Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-18
OLD Ellis SKATER
Stages AMBITION
0utcIass Maroons as Dean of
Grid Mentors Aims to
Conquer Alma Mater.
BY the Associated Press.

fond dreams of Amos
~ Alonzo Stagg, 69-year-old
dean of Americas foot
ball coaches, to conquer Yale on
the gridiron crashed to earth to-
day.
! Yale. playing for the first time
on Midwestern soil, as tribute
to Stagg, its most illustrious alum
nus, crushed Stages hopelessly
outclassed University of Chica-
go eleven, 81 to 0, before $4,000
spectators.
1t was a complete rout for the
Maroons, who were outcharged, out
classed and outplayed in everything
except courage. They never threatened
and never penetrated beyond Yale's "a
yard line. The Maroon eleven, the
fortieth team that Stage has coached,
trying its hardest for the grand old
man" of the gridiron, but was over
whelmed
Leaving no doubt of its superiority,
Yale crashed over with four touch
downs, scoring the last two In final
minutes Of play.
Booth Arouses Yale.
After a scoreless first period, the
spirit of fight was instilled into the
Ellis by the appearance in the game of
their captain and star, Albie Booth.
After Booth entered the conflict the re-
suit was never in doubt He tossed
| long and accurate forward passes and
figured in the first two touchdowns.
| With the game tucked away, he retired
| To-. 1f n4t
on by smashing across with a third
touchdown. Requirements. eager TO
show their wares scored the fourth
against the tired and battered Maroons
in the last so seconds of play.
| Perhaps that scoreless first period,
with his son. Paul Stagg, leading the
Maroons from quarterback, may have
given the '"old man" hope that his
team had a chance, but Booth, one Of
the dramatic stars of the game, raced
onto the field at the start of the second
period. replacing Crowley at left half
for the Ellis. He supplied the punch
and the confidence Yale evidently
needed. He played a smashing game,
running back kicks intercepting passes
and tossing them as he raced all over
the field
The first touchdown came at the
start of the second period, with the ball
on the 1l-yard line. Taylor, the Blues
big right halfback. picked up a yard
and Booth swept to the Chicago 3-yard
line on an indirect pass from Taylor.
On the next play the procedure was
reversed with Taylor running across
the gridiron and diving over the line
in a corner Of the field for a touchdown.
Booth successfully drop-kicked for the
extra point.
Pass Brings Touchdown.
In the third period Booth started
throwing passes finally shooting a long
one to Barres, Yale end, who pluckej
1t out of the air on the 15-yard line
second marker. Booths attempt to
drop kick for the added point, how
ever, was blocked, making the score
Yale. ID; Chicago. o.
Brandishing powerful offensive that
| found the Maroons tired and weary in
the fourth period, Yale wound up its
scoring rout by registering q pair Of
touchdowns with swift thrusts through
the line and sensational forward
passes.
Lassiter displayed great powers as a
line smasher by battering his way over
the tackles to Chicago's 2-yard line.
and then darting around right end to
score. M. Williamson, another Yale
substitute, drop kicked the goal.
Reserves Make Score.
There was only few minutes left to
play when the Yale second stringers
, swept down the field with forward
passes. Bachman, a substitute full
back. heaved a long toss to Madden,
another replacement, who missed a
touchdown by stepping cut of bounds
on the 15-yard line. Helm then passed
to Bachman, who ran across the goal
unmolested. Sullivan drop kicked for
the goal which made it Yale, 81; Chi
cago, o.
Chicago never was dangerous The
Maroons once got as far as the "a
yard line in the second period, but
Booth put an end to their feeble threat
by intercepting pass and ending any
hope that Chicago might have had Of
scoring.
Yale made II first downs to for the
Maroons. In scrimmaging the Ellis
gained 224 yards to 43 for Chicago.
Chicago completed out of IL passes
for gains of only 80 yards, while the
Ellis piled up 1Os yards in out of 10
passes.
Lineups and summary:
Yale CID. Position. Chicago tO)