Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-11-21
No Cambridge Team Ever Admin.
istered Such Defeat to
the Blues as This
Year.
SCORE SURPASSED BUT ONCE
Captain Mahan Ends His Foot Ball
Career in a Tremendous
Blaze of Glory,
SCORE SURPASSED BUT oNCl
BINGHAM MUFrs PUNT EARLY


CAMBRIDGE Mass. Nov. so--Another
Harvard foot ball machine crushed Yale,
a to 0, today. surprising all previous
scoring records against the Ellis.
Although the fighting spirit which Tom
shevlin impaired to the Yale eleven Just
previous TO the victory over Princeton.
was still IN evidence. II awaited the Blue
nothing. The savage rushes OF the Bull
dogs occasionally checked the Cambridge
advance for a moment but after the
initial period Of the game the result was
never in doubt and interest among the
Harvard clans was centered in the size
Of the score that the home university
eleven would run up.
Record Crimson Tally.
Their hopes Of a record Crimson tally
against the Blue were not disappointed
for before Captain Mshan and his tearu-
mates completed their final days work
OF the 1915 foot ball season, they re-
corded the largest total ever scored by
Harvard eleven against Yale and the
largest. but one, ever made In this esat-
ern foot ball classic. which dates to 1876.
More than twenty years ago. in 1884, to
be accurate. Yale defeated Harvard, ~
to 0. and had today's game continued
for a few minutes longer these figures
. ould have in all probability, been
equalled or surpassed
As IL was. the contest established Sow
eral new records for the SERIES for dur
in the triumph OF Captain Mahan's
team. which was even greater than that
OF the 1914 eleven under the leadership
OF Charley Brickley. Harvard scored it's
first touchdown against Yale in the
stadium since that structure was erected
twelve years ago.
Mahan's star Work.
In addition Captain Mahan closed his
foot ball career with wonderful dis
play OF gridiron ability, during which no
made four touchdowns and five goals
from touchdowns for total of twenty
nine points, which is said TO be an in
dividual record for this series.
Assisted by a splendid team, Mahan
romped around and through the Ell
eleven for gain after gain, apparently not
bit hampered by the slippery and UNI
certain footing of the stadium turf. Ma
han stood out above the other players
OF the Crimson machine. but Watson
King, Harte, Boles and Soucey. all shone
In the perfect combination play OF
Haughton's gridiron steam roller. Across
the line Scovil. Guernsey, Black. Way.
Allen and Captain Wilson. were the
heroes Of a desperate but unavailing
stand against the charges of Harvard.
The afternoon was far from ideal for
foot ball. A chilling gale blew out Of
the west carrying the punted balls At
varying speeds, which made perfect
handling of It almost impossible. The
wind spared none OF the 5000 spectators
who sat huddled with furs and heavy
wooden wraps and many we're forced to
leave or seek sheltered hooks from which
they say only portions Of the contest
The gridiron was wet and slippery from
the heavy rain of yesterday and Of times
the players lost their footing.
Harvard Wins the Toss.
First Period-Harvard won the toss and
chose the favorable west goal. Guernsey,
after the wind had twice blown the bal
off the tee" kicked to the ten-yard line
Mahan promptly punted into Yale terri
tory, and after gaining seven yards or
two attempts Guernsey returned. his punt
going to Harvard's fifteen-yard line. A
penalty for holding set Harvard back &c
its two-yard mark and Mahan kicked
again.
Yale began rushing from its forty-three-
yard mark. Guernsey was thrown with
out gain, but Wilson went around the
Crimson right to HArvard's twenty-five
yard line. On the second play Yale lost
the ball on a tumble and Mahan immedi-
istely punted Bingham muffed the punt
which the wind blew erratically, and
Hart. grabbing the ball. ran thirty-three
yards for a touchdown. Mshsn missed
goal. Score: Harvard. s; Yale, 0.
King ran the second kickoff back to his
thirty-five-yard line. Three tries made
less than five yards. and Mahan punted