The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-11-20
BATTLE FOUGHT
TO STANDST|LL
Strength and Skill of
II award Against
Heart of Yale.
BRILLIANT GAME
WI HOU l. SCORE
Eleven Slaves OFF Defeat That
Had Been Predictcd-crimson
Players Lose Chance for
Touchdown by tumble.
Battle Witnessed by
$4,000 Persons.
Eleven Slaves Of Defeat That
Had Been Predictcd-Crimson
ny JOSEPH j. o'NEILL.

Uf JOSEPH j. ONElLL.
New Haven, Conn, November ~
Yale couldn't win. but wouldn't lose.
That's the whole story of to-day's "a
game between the iighting EMS ana
their ume -nonored eneiny from nar-
ward,
The Crimson had all the strength ami
this skul. but the BIue nau some ning
far better--tnat Something, call IT
pluck, grlt or Whatever you wan, but
It's reaily eart--wnicn ior countess
zenera,,ons iaie nag been ureeung
into lls men.
.Anu 50. hghling every inch of the
way. ana eyery Second or Inc play.
they slapeu or the ueIeat that nau
been u,uNersany preuiu,-u Tor tlem,
ana 5aluvd what VAS Nil,uauy u We
toly.
omen the mai WHISTLE blew. and tn.
Two Teams satn.Ieu nto uttio hlut
to gre utiier u liiaI, cnecr, IL
wuuiy happy ipou VI Nun nas.u stu
donts anu sfuuualea smoupeu uowu
tneir snuuiusts every man OF tne
eS0''t Ivy Athh csOSa ~ 1865
niaue RUautrluny souu, ahu all aic
men vow Ell - see 20 II that the 1919
ele.er nuui1 go ovwn IN nistvry
among the inost Deivsed III the
Iess traultioHr. They haa peen ueeteu.
yes. Garner III the season, W tIe Army
anu ny Bfo"n. bue tIat Was ali Iof-8
soptcn. lpey mad not Deen oeaten py
harvard.
Feel PanSs of Defeat.
The Crnusuu .arfiots, Keeling all
the patibs OF defeat, N.reS aitv~ed To
nane a silent anu lot-iy way Irom
the griGiron, their. supporters, " 40
had starred them ont Satn cona,oehce
that was almost siionme, sat stunned
ana quiet in tneir saa,s, unable even
to give II consoilng cneer.
With every reason to win, every adj
vantage of abuity and succession
of victories, they were tied. 5000 or
and by Yale pluck alone 1t was al
most unbelievable. But the most ar
dent Crimson entnusiast was generous
enough to say. Hats off TO the Blue.
AS d football game. 1t was briinant
in all ways There was magnlncent
coltrful command of $4,000, banked
high about the edges of Yale field
There was continuous rattle and roar
of cheer and song. There was wids
open play, with the ball always in
sight: stirring tests of strength; ex.
citing bits of trickery-everythins tnat
both old and new football could FUR
nish. Above ALL there was, in the
last fifteen minute period desperate
battle that set every heart to pound
Ing.
This was the only time when either.
team had any chance of scoring. and
then both got opportunities. But a
tumble prevented Harvard from maxi
ing todchdown, when they were
within easy striking distance of their
<nemys line. and n,ast of wind pre-.
vented Yale from tallylng with a neld
goal
One Chance to Score.
Resolved to do or die, Harvard en-
tered the last quarter desperately
Wendell. a second string half. back
thrust into the preuch while earlier
because he was fresh and strong, liter, /,
ally tore the Yale line apart, almost
unaided. From the Yale. thirty yard
line, where Harvard had received the /,
tall on punt. he carried II once for
five Yards, again for eight and then
for ten The Ellis seemed unable to I
stop him. The thousands In the Blue
stands were begging their team to
hold chi. hold en-" The multitude
across the way was frantically waving /
flags and has and yelling in unison, !
Touchdown, touchdown, Wendell" 1t |
looked as though nothing that Yale
could do would be sufficient to stop !
the onward Crimson rush.
But luck, and partly piece of poor /
Judgment. turned the tide. Wiggles-t
worth, the Harvard quarter, instead of
keeping Wendell going on his march to
victory, chose to use Corbett, who had |
not been gaining much ground, for the
next run The big left half started ],
around tho Els right end. He made I
about four yards in a long. cross field
dash. but Captain Daily was upon him'
then, and threw him to the ground so
heavily that the ball bounced from his,
arms
1t was free for fraction of a second.
Just long enough to give one little
1t fast, and the danger point was
passed, Harvard called 1t 'Yale luck
but 1t wasn't that. The terrific throw
of Daily and the lightning-like plunge
of Howe were not bits Of luck. They
We're exhibitions of strength and skilll
In an emergency. The next moment
Kostler had punted the ball far down
the field, and never again did the Grim
son threaten the Yale stronghold.
Gonl Missed by Several Feet.
The chance of the Blue came within
three or four minutes. They held Har-
ward for downs In midheld, and then
after an interchange Of kicks, worked
the ball to the Harvard thirty-ynrd
line. directly in front of the goal posts.
Captain DAILY dropped back and swung
his toe against the ball In try for q
field goal. His line held perfectly, and
he got off the kick eisurely; but the
crosswise wind was too much of a
handicap, and the oyai-rhigh enough
and direct enouEh-,-was, ssweryed Just
Continued on seGpNd !. PaEe,) 4