The sun., 1916-10-29
W. & Us DREAM Is
RUDELY SHATTERED
10000 Fans See Sol Mctzgcr's
Griddcrs Swampcd by
Ellis, 80 to II.
SMITHS RUN FEATURES

cherished by the Washington ana Jet-
ferson football pupils OF Sol Metzger was
rudely shattered at the Bow here this
afternoon before 10000 people, one OF
the largest crowds that has ever at
tended one Of these early games at New
Haven. The Ellis rode ~roughshod over
their lighter opponents from western
Pennsylvania, scored In every period but
one and finished up with a score OF 80
TO IA. The decisiveness settled all doubts
as 70 the status Of Yale among the great
football teams of the East.
Three years ago Washington and JEFF
ferson surprised Yale and football fol-
lowers ~ well by holding the Ellis to n
90 score. a year later they occasioned
further surprise by beating Yale Is to I.
Last year they were a bit more decisive
in their work, winning by l6 to 7. No
eleven except Harvard ever had done to
Yale what this small college team from
Washington, Pa. accomplished between
1913 and 1915. Hence the interes: which
attached itself to to-day's encounter.
McCreight Taken Care OF.
The forward passing of McCreight lit
orally stood the Ellis on their heads q
year ago and accounted for the victory.
To-day Yale watched McCreight as a
hawk watches its prospective prey. and
tnOuR.l ne tnOTe ~ uctttI
than most Of his mates he was not the
! McCreight of 1915. He got away with
| several OF his baseball passes and these
, accounted for most of the ground gained
by the visitors. W. and j. could not
gain through Yale's line and many OF
, their passes went astray. or 81 at
tempted passes 81 were completed for
PA yards.
The Ellis excelled the Pen%nsylvanians
| ~ .x.ar,. xtaya Af tho /, until NiNfnry
was sure. In the second half the visitors
played much better football. Yale had
the advantage OF about eight pounds
FER man on the rush line and the back
field OF the home team was seventeen
pounds heavier on the average. The
big Yale backs hit the Washington line
and II crumpled. They shot around the
ends and found the going just as easy.
Old fashioned football proved so profit
able that little else was tried.
The visitors made two big flashes.
but both came after the Els mad put
victory beyond their reach. They added
a little color to the game. but certainly
not a scare. In the second period. with
the score 20 10 0 In Yale's favor. Lee
Gore kicked OF n Ruble ran the kick
lack TO his own 20 yard line. Relying
almost entirely on the forward pass
same. with the receivers changing on
NNN' lhT-s N"' """li4N vi 10
an advance of eighty yards. finally driv-
ing the ball over the Yale goal line.
McCreight was the leading factor IN
the triumphal march. He did the pass
Ing. now TO Ruble. now to Stobbs. and
again to Wh!teh!ll. unit. finally the bal
rested two feet from the Yale goal line.
A line plunge by McCreight put II over
and ne followed by kicking the goal.
In the third period the visitors made
. another fine a1yunra lNs thn San ,,,.th.
cd. but this time success was denied
them when Il seemed a sure thing, From
their W 80 yard line they rushed and
iorward-passed the ball all the way 70
two yards from Yale's goal. Then the
Ellis stlffened and McCreight was turned
back on a line plunge. lie tried tive
, forward passes which failed and FINALLY
Yale took the ball on downs. LeGor,
kicked out of danger. In the same pc.
Rod McCre!ght made a try for a goa
from placement and he failed.
Yale scores Early.
Yale began the scoring early. Punts
were exchanged during the first few
minutes OF play, and then, with the bal
! In iale'S possession near midheld. tn.
forward pass was worked by Carey and
Commerford for 20 yards. From the -
yard line Carey shot around lef, ent
loI lne nTSt TOUCHDOWN. COnnnertOrt
kicking the goal.
Before the period ended the Els hac
carried the ball on line bucks from tn,
~ yard line TO within two feet Of III,
visitors goal line. ON the second play
of the second period Smith went through
for u touchdown. After the klckof
came another exchange OF punts. which
ended when Smith caught the ball a
midiield and ran nifty yards for a touch
I 1nAn tfAt,1 - ar fnrl ,.t, ,f...l Il
try for goal, Score-Yalc. 20. W. ant
j., u.
II was at this point that the visitors
began their FIRST advance which nette,
a touchdown. A 30 yard run by Smith
put the ball within striking distance o.
the w. and J. goal "A few minute la,el
and LeGore kicked a field goal from III,
30 yard line. Before the period eudel
the Ellis had scored another touchdown
le'iorr interceptcd a forward pass n
mldfe'd and went - yards before beinl
dowucd. Yale worked the ball TO the i
yard line and IeGore went over. Com
merford kicked this goal and made tn,
score 30 to : al the end of the first half
In the third period there was no scor
Ing. The visitors did some pretty for
ward passing and brought the ball clos,
to n touchdown, but lost II on downs, \
times their forward passing was bril-
liant and The next attempt would fzzle
Early In the final period W. and :.
brought the ball from midheld to Yale
10 yard line. only 10 have n forwar,
pass Intercepted by Capt. Black !
penalty OF - yards against Yale In thi
period put the bail within a few inche
OF Ellis linz and Crawford went over 10
a touchdown. McCreight kicking tn
goal.
Yale aGl. wash & JsW "a
, Gates ............L ........,. Whitehil
Taft ...........,..L T............. Henr
, black ............L ,...,..,,. Wimherlr
Hutchinson ,,,,,'..C .h'rc .'''''.'.'.'..' Gu
Gait ............,,R G..........,,.. Drr'
R,ldridsr .....,...R T.,............ Caro-
Z, Commcrfori .,.,....R. E.,."",.,... Trcsso
+ T smith ....,,...Q u .....,.,..,. Stohh
Carey ..........,I. ...,,..r..,,. Ruhl
Irgorc ........,...R H....,,.,..... Nus
jacques .............F B.,,,...., McCrei-h
y,lo 81 n 6:
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Referee Fred Murphy. brown, Umpire To-
A Thorpe, Columbia, Field jndgc MIR Evan