New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-09-26
YALE HARD PRESSED
TO BEAT WESLEYAN
Captain SpaIding Scores Touch
down That Wins in Last
Few Minutes.
TEST FOR THE NEW RULES
Extra Down Brings About a
Better Balance Between
the Attack and the
Defence.
LRr Telesraph % Tho TrLbune.l

lBy Telegraph TO The Tribuue.j
New Haven, Sept 25.-Yale was barely
able 10 defeat Wesleyan In the opening
football battle Of the season here to-day
by n score OF 10 to 8. The game was won
in the closing minutes Of the tlnal period
Of play. Yale scored first on clever
drop kick by Dyer. tho quarterback. In
the second period from bad angle while
standing on the 3-yard line. Wesleyan
tied It up in the third period, when cap
tain Bacon dropped clever goal from
the 30-yard line after "A series OF remark
able forward passes and an occasional
end run, in all Of which Bacon himself
was the main factor.
II was poor punt, however. by Bacon
which went outside on Wesleyan's 3o-yard
line. I'm the last period, that gave Aale
her chance TO win the game. The crowd
Of spectators and coaches had become
thoroughly aroused over the prospect OF
tie game. and fresh substitutes We're
poured in to supply the necessary power.
Even then Il took the hardest Nhd 81
fighting for Yale to finally cross the me-
Captain Spalding breaking through on
the third down for the last Tour SaI"S'
Dietz kicked the goal
The ncw rules had far test ana ON
pbatically settled one pont-tho need OF
a fast powerful backneld. With the eN-
ceptlon of the forward pass, the Only
around-galung plays displayed to-day oy
either team were straight line DUCKS.
yales strongest play was direct plunge
,broueb centre. behind the veteran
Ketcham. Plilbiu and Spalding gamer
ground consistently Zoo this way Inc
next best was skin tackle play ioi-
lowed by a sharp cutting I'm Of the back
Val. used tho forward pass six times
hut only twice successfully for short
Gains nf nine and six yards The Yale
pass was short and quick and easily
blocked. a. thc end had no time to get
clear Wesleyan tried the pass four
times. thrc. 81 which were successful
and worked for gains Of ten. hiteen ana
twelve yards. The Wesleyan pass was
long delayed. giving the ends ample OPP
porunlty In a broken field.
Tin. game. az fpr as the working 81 the
nov rules was concerned, seemed {"
rI.,s. everybody. Five downs, or four
tries Tor gain Of ten yards seemed To
mo lust about the right distance TO expect
"a good offence 20 gain and Indicate"
or. hattie between evenly matched teams
with a slight balance iu favor OF the at
tack. iust enough FOR the better offensive
team To- win.
yoic's play Indicated q desire 10 re-
gard the forward pass ~ scoring play
All the Blues six passes were tried WITHIN
m, eD-yard line. Poor execution of The
NAV was responsible for IT'S failure. The
forward pass and its variations seemed
20 ncutrallze the advantage IN" heavier
teams have over lighter ones In the mat
ter Of a powerful attack, and a sun de-
f.rc. attn makes ten yards diiiicnlt
uropogltion. even with four downs Inc
now rules seemed 20 boz the fairest Tor
nil teams that have yet been tried.
val. carried the ball straight To Wes-
I.vau's fU-yard line from the hck-oh'
aided materially by the run back ol
mint by Cornish Of twenty-five yards
one of the clcvcrost runs OF the day
Shading and Phllblu bucked the centre
for average gains of eight or nine yards
md :, looked as II score would come III
gror, order until tho lo-yard line was
reached. when Philbiu fumoied ana iran
cis recovered for Wesleyan. Bacon WI"
clearly cutpunteo spaldng throughout
Tho game. stood on his own goal Inc ana
Kicked seventy yards to Cornish. ives
lean tried several times TO carry the ball
49,, tho vale defence was stin, and gen
orauv threw the Wesleyan backs FOR a
loss
Cornish was removed from quarter
charity after the second period opened
Tor running the team too slowly, Dyer
ro,i.cinp him An exchange OF punts
then gave Yale the bah on wesleyan ;
a9.yard line, and finally II was worked
down the .Iold. which gave Dyer an OPP
nortunitv 10 Kick his goal from the Held
for three points.
WESLEYAN started with a rush In the
Second half. running the kick back To the
as.vard line. Bacon made forward pass
IN Ieggren for ten yards and then on
,,k. uunt sk!rtcd left end for twenty
cards Bacon then shot another forward
roes IN F,ustis for "a gain OF twenty-five
yards making il first down on fales
i,-yard line Bacon tried another pass.
but was gmothered FOR a Vineyard loss,
and after trying to skirt left end Tor no
gain he dropped goal from the %-yard
line. tying the score.
phIlbln and Spalding gained twelve
wards i'm three plunges as the fourth
porlod opened. and then Bacon broke up
spalding's pass to Galauer. Bacon's
punt went outside. however, AT the 81
ward line, and Spalding, occasionally aid
cd bv cornell and castles. scored on Hne
pIunging Dietz kicking the goal
Yale's play was hardly up to the mark.
The line was ponderous and heavy; the
ouarterbacks with the exception OF Dyer
wore oyerdeliberate and the backs started
slowly and failed to pick holes cleverly.
Tho yale puntlng also was poor.
The score follows:
81. uo Position. Wesleyan 90.
,tia,,a, .......L~ E..........t.. Fellows
y"a.,iisor .......L T.............,. Gillies
ronncy ...........l. G.............. Durlins
Ketcham ....s..s''', .. '''' 49, 80
e., ''..........E G............ Bernhard
a, rren.........K T............- Parkinson
~ =" ,,'...........R E............... Eustis