New-York tribune., 1909-11-21
HARVARD BE1TEN IN
GREAT GAME.
Coy's Kicking Brings Tictory
10 the Biue by Margin
Of 3 10 o.
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clad warriors from New Haven fairly
outvitted snd outpiayed Captain Ham"
Fish and HIS sturdy men. and won a well
deserved victory I'm which the score was
hardly a far measure Of the relative
merits ~ the two elevens
Yale forced the fighting practically from
start 10 fnish. and missed several oppor-
tunities 70 add L. the total. whereas
Harvard never seriously threatened the
goal line of the Blue forces Captain
COY kicked two goals from the field for
Yale. while Corbett. of Harvard. feu on
the BAH behind the Crimson goal line for
q safety touchdown after Gosbel hal
broken through and blocked a punt and
fitzpatrick. the Yale end. in diving for
The elusive pigskin. had allowed il 70 slip
out n his grasp.
When the strife was over. and some
thirty-eight thousand persons. probably
more. stood up and took a long breath
the first one might think. since the spec
tacular game began. some with loudly
expressed shouts Of Joy some in mourn
ful silence. the Yale players ran of the
Geld unbeaten in nine games this year.
without being scored on. and the undis-
puted Champions OF the football season
of 1903.
The Yale hosts stayed. however. 70
celebrate in their own peculiar way
Down on the field the undergraduates
poured. and headed by their band.
romped through the now famous snake
dance, tossing their hats with prOfigats
glee over first one cross bar and then
the other. just as Coy had sent the ball
spinning that helped 10 spell the word
victory. That over. they gathered in a
huge square in front OF the Harvard
stand and wound up with final and
throat splitting yell which ended in nine
long cheers for Harvard. To this the
Crimson followers. who had supported
their team. even II the face Of sure de-
feat, with the courage Of good losers. re-
sponded with hearty good VIII and true
eportsmanship.
coy HERO OF THE GAME
Captain Coy. more than any other one
man. was responsible for YaIe's victory.
although il may be said thar he had the
constant snd never failing sapporr of
every member Of his team. which made
it possible for him to shine Harvard
gained l.6 yards by straight rushing 10
81 for Yale. and made eight first downs
by rushing 10 two for the Blue. but this
meant little or nothing in the way the
battle was fought inasmuch as Yale
was ever pressing hard, while Harvard.
except for a short time al the opening of
rhe second half was lighting on the de-
fensive and working desperately but all
in vain % carry the bah within striking
distance OF the Yale goal line
captain Coy's brilliant punting. which
vas made more effective by the fast,
dashing work q the Yale ends. and his
clever drop kicking We're the chief fac
tors IN carrying the fight into Harvard
territory and keeping il there for the
greater part Of the game. The Yale team
was aided and abetted in this 70 a large
extent by some loose handling Of the ball
hf the Harvard backs and nine penalties
tor o6-side play. holding and interfer-
ence which cost the Crimson no less
than Jos precious yards.
While II can hardly be said that Ha--
ward fumbled away any chances. loose
handling II the bail ana a mistake in
signals on two or three occasions cost
many Yards that do not appear in the
summary, whereas the Yale players. ever
saiehfuL ever alert took advantage Of
every opportunity which came their wsv
and turned y 20 a good purpose.
he Harvard men, who were counting
81 strongly and 50 hopefully on Percy
Haughton's wonderful football machine
which had gone through two seasons
without a defeat. were fairly stunned
when Yale threatened 20 score in rba
hrst tUo minutes Of play. Harvard LAD
s-'hec o1 and Lilley, the Yale tackle who
MADE such name for himself in the
Fr.nceton game week ago. received the
naI and then limped OF the field after
me very first play with an Injured leg
giving way 10 Paul.
'r rough tackling Harvard vas pen-
s-zed hfteen yards and then Coy punted
l' ~ Flaherty. VINO, after coming hack
nFe yards. fumbled the bah. giving
h'DDs Who was down under the kiclr
IKE the wind. chance 20 fan on II on
HafFards = l3-yard line. PhilbIn fafl-s
gam more than one yard in two tries.
as me Crimson defence held like a stone
wan and then Coy dropped back AMI
tIled for goal from the held which
failed
. sigh - relief vent Up from the TTar-
.ara stand. but the Yale men, in no wav
discouraged, wildly cheered the effort ana
Nal'ea hopefully for the next chance 10
come Twice more within he next If
Nssh minutes Coy tried 10 drop a goal
nom heid. but without success. ana each
'ime the Harvard sympathizers breatbed
more easily while the Yale followers be-
tan 10 wonder II Coy had lost bis cum
ming
IA The mean time. however. Yale had
managed @ earn TWO points. MiDot.
no sot his punts on too slowly All
through The game. tried 10 kick the bsil
ut ~ danger toward the middle OF the
N hsf aLI big Goebel. breaking
iouga, blocked IL squareiy Kilpat-
eh made wild dive for the ban as
rolled across the goal line and ao-
ssfeo 20 gather IL in for a touchdown.
Out u slipped out OF his hands and Cor
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