Wesleyan (CT) at Yale

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  The Washington herald, October 3, 1907, page 9

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  YALE WINS EASILY Wesleyan Makes Poor Show inc Against Els. COY’S PLAYING THE FEATURE Full Back Makes Three Successful Tackles When the Wesleyan Backs Were Trying Desperately to Score – Yale Executes Forward Pass Frequently for Great Gains. New Haven, Conn. Oct 2-On Yale Field this afternoon the Eli team defeated Wesleyan 25 to 0 in a game replete with exciting incidents Forward passing was frequent and brilliant in the Yale play. but the Wesleyans attempts TO exc cute this ended in rank failure and usually loss Of the ball altogether. AS a feature OF the contest z. II. Coy, the Yale full back. made three successful tackles when the Wesleyan backs were making a desperate attempt 10 score in the second half They were on Yale’s 2o-yard line. and on a tumble GndersIeeve snatched the ball and was dashing with n clear field for the Eli goal. well guarded by his In reference, when Coy broke through and tackled. Again Wesleyan secured an open field and started for the goal. when Coy cleanly caught his man, while the 1900 spectators roared themselves hoarse. on the next play he again tackled the back with the ball before a single yard had been gained. Fred Murphy played brilliant defensive game, and scored one of the touchdowns. Wheaton and Wiley kicked we’ll. To-day’s game confirmed the belief that Yale has a phenomenal team.

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  New-York tribune, October 3, 1907, page 10

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  ON COLLEGE GRIDIRONS. YALE BEATS WESLEYAN. Tad Jones Scores First Touch dozen on q FOr7Card Pass. COLLEGE FOOTBALL SCORES. At Cambridge, Mass.-Haryard D; Bowdoin. o. At New Hayen-Yale. 25; Wesleyan. o. At PhIIadeIphia-University Of Pennsylvania, 16; villa Nova, o. At ProvIdence-Brown, 81 Massachusetts Agricult- ural College. o. At Hanover-Dartmouth, o; University OF Ver- mont o. At Ithaca. y. Y.-CorneIl. IS; Hamilton, o. At South Betheehem-Lehigh, 34 jefferson Medi- cal College, o. At Cariise-Carlise Iniians. 81: Susquehanna, o. At AnnapOlis-Annapolis. &c: ST Johns College, o.

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