Harvard at Yale

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  New-York tribune, New York [N.Y.], November 24, 1889, page 1

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  A VICTORY FOR YALE. HARVARD BEATEN AT FOOTBALL BY SIX POINTS TO NOTHING. A STUBBORN AND BRILLIANT CONTEST At SPRINGFIELD-gIFTEEN THOUSAND PEOPLE on THE GRoUNDs-DE- TAILS OF THE MATCH oprlngneld, Mass, Nov. 23.-fale defeated Han ward at football this afternoon on the Hampdcn Park grounds after one of the cleanest closest and most exciting games played between these two universities. Six points were scored by the New-Haven collegians TO nothing for the players from Cambridge. IIarvards defeat was not dis creditable one however, and those who shouted for the crimson found much encouragement in YES terday’s showing viewed in the light Of the career that football has run at Harvard since 1889. Some of the more enthusiastic Harvard graduates on the field able TO see in the result in fact, only one more instance of that fatality which has pursued athletics at Cambridge for the last four years. The two teams were so evenly matched and played similar game that neither side seemed rightly to deserve superiority. But Just at a lucky moment Wurtemburss run came, and Yale scored touchdown and goal by grace of the last halt minute in the first three-quarters. At no other time did the blue get really near enough to the goal line to make a touchdown inevitable, and a delay of thirty seconds in that particular play would have made any scoring impossible. THE PLAY OF THE ELEvENs. On the whole, however it seems scarcely fair TO say that the game was not won on its merits. For though a lucky chance gave the Yale quarter back his opportunity in the nick of tme the play of the Yale eleven directed all through the game TO making possible just such dash around the Harvard eleven. Every other attempt failed of success but the tactics mad once. and that was enough to insure victory Yet it would be harder to pick out two teams more evenly matched. Yale excelled in the rush liue where in fact the whole strength Of her team lies. Against that solid wall the best of the Harvard rushers again and again without gain. ing yard. And if Lee, as dashng and aeet-footed a half.back any college has turned out in nurI t,a IL through the edges, he got that clear field which alone opens the way to tOuchdowns to the lighter players The Harvard rush line, the contrary, though usually effective, left much to be desired in the way of blocking and tacNlng. and two three occasions let opposing runner slip through untouched. Behind the line Yale is weak, and her half.backs are both far inferior to Lee and scarcely Q level with SAKE. Mcbride, the full-back, is also distinctly outclassed by B. Traford the slim and wiry freshman whom Harvard is developing as II drop and punt kicker, and who bids fair to become of the greatest experts in the history of the game. REMARKABLE DROP KICK. One of his remarkable kicks gave Yale’s back ers in fact their most trying moment of the after noon. Harvard had the ball half way down in Yales territory, and after couple of Intellectual rushes the leather was passed back to Traford, | apparently for punt. The goal probably | forty yards off, and no one expected try for it, But instead of punting it, the solcmn-faced youth quickly measured the distance TO the posts with his eye, dropped the ball and kicked it neatly as it struck the ground The yellow sphere rose graceful ly toward the Goal, flying through the air scarcely ! two feet above the level of the goal crOssbar and / finally shot past it almost into the crowd which ! pressed upon the ropes behind. From many parts 3. of the field il locked like goal, but thosc close at hand could see that the ball had passed an | ,ol, tt.. f1n tha | But the brilliant plays which filed the two halves of the game with the most intense and pro longed excitement cannot be gone INTO detail No | crowd of spectators could have been more enthu. sastic over the merits Of the exhibition which Will long be remembered by all who saw 10 as one Of ! the most successful and thoroughly enjoyable Of | the great games between the colleges. FINE CONDITIONS FOR FOOTBALL The weather, too, could not have been more IA vorable and all the conditions perfect for an exharating sport like football The sun shone at times, but not enough to dazzle the eyes OK those who sat in the big grand stand facing west, and its rays tempered the air to point at which heavy winter ulsters were more burden than a | luxury. The ground had had time enough TO dry and offered a splendid turf for the players, unbroken by miry spots or uneven surfaces. Ample accommodations had been provided. too, for the spectators, though the crush to get in the mar row gates of the park was almost l was given to the spectators both to see the game and to indulge in the usual pyrOtechnics in the way of cheering and singing with ease and COM a | fort Four big grand stands surrounded the field, | and each was allotted to some particular college contingent Harvard had the long eastern stand ! and Yale the western, and the nNal leaders of the cheering were kept busy hurting defiance across the white-lined square between. | Amherst College had one stand 20 the north, and Dartmouth another, and, slngularly enough, these two bodies of spectators divided their sympathies Dartmouth cheering for Harvard, | while the Amherst men back up firmly their | fellow COngregationalists of Yale In all prob ably , 900 people were inside the mcosure, and on every side were banners and streamers gay rib bons and handkrchefs, all bravely tutterlng and about evenly divided between the crimson and tue blue. THE TEAMS on THE FIELD. The two teams came on the field shortly after | o’clock. The Harvard men arlfed first, and their appearance was the signal for a burst of cheers from the Harvard benches the east side Of the park They quickly stripped off their white sweaters ard began passing and kicking a ! halfdozen new footballs. Dean, the quarter. back, practised tossing the leather sphere to B. Trafford the full.back who tried for goals from | the 2J-yard and then from the 3O-yard line. The | Harvard players looked rather light and hard-‘ trained, but showed great activity and dash. The Nal m “A

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  Morning journal and courier, November 25, 1889, page 4

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  YALE WINS. It 10 By Very close Margin-Finssn Thousana People Saw she +Game- Yale Wlll Bs In Luck IT She Dsfesss Princeton. The football game at sringasld on satur- dsy between Harvard and Yale wss close end exciting one. and was witnessed by 1o’- GOO people. Many hundreds could not gain sdmission to the park. This crowd was sig niHcant of the fact that any event in which Harvard and Yale are matched will bring out great crowd. It has been urged e one of the arguments against dual league being formed between Yale and Harvard that the latter college is below Princeton in Athlst- ios; that before such dual league Is formed Harvard should head of Princeton. The crowd on Saturday is conclusive svi- dsncs that any contest between Yale and Harvard will draw. no matter whether liar yard stands below Princeton or not. Yale won, 6to0. This score was very unsatisfactory to thoss who know anything about the Prince ton team. Yale only defeated Harvard af’ ter one of the most obstinate and exciting contests ever witnessed. It would be hard to hnd two slevens more evenly matched in pluck and physique. The New Haven boy played the more scientific game, however, and thus earned their victory. Princeton defeated Harvard by much larger score, yet 1t was under somewhat diff ferent circumstances. When we compare the Yale eleven with Princeton’s we are very likely to say that 1t will be lucky if Yale do fsats Princeton Thanksgiving day afternoon But then Yale is the luckiest of all the col leges in her athletic events, and luck nay be with her this time. The opposing teams reached the field almost simultaneously, just after two o’clock As soon as the athletic giants made their ap’ pearance the crowd shouted industriously for Ave minutes, and then paused to catch ita breath, 90 ss to shout some more. MT. o. A. Porter, Harvard’s famous half-back in years gone by, was chosen referee, and MT. Pease of Princeton was made umpire. Captain Cumnock of Harvard won the toss for posi-. tions, and elected to play with the wind at his back. The two slevens lined up in the center of the field in the following order:

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  The Sunday morning news, New Jersey, November 24, 1889, page 8

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  YALE BEATS HARVARD. Two Hours Fight for Six Points to None for the Crimson SPRINGFIELD, Mass, Nov. 90, 1885, The great football game between Harvard and Yale attracted crowd of over 10000 people to Hampden Park this afternoon. The excitement was as intense as though the struggle was to decide the champion ship. Thousands of Harvard students and their admirers reached here on a special train, and three big specials came from New Haven with the Yale contingent. The town was surrendered to the students, and they took immediate pos session. Everything that looked like a coach was pressed into service and deco rated with blue or crimson, according to the sympathies of the men who hired il. Horns were plentiful, and each coach rolled off 10 the park amid chorus of cheers, a blast of horns and flourish of colors Pretty girls were present in hun dreds, and each one showed her loyalty TO her gallant escort. The members Of the rival teams did not

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  The Press, November 28, 1889, page 2

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  Coon for the Nutmeggers! Yale’s foot ball team beat the Harvard’s at Springfield last Saturday-6 to 0. There was an immense crowd and intense interest. Long special trains on all the roads, tally-ho coaches, and generous displays of the blue tYale), and red (Harvard) The governor and hundreds of prominent Connecticut citizens were pres ent 2

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Officially, Yale leads 72–⁠61–⁠8; as played, 62–⁠50–⁠8 in the 120 games on file; the official count covers all 141 meetings, counting the 108 since this game.