New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-10-01
YALE DOWNS HOLY CROSS
BIue'S Showing Against Eleven
from Worcester Mediocre.
STILL rs POINTS ARE MADE
Losers Fail to Score, but Do
Sturdy Work-Some of Win
ming Team Play Brilliantly.
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New Haven. Sept. 30-Yale defeated Holy
Cross here to-day by the score Of 26 to O.
but the size Of the score is not the result
Of Yales prowess. Holy Cross made many
mistakes common to a small college team
and Yale actually earned only two touch
downs The score against Holy Cross for
the last two years has been lc % O. and
r'ghtfully il should have been no larger TO-
day. Poor handling of the ball and poor
passing from centre, with an occasional
mistake in judgmen. on the part Of Holy
Cross, resulted I'm lt least two Yale touch
downs and one safety. In point of intrinsic
power Yale was only slightly superior
The playing Of individuals for Yale was
10th encouraging and disappointing. THE
regulars. ". Howe at right end and War
ron at right tackle We're of form. The
visitors found little trouble I'm circl,nr
Howes end FOR good gains. finally Gull
minatins in a thrty-yard run ny JOY. who
was only stopped by Captain Howe in the
hackheld. Avery was at once substituted
FOR W. Howe.
Warren, az right tackle, was weak on de-
fence. Frequently McCabe broke through
him and tackled the Yale backs for losses.
Perry. the new tackle for Yale. showed arl
the earmarks Of "A coming star lie made
one long run almost TO midield on the
kickoff, and he olocked the punt which
enabled Avery 10 make Yale's last touch
down. Captain Howe was at an times
brilliant. He seemed 20 be I'm better form
and condition than ever and his general
nd frr b. llr ,+
markaDle Holy Cross has the best team
seen here IN years from that institution.
and is composed mostly Of veterans.
The first period ended slightly in favor
Of Holy Cross. The visitors had possession
Of the ball most of the time ana Yale's att
tack was weak. Toward the end Yale i'm
proved. Scuuy recovered Howe's punt
which Whelan fumbled ON the HoIy Cross
A-yard line and then Philbin made fifteen
Yards on a quick line plunge from the
adroitfuI shift formation Reilly made
seven more outside tackles. and Howe
failed in drop kick against the wind
from the 35-yard line. The playing worried
Yale, and Captain Howe called all of the
players together for "a talk before the sec
ond period opened.
poor pass for a punt from Mouahau
caused Holy Cross a dfteen-yard loss. and
II was third down ON their l2-varl line.
The visitors showed poor judgment and
took chance on a forward pass from the
lO-yard line. IL failed and # was Yalc.s
ball on the Holy Cross 10-yard line Reilly
got five yards through right tackle Cap
tain Howe one and a half more. and Ola
the last play Philbin was stopped for no
gam. but the officials penalized Holy Cross
10 the l-yard line for holding and then
Captain Howe plunged over. Francis kick
Ing the goal.
Captain Howe punted after the kickoff
10 Holy Cross S 26-yard line Holy Cross
Was penalized fifteen yards and a poor
pass TO Gibson for a punt forced him to
make a safety
Reilly ran the punt from the 25-yard line
back twenty Yards 10 the Holy Cross So
yard line. and. with Reilly and Phubin
alternating and the entire Yale team thor
olghIy aroused. gains of six and seven
yards were reeled off until Spaulding made
a final dash Of nine yards around left end
for touchdown. Francis kicked the goal
Phib.u made a spectacular run of fifty
FIVE Yards, taking the kickoff TO the Holy
Cross 5O-yard line. and on an exchange of
punts Philbn made a fair catch on the
holy Cross 62-yard line. when the half
ended. with the score a 10 o.
Holy Cross started the second half with a
thlrty-vard run around ". Howe. and the
period was fought in Holy Cross territory.
the only long run being for twenty three
ysIss by Spaulding around left END. Yale
rad used only two substitutes up TO the
opening Of the fourth period
Yale carried the ball by steady plungns
snd gains on punt exchanges TO the Holy
Cross 30-yard line. where Captain Howe.s
onside Kick went over the goal line. Cap
tain Howe caught the put-Out from the
&-yard line ia midfeld. and by brilliant
lodging and running he carried 10 TO the
Holy Cross 5-yard line. Phubin plunged
over on the next play and Francis made
the score ~ to q.
Anderson and Merritt went in for Reilly
and Captain Howe. AndersOn's pass 10
spauiding failed and Anderson then kicked
Tor nifty yards TO the Holy Cross lO-yaIl
line Perry. the new tackle, smashed
through and blocked McCabes punt, and
Avery fell on the bail for touchdown,
Francis kicking the goal. Anderson play
.ng and punuug and a forward pass Wh--
Ian 20 McCabe, for twenty-five yards, We're
the features for the rest Of ne game.
The Yale backs and ends wore white
strips around their arms for forward pass
work Tho lineup follows.