Yale at Army

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  New-York tribune, New York, October 23, 1904, page 10

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  YALE BEkIEN BY ARMY. RIG FOOTBALL SURPRISE. BEocEed Kick and Stolen Bal DO Tt-ScOre, II to 8. Siers wrote their names iafee Az =. tory bv emerging from bitterly fouent 00i.1eS, against Yale with . victory % ‘he - 20 g. The result created little shor’ OF se’iS1- 80, srooDe the crowd Of over ten thousand persoDs who saw u, for. though close game ana small score were expected. nobody but the most sanguine OF the Army’s partisans anfieipsted victory – u was q bitter pin Tor yale 10 swallow oui Il uiu perhaps comfort her 10 kno” that N tne opinion OF every expert Who watched the game che better team was beaten. Il would. inoeeo l,s ssiT 70 describe the Army’s victory as won hy q auke o. 10 be more accurate. TWO hukes Cor one q the cadets touchdowns was scored :, q blocked punt. and the other when Torney mole the ball IN 9 scrimmage which began with Yale or the soldiers lO-yard line anc with so,,rhsovn apparently only a matter Of one more rush An ths same that run OF Torneys-lO0 YARDS =. AS slnos, the entire length OF the field was something well worth seeing. ano u was small wonder that the cadets went Wild win delight end when the final whistle blew rnsheo -nndly on the FIELD carried Captain Graves OF On their shoulders. and then performed oahce q Victory an over the Gridiron field. while the band footed music that no one cou4o heeI . reason OF The vocal uproar Yale hao her strongest team IN. and she would De AAG l4eA 70 AlaAC any ~%N~N-~ - q weakness IN the personnel OF her eleven aaoreover the New-Haven players put up dersdedly stronger game both the defence and qhe offence than cid the who must have fhs credit OF defeating them II is probable thai the figures would show that Yale gaineo BY rushing ten yards 20 every one gained IN the same way by the amy while on the at tack West Point made the irsr down through Yales line only twice in the two twenty minute hAlVsA CADETS ATTACK IS WEAK ne cadets had no attack that would COM pare with the crashing tandem that Yale or ganfzed successfully again and again. with Hogan, Bloomer. Morse and Kinney for its COM ponent parts Occasionally the soldiers braced and stopped the onward march Of their opponents. but IL was only occasionally. and the superiority Of the from Yale was apparent. How then Il VIII be asked, is Yale’s defeat TO Be accounted for A rapid glance al few feat ares OF the contest will show how the weaker team won. Within one minute after play had begun Yale hao the ball. and Vee6er was or dered 70 punt Roraback the Yale centre made q poor pass TO the kicker. the ball going so high that Veeder had 70 jump for II to prevent It’s going over his head. This maneuvre took precious time and before he could get the pigskin away from his foot Upton. West Points him and blocked the kick Erwin seized the bail IS il bounded of Veedsr’s foot, and, with no one between him and the goal q touchdown was easy. Then Doe kicked the goal Luck again came 70 the Aruy’s defence when Yaie had pushed her way steadily down the field and was only twelve little yards away from touchdown and sui going. only 70 lose the prospective tally when The referees whistle announced that the time limit OF The hrst half had expired. But even this was no; enough The third and Lest appearance OF the goddess Of chance on the Soldiers side OF the field was really her most spectacular apparition OF the Gay. YaIe’s attack hhc ripped hole after hole in the Aru1y’s line. and when on the ten-yard mark the tandem was hurled ahead once more. IL could be seer that BlOomer had the ball Then twenty-one men elOsee In upon him ToRNEV OUT FROM THE PILE. second later Torney emerged from the mass e legs and srrns with the ball tucked under his arm and began the los yard sprint that ended tn another touchdown for West Point Hoyt os Yale. was the only man within even chasing distance Of the West Pointer. bui he was never near enough 10 be really dangerous The narrow margin Of twelve inches or so was al thai kept West Point from adding four more points 70 her score for Captain Graves missed q drop kick for goal by only that distance Il was SAD lot OF faces that were carried ee5ectsely OF the field in the Yale group after the game. for. after al. explain it away as Won will. they had been beaten by = team at whose hands defeat was a novelty ana though their opponents fought them desperately and with both skin and power. the vanqu shed knew that they had played the better game Doubtless defeat was all the more bitter be- earlier. Yaie’s dearest foe had won victory-a narrow one but victory for All that Yet It is more than doubtful II Mr. wrightington or Mr.. Cochran the Harvard coaches who 1ourneyea from Cambridge 10 see Yale beaten. took much comfort from the defeat Of the Rew-Haven team. The biggest crowd OF The year was assembled when the referees whistle blew. and fl was in many ways a brilliant assemb!age. with the large proportion OF pretty girls that big foot ball game may invariably be depended upon TO bring out The perfect October weather doubt less cosXeo out many a spectator. who REGARDED The occasion as merely an outing. In which the autumn foliage and the clear ano bracing air played fully as large q part as football win me Yale team came a perfect swarm OF coaches. including Class. MetoaiE VanderpoeI. Tborns ano q host Of others who have won faus IN slue uniforms on many grieiron CAPTAIN GRAVES WINS TOSS Captain Graves wor the toss for the Cadets and chose 10 cefend the south goal. thus pe,ting ne seneft of whatever breeze was blowing. Rorsbaek kicked os for Yale and after West Point had tried the line twice with little resuI, Prince punted- Rockwell uuffed the mass when Yale lined up. and theE Veeder fell hack from leies @@-yaro line to punt for the FRS, time. Al tAis Jgncture came Rorsback’s bad pass from when I1plon tlnckef tie rr,rt ~ r. -

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  Daily Kennebec journal, Augusta, Me., October 24, 1904, page 1

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  FOOTBALL. Bates Defeats Maine, Six to Nothing. The Indians Fail to Score on Harvard. West Point Wins from Yale-Other Games. LeNlStoil’ N.Y. WI. 23.-tSpeclaD.- Bates, 6: University of Maine. 0, Such was the outcome Of the battle. Satur. day afternoon. between the warriors of the Garnet and of the Blue, o., Garcelon field, Lewiston. And such a game. When the armies Of grimy. reekmg, soul-worn, battle scared warriors left the field at the close of the second half in the piercing chill of lac October day, it was not without increased respect and admiration for each others grit and pcrse- Ncrancc; tor then it was that they full ly realized how great the battle had been. The day was an ideal one for foot bah. The weather man certainly an swered the appeals of football enthusiasts that lime, and served il up on q silver platter. The game was scheduled for 230 o’clock. but long before that hour the streets of Lewiston leading to Garceere thronged with people and there Wa Sl’‘nN SllcdiH OF humanity through the gates up to 3 O’Clock. Uni versity Of Maine supporters came in a boiy headed by their cadet band and cnl;vencd the line of march with songs ;ind cheers both old and new. They came not with the firm conviction of Winning, fer several of the regular Varsity players We’re not in the ranks; but rather with feelings rninuIa with hope and fear. 1ht 200 or more wearerS of the Blue of the State University showed that they Were loyal to their institution and had confidence that their team would do its best, by taking a 10O-mile trip in train chartered for that spec ial purpose. Bates, too was ardently supported ana with Payne’s End Regiment Band. occupied the grand stand on the east side of the field. Names band of rooters from the bleachers on the west side Of the field answered Bates slogans in, short, cOyOte-like barks that seemed fairly to shake the air. The Garnet came back defiantly with cheers and frenZied blasts on trumpets until it seemed that bedlam had been turned loose. There was little delay in starting IT,” game and it was “a before it began. Maine had won the toss and chose the east goal with the advantage of a fair east wind that swept the field. There was a minute of intense suspense as the opposing teams awaited the sound of the referees whistle. evcry nerve and muscle set TO its highest tension. A piercing Shrek of the whistle and the battle was on. Conner kicked off and the ball went high and true, dropping into Baileys hands On the 25-yard line. But, ere Names pigmy quarterback could tuck the pigskin under his wing and away, Bates ends swoOped down upon him and he dropped in his tracks like lead. This was but a token of what was destined to happen during the rest of the game at each Kickoff Maine new er ran the ball back for appreciable gains. The men We’re not only slow on their feet, hut lacked effective interference in running back the ball from punts or the kickoff. in this regard there is 4 vast degree of difference between the team. last year, and this. Last wear, the men showed the effects of careful Grill in this important feature Of the game, and BOwdoin men will recall to their sorrow that it was through Raileys run down the field from the kickoff. for touchdown. that won the game for Maine. In that case his Interference was perfect. Maira tried to pierce Bates left tackle and when that failed to gain ground sent her fnll back at the center I;ut Bates showed up splendidly on defense and her line held like Il wall of II was the third down with yard to gain. From this point Maine supports trace THEN defeat. for Bailey fumbled the ‘iext pass and it was Bates ball on NInine’s 9O-yard line. Maine thinks that if she had not fumbled, the next play would have made it a first down and her goal would have been free from danger. But that is a possibility. Bates men are firmly convinced that Maine could not have gained that yard if their lives depended upon it. And such seems thu case Maine did tumble and Bates took advantage of it. Bates dander was w. and the way her backs hammered Names line made zach King very tired. 1t was now that the game hung in the balance. Maine fought, hard and irantically. but it was a vain struggle against the odds OF adversely. Kendall was pushed through center for two Yards and the ref aree presented Bates with five more. Maine being off side. Matters We’re fast coming to a crisis bates hacks were ir tandem and work. ing with the rhythm of a machine. ihey could not be denied. Twice they made first down and the Bates cheers were deafening. Once Maine held and .he hearts of her supporters were glad, put 1t was temporary stand and the i,ates giants swept on down toward the ndihe goal. Nearer and nearer they

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  The Cairo bulletin, Illinois, October 23, 1904, page 1

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  LIVELY TIMES ON GR|D|RON FIELDS Stages Chicago Administer De. feat TO the Northwestern ARMY DOWNS OLD ELI THE FIRST TIME THAT THE WEST POINTERS HAVE WON FROM THE YALE 5LUEs-GAMEs ELSEWHERE. By the Associated Press. Chicago, oc’ 22.-chicago, 81. Northwestern. o. These are the figures which tell of 4 decisive foot ball victory for Coach Stagg and his men. and discouraging defeat for Coach McCoranck snd the Northwestern elev. en-. The score at the end OF the first half was Chicago 4. North. wes.ern @. BY this victory Chicago secures a decided lead in the race for he football championship Of 1904. Fifteen thousand enthusiastic pariisans OF the conterdirg cleyens saw the game. In the first half both teams PLAYED q kicking game The two were pitied against each other ana honOrs were with EckersaH though Johnson did some pretty work. IN This half the ban was never i’m Chicago territory. In the second half line playing was resorted 20 and Chi. Cages men clearly proved their su. periority Northwestem’s champions exhausted themselves in the first half and IN the second half were PLAYED IN their feet Neither team used an. substitutes in the first half. bnt both made liberal Hse Of them in the sec. oHd thicago won The toss and chose the north goal Reuber kicked on Tor Northwestern to Chicago’s 2o.vard line. Chicago returned the bali IT, teen ysfls in The first shrec scrim- . images. Northwestern neld them ard Eekersail puntcd past the goal line Northwestern kicked The hall out he ffiyyard line and Eckersal re-. urned j. 10 the 25-yard line. wnere Do ‘umbled. b’n CHICAGO held the BAN after several line smashes IL was N the 1o-yard line where Eckersau RED – kick goal from field. He faiI- ID. Northwestern again kicked tho all ont +. There was faDii EXCHANGE a .Hais with feE intervening atfomnle i line play Hntl Chicago got teh bal = Northwestern sayard line ana .ekenaii kicked ensi. Northwestern hen gave a spirited exhibition Of ! iiaifhi football They succeeded in

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Yale leads 22–⁠16–⁠8 in 46 meetings, counting the 34 since this game.