Harvard at Yale

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  The Indianapolis journal, Indianapolis [Ind.], November 25, 1887, page 5

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  A GREAT GAME OF FOOTBALL Twenty-Five Thousand People Witness aCOntest Between Harvard and Yale. The Decisive Struggle for the Inter- Collegiate Championship-Yale Wins the Pennant after Hot and Exciting Fight. vania. this morning. at the Polo grounds in football match. The game was won by Yves leyan by score of 10 to 4 Fully 300 people paid admission to the Polo grounds, this afternoon. in order to witness the decisive inter -collegiats championship game of football Yale and Harvard represe natives were to face each other. and the result would give the pennant to the blue to the crimson Each had won the same number of games. each had defeated Priuceton’s strong team bv IL to O. aud. besides all this, there was the undying rivalry between the two Both had by strenuhous efforts got out their strongest teams. and the game was to be played its merits OF course the whole 10000 could not find seats in the grand stand the bleaching boards; nor did they want to. Enthusiasts stood eight and ten deep against the ropes on the north and west sides of the grounds, and behind them stood a hundred or more tally hoes carriages and vehicles of almost every deseription, whose springs and woodwork creak ed and eroaned under overweighted freights of yell ing collegians and alumni, and ladies. who took apparently, equal interest In the contest. Everywhere punches of ribbon. streamers and flags iuttered. Yale’s blue predomnated; Harvard’s crimson came next. and Columbian, Priacetonan. Union, Wesleyan and Pennsyl- ‘vania coiors went to make mp bright and pretty picture be imagined. Not only were the “Rah, rah, rah rah, Yale” and “Rah, rah, rah, rah. Harvard” heard but Princeton’s and Columbias cries were sent forth. Column bias ended with Harvard” and Prineeton’s with yale” These were straws which showed the desires of the colleges. After a few minutes practice for warming uu, the teams faced each other. The referee was T. A. Baker and the umpire James Hancock, both Princeton men. Harvard won the toss. and and a IND Al 20 ia ball Then the fun began. Beecher dribbled, and Graves, ’88. got il. but was quickly downed. Yales rushers did good work, and gradually forced Harvard back then Yale went back. Bull got in good kick. and the ball clear to Sears. The latter started to run, but soon became the foundation OF pyramid of kicking legs and swinging arms The ball was forced fifteen yards through Yale. Markoe. Harding aud Sears did great rushing. Then Graves, ’88. got the leather, and. dodging around. carried the ball short distance forward. but Bovden upset him. got the ball. and was around the left eud before he downed. Then each side made long kick. and Beecher. who was everywhere through out the game. got the ball. In the next scrimmage. Porter made fine run through all opposition. but Bull tossed him. This was all in the center OF the field. No side had gained any decided advantage Then Harvard was given five yards for false tackle. Porter made grand rush, diagonally across the field. to Yale’s TWEEN ty-five yard line When in play again, Graves. ’91. got the ball. and carried il back about the same distance. Yale tackled foul in the next ecrlmmage and Harvard got five yards more. A scrimmage followed, in which a Harvard man used his feet too freely. and was warned Harward Kissed Then Graves, 49, had his sore leg hurt again. and he gave place TO Wurtemberg. who played in his place in the Princeton Yale game Beecher did some more fine work, but the gain was partially lost by foul tackle that advanced Harvard FIVE yards. The Blue Kissed. Then Corbin used his weight and long legs. and went through the crimson line like shot. He carried the ball twenty five yards before he downed The work growing hot, with no advantage to either side. Slowly. but surely. however. the Blne Stock ings advanced to Harvard’s line Then Bull had a chance for a goal on drop kick. He &C cepted it. and as tho ball sailed ever the bar blue. Score-Yale, 5; Harvard, O. Back to the cen ter the ball was taken and put in play without delay: Wurtembere missed q chance to rush through good opening, but Bull overcame the loss by good kick. Sears sent the ball back. Bull got it and moved forward fifteen yards before he was put under cover. It Yale’s ball, and Beecher lodged through and ran forty yards and to the south boundary before ne was downed by Porter. The exceency fought we’ll and eamely. Slowly the bali went back TO the crimson goal. and then Wurtemberg with 1t to the twenty fve-yard line. Sears downed him. The next scrimmage was hot, but Corbin ran through and secured touchdown. Yale yelled and the crimson flags stopped futterine. for Bull had a kick for goal. 1t was an ugly one, at a sharp angle but it got there and the score sfood-Yale. H. Harvard, 0. The ball was placed, and Sears made long kick. Bull sent the ball back. and then a lively scrimmage followed. in which Harvard gained considerably. The crimson was playing desper ately Sears kicked the ball within the blues twenty -fve-yard line Bull fumbled it, ard before ne could recover he was downed. The struggle was fierce. Harvard put the ball with in five feet of touch-stone. but then it Yale’s ball She finally managed to get the ball out about fifteen feet. In the scrimmage Sears got the leather and around and through the opposition As he crossed the line and fell on the ball. time was called The referee said that the touchdown came thirty seconds too late TO count. Harvard’s team kicked. and their fell low ssudeats Missed, but TO avail The first stOO0-Yeie. Harvard. o. Meantime the crowd had increased to about 25.coo. When time was called for the second half. after fifteen minutes intermsson. Yale had the lower goal and the wind was with Harvard. The or die. The rush line went forward and Sears followed. His kick good Bull sent the ball back to center, and then lively scrimmage followed. Porter made good run. but moment later Wurtemberg had put the ball back third time the length OF the field. Yale made foul tackle in the next lush and Harand Boyden then helped Harvard sideraby, and got the ball threaten ingly close to Yale’s goal. Cumnock was disqualified and Appleton took his place. gradually Harvard forced the bal! down by | zigzag course to within less than foot of Yae’s line. Porter Boyden and Wood did most of the | work, the latter ploughIoe along on his stomach | for ten yards through maze of legs. Yale rail- | lied and drove the ball away. Then Porter | made an advance of ten yards and Harvard got | five yards for foul tackle. Yale drove the ball back again. Beecher got loft side” and Har- | ward reaped five yards on it. Graves fumhled | the ball. and it was stopped by Bull about five | inches inside the line. By desperate fighting | Yale sent the ball outside, fifteen yards away | from the line Il was brought in TWENTY-FIVE | feet In the scrimmage Porter got the ball and | had excellent show for run that must have | yielded touch down. but he slipped and fell. | Corbin kicked the ball, but it renounded. and Graves compelled to make a touchdown for safety. Score--Yale, IL; Harvard, 2 The next scrimmaee resulted in Bull kicking the ball to right center Yale followed with excelleQt w OOdruH which ended in Bull kicking to Harvards twenty fve-yard line. Sears then gave out and SAKE took his place. Bull got in what would have been good kick had the ball not struck Markoes chest and bounded back past Bull. Harvard made grand rush them and Porter. getting the ball. carried il TO within fifteen yards of Yale. His rnnnias, and a1rixa of

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  The sun, New York [N.Y.], November 27, 1887, page 1

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  TEE CRIMSON xrcxERs WIN. harvard Fresh-en Defeat the Yale Fresh- saer at Football, O to 4. neu ~ foetpsu, TO – NEW HAVEN, Nov. 26.-The Harvard freshmen’s football eleven defeated the Yale freshmen’s eleven at the Yale grounds this afternoon by q score Of 8 to 2. The game was hard fought from beginning to end, and at times the excitement ran very high. Whom the ball was put in play both teams attempted q running and kicking game, but after q few moro plays they settled down to q rushing game. Yale, by q long punt, sent the ban into Harvard’s territory, and kept 1t there the rest OF the inning, the ball being taken by short PUSHES right through the centre OF the rush limo, first down to Harvard’s yard line. then back to the centre OF the field and repeat Both rush lines worked like beavers, more ~efroctive work kept Harvard ON the de. just before the inning ended. Harvard’s goal being in danger. Crane, Harvard’s full BACK. Bride. Yaie’s ian back, returned Il. The bali slipped through q Harvard mans hands and E Fsls m ssrG Isl The apoh s9 sss Ib1 sil. b A H the rsisl.s ss ssiS Z 10; sSs:Iss ! “ vi! sSins S’f Tor r Y SSsa’ Soon rs aSiisr~sFdi In ths second inning Yale sent the ball to mnaryard’s corner; and kept II there Tor ten nara shsR D’ t sSGa a iSaiG lie bnse ana and SI0S Cranes long long punt sent the ball. to Yais’s ground. where, az tss s0%i f ‘o2S. Fp’ tbs wG ri, and ID S SsIs s.sriS% Ys.1rSa line. The game then became quite rough and exciting. Higgins Of Harvard was disqualified for slugging, and BANGS took his place, Yale passed the ball to Mcbride. her full back, who k Nss sa,d j. to tho centre OF the held’ where 1t Harvard gradually worked the ball again up to Yale’s Vineyard limit, and seemed, In. = fair way to score. Mcbride again. saved. the Yales by q long punt to centre. Crane, Har: quickly returned the ball, Yale’s half back tumble. and Cumnock grabbed tho ball. and, with no one to block him. made an easy touch down, from which Crane kick q goal, scoring six points for Harvard. With ten minutes playing time Yale made desperate efforts to turn the tables, but the Harvard boys were too strong for them. Dur ing the last ten minutes Harvard changed her tactics to q passing and running game, and did better playing than ut any previous time. max rushers and half backs. but, being prevented Yale’s full back. When time was called tho scene was indescribable. Harvard’s enthusiasm finding vent In the most extravaganza manner. Returning to the campus, the yictors celebrated By Q liberal discharge OF fire crackers. Tho best play for Harvard was by Cumnock, Wells, Nichols, Clark. Golthwaite, and Crane. For Yale. Rhodes and Foster Of the rush line, and Mcbride. full back, were the mainstay Of the team. the quarter back and half backs being weak. and, using, poor judement in block inf and running: The Harvards arc clearly kicking and running game throughout their score would have been much lnrger. The teams were composed and stationed as follows:

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  Great Falls tribune, Great Falls, Mont., November 30, 1887, page 1

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  Yale Beats Harvard. NV YoRK, November 2s.-The great game of football between Harvard and Yale was Witnessed by 10000 people. 1t was a splendid struggle, and ended in IA @ Of Yale, the score being II to 8. The spectators were extremely enthusiastic, and the noise made BY the yelling collie CLANS and alumni was frIghtful, The la

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Officially, Yale leads 72–⁠61–⁠8; as played, 62–⁠50–⁠8 in the 120 games on file; the official count covers all 141 meetings, counting the 109 since this game.