Omaha daily bee., 1909-11-21
Gains Many Yards by Punting and
Kicks Two Goals.
TWO POINTS MADE ON SAFETY
Harvard Makes Gains More on Rush
ing Than Yale.
GREAT CROWD IN STANDS
Nearly Forty Thousand Spectators In
Usual Foot Ball Costumes See
the Conteat-AnElysis of
the Play

CAMBRIDGE, Mass, Nov. 20.-The splen-
aid kicking of Captain Edward H. Coy
brought tho eastern intercollegiate foot ball
championship back to YaIe today in an
old fashion foot ball game, in which
Harvard went down to defeat by a score
I, of s TO 0. Driving the Crimson team stead
lily back by his long punts, Captain Coy
dropped two goals from the field, and the
aggressive forwards of the Yale team con-
tributed two points more by blocking a
Harvard punt which resulted In a safety
for the Crimson.
While Yale seemed to win easily, the
game was a distinct disappointment from
a Harvard standpoint, for the Crimson
eley en- showed greater power than the Blue
in straight rushing and at one time In the
game carried the ball fifty-three yards in
four scrimmages.
Yale disclosed no spectacular foot ball,
willie Harvard resorted to but few open
methods Of play. 1t seemed Yale's policy
70 rely on Captain Coy's kicking rather
than on any intricate plays. Only twice in
the contest did Yale seriously threaten the
Crimson goal line by straight rushing. In
both instances the Harvard defense stopped
progress at the eleven-yard line and Cap
tain Coy's efforts for field goals on these
occasions failed.
Many by Harvard.
II Captain Coy had not invariably out
kicked his ends the Yale score might have
reached double figures, for the Harvard
backfield was unable to judge the sky
rocket punts and o'Flaherty fumbled nearly
every kick.
The game started encouragingly for Har-
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resorted to and each time Minot received
poot, protection. Finally on his twenty
yard line the ball was blocked and rolled
back over the Crimson goal line, where
Corbett fel on it for a safety. For the
balance Of the half the ball was always
I'm Harvard's territory and three times
unsuccessful tries for goals were made.
with the ball on Harvard's twenty-five
yard line and, standing ten yards back,
Captain Coy added three points more by
a pretty field goal, with two minutes to
spare,
In the second half Harvard was driven
steadily back until the bail was on the
Harvard twenty-flve-yard line. Here Cap
tain Coy repeated his feat and three more
points were added to Yale's score.
Analysis of Play.
The character of the game can be well
understood by an analysis Of the play
Yale rushed fifty-one times for ninety
eight yards. Coy punted twenty-three times
from downs for us yards. The Yale bach
field ran back the Harvard punts for a
distance of lightweight yards; Yale had
two first downs and suffered twice from
penalties for a total loss Of twenty-five
yards.
Harvard rushed eighty times for %
yards and Minot kicked twenty-five time:
from scrimmages for 59s yards. The Ya,'
kicks were run back for a total Of thirty
five yards, while Harvard scored eigh'
first downs through the Yale line. Har
wards ten penalties showed an aggregate
loss Of leo yards.
Nearly 10000 people. in the usual foo
ball costumes, watched the game and urgeC
on the players with constant cheering anC
singing. Lineup:
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