Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-11-26
YALE HAS BETTER. y.
! NOSE FOR BALL IN
WIN over HARVARD

cambridge, Mass. Nov. "a, (By A.
pE~An alert Yale eleven, taking
advantage Of Harvard's mistakes on
. muddy field. defeated the Crimson
- Harvard Stadium today. il to 0,
nantnring for the Blue it's first Big
Thrse championship since 1915 and
;ncidentally scoring Yale's first
..awnhdown on Harvard's home gridi-
rom in 16 years.
TUT The game, played in a steady
.,ower on grounds soaked by a
eaaht and day of rain, gave little OPP
,n.aSrtmnity for the display of ordinary
pp"nthaIl strategy. Both teams were
sooced 70 kick and wait for breaks.
vais ADAPTED itself to the conditions,
oanitalized its opportunities and
.aared g. touchdown and two field
sails on Harvard's errors. Yale made
90 90 errors too, but the Crimson
uIsvers were less viligant. but one
xysia slip was turned to the material
adyantage of the Crimson.
THE football fundamental which
vole coaches are said to have stress
- his season: Follow the ball and
..;, the game" was applied by Eli
,,avers today. When the ball was
inose Yale man was there to gather
- In Harvard tumble gave DUO
Nv" Pond of Torrington, Conn, the
slinnery leather for a run of Il yards
co. Wales touchdown. A tumble by
Wecione of Harvard, recovered by
IJor+ substitute for Bingham, on the
Crimson % yard line, placed Yale in
,osition for one of Captain Mallory's
ppIscement goals. One of Hammond's
hunts. blocked and recovered by
RIsir of Yale, paved the way for the
second field goal by the Yale captain.
Under PLAYING conditions almost i'm
nossible, the better team won.
In taking his place today among
.be few winning Yale captains of re-
cont years. Capt. William Mallory of
Memphis, Tenn, added to his recent
lv won laurels as a point scorers &C
Counting for seven of Yale's ID
noints. Mallory. who was pressed
INTO service shortly before the
princeton game to replace the kick
inc star. O'Hearn, who had his leg
broken in the contest with Buckneli,
scored two placements against
princeton and added two more goals
bv This means today, in addition to
the point after touchdown. In a sea
or muu lIlt dlC NtIPtoAiA aiOAos>~ ~@-O
over the bars from % yeards out.
and another from the 25-yard line.
third attempt from the 34-yard line.
went high and fell short. Rlcheson
limped onto the field in the dying
moments of today's game and re-
NAMED for a single play, While the
Blue stands rocked with applause for
the disabled hero.
Spectators and players alike brav-
ed the hardest condition for the ulti-
mate Big Three battle of the year.
More than 10000 persons, draped IN
water-proofs or blankets and many
wearing the sou'wester of the fisher
man. sat in a steady downpour and
watched the rival elcvens pursue the
water-logged elusive ball. So slippery
was the leather that few attempts
were made to catch punts. The ball
was allowed to lie where it fell. and
usually did not roll far. 1t dropped
with a thud and a spash in the ooZy
mud. rolled little or lay dead.
Not since 1898. when Harvard de-
feated Yale in the mud at New Ha-
ven by score of II to 0, had a Big
Three battle been fought under such
circumstances. On many occasions
time was called to enable the oppos-
ing players to wipe off mud from
their hands and faces.