Maryland at Yale

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  The Birmingham age-herald, November 9, 1924, page 12

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  YALE DEFEATS MARYLAND, 47-O Old Eli Backs Have Field Day In Winning Game NEW HAVEN, Conn.,, Nov. S. Maryland, the eleven that came near est to defeating the champion Yale team, last year, was completely out played in the annual conflict in. .rthe Bowl this afternoon, being overwhelmed Al to 0 by Bulldog team composed en- tirely of substitutes. Although the Marylanders fought hard, they never had a chance. Many third team play CTS were used by Yale. The Marylanders’ hard tackling, how- ever, left several marks on the Yale players, while they themselves had to call time more than once to allow their tacklers to recuperate from hard blows, l.. NJ. Noble, captain of the Yale fresh men team last year, suffered the worst injury. He had replaced Faiting at right halfback and was doing a large part of the ball carrying when he was hurt on line plunge. He was car ried from the field with an injured back. Yale scored in every period. In his usual sensational manner, Lyndley circled the Maryland ends time and again for lale’s first score. Scott kicked the goal from placement. There then followed rapid fire exchange of puntS on Wnlcn 4ale galne0 ana III the middle of the period Noble carried the ball over. Scott again kicked the goal Receiving the ball on the kick off, Cline, of Yale, ran to Maryland’s 26-yard line, where clean-cut pass from Scott to Hart, who was behind the Maryland goal line, gave Yale their third touchdown, but this time Seott’s kick, was blocked. Later in the period, however, he made up for this by drop kicking high and accurately between the. crossed bars, from q sharp angle from Maryland’s 43-yard line. At the end of the half the score was g to 0. Scott kicked another goal in the third period and in the last quarter fresh Eli substitutes, mostly. third string men, ran wild through the Old Liners, SCOT ing three touchdowns. Forward passing. in which the Mary land team was reported to be well trained, was one of Yale’s strongest points, the Blue warriors completed four out of seven for total gain of e yards. Yale (47 Position Maryland (O)

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Yale leads 8–⁠2–⁠1 in 11 meetings, counting the six since this game.