The New York herald., 1922-10-08
YALE TROUBLED BUT
DOWNS TARHEELS
Red Johnston of North Caro-
lima Surprises Ellis in
1870 Victory.
specia, Dispatch to THE New YonK HERALD.

Special Dispatch to THE NEW York HERALD.
New HAVEN. Conn, Oct Yale met
a tough customer in the University of
North Carolina this afternoon and did
we'll to beat the Tar Heels, is to 0.
Yale's score represented three touch
downs with no points following. The
Southerners came here with a smart
team. considering every angle of the
game, and in the person of Red" John
ston presented one of the best halfbacks
seen in the bowl since it was opened in
1914. Johnston's end running. line
bucking and open field work kept Yale
on the jump all the time. When he
was taken out in the final quarter with
hardly strength enough to hobble to the
side lines Yale breathed easier.
Yale was good and bad in spots weak
on the defense at times and brilliant
on the offense also at times. There
was lack of punch in the Yale team
when inside the twenty yard line. but
the good points Of the Ellis more than
offset this early season defect. Tad
Jones has taught his pupils to follow the
ball like flock of hawks. and follow
1t they did to-day, rarely missing a
chance to fall on the loose leather when
the occasion presented itself.
Eddy Alert.
Eddy's alertness in the third quarter,
when he outdistanced half dozen men
In the race for the ball far back of the
North Carolina goal posts after one OF
Johnston's kicks had hit the goal post
and bounded back. was sample of the
art of following the. ball.
North Carolina opened in brilliant
style. In one of her first offensive plays
Johnston skirted the Yale left end for
twenty-eight yards. She held Yale for
downs foot away from tho final chalk
mark soon after the game opened and
held the Ellis even in the first period.
In the second period Yale still met the
same stone wall defense she ran UP
against in the first period and the Tar
Heels held Yale for three downs on the
l6 yard line. Neidlinger dropped back
as IL to try for an easy field goal, but
instead shot the ball to Mallory far
back of tine North Carolina goal posts
for pretty play which resulted in a
touchdown. Beckett missed the drop
kick for a goal following, as did Kelley
on the two later occasions.
johnston Performs.
Cross's kickoff, following the touch
down, went to Johnston, who ran twenty
yards to the Carolina 81 yard line.
From that point Yale's ends were bent
back, her tackles punctured and her
guards bowled over for a steady march
down the field. Johnston did most of
the heavy artillery work. short lat
eral pass and here and there short
forward pass engineered by Johnston
varied the attack. but it went steadily
on right over the goal line, Mcdonald
taking 1t over.
1t looked like a certain touchdown,
but somewhere in the North Carolina
line there was off side play and the
usual 5-yard penalty was inflicted. The
penalty took the wind out of the South
erners' sails and they failed In an at
tempt for a touchdown by means of the
pass over the line. Neidlinger. who
played the best game on the offense
for Yale during the afternoon, battered
!. down just as Johnston was about to
surround the ball with his good pair of
arms. 1t was the closest shave Yale
has had this year.
The penalty was the turning point Of
the WHOLE game and after that. while
dangerous all the time, North Carolina
failed to get within striking distance
Of the Yale goal posts.
Eddy's brilliant touchdown In the
third period was followed by one in the
final quarter by Neidllnger. Haas,
who went in for Bench, and Neidinger
and Mallory punctured the North Caro-
lima line and the last play of the third
quarter found the ball on Cardinals
5-yard line. On the first play OF
the last quarter Neidlinger shot be-
tween Cochran and Matthews for
6-yard run snd a score. Most of the
same was played in a drizzle. Yale
played without the services of Captain
Jordan and Charlie O'Hearn. who are
In the infirmary because of injuries.
The whole North Carolina backfield
was brilliant in It's work. while for
Yale Mallory. Neidlinger. Wight and
Beckett stood out.
The lineup: