The sun., 1919-10-05
YALE SCORES FIRST
GRIDIRON VICTORY
New Havenites Open Season by
Downing Springfield Col
lege Team, 20 to 0.
ELLIS TUMBLE FREQUENTLY
Braden's Drop Kick and Work
OH Offense Features Bat
tie in Bowl.
Ellis TUMBLE FREQUENTLY
Special Despatch to THE sux.

Special Despatch to THE sux.
NEW HAVEN, Conn.,. Oct 4.--Yale took
its opening game of the season to-day
by registering a 20 to victory over
the Springfield College eleven. 1t was
a loosely played contest and played on
a wet field before a crowd of some eight
thousand who turned out to see the first
formal game in the bowl since 1915.
The Ellis fumbled no less than three
times at critical moments and the back
field was very slow in getting under way
with the possible exception of Don
welles at left half. who showed quite
a little speed along with power In his
line plunges Jim Braden, the Yale
fullback, deserves much credit for his
line smashes and his beautiful drop kick
in the second period from the forty-two
yard line. He was given pass over
his head. but he cleverly speared 1t and
booted It over the centre of the bar.
Springfield Wins Toss.
Springfield won the toss and chose
the southern goal. Hamill kicked of
and the ball went down at the twenty
seven yard line. Springfield then punted
to LaRoche, who Immediately went down
on his own forty-five yard line. Two
line plunges by Welles OF five and seven
yards gave Yale first down. but after
gaining FIVE more yards the Ellis were
penalized twenty yards for holding and
Crane had to punt.
Springfield punted back poorly IN the
centr Of the field. Braden made first down
after Welles had plunged Ave yards
LaRoche attempted a forward pass to
Braden which failed, and on the next
play Braden rushed the ball twenty
yards After three small gains Welles
made first down through guard and the
quarter ended on the eight yard line.
The second play of the second quarter
was forward pass over the line to.
Crane. which the Yale halfback should
have caught easily. He fumbled, thereby
losing Yales first chance to register
LaRoche caught Springfiefd's punt in
the middle Of the field. Crane partially
retrieved himself by running twenty-five
yards around left end for touchdown.
Braden kicked the goal.
Braden Gets Drop Kick.
Civiletto kicked poorly to Walker on
the 81 yard line. and the latter carried
It ten yards Crane kicked the prettiest
punt of the afternoon for sixty-one
yards and Babe" Allen covered II per-
fectly downing the ball on Springheld's
Ave yard line. Laroche received sub
sequent punt but was stopped at the
~ yard line. Welles recovered Cranes
second tumble, and Crane was thrown
for loss of three yards. A pass, Crane
10 La Roche, Is yards long, failed and
Braden turned in his great drop kick on
the next play. The half ended after
Hamili had kicked TO Civiletto and the
latter punted out of danger.
Hamill kicked Off and the ball went
down the 2S yard line. Braden smashed
down pass and Springfield had to punt.
La Roche carried it from his 80 yard
line to the AZ yard mark. Line plunging
carried the ball to the yard line. where
another tumble cost Yale seven points.
"Chet' La Roche was the guilty Eli.
Springfield kicked out of danger but the
ball was brought down the field again to
the 3 yard line, where the period ended.
Welles soon after took 1t from the
yard line to within a foot OF the line
and La Roche squirmed through for
the second touchdown. Braden came
through with the goal. The Eli subs
then made themselves apparent. and
Springfield made first down against the
second team in two plays.
Yale Scores Again.
Two forward passes failed and after
the Massachusetts, team had kicked out
Yale took the ball to the 20 yard line,
where Lay dropped the ball and Civelet-
TO punted. Thorne Murphy. who was
now running the Yale team, staged a
wonderful end run of As yards for a
touchdown on the third play. but the
ball was brought to the 20 yard line
on account of use of hands by the at
tacking side. Time was almost up and
Murphy drop-kicked from the 80 yard
line at sharp angle. The game ended
when Dickens smothered the Springfield
receiver OF the k.ckoH.
Commander Read of the NC-4. in New
Haven on recruiting duty, witnessed the
game. Upon his entrance into the bowl
he was given a tremendous ovation.
The lineup:
Yale (20) Springfield (o)