Brown at Yale

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  The Montgomery advertiser, November 8, 1908, page 9

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  PLAYED TIE GAME NEITHER YALE NOR BROWN COULD WIN, BrOyvn’s Strength Compelled Yale TO Play m Kicking Game-~SOns of old Ell Were Clearly Outplayed New Haven, Nov. Yale and Brown played a tie game here today. final score Yale, 10; Brown, 10. After the first kick of. Brown began making dangerous gains by end runs. Brown then kicked to Coy. who dropped the ball on Yale’s fifteen I’d line, Brown getting it. Two runs gained ten yards, Sparekling then made a forward pass to Denny, who scored a touchdown. Browns strength compelled Yale to play kicking game and from Browns twenty -five-yard line, Coy dropped a goal from placement to save his team, Brown outplayed Yale in everything but kicking. Coy’s bunting was superb. Brown was able continually to gain through Yale’s line. Score end first half: Brown, 5; Yale. 4; In the early part of the second half, Yale’s line stinfened, compelling Brown to kick and later Brown tore up the line and broke up plays. Coy’s run- ming was fierce and tackling hard. Ex- changes of ball resulted from stone wall defences inside the twenty i’ve yard line, which compelled kicking. Lo- gan’s fortysyard run followed by for ward pass. gave Yale a touchdown. Johnson to Haines. The goal was kicked. Right after a Yale forward Payne went to Denny, of Brown, who scored touchdown after a thirty. yard run. TnS goal was not Kicked. Yale played fiercely in the last few minutes. Brown got the ball on a quar- ter kick and crossed Yale’s goal line after fifty-yard run but the score did not count on the claim of holding in the line. Wisconsin Downs Minnesota. Northrop Field, Minneapolis Minn. Nov. T-Wisoonsin defeated Minne- sota this afternoon in one of the hard est fought games ever played on Northrop field by a score of to 0. Wisconsin scored touchdown but failed to kick goal Wisconsin in the first half on a forward pass would have scored again in the second half had the game been one minute longer. Wisconsin got the ball on Wisconsin had the ball when time was called. Minnesota had poor success with the forward pass. while Wiscon- sin worked 1t to good advantage.

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  Los Angeles herald, California, November 8, 1908, page 1

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  BROWN PLAYS YALE TO Tie ONLY FOR CARELESSNESS, WOULD HAVE WON cUTPLAYs THEM EVERY WAY, EXCEPT IN KICKING Visitors Score Quickly In First Half, but Overlook Chances for Points, and at the End They Stand 10 to 10 NEW HAVEN, Conn, Nov. L-For the second time in the history OF the football relations between the univer stiles, Brown played tie game with Yale today, the score being 10 to TO- The other game was played in 1895 and ended 6 to 6. The visitors outplayed Yale in every department of the game, except that of kicking, and but for carelessness in catching a punt from Yale goal line in the second half and for holding on the line just before the close of the game, undoubtedly would have won. Browns first score came quickly aft er the opening Of the first half. Hobbs kicked off for Yale, Brown rushing it down to the 40-yard line, Mckay and Mayhem earring 1t 20 yards more Sprackling passed it forward to DEN ME and the latter carried it over for touchdown. Mckay failed to kick goal. Five minutes later, after Brides and Coy had rushed the ball down to Browns 30-yard. line and Brown had held Yale for a second time, Coy kicked the first goal from the field. In the second half, Johnson replaced Murphy at quarter for Yale. Following the kickoff, runs by Coy brought the ball back over to center and then Yale scored on a forward pass, the first from Philbin to Logan for 20 yards, and the second from Johnso INTO Hayes, who took the ball over the line. Hobbs kicked the goal. Two minutes later Dennie intercepted a forward pass from Philbin to Hayes, ran thirty yards and crossed Yale’s goal line. No goal was kicked, and afterward the ball was punted to Sprackles and he allowed it to just touch the ground. In the last min ute of play, McCay ran forty yards for touchdown, but 1t was not allowed, as there had been holding in the line.

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  The Salt Lake herald, Salt Lake City [Utah], November 8, 1908, page 14

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  The Lineup. BROWN TIES YALE. New Haven Team Fortunate to Get an Even Score. New Haven, Conn, Nov. For the second time in the history of the foot ball relations between the universities. Brown played a tie game with Yale today. the score being 10 to 10. The other game occurred in 1895, and ended to 6. The visitors outplayed Yale in practically every department of the game, except that of kicking, and but for carelesSness in catching a punt from Yale’s goal line in the second half, and for holding in the line just before the close of the contest, would undoubtedly have won the game. Browns first score came quickly after the opening of the first half Hobbs kicked off for Yale. Brown rushed IL down TO the forty-yard line. Mckay and Mayhem carried it twenty yards more. Spreckling passed it forward to Dennie. and the latter carried il over for touchdown. Mckay failed TO kick goal. Five minutes later. after Bruce and Coy had rushed the ball down to Browns thirty yard line. and Brown had held Yale for a second time, Coy kicked the first goal from the field. In the second half Johnson replaced Murphy at quarterback on Yale. Following the kickoff. runs by Coy brought the ball back to the center of the field and then Yale scored on a forward pass. the first from Philbin to Logan for twenty yards, and the second from Johnson to Haines. who took the ball over the line. Hobbs kicked the goal. Two minutes later Dinney intercepted a forward pass from Philbin to Haines. ran thirty yards and crossed Yales goal line. There was no goal kicked. as when the ball was punted Ieisurely out TO Sprackling he allowed it TO just touch the ground. In the last minute of play Mckay ran forty yards for touchdown, but it was mot al lowed, as there had been holding in the | line

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  The San Francisco call, November 8, 1908, page 37

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  YALE-BROWN A TIE Old Eli 0utpIayed Except in Her Kicking NEW HAVEN, Conn, Nov. For the second time in the history of the football relations between the univer-sites, Brown played a tie game with Yale today, the score being 10 to 10 enoed TO o. The visitors outplayed yale In practically every department of the game, except that of kicking and but Tor carelessness in catching a punt from the Yale goal line in the second half and for holding in the line inst before the close of the contest would undoubtedly have won the game Browns first score came quickly after the opening of the first half Hobbs kicked off Yale, Brown rushed 1t down TO the 40 yard line, Mckay and Mahew carried 1t 20 yards more, Sprackline passed it forward to Dannie and the latter carried il over for touchdown. Mckay failed to kick goal Five min utes later, after Brides and Coy rushed the BAN down to Browns 80 yard line time, Coy kicked the first goal from the field. In the second half Johnson replaced Murphy at quarter back on Yale Following the kickoff runs by Coy brought the ball back to the center of the field and then Yale scored on a forward pass the first from Philbin to Logan for 20 yards, and the second from johnson to Haines, who took the ball over the line. Hobbs kicked the goal Two ward pass from Philbin to Haines. ran 30 yards and crossed Yale’s goal line There was no goal kicked as when the ball was punted leisurely out to Sprackl1ng he allowed ii to Just touch the ground In the last minute of plav Mckay ran 40 yards for a touchd5wnS S but il was not allowed, as there had been holding in the line

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Yale leads 79–⁠25–⁠4 in 108 meetings, counting the 92 since this game.