New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-10-05
Blue Eleven Goes SCOreleSS in
Battle with Team Which
Harvard SWamped.
FUMBLES PROVE FATAL
New Haven Men Lose Chances
When Forward Passes
Fail to Work at Criti-
cal Moments.
fBy Telegraph 10 The Tribune. !

New Haven oct. A--Yale failed TO work
the Shevln shift with great effect i'm the
game with the University of Maine this
afternoon and was held to a nothing TO
nothing score by the team that Harvard
defeated last Saturday. "a to 0. The new
line combination was kept intact by
Howard Jones, head coach, throughout,
but did not work well on the offensive.
Ketcham. who played left guard, was
oveTanxious i'm getting into plays from
his new position. and Marting, at centre.
passed inaccurately Yale's ends played
q much improved game. getting down well
under kicks and tackllng cleanly. Cobb.
who did the kicking for Maine, had big
advantage over the Yale punters, Weiser
and Guernsey His kicks were long and
high. and Yale had little chance to run
them back, though Cornish. who went m
for Wilson in the second half, carried the
ball back couple OF times with beautiful
lodging runs.
Yale's forward passes went astray. and
the tries were costly. particularly Weis-
FRS attempt in the first quarter when
the Blue was in the scoring zone. The
Yale plan of attack was steady driving
through tackle and around end on shift
plays first to one side of the line and
then TO the other. The backs did not get
into the play speedily, and fumbling was
frequent. twice meaning the loss of scor-
ing chances.
In the last few minutes of play the
Ellis developed a strong, sustained at
tack that was sweeping the Maine team
off its feet but the advance was stopped
at the 3U-yard line. where Guernsey the
big fullback, fell back for a drop kick
which failed to get over. Yale's defence
was very strong. and the visitors were
never close to scoring.
A tremendous early season crowd that
almost filed the east and west stands
was out to see the Maine team on its
first visit here Captain Ketcham won
the toss and Baker kicked of for Maine.
Wilson ran the ball back ten yards. and
Weiser punted after Ainsworth made no
gain on a shift around left end. The
Yale tacklers missed Cobb. and the Maine
quarter carried the ball back twelve
yards. Avery snapped up the bali on
tumble and il was Yale's ball on the 4O-
yard line. Thompson carried it seven
YARDS, and Airsworth got ten yards on
shift to the right of the line. but golden
fumbled on the next play, and the Wis
itors nailed the ball
Marting missed two tries at centre. and
then Maine was penalized fifteen yards
for holding. Wilson ran back Cobb's
punt Owe yards, and then with fine inter-
feren,s Thompson gained eighteen yards.
and Ainsworth followed with plunges OF
three and FIVE yards. 1t was Yale's first
ri hut
Of five yards and Weisers try for q for
ward pass made II necessary to try
kick. Ainsworth tried for a goal from
placement, but it was blocked, Wilson
recovering for Yale Yale lost fifteen
yards for holding on the next play and
Weiser punted
Cobb started the second quarter by 60
ing around Carter for seven yards. Wei"
ser returned his punt minute later. and
Maine fumbled but retrieved the ball.
Cobb arched long forward pass toward
Hale, but the ball struck the ground.
Guernsey replaced Weiser at fullback
and kicked on the next play, Carter
making a perfect tackle. After Wilson
ran back Cobb's punt Wheeler went in
for Ainsworth and carried the ball seven
Yards on the first play. Thompson adding
Ave more Yale was penalized five yards
for offsde play and Thompson made
Fifteen yards around end, but lost the
ball on tumble
Between the halves Jones' Bomeisler
and Shevlin gave their men lecture, but
there was no change in the plan of the
campaign. Yale sticking TO the shift In
the second half. Wheeler caught the KICK
off and then missed try at left tackle.
Marting got through and blocked Krieger
when Maine got the ball on Guernsey
punt. Neither team gained steadily In the
third quarter, but in the fourth perlod'
following Cornish's long run and
Wheeler's tumble. on which Carter res
cued the ball, Wheeler. Ainsworth and
Cornell alternated in carrying the ball Tor
consistent gains, but an attempt at a
drop kick by Guernsey cost Yale posses
sion Of the ball, and a minute later the
game was over.
T. J. Riley, Ct Michigan, the Maine
coach. said:
Maine was 200 per cent better to-day
han against Harvard last Saturday.
Harvard is further along than Yale and
las a stronger backfield, but the Yale line
Just as good as Harvard's. Yales shitt
will be a good ground gamer We stopped
1t to-day because We were ready for IT,
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