Syracuse at Yale

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  The sun, New York [N.Y.], October 7, 1906, page 1

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  NEW RULES FINE FOR YALE. Heavier syracuse Team beaten, 81 10 O Bus Fad Jones. NEW HAVEN, Oct. 6-That beef without speed is n useless football asset was shown in the Yale-Syracuse game this afternoon. when Vale won with q comparatively light eleven, burying the New York Goliaths under y - 10 q score, “a Of which were made in the FIRST half. Although the visitors seemed TO get on their plays with fair speed, Yale’s strong secondary defence stopped them time and again before the necessary ten wards could be gained. Syracuse might have prevented several scores had the team adopted a p%unting game, as Yale did. Sensational incidents we’re plentiful. and Tad Jones more than did his share TO make the game a notable one. He made one touch down from q Syracuse kickCn. lodging in a broken field practically, every. member of the opposing eleven, and fOu ght his way 10 the line aided by some splendid Interference by his mates. Thp new rules worked beautifully for Yale. Big gains were made on short kicks where pass also Melted many gains for Yale. SYRIA cuse, oVPranxious 10 beat Yale. was penaIized heavily for being offside, and this helped her opponents time and again when near the New YOrkers’ goal line. onloOkers, was developed in to-day’s game. That IL, they believe that. no matter how good a forward line Of defence Ia, 10 can he penetrated by the offence which can get Roadway before the, defence ca. u ia argued that the defence back Just that much. Syracuse broke the Vale line repeatedly, but the ~latter’s second line Of defence Was all to the good. Wales interference was splendid, and vet II was not al that was desired Syracuse gains made ley her sturdy backs we’re loat by Jack ~ aid IN showing the runners along after penetrating the Yale line. The lineup:

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  The Minneapolis journal, Minneapolis, Minn., October 7, 1906, page 25

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  TRICK PLAY FORMED =. The YALE 0FFEnsE Syracuse Giants Overwhelmed by Sons of Eli at New :.n - .-r7r.sz. 1920. ---.’f -. ,-...- F. Haven. >...$ =. ,. Special to The Journal. Special to The Journal New Haven, Conn.,, Oct. 6.-Syracuse s giant eleven proved an easy mark for Yale’s, colts today, the Eli 8 climbing up to a, 81 to 0 score during the thirty-fve minutes of play. At no time during the game did Syracuse have the ball on Yale territory. .. IL Yale worked forward passes and trick football, while Syracuse seemed not to have heard Of it.; Yale went thru the heavy Syracuse line like paper, while the herculean Syracuse attack, even on a muddy field, could not push Yale back for first downs. .”..~r l.. Yale’s light team ran up twenty nine points the first half by merrily romping past the Syracuse giants at every play. Knox, of Yale, ran back STEMS kick off thirty yards. and on the: next play Roome, essaying a fake, kick, skirted for sixty yards. When. tackled by Reynolds he passed the ball ahead to Jones, who shot for the goal, scoring the first touchdown. %->.,-s>. In the second half Stein ran back Biglow’s kickoff, but Hark fumbled on the third play. Alcott picked up the ball, and dashed for touchdown after twenty yard run. Alcott kicked goal.

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  Arizona republican, October 7, 1906, page 1

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  VALE DEFEATED SYRACUSE. New Haven, Conn, Oct. 6.-Yale de- feated Syracuse University today 51 to 0. The new rules as played by Yale worked splendidly while Syracuse re- sorted almost entirely to old fashioned football.

Public-domain newspapers from the Library of Congress’s Chronicling America, found through the American Stories dataset (Dell and Harvard, CC BY 4.0). The text is the machine reading of the page, mistakes and all.

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