New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-10-04
lie Gore Proves Tower of
Strength on Offence
for Eli Team.
WORK OF TALBOT
FEATURE OF DEFENCE
Little Gooch, at Quarter Back,
Plays a Dashing Game fof
the Southerners.
lBy Telegraph to The Tribune.

New Haven. Conn, Oc;. s, Yale piled
up ~ points in three PERIODS against
the University Of Virginia to-day, and
then, with swarm Of substitutes IN
the line and backfeld, held the visitors
safe during the last period
Little Cooeh, the Virginia quarter
back, played dsshing game. carrying
the ball for long distances on punts
spd several times skirting the Yale
ends for good gains. The pley OF
lie Gore stood out in the Yale offence
The Eli fullback ploughed through the
line and circled the ends for long ad-
vances and started half dozen for
ward passes that worked we'll for the
Els
with only q minute OF the third
quarter 10 go. =, Gore snapped Up
vide pass that hit the ground on the
2S-yard line and lodged past six Viz
ginia players for a touchdown. Tai
bolts work was the feature of the Yale
defence The Blue captain was IN every
play, stopping end runs and line plays
alike. and was the first down the neld
on kicks.
The Yale lire was not very strong
on the right side. and both ends were
frequently skirted by Ward and Mayer.
The Yale backfeld worked like clock
work. however, and the forward passe"
of Ainsworth to lie Gore 10 Church or
Higginbotham succeeded almost every
time.
After the kickoff Yale started a
smashing offence that threatened to
score a touchdown IN a half dozen
PLAYS. Wilson. lie Gore and Knowles
tore through the Virginia line resist
lcssly. A penalty stopped the advance
and Virginia took the ball, only TO be
,omnclled TO punt after a l5-yard pun.
shnicnt for holding. Taking the ball
IN the 35-yard line, the Els rushed the
ball over for q touchdown on end-sklrt-
;ne plays by Knowles. Ainsworth and
lie Gore.
Yale used the double pass frequent
IL. Le Gore making fifteen yards on one
play. in which Ainsworth shot the yall
% him just as the latter was tackled
At the opening of the second period
Virginia started q vigorous attack, car
wing the ball to the 2O-yard line. Yale
held firmly. and Mayer had q chance
FOR = drop kick from an easy angle,
but missed the try.
Knowles and Wilson carried the ball
10 midfeld on short plunges, and then
on pass from Knowles lie Gore
arched o long throw to AinSworth, on
which Yale gained twenty yards.
tumble recovered by Ainsworth made
a kick necessary. and Gooch made
superb running catch OF lie Cores
punt and went eighteen yards before
he was stopped After a couple Of
line plays Virginia tried a double pass,
which missed fire, and Gooch had TO
kick.
Wilson cut loose with wonderful
lodging run. but Yale lost a splendid
scoring chance when three successive
forward passes were blocked and lie
Gore had 10 kick. lie Gore SpTinted
twenty yards after the kickoff At the
opening of the second half. and then
Yale started an attack that carried the
ball over the line in twelve plays.
4 tumble. recovered by Cakes, vas
a short setback. but lie Cores twen'"-
ward run for "A touchdown made up tor
the misplay On the next kickoff Viii
Sor passed TO Ainsworth, far at he
side. and the little left halfback made
twenty yards before he was stopped.
Knowles went twenty Yards, but he
Yale advance was then halted and &c
Gore kicked. His tifty-five yard punt
was Offset ny Gooch's clever run back,
bat Ainsworth grabbed Virginia for
ward pass. and on the next play lie
Gore scored Yale's thiri touchdown.
In the last period neither team
gained consistently, the substitute Yale
backheld seeming to lack power. Reg
gle Brown, Harvard's scout, saw the
battle.
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