Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1910-09-29
YALE SHOWS FAST new FOOTBALL
Wesleyan Is Beaten ID to O-One PLAYER Injured In
Pennsylvania Game-.Pitcher Johnson Breaks Worlds
Strikeout Record-Athletics Lose to ST. Louis.

| New Haven, Conn, Sept. 2s.-The
| new style of football was splendidly
| exemplified in the Yale game with
Wesleyan this afternoon, according to
| football experts, the % to score in
! favor of the Blue being accepted as
the natural result of better condition.
| ing and better team work of that elev-
en-. The game was fast and for the
| seasons opener an exciting one The
players on both sides showed intelli-
gent understanding of the style of
play laid down in the new rules, and
departing from the old means of rush
| ing the ball through the line, forward
passes, kicks and two or three tacti-
cal plays were used with consistent
gains
Play All Over the Field.
TIL new rules give chance for action
over the whole field Wesleyan used
the forward pass. long and clean, time
after time, gaining long distance. She
outclasSed Yale in this respect, but
her weakness lay in inability to get
through Yale's line by end runs and
the punting which was necessary was
neither accurate nor of great distance.
Yale was not successful in using the
forward pass. but the frequency with
which it was attempted indicated that
it will form the main feature of Of
fensive play.
There were many features which
would have been entirely absent in the
old style. The elimination of line
bucking inside the twenty yard line
resulted in Wesleyan once holding
Yale for downs on the one yard line.
At another time it took Yale three
rushes to get the ball over for a touch
down within the five yard line. This
indicated that a good defence will
hold the offence more often than for
merly when the ball is within strik-
ing distance of the goal line.
Yale's First Score.
Yales first score resulted from
forward pass from the 25 yard line
been blocked. The pass put the ball
on Wesleyan's five yard line. Then it
was rushed over. The next touch
down followed the blocking of Wes-
leyan's attempt at forward pass
because of bad signals. Yale rushed
piling up the linemen. Even then Wes-
leyan stood firm on the one yard line
and it was thought she would hold
Yale for downs, but in the final rush
there was double tumble by Yale,
which the Blue recovered just over the
line. which was equivalent to
touchdown The third touchdown was
due to Wesleyan's fumbling. Field had
kicked to Bacon, the visitors quarter
back, but he fumbled and the ball
rolled from the ffteen-yard line into
touch. and a Yale man fell on it for
a score.
Coreys Coward Run.
The fourth touchdown was the fea-
ture, for Corey, who made it, ran 80
yards. Wesleyan tried a forward pass
which went to Yale's Is yard line. 1t
went into Corey's hands and he, elud-
ing all the Wesleyan men, ran al
most the length of the field. The Yale
interference was fine and brought
spectators to their feet. Just before !
the end Wesleyan held Yale for downs
on the one yard line.
Throughout the game the play was |
open and the ball was constantly in |
motion. Some Wesleyan men seemed |
to suffer slight injury. but probably |
the heat and lack of condition were |
The ball travelled so fast /