Springfield at Yale

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  New-York tribune, New York, October 13, 1904, page 8

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  YALE HARD PRESSED BY SPRINGFIELD. Y. NJ. C. A. Makes Big Gains Through Blue Line-The Score, to o. New-Haven, Conn, oct 12-Yale nearly met her match in a pouring northeaster to-day when the Springfield Young Mems Christian Association Training School which for two years has given a hard rub 10 the Blue team. held her down to TO 0. Yale might have added to that another touchdown actually made, but refused by the umpire in the first ten minutes OF play and a third score when time called the visitors two ward line In the second half Springfield was com paratively easy In the first half Yale had tho ball Of the time. and allowed the visitors only two first downs In the second half however Springfield turned the tables for ten minutes and poughed thirty-seven yards through Yale’s heavy, line. making gains OF from five 10 fifteen wards at n clip, though at no time within scoring distance OF Yale’s goal. Hutchison. the Yale quarterback used poor judgment several times in placing his attacks kicked poorly and muffed his catches Captein Draper Of Springfield. who played opposite Bloomer broke through Ysle’s defence repeatedly and was the most effective man carrying the ball for the visitors Yale men and players were indignant at the nm, pring OF DR.. McCurdy, the Young Mems Christian Association man from Springfield. who penaIizad 1ale constantly and failed to see patent offsida play by his own right end. He was the first official seen at Yale Field who had to be constantly Gov rected BY the linesmen on holding. The small score was otherwise due to the high class football oF Springfield who brought a Harvard tandem attack and Princeton interference plays against Yales old iaShloned straight plungeS, Yale gained l25 wards In the first half aud IS in tho second SnT, 10 and 81 Yale lost 20 yards and SprinRfsfd Morse started the game for Yale with brilliant not allowed Yale failed to S1Rn mako tSa Which which sary penalized ten yards and Hutchinson fumbiea the Springhsld kckOut. Boomers punt was blocked by Draper, and then Yale made a furioHs charge and finished the first half 10 D. snrinetisiS heavy attacks aimed at BIoomer and Kin1ev ruS @ ny then fought the visitors back 45 yards to the vaTS watched the game. The lineup and score:

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  The Evening statesman, Walla Walla, Wash., October 12, 1904, page 1

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  Football Game Today. Yale 6. Springfield 0. Portland Hello Girls. PORTLAND. oct. IA general strike of telephone girls today prac girls out force of nearly 200 are working. The girls objected to the rig orous rules which dictate their wearing apparel, both in the office and on the street.

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  The daily morning journal and courier, Connecticut, October 13, 1904, page 1

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  A CLOSE SHAVE FOR YALE SCORES oNLY ONE TOUCHDOWN ON SPRINGFIELD TEAM. This Secured by Morse After Thirteen Minutes Play in First HaIf-Two of YaIe’s Kicks BIocked-visltOrs Given Two Opportunities to Score if They Had Drop Kieker-Umplre Mccur-

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  Evening star, Washington, D.C., October 13, 1904, page 1 (results column)

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  SPORTS OF ALL SORTS Hard Foot Ball Games for the Big College Teams. WEAK TEAMS DID WE’LL WET BALL PREVENTED FAST PLAY BY THE HEAVY MEN. Great Golf in women’s Tourney-Trots at Lexington-Morris Park Races-Gridiron Notes. The foot ball teams had their first taste | of a wet field and wet ball yesterday. The | stronger teams suffered the most, because | their ordinarily better organized formations | did not work as smoothly as on dry ground The most noticeable point In the days play | was the fact that the big teams generally had their hands full to win. Harvard beat Bates only IL to 0, team which she beat u to 0 last year. This year Holy Cross and Bates played to game, and Yale beat Holy Cross % to O. Yale made only one touchdown against the Springfield Training School yesterday and Princeton beat La fayette only to 0. Last year Yale beat the Springfield men % to o. and the Tigers beat Lafayette IL to s. Columbia’s game against Swartnnore yes terday showed weakness in defense. though Columbia won, IL to o. seven more points | than she made against the same team last year. Pennsylvania beat Swarthm,xe this year 6 to 4. Yesterday Pennsylvania defeated Gettysburg q to O. Lafayette has | beaten the Gettysburg team 81 to 0. and the Indians beat them the other day Al to 0. Yesterdays scores follow: Harvard. IL: Bates o. Yale. 6; Springfield Training School, O. Princeton, 5; Lafayette, O. Columbia. II; Swarthmore, O. Pennsylvania, 21; Gettysburg, o. Amherst, 81: Bowdoin, O. Brown, II; Wesleyan, @. Annapolis, IS; Marine Officers, 0. Yale, g; Springfield Training School, o. Yale defeated the Springfield Training School eleven 6 to 0 at New Haven yesterday afternoon in a cold rainstorm. The only touchdown that Yale made was near the close of the first half. Yale bad the ball on Springfield’s five-yard line n the second half when time was called. Yale suffered most from unfavorable weather condition. Her defense was excellent. Her line from tackle to tackle was almost i’m pregnable. the training schools total gains by rushes not exceeding thirty yards. But for the muddy condition of the Held the school boys would not have made an inch through the line. There. was a good deal OF fumbling of puntS by the Yale backs, due In measure to the slippery field Yale met the real article in the defense put up by the training school men. She struck a stone wall when she had the ball n Spring. fields two-yard line. Captain Hogan and Bloomer made the Yale enthusiasts dance with JOY with their good interference. Hutchinson’s work at quarter was very creditable except for fumbles IF The Slip perry ball Sheviin. aided by the rev flying wedge play back kickoff twenty seven yards, the longest gain of the game. Pennsylvania, 81; Gettysburg, O. The water-soaked and slippery condition OF Franklin Field. Philadelphia, yesterday was responsible for the poor showing made by Pennsylvania eleven against Gettysburg College. In halves of twenty minutes each the Quakers were able to score only twenty-one points. The light and speedy team that halls from the vicinity of the famous battlefield put up a fair game The red and blue was handicapped very much, due to the slippery gridiron, the men were slow in starting. interference was not formed and invariably the runner would lose his footing before he reached the line of scrimmage. Fumbling was also notice able, but the wet sphere was also RESPONSE BILE for this fault. On the other hand, the lighter collegians had the advantage of keeping their feet very well, and through their ability to do this they We’re successful in securing four first downs. Only once did the youngsters threaten Pennsylvania goal, securing the ball on tumble by Reynolds on his teams 2O-yard line. With the ball directly in front of the goal posts they tried for field goal, but their line gave | way, Kase breaking through and blocking the kick.

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Yale leads 11–⁠0 in 11 meetings, counting the seven since this game.