The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-11-20
End of First Period: Harvard 13; Yale 0.

End of First Period: Harvard 13; Yale 0.
 Cambridge. Nov. 2o-capt. Eddie. Mahans sturdy Harvard warriors l overwhelmed Yale by a terrific at tack in the first period of their am nual game here this afternoon and before the Blue players knew what had happened the Crimson had a lead i Of 20 to 0. A fumbled punt by Bing- ham of Yale gave Harte of Harvard i an opportunity to run 33 yards for a touchdown and Capt. Ma.han scored the other touchdowns after a steady march down the field.
 | By noon the vanguard of the army t Of spectators had begun clamoring az l the gates of Soldiers Field. Long 1 trains of sleeping and parlor cars roll ed Into Boston from New York ard Connecticut points all the forenoon while from the west soIi6 sleeping car | l specials were parked in a railroad freight yard within a few minutes walk of the stadium.
 l 9Ishe service from Boston was al- most entirely by tube and more than l ROCCO people crossed the new An 1 "erstn bridge from the end of the tunnel to tho field. Hundrads of pers ons who passed through the gales well in advance of the rush Iuhched | OkAf L44C SuAA4J SiOPSS OE the Sle11IuLIls The Harvard team was the first to arrive coming down from Lowell l in time for luncheon at the UniVer- | sity club. The Yale team arrived from Auburndale shortly after noon and dressed in the Harvard locker rooms. Both teams were ready for the contest an hour or more before play was called.
 q freight &ek neaF Providence held up a nu1nber of special football I in Ina
 delay into Boston was only for an
 hour or two. The tracks were cleared
 before the arrival Of specials from New Haven.
 Weather, conditions were not par ticuIarly satisfactory to either the
 players or spectators. The wind
 made judging and catching of punts
 difficult.
 The. rain of Friday left the nela.
 damp and soggy and several spots where the turf has worn were slip
 pery with mud.
 'l While waiting for the teams to line up the Yale and Harvard undergrad uates exchanged cheers and matched ) their singing abilities
 The wind blew so fercely down the stadium that the goal post at the en- trance rocked and the workmen pounded down the earth around 1t for support. There was a. big advantage = to the team having the western goal. Just before the game started the sky
 became overcast
 The Harvard team returned to the deId a few minutes before ? o'clock and the two captains at once met to toss for position. Higginbotham wene in at left end for Yale and Allen at
 right end.
 Harvard won thestoss and chose the west goal with the wind to their backs for the first period. The wind blew
 the ball off the mound twice before = Guernsey could kick it.
 The ball went to Watson on liar I yards 10 yard line. It was run back 10 yards Mahan kicked on the hrst
 down and Van. Nostrand caught it on
 Yale's 3S yard line. On a shift play
 Guernsey made two yards on liar
 wards right wing.
 The next play was a fake and Will son gained five yards through center. The footing in the center of the field
 was found to be very uncertain. Guernsey punted- to Watson on
 Harvard's 15 yard line and the ball was run back five yards. Mahan made two yards but there was hold ing by Harvard and the Crimson was
 sent back to their five yard line. Ma han immediately punted to Bingham on Yale's 43 yard line
 It was a fair catch and Yale began z rushing. Guernsey tried Harvard s } Fright end but Harte threw him with out gain Wilson eluded the liar
  to Harvard's 25 ward line. Bingham made a yard through center but worked the ball over toward the goal posts. On the next play there waa
 a tumble by Bingham and the ball
 vent Harvard on her 20 yard line.
 : Mahan immediately punted to Bingham. Bingham muffed the punt
 and Harte, grabbing the bounding
 ball. dashed s3 yards for the first score r of the game. Score, Harvard 6 Yale O.
 Mahan failed on the goal
 AIt was FIarvard's first touchdown
 on\ Yale in the stadium. all previous
 scores being made from the field
 The ball went to King on Harvardfs g
 Is yard line on the kick-off. Nathan made a yard through left tackle. Way
 pushed him back. On the neXt play i, Mahan went around right end for g five yards. He punted on the third down and it was loose ball unti5 i, Cowan of Harvard got it on Yale f B yard line. The ball riRhtfully , !onged to Yale because 1t had not
 been touched by the Blue players
 until Cowan got it.
 Guernsey could not gain around
 tight end on wing shift, He dropped
 aclx for a kick but instead Wilson
 ove through for four yards. csuern- N tried a kick but the pass was a
 GOT one and he muffed it. He re-
 svered the ball on his 20 ward line. 1I 1Confinl1ed on 4saee