The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-11-20
CrimSOn's Brilliant OppOr-
tunity Blasted By the
Pluck OF Ellis
FIELD GOAL VICTORY
TOO MEAN FOR HARVARD
How Corbett's tumble Prevented Score.
Battle Brilliant From Inception.
10000 Spectators Present
Fortunes Change Hands

New Haven, conn, November H.
Especial. yale couldn't win, but would
not lose. That's the whole story of to-
days nothing TO nothing game between
the fighting Els and their time-honored
foemen from Harvard
The Crimson had all the strength and
the skill. but the blue had something
far better. that something you call luck,
grit, or whatever you will, but it's really
heart" which for countless generations
Yale has been breeding into it's men.
And so fighting every inch of the way
and every second of the play they
STAYED Off the defeat that had been uni
versally predicted for them and gained
what was virtually a victory.
When the final whistle blew and the
two teams gathered into little knots TO
give each other a final cheer. a wildly
happy mob of New Haven students and
graduates swooped down upon the field
and tossed aloft upon their shoulders
every man of the team. They had made
good at last made wonderfully good, and
all Yale men vowed to see to it that
the 1910 eleven would go down in history
among the most beloved in the colleges
traditions. They had been beaten earlier
II, the season by the Army and by
had not been beaten by Harvard.
The Crimson warriors, feeling all the
pangs of deefat, were allowed to make
a silent and lonely way from the grid
iron. Their supporters, who had started
out with q confidence that was almost
sublime, sat stunned and quiet in their
seats unable even to give a cheer. The
greatest Harvard team in years, with
every reason to win. every advantage
that ability and a succession of victories
could give. tied, stood off. and by Yale
pluck alone. 1t was almost unbelievable.
But the most ardent crimson enthusiasts
was generous enough to say Hats off to
the Bluer'
WisgIesworth's Poor Judgment
AS a football game it was brilliant in
all ways. There was magnificently
colored crowd of 1900, banked high
about the. Yale field There was a con-
tinuous rattle and roar, stirring tests of
strength added to by bits of trickery,
both new and old football. Above all
there was in the last 15-minute period
a desperate battle that set every heart
apounding.
This was the only time when either
team had any chance of scoring, and
then both got opportunities. But a fun
BILE prevented Harvard from making a
touchdown when they were within easy
striking distance of their foemens line
and a blast of wind prevented Yale from
tallying with a field goal.
Resolved to do or die, Harvard en-
tered the last quarter desperately
Wendell. a second strong halfback,
rushed into the breach awhile earlier
because he was fresh and strong, lit
orally to tear the Yale line apart, al
most unaided. From the Yale 30yard
line, where Harvard had received the
ball on a punt, he carried 1T once for
H. I A II. to. g.,
10. The Ellis seemed unable to stop
him. The thousands in the blue stands
were begging their team to hold EN-,
hold 'emt' The multitude across the
way would frantically wave flags and
hats and yell in unison, Touchdown,
touchdown" Luck and partly piece
of poor judgment turned the tide. Wig
ellsworth, the Harvard quarter, in
stead of keeping Wendell going on
his march to victory. chose to use Cor
bett, who had not been gaining much
ground, for the next run. The big left
half started around the Els right
end. He made about four yards in
q long cross-feld dash, but Captain
DAILY of Yale was upon him then and
threw him to the ground so heavily
that the ball bounded from his arms.
Yale Kicks Out of Danger
1t was free for just a fraction of a
bounce. Then Howe dived for it, held
It fast and the danger was passed The
terrific throw Of DAILY and the light
nfng-like plunge of Howe were not
luck.
The next moment Kisler had punted
the ball far down the field and never
again did the crimson threaten Yale's
stronghold.
The chance of the blue came with
in three or four minutes They held
Harvard for downs in midfield and
after an Interchange of kicks worked
the ball to the Harvard 20-yard line,
directly in front of the goal posts.
Captain DAILY dropped back and swung
his toe against the ball for a field
goal. He got off the kick leisurely
but the crosswise wind was too much
of a handicap and the ball was sweryed
Just little out of its course and missed
the posts by several feet. A peculiar
play of the game was a brilliant run