Amherst at Yale

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  The daily morning journal and courier, Connecticut, October 2, 1899, page 9

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  FOOTBALL AND BASEBALL. Yale Easily Defeats Amherst on the Gridiron Yale Easily Defeats Amherst on the Gridiron. Yale defeated Amherst in the first football game of the season on Yale field Saturday afternoon, with the score 23 to 0. The game was marred by dis pute in the second half as to a touch- down claimed by Amherst. Captain Ballantyne contended that his run the length of the gridron, after he had picked up the ball back of the goal posts, where Shattuck, Yale’s left half back, placed it. ought to be allowed Referee Fitzpatrick called attention to the fact that his whistle had blown and the Yale back had scored. The dis pute was appealed by the Amherst cap tain to Umpire Moyle, who declared that the referee was correct. The Am herst coach, Mir. Murphy, advised the men to acquiesce. The lineup was as follows: Yale. Positions. Amherst. Left End. Thomas, Gould Dudley Left Tackle. Stillman, Vale ....................M More Left Guard. Brown ........ ......... ....-.’.’.’. .olls Center. Mcconnell .......,.. ..Lafkln Right Guard Leary, c. Brown .......... Burke, Jones Right Tackle. Francis, Blodgen ........,..... .Gladwin Right End. cibson Ballantyne (captain) Quarterback. Fincke, De Saulles Anderson, Swift Left Halfback. Sharpe, Adams Clarke Right Halfback. Kiefer, Shattuck .....”.... Rolse Fullback. Ounce ,.. ......... ...... Washburp Umpire-W. S. Moyle, Yale. Referee TT. P. Fitzpatrick. Linemen-Blan- chard, Amherst; Hull, Yale. Touch downs-Kiefer, Thomas, Dupee, Shat tuck. Goals-Sharpe, Brown 2. Score Vale 23. Amherst 0. Time-Twenty minute and fifteen minute halves.

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  New-York tribune, New York [N.Y.], October 1, 1899, page 16

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  YALE WHIPS AMHERST New-Haven. Conn. Sept 3o-Yale defeated AM herst iu the first football game OF the season on Yale Field this afternoon. with the score 3 fo 3D. The game was married by dispute IN the second half as 20 q touchdown claimed boy Amherst Cap tain Ballantyne contondel that his run the length of the griiirou. after be had picked up the ball back of the goal posts. whore Shattuck Yalcs left halfback placed it, ought 10 be allowed Refcree Fitzpatrick called attention 10 the fact thar his whistle had blown and the Yale back had scored The dispute was appealed 10y the Amherst captain 10 Umpire Moyle who declared that the referee was correct The Amherst coach Mr. Murply advised the men 10 acquesce The lineup was as follows.

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  The Saint Paul globe, St. Paul, Minn., October 1, 1899, page 10

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  Yale, 23; Amherst. 0. NEW HAVEN, Conn, Sept. 30.-Yale defeated Amherst at foot ball on the Yale field this afternoon, by the score of % to O. With the exception of he Yale tackles Stillman and Francis, the eleven played a good game, though showing lack of team work. Kiefer. at half, made two fine runs work until forced to retire by reason Of injuries to his eye.

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Yale leads 23–⁠0 in 23 meetings, counting the five since this game.