The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1909-11-21

legiate football championship back to
Yale today in an old-fashioned foot
ball game. in which Harvard went
down to defeat by n score of to o.
Driving the crimson team steadily
back by his long punts. Captain Coy
dropped two goals from the field. and
the aggressive forwards of the Yale
team contributed two points more by
blocking Harvard punt which re-
suited in a safety for the crimson.
Harvard Disappointed.
While Yale seemed to win easily,
the game was u distinct disappoint.
ment from a Harvard standpoint. for
the crimson eleven showed greater
power than the blue I'm straight rush
ing and ut one time carried the BAH
80 yards in four scrimmages. Yale
disclosed no spectacular football
while Harvard resorted to few open
plays. II seemed Yale's policy To re-
ly on Captain Coy's kicking than on
interior plays. only twice in the con-
test did Yale really threaten Har-
wards goal by straight rushing. In
both instances the Harvard defense
stopped progress at the ll-vard line
and Captain Coy's efforts for field
goals allied.
Coy's Trasty Toe.
If Captain Coy had not outkicked
his ends the Yale score might have
reached doubled figures. for the Har-
ward backfield was unabl. to Judge
the sky-rocket punts and O'Flaherty
fumbled nearly every kick The game
started encouragingly for Harvard
after O'Flaherty's first muff. Kick
ing was resorted to and each time
Minot received poor protection. Fin
ally. @on his 20-yard line. the ball was
blocked and rolled back over the
crimson goal line. where corbett fell
on IL for a safety. For the rest of
the half the bali was always In Har-
wards territory and three times un-
successful tries for goals were made.
With the ball on Harvard's 25-yard
line. and standing 10 yards back. Cap
tain Coy added three points more by
n pretty field goal. with two min
utes TO spare.
In the second half Harvard was
driven back until the ball was on the
Harvard 25-yard line. Here Captain
Coy repeated the feat and three more
points We're added to Yale's score.
Nearly 10000 people saw the game.
The. play I'm detail: II
Cambridge. Nov 20.--P. Wilmington
Of Harvard kicked off to Yale's 80 yaru
line. Yale caught IL without a gain.
1t was Yale's ball on its 50-yard line.
A Harvard tumble on Its l5-y yard lin.
gave Yale the ball. Philbn made
three yards through center and Coy
two more. On the third down Coy
failed at field goal from the 10
yard line. Harvard put the ball in
play on a scrimmage on the 25-yard
line. On a tackle play Leslie made
more than this distance and IL was
Harvard's ball on Yale's 35-yard line
Three similar PUSHES resulted In
slight gains and n Harvard forward
pass went outside on Yale's 20-yard
line. There was interference and u
was Yale's ball on it's 4o-yard line.
On double pass Corbett made %
yards. Leslie was dragged through
the Yale team to the center.
Yale outkieks Harvard.
Yale had outkicked Harvard. Coy
kicked outside on harvard's 30-yard
line. on an side kick. IL was
Yale's bali on Harvard's 2s-yard line.
Minot punted To Harvards i0-yard
catch There Andrus tried for a goal
from placement.
The kick went over the Harvard goai
posts but was brought back for a sec
ond try. on the second trial Andrus
kicked low over the goal line. There
was long discussion about Andrus
kick and finally the scorekeeper an
nouneed that IL was Harvard safety
and Vale was given two points. on
the first down standing on his 65-yaro
line Coy kicked n field goal. Play was
resumed by Cooney kicking off IL Les
lie. who ran IL back To Harvard's o.
yard line. Tire for the first half was
called with the ball in Harvards pos
session on its 25-yard line. Score:
Yale 8. Harvard o.
Second Half.
The second half started ut 3:l4
Cooney kicking off Ia Mckay on Har-
wards 2oyard line. The ball wan
rushed back four yards. Minot kicked
on the second down To Yale's 4o-yard
line and Philhin ran IL back four
yards. l. Wilmington was dragged
through for four yards and Mino,
made five more through center. II
was the third down on Ya'e's 33-yartf
line. Minot made il IA first down on
Yaie's as-yard line. Harvard tried an
on-side kick. The ball went over the
goal line for n touchback and the bali
was put in play by Yale on its 25-yarn
lire On the first down. Coy on Il
fake kick made nine yards. On the
second play Phnbin made second
down on Yale's yard line.
Coy then kicked to Harvard's 25-yard
line Minot kicked on the third down
and il MAS Yale's hall in the center
of the field. Minot was dragged and
pushed through Yale's line for the frs,
down. Minot and rockingham gained
rfne yards in two PUSHES and then
there came a Harvard penalty which
took the bah back To the 35-yard line
A Close Shave.
There was a penalty on the seeona
down which sent the ball within yard
of the Harvard goal line. Minot
kicked out to Phihin on HaFvard's so
line tried an side j