New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-09-26
The Blue Shows impress
sive Offensive Power in
Opening Game.
FIVE TOUCHDOWNS
THE DAYS TOTAL
Triple and Lateral Passes Use1
to Good Effect for Many
Long Gains.
by Telegraph to The Tribune


New Haven, Sept. 25.-Yale defeated
the University of Maine in the open
ing game of the season in the Yale
Bowl here this afternoon by a score
of 81 to 0. Last year Yale defeated
Maine. 20 TO 0.
Yale played good football in the
early periods OF the game, when
Thompson was in command at quarter
back. Later, when Bentley and Watt
took charge of the play, things did not
90 as smoothly, but the defence stiff
fened.
The game showed the Yale line ma
terial to good advantage. Most of the
time the men held tight on the de
fence and opened UP great holes for
the back6rld men TO rush through
when the Blue took the offensive.
The ends were the only weak spot
in defensive play, and it was around
the wings that Maine made its only
consistent gains. In handling forward
passes. however, the Blue wings more
than evened things up, making long
gains on four completed forward
passes. Alien eSpecihliy oHV"cu H'Hh
self apt at this work.
Names efforts were devoted almost
entirely to defensive work. Each time
the Pine Tree State men chose to KICK
off to Yale. and Yale's rushing tactics
were so successful that the Blue re-
tanned possession Of the oval practi-
caiiv ali of the time. II to-day's play
is a criterion, Hinkey expects TO CON
tinue the use of the forward triple and
lateral pass, for many of these were
attempted, and with good success. The
open play was coupled with oldtlme
line plunging, however, this sort OF
play being particularly effective with
the heavy Yale line, which broke
through the Maine forwards almost at
will.
In rushing the ball the Blue scored
ten first downs, to four made by Maine.
In the first period Of play Yale went
down the field with =. rush, tallylrg a
total Of p points.
Captain Wilson did not start the
season uspiciously, although he soon
redeemed himself. On the kick-on the
ball went past the Yale leader. but ne
ran back and recovered it, and botn
sides exchanged punts.
Wilson received the Maine punt End
made pretty run back to midheld.
Literal mass. Thompson to Scovil TO
Guernsey, brought first down, ana
Thompson went through for touch-
down on fake run around right end.
Guernsey kicked the goal.
Wilson ran back Names kickoff ff-
teen wards TO the Yale 4O-yard line,
hut penalties forced the Blue to punt.
Maine returned the ball, and wilson
made one Of the most spectacular runs
of the game, going thirty yards through
an omen field before he was downed
with the ball in Maine territory. Alter
a gain on a forward pass, which put
the ball on Names 5-yard line, VIII
son dove through centre for the second
touchdown, and Guernsey again kicked
the goal.
vii, and then Thompson clrcled LETT end
for fifteen yards. lateral triple
pass, Thompson to Scovil TO WILSON,
around left end tailed third touch
down in short order. Again Guernsey
kicked the goal. ~,
As the second quarter started. Maine
scored a first down on two rushes by
Kriger and Ruffner around right end;
Maine was penalized. and Gray passed
the ball over hrlRer hcau' M ib'4
rushed after it, but was downed across
the goal line, and Yale was credited
with safety.
Following the next kickoff, after
several failures, Scovil dashed through
for a first down and Wilson followed
with a second; then in two plays
Thompson carried the ball over for the
fourth score. Guernsey kicked the
goal. L..
The third quarter brought the last
Yale scoring Yale luck helped, for
after the Blue had lost the ball on
downs and Purington was IN the act
of punting out OF danger, Baidridge,
blocked the kick and fell on the ball
behind the Maine goal.
With the score 81 to against her'
Maine showed fire and dash IN her at
tack in the final quarter in two sue
cessive attempts. Daily, who was SUP
stitutcd for Gorham at right halibacK'
carried the ball forty yards to yale
25.yard line before the final whistle
blew.
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