Evening star., 1924-11-23

to both her ancient foes, the Tiger
and Bulldog, for the first time in 80
years, after also dropping her other
two major games to Dartmouth and
Brown. On the other hand. 1t was q.
great victory for Yale, which not
only landed her second straight
big three" title, but closed a second
manner which adds strength TO the
Blues claim for Eastern championship
honors.
The victory OF the Ellis today. how
ever, was gained against sodden
and drab background. contrasting
widely from the traditionally colorful
settings Of this halfcentury classic,
although marking the second sue
cessive year in which such condi
tions have prevailed. Instead of the
gay display of Blue and Crimson, Of
color and fashion, the dripping throng
inside, the bowl was panorama OF
umbrellas, broken only by the
spashes OF yellow oilskins, which sold
at a premium before the game.
The downpour, which started last
night and broke local drought OF two
months, abated for time at midday,
and hopes of a clear sky were lifted
But an hour before the opening kick
off, 1t was renewed, and attained the
kept UP throughout the game. Thou
sands huddled in the entranceways
until the opening whistle, then dashed
to the ir seats determined to brave
the elements at all costs. but the tor-
rent had the effect of keeping a few
thousand seats empty on the frinses
of the bowl.
Breaks About Even
On the field the players battied
against the heavy handicaps imposed
by the weather as well as against their
opposition, but In the hnal analysis.
the breaks attributed to the diff
fculty in, handling the slippery ball
were about evenly divided. GehrRe
got his first opportunity for field goal
a drop-kick from the 1s-yard line.
after his teammate, Miller, recovered
a tumble by Bench, Yale quarterback
Again. the opportunity for Gehrkes
second goal, a S5-yard placement ooot,
came after one OF his long spirals
| bounded over Bench's head and. GOV
cred three-quarters the length of the
field, forcing the Blue from behind its
own goal line.
On the other hand, both OF Yaie's
touchdowns in the third quarter came
after fumbles of punts by STAFFORD
Crimson Quarterback. Checked In
the previous period, when the ball
was carried to Harvard's 3-yard Nnes
set back on a penalty and then lost
on downs on the S-yard line, Yale
| attacking fury was not long 70 pc
denied, Quick advantage was taken
of the opportunities which came
through Stafford's mistakes. Luman,
star end, recovered the first tumble,
and Kline and Pond hammered their
way half the length of the field for
a. touchdown, from which Scott
kicked the extra point and put the
Ellis in the lead. The second was
recovered by Gill, another end. who
raced to the Crimson l3-yard line,
from where Kline took it over in Il
few smashes at the line. humans
hard tackle of Stafford was an in
cident that figured largely in this
break"
Dives to Touchdown.
Yale dove and plunged to her last
touchdown in the final quarter from
her own 20-yard line. a 5-yard PEN
atty against Harvard putting the
oval on the 25-yard mark, from where
Pond and Kline. alternating as ball
carriers, in quick thrusts off tackle
or sweeping end runs, surged rs yards
across the line.
No better proof of Yale's superior
ity, once the Blue got in motion, could
be shown than statistics OF the game,
revealing that the Ellis registered 16
first downs and gained 236 yards by
rushing and passing, as compared
with 2 first downs and ~ yards
gained by Harvard. After the first
period, when Gehrkes kiciinw and
line plunging stood out in bold 'e-
lief, the Crimson failed to mai. a
single first down. In the first quarter
Harvard had the ball for only one
play outside of the two occasions on
which II punted.