Yale at Trinity (CT)

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  The Indianapolis journal, Indianapolis [Ind.], September 27, 1896, page 7

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  FOOTBALL SEASON OPEN. Yale shows Up Weak in Game with Trinity, but Wins. HARTFORD, Conn.,, Sept. 26.-The foot ball season opened here to-day with a game between Yale and Trinity. Yale won by a score of to o. and had a hard time doing it. 1t was hard-fought battle from start to finish. Two minutes before the expiration of half time Yale scored her first and only touchdown, and in the Sec ond half neither side scored To-days game plainly showed how Iamentably weak Yale is this year. Ex-Captain Thorne of Yale, watched the game from the side lines. Line up: Yale. ............... Position Trinity. McFurlan .......... Center ................ Lord Chadwick CadWalladerR Right guard. Bacon PoSt-Rogers. Right tackle ..Langford CO. Bass CO. Conner. Right end. Rich McCook Airport. Left tackle. ....... ingalls, Hazen. ..............Left end. Beecroft Gerald-E Ely Quarterback .Brown-Travers Goodwin Wright. Right halfback. Sutton Chauncey- Butler. .Fullback .Barchard Benjamin. King. Left halfback. Woodle Drummond-S uthpn. left guard. -. Cogswell Attendance-500. Referee-G. w. Edderton, Trinity “a. Umpre-Joshua Allen, Yale. IS. Linemen-Tinson and Rogers. Other Games. EASTON Pa. Sept. 26.-Lafayette Col lege, “A; Volunteer Athletic Club, New York, Q. ITHACA n. Y, Sept. 26.-Cornell defeated Colgate this afternoon before 1.500 people by a score of 6 to 0. LANCASTER. Pa, Sept. 26.-The Univer sity of Pennsylvania team defeated the Franklin and Marshall TODAY “a to @,

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  The Saint Paul globe, St. Paul, Minn., September 27, 1896, page 11

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  YALE ELEVEN WEAK. Had q Hard Time to Beat Trinity at Hartford. HARTFORD, Conn, Sept. 2e-The football season opened here with a game between Yale and Trinity. Yale won by a score of to 0, and had hard time doing It, 1T was hard fought battle from start te,finish. Two minutes before the expiration Of the half, Yale scored her first and only touch town, and the second half neither side scored Todays game plainly showed how lamentabIy weak Yale Is this year. Elk Capt. Thorne of Yale, watched the game from the side lines. Line up: Yale Position. Trinity. McEurlan Center. ...t.....,.. Lord Chadwick Cadwallader. Right Guard Bacon Post-Rogers Right Tackle. .Eangford Capt Bass, capt. -Connor Right End Rich McCook Airport Left Tackle, e...... ingalls, Hazen -........... Left End. Beeeroft Gerald-Ely Quarter Back. Brown Travers Goodwin Wright Right Half Back Sutton Chauncey- Butler Full Back -. .Burchard Benjamin King Left Half Back. -. Noodle The attendance was 800. Referee G. w. Edgerton, Trinity “a. Umpire, Joshua AL len, Yale, ‘SS. Linemen, Tinson and Rogers.

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