New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-10-29
BULLDOG STEAM
ROLLER CRUISERS
W. AND ]. TEAM
Substitute Carey Helps 10
Offset Herculean Effort,
of McCreight

49," 80 iePie ure crivs
the Yale attack this afternoon s.o.,
total Of SO points, but the Ysl. !.
fence proved unequal to checL ~
ground gaining of the visitors, ma.
clever manipulation OF the forx,,.
pass, the best uncovered this ga.
against Yale. The final score v,,,
Yale, SO; Washington and Jefferson n
Twice Washington and Jefero.
scored touchdowns, the first of the s.,
son for any eleven to sully the y,L
goal line. Although neither was N.
direct result Of forward pass N.
serial game was constant and consist.
ent in ground gaining in every Ar.
proach of the Yale goal during the A.
/ ternoon.
McCreight Lion OF Afternoon
!. Fullback Lloyd McCreisht's all.rOuns
work stood out preeminent. To hin
was intrusted the task of heaving "A.
toss in every one of the score OF A..
tempts during the afternoon Of han.
ding the punting game for his eleven
and of carrying the ball when his fo,.
ward passing had landed it at a.
threshold of the Yale goal. He es,ily
/ outpunted lie Gore, the Yale star. di,.
| played accuracy and versatility in his
losses never excelled against the Yal,
team, and rose to the crisis by tvie,
SCATTERING the Yale rush line for IA,
final yards needed for a touchdown.
The game was conspicuous exam
pie of two splendidly coached and wei
conditioned elevens whose seorin,
power surpassed their defensive game
and Yales victory, her first in fOg
seasons over the Pennsylvania Il
directly due to her superior defensive
rushline. aided by the slightly be,t,,
balanced backfeld, although Yale Dos
sessed no star of the magnitude q
McCreight.
Visitors Fooled Seven Times
Yale scored five times, and twia
lest the bail on fumbles under Ii,
shadow of the Washington and Jefsr.
son goal. The whirlwind forward
passing game of the visitors took then
seven times within possible scoring
distance and in their seven inyasOns
&C ale territory. Twice ;hey crossed
III goal. Once they lost the ball
~ a tumble. Three times they were
held for downs. And, on the seventh
occasion, McCreight displayed his yer.
satility by desperately attempting
placement goal from the 4O-yard line
Halfback Nuss contributed the mos.
.oectacular demonstration Of the day.
y" received a difficult forward pass
frcm McCreight in the third period,
and, taking the ball 10 the Yale three.
yard line, was tackled and thrown out
of bounds so heavily that he had to be
carried off the field. He was rendered
an ovation By the Yale cheering sec
tion for his pluck.
Carey Rises to Opportunity
Yale honors were divided impartial!
among the phenomenal end runs Q:
uarterhack Smith. Halfbacks Neyill,
and Legore and the line ramming and
forward passing game' of Substitun
Harold Carey, whom the coaches Sc
lected just before the game because
of the slight indisposition Of Bingham
Carey started the troublemaking fof
Washington and Jefferson after boA
elevens had been stalled for FIVE min
utes in the opening period. His sue
cessful forward pass TO Comerford net
ted twenty yards Carey Immediately
danced around tackle for ten yarcs
more and followed his drive with
twenty-yard plunge for the opening
touchdown.
Washington and Jefferson seemed
dazed by the Yale backfeld attscL
which Immediately swept il back iH
a total of fifty yards. Line punges ~
Jacques and Legore featured ms
march, which brought the ball 10 ths
visitors l-yard line as the per0'
closed.
quarterback Smith smashed through
centre for the touchdown N the sec
ond play of the second period. ,
Before the visitors became aggrlevec
Yale added another touchdown 70 ~
tally. Smith caught McCreights pun;
and. sidestepping back past severe,
tacklers, raced back for a htty'ya''
gain and Yale's third touchdown.
McCreight's forward passes were IN.
mediately uncovered. following Legoles
kickoff. Four in quick succession WeIe
pulled down by Ruble, the last on rae ;
2-yard mark. frem where McCreiy.,.
went across for the first blot on faie
slate this season-by the touehoo""
method.
Quarterback Smiths SO-ysrd rua
back, followed by a twelve-yard casa
through centre, brought the ball 20 ".
Washington and Jefferson 3O-yard my
whore LeGore's field goal went squarey
between the uprights.
lie Gore Trouble-Maker
lie Gore continued to make TROUPE
for the visitors by intereeptlng S sS
Creaght's forward pass at the fale o.,
yard line. and plunglng back 70 ~
visitors 40-yard mark. The fale ossh,
alternated in line plunges w NnS
Washington and Jefferson lV-yaI..
trench was reached when lie Gore wen;
through tackle for the fourth score y;
the period against Washington CIV
jefferson. I'll.
After Yale had halted another pm,
liant series Of forward passes y '@ go
the ball on downs, and after Le ~.
had scored a touchdown by se'eIyl
ward brilliant broken field run; We W.
was disalowed for holding, Hash,Ns 80.
and Jefferson got their forward pp stj.
70 working once more and Yale So, -.
stubbornly checked the attack ShS c.,s
covered the ball on downs. Le w. w..
puuted short and McCreights ~
ment goal attempt went WIG. - -
Washington and Jefferson iorw s'...
passing game, with McCre,eht ms n, I'm, ,Is,
sailing the hcaves 10 Stobbs, had tAA As,
the ball to the Yale 30-yard Inc, ~.
the period closed. Two more to %, I,
McCreight 20 Stobbs, took me E ps''
the Yale 5-yard line. where MeOI '.6r,
nlnnoed through tackle for the seeoh'
| Washington and Jefferson touchdown
Neville Fires Last Gun 49,.
Neville's forty-yard runoaeS' ms ~ y;
forward passes 30 Church ana % .,
plunge through tackle aecountee ,a ~
Yale's final touchdown m the iSs' w.
minutes Of play. ,r.,.
The line-up and summary foliows'
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