Wesleyan (CT) at Yale

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  Norwich bulletin, Norwich, Conn., September 29, 1910, page 3

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  YALE SHOWS FAST new FOOTBALL Wesleyan Is Beaten ID to O-One PLAYER Injured In Pennsylvania Game-.Pitcher Johnson Breaks Worlds Strikeout Record-Athletics Lose to ST. Louis. | New Haven, Conn, Sept. 2s.-The | new style of football was splendidly | exemplified in the Yale game with Wesleyan this afternoon, according to | football experts, the % to score in ! favor of the Blue being accepted as the natural result of better condition. | ing and better team work of that eleven-. The game was fast and for the | seasons opener an exciting one The players on both sides showed intelligent understanding of the style of play laid down in the new rules, and departing from the old means of rush | ing the ball through the line, forward passes, kicks and two or three tactical plays were used with consistent gains Play All Over the Field. TIL new rules give chance for action over the whole field Wesleyan used the forward pass. long and clean, time after time, gaining long distance. She outclasSed Yale in this respect, but her weakness lay in inability to get through Yale’s line by end runs and the punting which was necessary was neither accurate nor of great distance. Yale was not successful in using the forward pass. but the frequency with which it was attempted indicated that it will form the main feature of Of fensive play. There were many features which would have been entirely absent in the old style. The elimination of line bucking inside the twenty yard line resulted in Wesleyan once holding Yale for downs on the one yard line. At another time it took Yale three rushes to get the ball over for a touch down within the five yard line. This indicated that a good defence will hold the offence more often than for merly when the ball is within striking distance of the goal line. Yale’s First Score. Yales first score resulted from forward pass from the 25 yard line been blocked. The pass put the ball on Wesleyan’s five yard line. Then it was rushed over. The next touch down followed the blocking of Wesleyan’s attempt at forward pass because of bad signals. Yale rushed piling up the linemen. Even then Wesleyan stood firm on the one yard line and it was thought she would hold Yale for downs, but in the final rush there was double tumble by Yale, which the Blue recovered just over the line. which was equivalent to touchdown The third touchdown was due to Wesleyan’s fumbling. Field had kicked to Bacon, the visitors quarter back, but he fumbled and the ball rolled from the ffteen-yard line into touch. and a Yale man fell on it for a score. Coreys Coward Run. The fourth touchdown was the feature, for Corey, who made it, ran 80 yards. Wesleyan tried a forward pass which went to Yale’s Is yard line. 1t went into Corey’s hands and he, eluding all the Wesleyan men, ran al most the length of the field. The Yale interference was fine and brought spectators to their feet. Just before ! the end Wesleyan held Yale for downs on the one yard line. Throughout the game the play was | open and the ball was constantly in | motion. Some Wesleyan men seemed | to suffer slight injury. but probably | the heat and lack of condition were | The ball travelled so fast /

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  The Bridgeport evening farmer, Connecticut, September 29, 1910, page 7

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  YALE AND HARVARD CRIDIRON WARRIORS CONQUER NEW RULES AND BEAT RIVALS DECISIvELY Y Result of Changes Ensure More Open Play and Game Sure to Become more Popular New York, Sept. 2e.-The biggest surprise of the real opening day of the eastern football season was that there were no surprises. All the big teams are in good form. The result is interpreted by football experts to imean that the big colleges have shown unexpected aptitude in mastering the new rules. t Ted Coy, the Yale coach, declares that the thew game” will be little different from the old From the ab- :sence of injuries in the opening games the coaches say it is safe to assume the game is less dangerous then ever before Yale and Harvard beat Wesleyan and Bates respectively by identical SCOT es, 22 to 70. As Wesleyan is be- ilieved to be stronger than Bates, the Yale adherents are trying to find consolation in the Blue showing. The only Dig eastern team that has not yet been seen in action is Prince ton.ssz.ss New Haven, Sept. 2s.-The first milestone passed on the way to the intercollegiate football champion ship with s22–⁠0 victory over Wes- t1eyan yesterday, the Yale squad start led to put on finishing touches for the Digger struggles ahead today. Secret practice was held at Yale Field and will likely be held daily until the game with Syracuse Saturday This

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  Los Angeles herald, September 29, 1910, page 11

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  YALE OvERWHELMS WESLEYAN VARSITY New Code Lends Excitement and Reveals Opportunities for Open Play NEW HAVEN, Conn.,, Sept. 2S.-In the opening game of the football season on ale field today, Yale defeated Wesleyan % to 0. Both teams showed good knowledge of the new football, while versatility at plays with frequent use of the forward pass and kicking, made the contest exciting. Each side was frequently PEN allied and few line plays were tried. The new game showed great opportunities for open play and chances for consistent ground-gaining with the perfection of the forward pass. That a heavy line will be of as much inn portance this year as previously was shown by the frequent gains made by Yale through Wesleyan’s center The game also demonstrated that a fast, light team with the use of the forward pass and the punt will have a better chance Of gaining ground against a heavier team than hereto fore. The danger OF injury also seems to have been lessened and the allowing of an injured player to return at the opening of a new quarter will allow a team to maintain its initial strength throughout the game.

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 46–⁠0 in 46 meetings, counting the three since this game.