Penn State at Yale

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  New-York tribune, New York [N.Y.], November 12, 1899, page 6

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  victory over the team from Stevens institute The game was played In fifteen and ten minute ,nn,nt and the score was 80 to In favor or west rum YALE HAS AN EASY TASK. STATE COLLEGE DEFEATED n New-Haven. Conn. Nov. II (SpeciaD-fale piieo UP score of ~ points this afternoon against State College In the first half Yale made I’VE touchdowns outplaying her opponents al every point and II It had not been for letting up III ‘he second half she would have made an even larger score The feature Of the game was the fast “orS Of the Yale ends. Gould everywhere. downing his man I’m his tracks after McBride’s long punts. Hubbsu and Svitzer In the second half also played we’ll and the former to have regained MS form OF last year, despite his lack OF practice The procession OF undergraduates headed by band arrived at the field soon after O’CLOCK ana at 3:15 State kicked on. Yale defending the north goal Three times kicks exchanged, McBridc outpunting Cure by twenty yards each Tune IN a short kick Yale got the ball on states tnl’v yard line and rushed IT easily to the one yard ne’ where State got the ball on downs. cures KICK was blocked by Gould who fell on the ball. scoring the first touchdown. Brown kicked an easy goal Within three minutes Yale scored again by block Ing a kick and Rchards’s twenty yard run Again State kicked OFF Mcbride returned, and on Johhsons tumble Winter secured the ball. After an other exchange of kicks Dupee. aided oy goon Interference made forty-hve yards around LEFT END and on the next play he was pushed over the line for tho third touchdown. Two more toucndo”hs were made before the half closed-one by Richards. by a twenty yard run, and one by Stillman, VINO fen on the ball behind the line after Johnson hau fumbed McBrides long punt. The half closed with IN forty yard line In the second half Yale put In new set OF hailbacks and new pair Of ends, while state mace only one change in her lineup Cunha kicked OF and State immediately lost the ball for or SIDE play After good gains py Keane and Chahwick Mcbride found hole through tackle ana crossed the line making the sixth touchdown NC Bride returned the kickoff. and State trled the guards back formation with little success flnaLy Maxwell ran around Schweppe’s end, and. shaking off Fincke was downed by Mcbride after forty yard run. He passed the ball to School, who ran the rest OF the distance for a touchdown. but the referee refused TO allow II. as he had blown hiS wnistle for off side play After an exchange OF kicks Maxwell again skirted the end and again Fincke missed him but he was forced out OF bounds By Brown when ne had gone twenty yards. Most OF the rest of the half the ball was m me middle Of the field until. by series OF mass pays, II was worked TO States five yard line ana McBrde sent over for the last touchdown. The game closed with the ball in Yales possession on her oppo, nents twenty yard line Although the score would Indicate fast, snappy playing, Yale has some grave faults to overcome. With n few exceptions the IN, reference was poor. and many OF the gains around the end were entirely the result OF good dodging by the runner There tendency 10 fumOle prove so against a better team. Nearly all the payers are poor at tackling in the open, fincSe missing two tackles where touchdowns were only cut off BY Browns fast work. The coachers VIII have plenty OF work to do next week In getting the team in good shape The lineup was as follows:

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Yale leads 7–⁠0 in seven meetings, counting the six since this game.