Wesleyan (CT) at Yale

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  The Worcester spy, Worcester, Mass., October 2, 1898, page 8

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  YALE MEN WERE SURPRISED Wesleyan Held the Sons of Eli Down tc a Single Touchdown. New Haven, Conn. Oct. 1.-The Yale Wesleyan foot ball game at Yale field this afternoon resulted in victory for Yale by the score of to o. The game was a surprise to both elevens; to Yale because of the small score, and to Wesleyan because they found themselves even stronger than anticipated. 1t was the first lineup of the visitors, and though their line work was at times ragged, and at no time good for more than down or two, their heavy rush line showed up remarkedly we’ll Yale’s single touchdown was made by Marvin in the first half, after 10 minutes of playing. Yale lost several chances for touchdown by Marvin’s fumbles and also by persistent off-side. plays; Wesleyans line was considerably the heavier. Especially in the second half was Yale lighter, when all Of the eleven but De Saulles and Brown were changed for sub stitutes The Yale backs fumbled badly and De Saulles for the backs was excel lent For Wesleyan, Ingliss, Raymond and Rymer did yeoman service. Yale 8 coaches are well satisfied with the work of the eleven, IN spite of the small score. which they attribute to weather conditons that made slow game necessary, The lineup: YALE. WESLEYAN. Thomas (Sharpe), ........r e, Hartzell Chamberlain Cook t...........r t, Hyde Walton (Cutten), c, ..........,,.....;c, Jones Marshall (Andrews), + gil 6, Townsend MCGEE (Richards), t.-.-....;...l I, Hyde Coy Eddy, e................l e, Bragdon Marvin (Townsend), l b...r h b Rymer Dudley (Benjamin) r b. i b, Raymond Mcbride (DashieD, b...,.....f b, Ingliss Summary: Score, Yale s, Wesleyan 2; referee, Foster Sanford of Yale. Time, two 15-minute halves.

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  The Salt Lake herald, Salt Lake City [Utah], October 2, 1898, page 3

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  FOOTBALL SCORES. University of California Defeats the Olympic Team. San Francisco, Oct. 1.-The opening game of the football season was played here today, between teams from the University of California and the Olympic club. After a one-sided contest the former won by score of II - =. ford freshmen were defeated by the Olympic ightweights, by a score of II to 0. Ithaca, N. Y.-Cornell, AZ; Trinity, O.. New Haven-Yale, 5; Wesleyan, 0. Princeton-Princeton, 81; Lehigh, O. delphia-University of Pennsyl- Vania, 40; State College, 0. Cambridge, Mass.-Harvard, IL; Will lions, o.

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  The Portland daily press, Maine, October 3, 1898, page 1

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  Thornton. Score-Thornton Academy, %; Niohols Latin, O.. Observation-Disclosures 8, Cole. Goals from ouchdowns-Fairfield 3. Referee-Hatch. Umpire-Crockett of Lewiston. Linesmen-Twombl ey and Sullivan. Time-Fifteen minute halves. YALE 8, WESLEYAN O. New Haven, Conn.,, October 1.-The Yale. Wesleyan football game at Yale field this afternoon resulted in victory for Yale by score of 5 to 0. The line up:

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  The times, Richmond, Va., October 2, 1898, page 2

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  Football Summaries. WASHINGTON. oct. l.-To-day’s foot ball games resulted as follows: Yale 5. Wesleyan 0: Princeton p, Lehigh 0; Cor nell Al. Trinity 0; West Point Cadets 40, Tufts College 0; University OF Pennsylyania 40 State College 0. Harvard II, Will lt4.r.

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Yale leads 46–⁠0 in 46 meetings, counting the 14 since this game.