Bucknell at Yale

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  New-York tribune, New York [N.Y.], November 9, 1902, page 10

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  ROUGH WORK AT YALE FIELD. BUCKNELL MEN SCORED BY REFEREE-THE BLUE ELEVEN WON BY “a TO 5. IRY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUNE.l New Haven. Conn, Nov S-Yale won a hercely fought game with Bucknell on Yale Field this at ternoon. The score was 81 to ;. The Yale crowd present would have enjoyed il more had Bucknell not played a game which was characterized by some spectators rowdy. AS it was the crowd divided its time cheering Yale and kissing the tao tics of the visitors. Shipp of BuckneH. kicked Hamlin and Glass twice and every scrimmage characterized by personal conflicts. So eXasperaung were Bucknei tactics that Mr. Hoskns kicked Shipp soundly and at another time he personally threatened him with his fist. Bucknell will unquestionably be dropped from the Yale schedule The only serious accident Of the game was a Sc scalp wound for Rafferty,, which will probably, keep him OF the Princeton game. Aside from the personal attacks by Bucknen players, the game marked by playing of high order Yale piled up her biggest score made this year. against an aggressive and fast team. that had whipped the Indians and had expected to win from Yale. The blue made six touchdowns by heavy line bucklng, while Bucknells only through a huke tumble by Bowman. off Yale’s 10-yard line. when Smith, of BuckneIl. picked up the ball and I’M hindered ten yards to touchdown BuckneH tandem tackle back made Roadway at all her players getting their distance but four times IN the game. The Yale line held steadily Both ends played well Shevlin especially putting up brilliant game at night end. missing tackles, executing some around his end: Hamln started the game at left tackle, but took Hollis place at centre. when the Hoga9. Glass, shevlin: Chadwick ana MG teil himself with his rinbacks from punts and end runs. His change TO halfback showed up his great there Permanently. ana rockwell. at quarterbac played fast and steady. Glass showed up in his old where he is given the ball on ,nese plays he consistentiy Used on end back plays with great effect The Yale play in the first of the game was SLOW, best here this year. The new formations almost every play. Several touchdowns were gam ed by ripping ten and twenty yard gains which the fumbles early in the game were the only poor An exchange of punts opened the game, in which Metcalf showed fine lodging. and then Yale, through successive gains by Hogan. Hamlin. Chad against strong defence work by BucknelL Metcalf nell got the ball on Yaies . YARD line on FUN bic by Bowman when smith picked II up on me posts making the score 10 5 1his was the only Of oih the t’ b a inside Ysie’s % Yard line Yale steadied down after this and made the next ave yards across the chalk mark; aided by clever fh noasf STn pisV of the game on the fourth KICKOFF. catching the oval on Yale’s l5-yard line whole BuckneIl team forty-ive yards, before being downed. From the centre Of the neld Bowman; good end runs scored the third touchdown for the Twelve minutes more were spent in an exchange o. punts and hard line driving by Yale; in which cleated shoe and had to have surgical care The half ended with the ball Bucknels 36-yard line. just before the half ended shipp kicked Hamm savagely in the lineup. and was roundly Missed by the crowd. The half ended: Yale. Is: Bucknell :. Chadwick ran back fifteen yards with the first kickofT of the second half and BuckneIl did not get the ball again until Yale had made the fourth touchdown. Metcalf Bowman. Hogan and Chad IN H the an rsors liner Was at this poS in P h game that Referee Hoskins administered personal discipline to Shipp for dscreditahle playing The next kickoff resulted in exchange If punts. Yale getting the ball Bucknes 50-yard line Metcalt N-f1r yards, and Hogan went through ellis for fifteen yards a touchdown. Yale was having very easy work all through this half in gaining every play tried After another exchange OF punts. in which Yale gained twenty yards. a series Of heavy line plays by Farmer Ward and Hogan carried the oval for the sixth Yale touchdown, and time called The lineup and summary:

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  The Topeka state journal, Topeka, Kansas, November 10, 1902, page 2

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  Bucknell Scores on Yale. New Haven. Nov. 10.-In a game marked by the toughest play seen on the Yale field in years. Yale defeated Bucknell Saturday by a score of 36 to 5. Rafferty, of Yale was compelled to leave the field with a pad scalp wound which bled freely. and Smith of the visiting team was so badly hurt that he was unable to stand when assisted to his feet after scrimmage. Spectators, firing of the rough work, protested loudly. and the referee while not ruling anyone off the field several times personally pun ished Bucknell players. The referee has acted as coach for the Bucknell players part of the season and at times during the game apparently lost patience with the Performances of one of the visiting play ers After one scrimmage the official sent the grandstands into convulsions by “a rninistering to the offending player a KICK, which seemed to carry with it some vlgor, and another time the referee seized the same player by the head and raised a hand as if to strike him. Evidently he thought better of it. and contented himself with pushing the man vigorously IN the nose GUARD that this article of protection was sent flying several feet away Yale secured a touchdown early in the game. but lew minutes later on a tumble by Yale the ball bounded out of a scrimmage to Bucknell $ quarterback who ran for touchdown with almost a clear field ale scored twice more in the first half and three times in the second.

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Yale leads 3–⁠0 in three meetings, counting the two since this game.