Wesleyan (CT) at Yale

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  New-York tribune, New York [N.Y.], November 6, 1892, page 7

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  WESLEYAN SHUT OJT AT NEW-HATEN. YALE’s SCORE sEvENTY-Two ro1NTs-tlNh WORK OF DE WITT AND NORTON. YALE’s SCORE SEVENTY TWO Po1NTs-tlNr WORK OF DE WITT AND NORTON. New-IIaven. Conn. Nov. 8 (speciaD.-Over lVoo persons witnessed the intercollegiate football eanc w tween Yale and Wesleyan here this AFTERNOON d” the only championship match OF the seaso” scheduled to take place in this city, as wei Hs ‘,e last game which Yale will play on the home siouiuS this year Yales play brilliant eSpeciaAS “,’ runs around the end while Wesleyan’s was eAoe’N ingly inferior. Butterworth the only one OIL ‘”e Yale backs who played, owing to the cnppeo ‘on dtion OF the men behind the line. Dewitt, ir’sn man. who was recently taken on as emergency man. made the star runs of the afternoon. lie scored sA touchdOwns three Of them on runs from the ceh”e VI the field. lie is q speedy runner and may YET nave chance in some OF the big games captain McCoi’”’1 vas absent on business connected With the h’”‘”u Cornell game, and Winter acting captain Aside from the work of the backs, the genera pay OF Norton was the feature Of the game ne wac upon the Wesleyan backs before they could start Win the ball on a punt and his interference waterway aided the Yale backs in their terrific runs of the after noon As result Of his phenomenal work tllN “‘er noon he may be relied upon to I’LL the pace Vi iS” end rush in the games with Harvard ana PAh’e’oh III stead Of Creenvay who has until recently poem consdered sure of that post. At no stage OF the game did the visitors nave INC ball inside the Yale 35-yad line. They were Kcp’ “h the defensive throughout and their gains were sran and inrresuent Neither side attempted any nut inc simplest land OF play Yales runs were mainly con fined 10 daghcs around the end. while Wesleyan con tinually sent her back ageinst the Yale centre Inc score and summary follow:

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Yale leads 46–⁠0 in 46 meetings, counting the 17 since this game.