Omaha daily bee., 1916-11-26
Neville Carries Yale's Ball Over
Harvard's Line for First
Touchdown in Years and
Wins a Brilliant
Game.
RECORD CROWD SEES PLAY
Great Bowl Packed by Throng
That Fills Every Seat ant,
Teams Are Cheered
by Thousands.
HARVARD SCORES FIRST
Crimson Boots Field Goal, But
Bull Dog Attack Wins
The Big Point.
D0PESTERS ALL GO WROfTG
HARVARD SCORES FIRST
D0PESTERS ALL GO WRONG

New Haven, Conn, Nov. 25,-Yalc
loot ball today emerged from the
losses of eight years to Harvard and
scored a to 3 victory over the Grim
son team. 1t was a game marked by
frequent breaks" one of which was
a principal factor in the touchdown
made by Neville. which was Yale's
only score. Legore, rushing into Har.
wards territory in the second period,
fumbled the ball, which rolled ten
yards to Harvard's thirteen-yard line.
where Gates bounced on the ball and
saved the day for Yale.
Although Harvard's defenders gave
strong resistance, Yale's attack bat
tered it down yard or two yards at
a time until Neville rushed over the
line for the first touchdown Yale has
made in the last nine years of its foot
ball rivalry with Harvard.
The contest was witnessed by a
crowd approximating $4,000, which
packed the massive bowl.
Harvard Scores First.
Harvard won the toss and Dadmun
chose the north goal. Comerford's
kickoff was fumbled by Casey, but
recovered by Dadmun ON the ten-yard
line: Casey hit left tackle for five, was
held on the next play and Horween
punted, Laroche returning to mid
field.
Yale attacked the tackles for two
short gains, then tried a forward pass,
which grounded. Legore punted and
Robinson was dropped on the Grim
son fve-yard mark. Horween's re-
turn punt went way to Yale's twenty
Vineyard mark and Legore's next
kick to Harvard's thirty-fve-yard
mark. Horween kicked again on the
third down, Laroche being downed on
his twenty-one-yard mark.
Three yards were gained through
Wheeler, then Legore punted out OF
bounds at his thirty-eight-yard line.
Harvard lost fifteen yards for hold
ing. Horween kicked high for twenty.
FIVE yards and Thacher recovered La
roche's tumble. A delayed pass gained
five, then Robinson drop-kicked a
goal from the twenty-eight-yard
mark. Score: Harvard, 3; Yale, o.
Casey again fumbled the kickoff,
but the ball bounded into Robinson's
hands. An exchange of punts marked
the end of the period, Harvard hay
ing the ball on Yale's forty-four-yard
line.
Neville Kicks, Makes Touchdown.
Neville intercepted forward pass
at the start of the second period on
his twenty-three-yard line. A tumble
stopped Yale's attack and Legorc
punted to Harvard's thirty-yard line.
Casey broke through the line and
lodged all the way down the field for
seeming touchdown, but the play
was SCALED and Harvard penalized
fifteen for holding. The resultant punt
went only nine yards, but after line
attacks failed Harvard blocked a for
ward pass and Neville kicked short
on an attempted field goal.
Harvard made the initial first down
OF the game, starting from the twenty
yard mark, and then was forced to
punt. 4ale's attack failed again and
Legorc punted, Casey missing the
catch Comcrford and Horween raced
for the ball, the Harvard man getting
it on his two-yard mark. He at once
punted and Laroche made a fair catch
on the courtyard mark. Comerford
tried for a place lent goal and kicked
into the upright, missing three points
by less han foot Virgins went to
center for Harvard and more punting
followed, neither team being able to
gain by rushing. Starting from their
forty -eight-v4rd line Yale made a
first down by attacking Virgins for
gains by Lagore and Jacques. Lcgorc
fumbled, but Gates recovered and ran
to the Crimsons twclve-yard mark
before being forced outside. Legorc
hit center for yard and Neville
made six and then one. He then went
two feet further and made it first
down on the two-yard line.
Legore was stopped by Hartc and
Dadmun held Neville without gain
Again Neville failed TO gain, but OH
his third attempt he broke through
for the first touchdown Yale had
scored against Harvard in years.
Comerford missed goal. Score: Yale,
8; Harvard, 3.
Comerford kicked off and the period
ended after Casey had gained two
yards.
No Score in Third.
Third period Both teams took the
field without change except that Har-
ris returned to Harvard's center. Hor-
ween kicked off to Legore on the
eighteen-yard line and he ran back
fifteen yards. He punted on the first
down. Casey lost his footing in the
mud and Horween kicked back, JAG
ques falling on the ball on Yale's thir-
ty-eight-yard mark. Church replaced
Moseley and another exchange of
punts gave Harvard the ball on its
eighteen-yard mark. Yale's forwards
broke up Harvard's line plays and the
Blue ends stopped Casey, forcing an
other kick, which Laroche got OH his
forty-four- yard line. ..L
Harvard also forced punt and pen
atty of fifteen yards for Yale holding
put the ball in midleld. llo.,,,~.
made four and then two. but i.artc
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