Wesleyan (CT) at Yale

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  The daily morning journal and courier, Connecticut, October 5, 1905, page 1

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  YALE BRUSHES WESLEYAN METHoDISTS, ASPIRATIONS RE- CEIVE AN ICE-WATER BATH. ShevIin’s Men Roll Up n Score of 27 to Q First Half Well Fought but the l. Second Proves Wallover for the BIne-Stevenson InduIges in Some Star work = Quarterback Position We’ll Taken Care Of Wesleyan came to Yale yesterday hopeful of making a record showing, She even entertained hopes of scoring on the Blue warriors, but she was bit terly disappointed. Her defeat was one Of the most crushing she has ever suf- fered in New Haven. The score was 27 to 0. The men from Middletown started the game with fine spirit and dash. During the first half they put up a strong article of football. Their best efforts were confined to defensive work and by them they held Yale down to single touchdown in this half. The score was made after five minutes of play from consistent line bucking. Finn was pushed over from the ten yard line and Hoyt kicked the goal. YaNa had another chance to score in this half, but Morse fumbled the ball on Wesleyan’s ten yard line and a Wesleyan man fell on it. It was then punted out of danger and the half end ed three minutes after. The second half was a surprise. Ev- eryone was looking for another nip and tuck struggle, but Yale had got her “sacond wind,’ and simply tore down the field almost as she pleased. Wesleyan weakened perceptibly under the vigorous assaults of Yale. She Twas bewildered by the suddenness of the plays and her inability to check them. Stevenson for Yale was the bright and proper star. He did not go in until the second half, but as soon as he had his hands on the ball there seemed to be a change in the whole Yale eleven. Almost at the opening of the half he made a fifty-seven yard run around Wesleyan’s. right end, and shortly after carried the ball over for a touchdown, ‘eighty-five yards being made by Yale in four plays. The next tuuCLIuu”Il Col1lIS ctLIGl tt SIAug ydIus run by, Bigelow, Weeder launching over the line with ease. Veeder in this in- stance as in the one before proved his | inability to kick goals. He failed both times and a steadier man will evidently | have to be looked for unless he in1- proves. Besides other changes in the second half Jones went to quarter Yale seems fortunate in this position Continued on Seventh Page.)

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  New-York tribune, New York [N.Y.], October 5, 1905, page 10

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  YALE DEFEATS WESLEYAN. Long, Dashjng Runs a Feature OF the Blues Opening Game. New-Haven, Conn. Oct. 4-Yale defeated Wesleyan in the opening game Of the year at Yale Field to-day by score Of 81 to o. Yale made one touchdown in the first half and four in the second. 1t was much better showing OF the team improved the game progressed, in spite of fumbling and poor Interference work Wesleyan was stampeded in the second half and had one of it’s players disqualified. At no time did the visitors make any inroads on the Yale line. IE the second half Stevenson made the grand tour Of the gridiron twice, Bigeow made a nfnety-yard run and Veeder, Hutchinson and Jones made brilliant dashes for long gains. For Wesleyan Van Surdam, Cunningham and Hampson played fast game. while for Yale the individual honors were evenly divided The first half was given up to small gains by Yale. good deal OF fumbling. poor interference and long punting by Veeder and Hoyt, besides spectacular vaulting of tacklers by Hutchinson on running back punts. Flynn went over the line for the touchdown In the second half Yale broke through at every play and ripped Wesleyan’s line continually. Stevenson got off for sixty-five yards the first play Finn followed with fifteen, Veeder with fIVe, and Stevenson staggered across the line for the second score made in four plays. yards. Van Surdam brought him down ten yards from the goal lire. Veeder, the second play. cut across for twenty-five yards and touch down kck-of, and Stevenson on YaIe’s first play, sour ried hfty-five yards behind fine interference by Forbes and crossed the goal line. This whirl- WIND scoring of Yale ended within a few seconds Wriggled through the whole Wesleyan team The lineup follows:

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  Waterbury evening Democrat, Connecticut, October 5, 1905, page 9

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  THE CRIDlRON THE GAMES YESTERDAY Yale and Harvard Win Their Cames-Eddie Herr Played a Good Game For His College-Results. New Haven, Oct. 5-Yale played her first football game of the season yesterday, thrashing Wesleyan, 27 to 0. The Ellis played fast and shappy football under warm sun. The score at the end of the first half was to 0. But in the second half Yale went in like whirlwind and swept the Methodists over their line four times in fifteen minutes. It was a regular old fashioned open game with plenty of racing up and down the gridiron to entertain the spectators. Yale was not in danger of being scored on in the entire game, the Wesleyan players making only one gain. That came in the first half and was around Yale’s left end. When time was called at the end of the first half Yale had gained about 5 yards on rushes, ex- elusive of the running back of punts. The visiting team had only ten yards to it’s credit. The Yale line was im- penetrable to the Methodists’ assaults. Stevenson made a dashing play in the second half. running 57 yards. In a second dash from the opponents 40 yard line he made touchdown. The

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  Daily Kennebec journal, Augusta, Me., October 5, 1905, page 1

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  COBURN. Yale, 27; Wesleyan, 0. New Haven CT, Oct. 4-Yalc defeated Wesleyan, today, In the first test for the wearers of the blue. this season. the score being q to o. iales work in the first nalf WAS ragged and gave no encouragement to the army of coachers at the field but In the second half great improvement was shown, four touchdowns being made in the 15-minute period. The linemen and backs failed TO work together In the first half and there was considerable FUN bling. the result being that Yale scored but one touchdown. Long runs by Stevenson. Needer and Jones were the features. Captain Shevlin did not play as he has lame ankle. The summary: Score-Yale z: Wesleyan, 0. Touch downs-Flinn. Stevenson .. Needer :. Goals from touchdownS-Veeder 3 Ref cree, NJ. ]. Thompson, Waterbury. UNI pire, Or. Hammond. New Haven. Timer, DR.. L. r. Hull. Time. 15-min. periods. At tendance. ZOO.

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Yale leads 46–⁠0 in 46 meetings, counting the eight since this game.