilliant
Work Wins Big
Game for Yale
SfaIwarf Old Eli Captain Puts
Over Two Pretty Goals Be-
fore Crowd of 10000

CAMBRIDGE, Nov. 20.-The splendid
kicking of Captain Edward H. Coy
brought the eastern intercollegiate
football championship back TO Yale to-
day in an old fashioned football game
in which Harvard went down TO de-
feat by score Of s TO 0.
Driving the crimson team steadily
back by his long punts, Captain Coy
dropped TWO goals from the field and
aggressive forwards OF the Yale team
contributed two points more by block
ing a Harvard punt. which resulted IN
safety for the crimson
While Yale seemed to win easily, the
game was a distinct disappointment
from a Harvard standpoint, Tor the
crimson eleven showed greater power
than the blue in straight rushing, and
at one time carried the ball % yards
ia four scrimma ges.
Yale disclosed no spectacular FOOTBALL,
while Harvard resorted TO few open
plays.
RELIES ON DOUGHTY CAPTAIN
Ii seemed Yale's policy TO rely on
Captain Coy's kicking rather than on
inrerplays Only twice IN tne contest
did Yale seriously threaten the Grim
son goal line by straight rUshlnS. IN
both instances the Harvard defense
stopped progress at the II yard me
and Captain Coys efforts for Held goals
failed
If Captain Coy had not outkicked his
ends the Yale score might have reached
double figures. for the Harvard Dack
field was unable TO judge the skyrocket
punts and OFlaherty fumbled nearly
every kick. -
The game started encouragingly for
Harvard after O'Flaherty's nrst mum
kicking was resorted TO. and eacn time
Minot received poor protection. Finally
on his 20 yard line, the Dau was
blocked and rolled back over the
crimson goal line, where Corbett Iel
For The rest Of the half the ball
was always in Harvard's territory, and
three times unsuccessful tries tor goaIs
were made With the ball on Har-
Yards 25 yard line and stan0lns ~
wards back Captain Coy added three
points more by a pretty held goal, with
two minutes 10 spare.
In the second half Harvard was
driven back until the ball was on the
the Harvard 25 yard line. Here captain
Gov repeated his feat and three more
points were added TO Nale's score
GREAT CROWD ENTHU USIASTIC
Nearly 10000 people saw the game
The crowd was intensely enthusiastic,
warmly clothed and gayly decorated.
The PLAYERS remained well away from
the scene until few hours belore lle
game began. The Harvard team
reached Cambridge just before noon
for the last lunch at the training
table The Yale team was someWhal
later. and had lunch in its hotel In
Auburndale.
Long before the game there was a
strong demand for tickets, but rev
were to be had. The $1,000 seats had
been disposed of weeks ago and appll-
cations for thousands OF others had 10
be refused The only tickets 10 pc
had were those offered by a leW per
sons who at the last moment were uh-
able 10 attend the game, 6nQ LLItse
brought enormous prices tlLly uol-
lars a seat was the common oeihaIlu'
1Dd fn some instances $15 was asked
Tbe vale team was a favOrlte at
odds Of to 10 in the DettlnS, ana
much money was Wagered IN the va
sons hotels and meeting places, oolh
ia this city and at Cambridge me
Yale contingent, with the kho oWleuse
rbar CAPTAIN Coy certainly would play,
Svas opfimistic and had come prepared
10 back their team with ioaos OF
1nonev. Harvard men, gathered mere
from many states, were eager tdhsl
of the Yale money, late informant on
being TO the effect that captain / lsh
would lead his warriors.
Wales RECORD SUPERIOR
yale came TO Cambridge with a bet
+e~ record than Harvard made this
season yale had played in nine
games. scoring 201 points against It's
sdversaries. and not being scored upon
once Harvard had played eight
opponents and had been scored upon for
nine points While Yale had more
heavy men than Harvard. the two teams
were quite evenly balanced IN their
average weights, that Of Yale being
lSs pounds and Harvard lS5. The
lineup:
fitzpatrick Logan. /. E.....-.L. Smith Huston
Hobbs. ...-.-.-...-.. /. T..---..-..--. Mackay
Andrus. .-....--.... J.; G-..---..- Mithington
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