Yale at Brown

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  The morning times, November 8, 1896, page 6

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  Harva rd. Princeton, SCORED AGAINST YALE. Brown Gave the Wearers of the Blue a Hard TussIe. Providence, Il. l., Nov. 7--Brown played Yale one OF the hardest fought football games this afternoon that has ever been seen here. Yale Won by the score of l 8 TO 6, but at one time during the game Brown had victory on her side by the score OF 6 TO A, and at another critical period the home team had the ball within four yards Of fale’s goal, only to lose possession of the p,sskn on downs. after four scriInmages of the finest football Brown has ever played since the memorable battle last year, erGing Brown 6, Yale 6. There was a big difference in the pla ying of the two eleyens. Yale, especially in the second half, used almost altogether the heavy formation plays, in hich She mas assed her backs in ring formation” or in wedge plays that ploughed throngh Browns line or forced il back in spite OF dogged re- SistanCe. Browns game was more scientific, more Strategic, and show ed better footbal Hers was an open game where individual men pia yed true football, with oaU the mass plays that turned Yale’s game into a struggle with brute force FultZ, Browns star halfback, made the most brilliant feature of the afternoons sport. just at the beginning of the second half, with the score four to nothing in iale’s favor, FultZ w.S given the ball with the two teams lined up ON Browns twenty-five-yard line. The liucky halfback, aided by some beautiful Interference work by Locke. Murphy ami Watson, cleared eichty-fiye yards to Yale’s goal for the touchdown. FultZ also kicked the goal and Brown led six to four, but then Yale began her heavy mass plays anc crossed Browns terri. tory three times in succession. The line up was as follows. Brown. Yale.

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  Omaha daily bee, Nebraska, November 8, 1896, page 1

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  BROWN ALSO SCORES ON YALE. FuI1g Does Eichiy-Five Yards Down the yield md Kick the Gonl. PROVIDENCE. j J. Nov. 7-Nala defeated Brown ttday N q vel confessed game, marked by plays Of rushing and lit lie kicking TIE sensational feature vas the run Of Tulz who took the ton on b owns twenty-Iva yard line aui ran eighty wards for Browns cr1y touchdown. Yale’s only touchdown in the fret haf Vas made hy mass plays on Browns tackle, and the ban was pushed steadily down he fed until Corners carried il over The line. TluiCke failed q; the goal. and the haf ended with the score { 10 il favor O. Yale Yale played harder IN the ser ou5 half but q tumble when near 81 Own goal. gave the tan 10 the home team. IN IN, very first play, Fultz circied Nal-‘s END and. shaking Of his tacklsrs, ran nsarly the length q ne field 1or q touchdown pursued by the whole NaI. team. Fu.tz after has long rur kicked The goal The final score was Vale 10. Brown, 6. Yale scored three t0urt6uwrs in the second half and Ctaurrvey kicked one goal The day was an ideal one Tor foot ball and 800 people saw the game

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Yale leads 79–⁠25–⁠4 in 108 meetings, counting the 100 since this game.