New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-10-12
Blue Gets lump at the Start and
Scores Pair of TouChdoWns
in Short Order.
CORNISH'S PLAY FAULTLESS
His Running Back Of Kicks and
Spectacular Open Field Work
Put Ellis in Striking
Zone Often.
fRy rsl.zrach % re Tr.hun.. !

Paying steacF ground gaming AoIIity rOr
the first time this year and outplaytng
her opponents in every department, won
from Lafayette this afternoon by a score /
OF 2 10 0. The game was won by the
elementary methods o, line plungins and
circling the ends. Cornishs work was
the notable feature OF the play Time
and again he sprinted through the Lasay- b
cite line FOR fifteen or twenty yards, and
1t vas he who carried the ball most con-
sistently when Yale was close 20 the line.
Penjleton and Talbot were used for good
gains on tackle back plays. Pendleson
In particular shooting through for gains
a, the right time.
Yale's line play was favless. Lafayette
could do nothing against Il and soon re-
sorted 70 forward passes al every chance.
On the offence the Eli forwards broke
through fast, repeatedly blocking kicks
and hurrying forward passes so that they
went for nothing. Ketcham's play was
characterized by mis- usual fierce tacklins
ard superb defensive WORK; his diagnos-
ing OF Lafayettes trick plays was mar
yellous. and he was always first down
the field under kicks.
-sdAag eve EIldLe IND IrtALAAA
passes, in the first period Brown leaping
into the air 70 catch Scheerens long
throw 20 Yales 2O-yard line Again. in
the last quarter Diamond gathered in
Scheeren's thirty-yard pass close TO the
Yale goal
The Yale ends we're weak N the opening
minutes OF the game. but Carter stead.ed
after the slrst period. while Gle redeemed
himself 81 recovering a Lafayette tumble
and running twenty-eight yards for
touchdown. This happened FIVE minutes
after the whistle blew FOR the kickoff
and seemed 70 upset the visitors. FOR after
great run by Cornish and line plunges
oy Knowles and Wilson. the ball was car
risd over five minutes after BY Wiser FOR
Iale's second touchdown.
Knowles had plenty OF time 20 get his
punts away and got OF long. high drives
that were covered perfectly. Marting
played a strong game az centre. and VIII
son Tas 4 big help on the defence. The
game was played IN 2 mist that turned
\ into solid rain in the second hall. and
. fImol!ng vas trequen; toward the end OF
I the contest
- 80 ~+a- same sEr~L "
running back KeIlys kick 20 the centre
o. the field. Knowles puared on the frsS
down. and Yale had a nne chance when
Diamond dropped the kick and Warren
fell or the ball Corn!sh's NY for a kick
from placement bounded into OterIn' >
hands. Gle spilled the Lafayette end
with & ane tackle, but on TIE rex. pay
Brown sprinted > yards past Ca-rs- and
Schserea c.rcled Gle for . more Teen
Brown dropped the oau OF : line plunge,
and Gle, snatchins i Up On the 6Es.
bound, had a clear field tor 4 touchdown
Cornish ran back the KICKOFF Z yards
aad then Knowles kicked. The next three
Lafayette tries were spoiled D. Eetcha1l.
Who nailed The runner each tine. When
Kelly puEted Cornish lodged back =
yards. ah5 Wiser. Knowles and Talbot
/ marched steadily down the field 20 q sec
/ oat touchdown
on the third kickoff Wilson went,
through the apparently demora.iz@d La
fayette team tor Is yards. Gle vas hurt
a. the start OF the second period and
/ Avery went in. After an exchange %
punts Lafayette worked a long forward
p pass ana SCLrtCrL lE.-L a -Eyf SICK LED.l
the .2-ysrd line. The ball just failed 20
get inside the uprishts.
J Like the second period. the th.EG was
| scoEeless, but Yale had the ball almost on
Lafayettes line when the fourth quarter
, started. on the crst ny % send u over
/ knowles fumblrd. but MacLeish. who had
replaced Wiser, recovered the BALL Yale
/ had lost d superb chance when Wilson
! dropped the wet ball and Brown tell or !t
I FOR Lafayette.
After Scheeren's kick. however. Yale
was not To be stopped. and Knowles. Mac
/ Ieish and Cornish advanced the bal!
I steadily. MacLeish carrying IL the last
/ Y Yards FOR a touchdown. Cornish again
flashed back IS yards on the kickoff and
/ Knowles punted. Lafayette tunb.ed az
/ the 9-yard line. and MacLeisn and Cor
n!sh each went through for 10 yards.
\ Then Wilson and Talbot advanced the
/ ball 70 the l-yard line, where Cornish
! crashed through for the fourth tolch-
I down.
/ L.afayette's second chance 20 score was
I lost when. after a 33-ysri forward pass
/ 10 Diamond Scheerens drop Kick vas
/ blocked BY Pend.eton-
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