Trinity (CT) at Yale

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  New-York tribune, New York [N.Y.], September 28, 1902, page 1

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  YALE EASILY BEATS TRINITY ny TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUNEI New-Hayen, Conn. Sept G-Yale defeated Trim tty in the first football of the season at Yale Field by score of 40 to o. Yale played throughout a remarkably even and aggressive game for this time of the season. Trinity while no weaker In comparison than usual, completely outcassed, and did not make over five yards IN the game. Yalc’s gains were under that figure and were often fifteen, and even twenty-five yard line plungcs To-day’e game showed plainly the I’M usual stuff of which the Yale material is made up this year Kinney, the new Andover guard; Sheylin the Hill School tackle. and Bowman the Hill School fullback, up to the standard Of the veterans Hamlin, Goss and Vanderpoel. whose places they took The features Of the game were the fast work of these three new men. and of Glass guard; Hogan, tackle; Ward and Captain Chadwick, halfbRckS Yale PLACED throughout smashing game, using Hogan, HaTnlin and Shevlin on tackles, back line plunges- and the back field on heavy line bucking. Bowman, the new punter. showed up well. and was ably supported by Hare and Coffin the two most promising ends this year. Yale took the ball at the opening of the yards to a touchdown. a long end by Ward and smashing line plunges by Chadwick and Ward won the second touchdown, and then followed a continued series OF fast line plays by Hamn. Met calf Glass. Bowman, Hinkle and Shevlin. netting the seven touchdowns for Yale. Trinity hardly had the ball Shevlin’s work at tackle very fast Bowmans at fullback- The rule Of changing goals. after touchdowns, proved a popular The lineup follows:

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  The Washington times, District of Columbia, September 28, 1902, page 11

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  VALE OPENS SEASON l BY MAULlNG TRINITY NEW HAVEN, Sept. 27.-Yale opened her football season this afternoon at the Yale field by slashing old victory over Trinity. Yale pushed Trinity’s eleven around entirely at her own will, and finally called the game with a score of 40 to 0. The Trinity team proved miserably weak. and did not even furnish the practice which the varsity men are In the habit Of receiving from the Blues own college line. The visitors proved to be in bad physical condition. and in the second half the play was delayed exceedingly because half of the Trinity team was compelled to lie down to recuperate. The game was one that failed to show up the Yale material for this season The field was muddy and slippery. Yale’s big score may be attributed to inexperience OF the Trinity team, and the excellence of ELS play II was the desire of the coaches to give every man who had proved to be anything at all during the past two weeks trial. ana consequently Holt was the only one of the Yale veterans who played through the entire game. Less than three minutes suficed for Yale to make her first score. From that time on twenty-five and thirty-yard runs were regular feature.

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  The Indianapolis journal, Indianapolis [Ind.], September 28, 1902, page 6

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  NEW HAVEN, Conn.,. Sept 27.-Yale defeated Trinity at football to-day, 40 to 0. The game was fast for so early in the season, although the play showed the lack OF training in team work on the part of both elevens. In all Yale made use of twenty players, making the substitutions in the second half for the sake of practice.

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