New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-10-19
Rushing Attack Lacks Punch,
However, and Lehigh Makes
Better Fight than 81
to O Indicates.
FIRST HALF HARD FOUGHT
Cornish and Wheeler Shine for
the Blue in Open Field
Runs, While Captain
Ketcham Is Tower
of Strength.

,rroro q stan Correspondent OF The Tribune
New Haven, Oct lS-The Yale football
eleven defeated Lehigh here to-day by a
score Of 81 to 0, but without much credit
~ itself so far as a rushing, cohesive
offence was concerned.
The score was decisive enough. but the
NAV was not indicative Of any great
scoring strength. which will be needed
against Princeton and Harvard. There
WAS plenty Of individual brilliancy and
flashes Of team effort. but the punch was
lacking when short gains were needed for
scoring purposes or a first down on close
formation plays. The attack lacked con-
tinuity and stability.
For two periods and part of the third
the Lehigh men, badly weakened by the
loss of three or four regulars. including
The first and second string quarteroacks'
inst about held their own II not little
BIT more. except in punting and the run
ming back Of kicks. Then worn out ana
battered. their defence, which had been
IL
plays. split and finally crumoled before
the onslaught Of a fresh set OF Yale
hacks Then and not till then, did the
Blue team look anything like what couio
be expected for this time of the season
There is power in the Yale eleven. ana
II is quite possible that the development
has advanced far enough with the Prince
ton game still three weeks away out
there is much work ahead, much polish
Ing to be done.
The Lehigh eleven. handicapped as IL
was, made a good tight this AFTERNOON q
much better fight than the score mar
Gates. and earned great credit for the way
II held of Yale's rushing game twice IN
side OF the 5-yard line.
Yale scored one touchdown in the nrs'
period. due largely TO poor play which
as sometimes happens, operated 10
striking advantage; one goal from place
nent in the second period, made posslo'e
hv a disastrous tumble of opponents; TWO
touchdowns in the latter part OF the third
nar,od. and two more in the fourth. when
,ha Iahieb men were fairly staggering.
The Vale defence was reasonably COM
pact and Lehigh never threatened dan
rerously, and only once got within scor-
ing distance. as the result Of FORWARD
mass Then an attempted drop KICK
failed.
An Analysis Of tho Play.
An ANALYSIS OF the play gives a far
idea OF how the visitors just about heIu
Yale of in the first half but could 90
little in the second.
Yale gained sixty-one yards by straight
rushing for three first downs TO sixty
eight yards and three first downs for Le-
high in the first two periods. Each team
punted eight times. Yale for an average
O, forty yards and Lehigh for thirty-two'
Yale gained hfty-hve yards in running
back kicks to thirty for Lehigh. while
each team was penalized three times for
the loss OF forty-five yards. the blue
made only one forward pass which
failed. but Lehigh used this play eight
times gaining only six yards. The VS.
,tors suffered materially from six or
seven fumbles. Chenowith, quarter
being the worst offender while faIe
fumbled only once.
II was much different in the second
half, when Yale gained 125 yards on
straight rushing. four long runs bringing
the total up, while Lehigh made only
twelve yards. without first down.
In running back kicks Yale made an
even more Impressive showing. piliag up
fs5 yards, OF which Nate Wheeler, the IN
tercOllegiate gclf champion. was respon-
sible for los. t. only 20 yards for Lehlgn.
The visitors slso were again outpIateo
on all AVERAGE OF about ten yaros, Win
eight or nine exchanges. In the secohd
half, too. Yale played a more open game
and used eight forward passes, four OF
which Melted fifty yards and one OF the'n
touchdown. Lehigh, on the contrary
used the forward pass only twice ana On
enc gained twenty yards. Yale hahoIeo
the ball c,eanly, but Lehigh lost IT three
times on fumbles.
A good-sized crowd. numbering fuily
seven thousand men and women was on
hand, but Of course 1t did not begin 70 MI
the huge stadium. Lehigh was wen rep
r.sented with a cheering section Wh'ie
the Yale songs and cheers rang out with
much the same volume as whe Prince-
ton or Harvard is doing battle mere Inc
weather was perfect for the oniooKers'
but far too warm for the players.
How the Game Was Played.
Yale kicked of to open the game and
within two minutes was stunned 10 nho
Lehlgh pressing closely with varied a.
tack Of running plays and forwsrd passes'
Oae dashirg run OF twenty-five yaroS
around Yale's right end, two or three
Shorter gains and a penalty or hiteeH
yards against the Blue advanced the DAN
nom the Kickoff well into Yale territory.
This put TIE home team more or Jess or
The defensive and a punting oiel TO-
lowed. by which Knowles. fer Yale
l9ined enough on three or four exchanges
with Green 10 carry the fight back into
lehlglf territory. Finally. with the oa"
on the 40-yard line. Yale began running
attack, which netted twenty-five yards In
three tries with Knowles. Cornish AID
Ainsworth carrying the ball. Then the
Lehigh defence stiffened, so that as at
last resort Cornish tried to kick goal
from placement The kick was po)r, the
pail hitting the forwards, but IT turned
70 the advantage of the Blue. In the
serafnble Yale man fell on the ball on
Lehigh's lI-yard line. Knowles quickly
shpped or tackle for eleven yards, bit il
t'"k Yale four plays TO make the reInoin-
ing three, Cornish wiggling over for