Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-11-23
HARVARD HOLDS
FRENzIED BUSHES
OF YALE BULLDOG

the Associated TreSSJ.-hai'o A
fought Yale to scoreless tie this
afternoon with as courageous and
sensational a defensive battle as mas
ever been witnessed in the half CEN
fury of eridiron competition between
these two ancient foes.
Spurred on by their lndomitapie
captain, Dolph Cheek, hasky Cali,
fornian whose brilliant work stood
ont in the thick of every play, the
reiuvenated Crimson forces put their
hacks to the wall and played their
rivals to a standstill in SUCCESSION
Of thrilling defensive stands.
Yale. entering the game threG
tn one fayorite, outrushed HarVaIu
more than two to one with an 81
tack that overshadowed that OF tne
Crimson but the Ellis, contributing
to their own failure with erratic
eeneralship and loose handling Oh
the ball lacked the punch to pene-
trate the stonewall defense put up
by the Cambridge eleven
$4,000 See Game
A colorful crowd of 0o,OVU speCta.
TORS. most of them convinced thaI
Yale would make it three stralsnl
over Harvard, saw the ELS CONE
Crimson goal line six times, only 10
Weld the ball on downs or toss away
onnortunities because of errors.
twice. while the Blue STANDS
echoed their wells for a touchdown,
Yale advanced as far as Harvard
two-vard line in threats wnlch,
oddly enough, furnished both the
opening and closing thrills OF TINS
traditional drama.
II was typical of Harvard's whole
fight that the Crimson should throw
up it's final bulwark and stop the
Blue only a few feet from the goal
as the final whistle blew.
Haryartrs last Stand
There was less than two minutes
to play as Yale, fighting desperately
planted the ball on Harvards nVe-
yard line when Bradley. substitute
end. grabbed spectacular forward
pass which quarterback Bunneil had
thrown from midfeld. Only des-
perate tackle from behind by Cap
tain Cheek prevented Bradley from
going over then and there for a
touchdown, and it seemed that Yale
finally was to break through with
four downs in which to negotiate
only fifteen feet.
But Harvard had the defensive
stuff left for one more stand. Ihrice
the burly figure of Caldwell third
string back, hurled itself at the
Crimson jersies but 1t yielded only
three yards altogether. Then just as
Yale huddled together for one more
lunge, the shrill sound of the whistle
broke through the din of cheers to
mark the end OF the game. Another
few moments and Yale might. have
gained the remaining yardage to the
| goal but it seemed unlikely in the
| face of the last ditch spirit dominat-
ing Harvards bulwark.
YALE COZ COZ HARVARD
| Gill. lie lie. Sayles
| Joss 1t .............. 1t. LindneI
| Sturhah, L. 1890. lg, {. Bradford
| Burt, c, turner
| Webster. rg .......... re-, kllgoui
/ ButterWorth, TT .......... TT. Coady
| Potts, re ......... re, u. Bradfor1
! Noble, In .............. In. Crosby
! Kline, IN ............ fn, ZarakoN
| Allen, fb ............... fb, Miller
Score by periods:
| Harvard ........... y q "
f, Referee. E. c. Quigley. st. Mary's
| Kansas. Umpire. T. ] Thorpe, Co.
| lumbia. Ffd judge, J.. L. Ingersoll
| Dartmouth. Head linesman, r. w
/; Murphy, Brown. Time of periods
] 10 minutes each.