Holy Cross at Yale

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  New-York tribune, October 11, 1908, page 11

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  YALE RUNS UP SCORE HOLDS HOLY CROSS SAFE. Double Passes and On-Side Kicks Responsible for Good Gains. New Haven oct <10.-Yale held Holy Cross SO lightly at football to-day that substitute set OF backs was sent into the clash with the worcester Collegians. At no time Yale’s goal threatened and only first down obtained Dy the Holy Cross attack. Yale scored three tOuchdowns, netting IS points and twice had the ball on the Holy Cross 10-yard line within a minute OF the close of each half Holy Cross played a punting game. and instead Of line boring returned the Yale kicks, although losing ground in nearly every exchange and being forced gradually back to her own goal. This policy kept the score down, but II surrendered any dim hope Of planting the ball close TO Iale’s goa4 that might result. The defence Of Holy Cross was fairly strong, and Yale’s plungfng game was checked regularly and her forward passes were spoiled. Holy Cross suffered the penalty for on side play frequently, ana fumbles at critical times were costly Brides played right haIfback for Yale. and was responsible for one touchdown. In the second half Murphy. Of Yale. made spectacular run through the Holy Cross team getting the ball on punt and running It back thirty-hve yards. Jones’ OF the visiting eleven. injured early In the game and retired. Burke taking his place. Hobbs. Of Yale was thrown heavily in the second half and went 10 the side lines, Richardson sub stitutinc. Yale’s nrst touchdown came early in the game. Mahoney funUIed punt and Goebel fell on the ball twenty yards from the goal line DAILY finally the ball over after several plunges into the line. A double pass tor good gain and a we’ll placed side kick by Brides to fitzpatrick resulted in the second touchdown Brides made the third touchdown In The second half after Two penalties against Holy Cross. double pass and 4 forward pass 10 Fitzpatrick had forced the bah to the 4-yard line The lineup follows

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  Daily Kennebec journal, Augusta, Me., October 12, 1908, page 4

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  BROWN TWELVE, BOWD0|N ZERO COLBY 6; new HAMPS SHIRE 0. Maine Beats Fort Mckinley SO to o.. Harvard Trims Williams 10 to o. Yale Is; Holy Cross O---Dart- mouth rs; Tufts O. Providence, oct. ll.-Rowdoin was beaten BY Brown Saturday II to y. The game was poorly played. Bowd”in esp g. tally putting up a rough article. Brown also Was in somewhat crude form. aud there We’re many fumbles. The forward pass was not worried sue cessfulv once. Brown scored its ‘rSt touchdown in the first half. when after four minutes Of play the bah advanced to BoWdoiI’S l0-yard line. Mckay secured possession Of it and ran it arollrd right end for :; touchdown. Donnie kicked the goal. Tie second Brown score MAS on q fumbled forward PASS. SpreckiIn tileW the bah to IIartigan, who had gone in al LETT end Ialtigan fumbled, but reeained possession Of the BAH ana carried il |across the lire. Mckay and Mayhem, Browns star halves, played Wei, the work of the for mer on the defence being especially no ticeable. Fer Bowdoin, Haley at euar’ did good work. The Bowdoin coach, after the game. il comparing the merits of Brown and liar vard said he thought the chances of victory for Brown on oct. 81 Wcr” very bright. considering the fact that ssTeia strong additions 10 the Brown line w”ult be made lefore that time. The summary BROWN BON’DOIN Hartigan (Gormam, le...-...re. u. S,nit kirley, It Observation-Disclosures. II. Cr”sp! kcresey. lG ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. .g EHfn sisson, { Observation-Disclosures. e, MGp4d r. Smith. re .................-... y. Haley Dennie. re NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. le. Nandtk’ Sprecklin Jarvis,. qh............Qh. Wilson

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Yale leads 22–⁠7 in 29 meetings, counting the 23 since this game.