Syracuse at Yale

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  New-York tribune, October 6, 1907, page 10

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  YALE FORCED TO LIMIT. SYRACUSE FIGHTS HARD. Blue Can Score Only T7cice an Stubborn Contest. New Haven, Oct. 5.-YaIe found in Syracuse to-day a much stronger foe than she had expected. Although the visitors at no time threat ened the Yale goal, the Ellis were unable to score more than two touchdOwns, making total or II points Both scores were made in the first half of the game. The first touchdown came as a result of fierce line plunges and the second was gift from Syracuse For nearly fifteen minutes after play began Syracuse held Yale back only to have Burch break through its defence and seize the ball on a tumble in mid field Wheaton then punted TO the Syracuse % yard line, where the visitors were held for downs Wheaton again kicked TO the Syracuse 10-yard line. After Yale got the ball in this part of the visitors territory she set her heavy backs at work and Wylie was forced over the line for the first touchdown. Yale tried Kick out and failed. YaIe’s second touchdown made soon after Wylie returned Syracuses kick off to the latter s 1O-yard line. Stein the Syracuse fullback. fumbled pass and the ball rolled behind the visitors goal Yale the alert for such a chance, and Goebel broke through the defence and fell upon the ball for Yale’s second touch down WyIIe kicked goal. ending the scoring for his side. In the second half Yale played n punting game The distance kicking Of Coy kent the BAH in the Syracuse territory practically all the time. His kicking helped a great deal in keeping Yale’s goal out OF danger, the visitors finding the Els line an imprcgnable stone wall at critical times Two of Coys punts travelled sixty yards. The only attempt for another score during this half was a try for a field goal by BOmar from SyracuscE 35-yarJ line, which failed. There were no long individual runs during the game The best effort in this line was the run back by Tad Jones OF n punt and Wheaton’s end run for thirty yards each Yale was severe “ penalized during the game. losing sixty Yards follows

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  Evening star, Washington, D.C., October 6, 1907, page 54

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  NEW FEATURES EMPLOYED. Yale Defeats Syracuse in an Exciting Game. NEW HAVEN, Conn. October 5.-In a game full of excitement, caused by the large number of forward passes and on side kicks the Yale foot ball team beat Syracuse here today. II to 0. Yale had to work hard for every point made and did all her scoring in the first half, the stubborn defense of the visitors being too much for the Blue in the second period. Had not Van Amam passed the ball far over the head of Stein when the latter was on the Syracuse twenty-yard line toward the end of the first half, Yale prob ably would have scored but once. On that play the ball rolled over the goal line and Syracuse tried for safety but Goebel finally fell on it for Yale touchdown. Yale’s line showed strong and her backs outclassed those OF Syracuse Syracuse worried Yale when the former had the ball and played snappy game from the start,

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