Holy Cross at Yale

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  New-York tribune, New York [N.Y.], October 1, 1911, page 11

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  YALE DOWNS HOLY CROSS BIue’S Showing Against Eleven from Worcester Mediocre. STILL rs POINTS ARE MADE Losers Fail to Score, but Do Sturdy Work-Some of Win ming Team Play Brilliantly. New Haven. Sept. 30-Yale defeated Holy Cross here to-day by the score Of 26 to O. but the size Of the score is not the result Of Yales prowess. Holy Cross made many mistakes common to a small college team and Yale actually earned only two touch downs The score against Holy Cross for the last two years has been lc % O. and r’ghtfully il should have been no larger TOday. Poor handling of the ball and poor passing from centre, with an occasional mistake in judgmen. on the part Of Holy Cross, resulted I’m lt least two Yale touch downs and one safety. In point of intrinsic power Yale was only slightly superior The playing Of individuals for Yale was 10th encouraging and disappointing. THE regulars. “. Howe at right end and War ron at right tackle We’re of form. The visitors found little trouble I’m circl,nr Howes end FOR good gains. finally Gull minatins in a thrty-yard run ny JOY. who was only stopped by Captain Howe in the hackheld. Avery was at once substituted FOR W. Howe. Warren, az right tackle, was weak on defence. Frequently McCabe broke through him and tackled the Yale backs for losses. Perry. the new tackle for Yale. showed arl the earmarks Of “A coming star lie made one long run almost TO midield on the kickoff, and he olocked the punt which enabled Avery 10 make Yale’s last touch down. Captain Howe was at an times brilliant. He seemed 20 be I’m better form and condition than ever and his general nd frr b. llr ,+ markaDle Holy Cross has the best team seen here IN years from that institution. and is composed mostly Of veterans. The first period ended slightly in favor Of Holy Cross. The visitors had possession Of the ball most of the time ana Yale’s att tack was weak. Toward the end Yale i’m proved. Scuuy recovered Howe’s punt which Whelan fumbled ON the HoIy Cross A-yard line and then Philbin made fifteen Yards on a quick line plunge from the adroitfuI shift formation Reilly made seven more outside tackles. and Howe failed in drop kick against the wind from the 35-yard line. The playing worried Yale, and Captain Howe called all of the players together for “a talk before the sec ond period opened. poor pass for a punt from Mouahau caused Holy Cross a dfteen-yard loss. and II was third down ON their l2-varl line. The visitors showed poor judgment and took chance on a forward pass from the lO-yard line. IL failed and # was Yalc.s ball on the Holy Cross 10-yard line Reilly got five yards through right tackle Cap tain Howe one and a half more. and Ola the last play Philbin was stopped for no gam. but the officials penalized Holy Cross 10 the l-yard line for holding and then Captain Howe plunged over. Francis kick Ing the goal. Captain Howe punted after the kickoff 10 Holy Cross S 26-yard line Holy Cross Was penalized fifteen yards and a poor pass TO Gibson for a punt forced him to make a safety Reilly ran the punt from the 25-yard line back twenty Yards 10 the Holy Cross So yard line. and. with Reilly and Phubin alternating and the entire Yale team thor olghIy aroused. gains of six and seven yards were reeled off until Spaulding made a final dash Of nine yards around left end for touchdown. Francis kicked the goal Phib.u made a spectacular run of fifty FIVE Yards, taking the kickoff TO the Holy Cross 5O-yard line. and on an exchange of punts Philbn made a fair catch on the holy Cross 62-yard line. when the half ended. with the score a 10 o. Holy Cross started the second half with a thlrty-vard run around “. Howe. and the period was fought in Holy Cross territory. the only long run being for twenty three ysIss by Spaulding around left END. Yale rad used only two substitutes up TO the opening Of the fourth period Yale carried the ball by steady plungns snd gains on punt exchanges TO the Holy Cross 30-yard line. where Captain Howe.s onside Kick went over the goal line. Cap tain Howe caught the put-Out from the &-yard line ia midfeld. and by brilliant lodging and running he carried 10 TO the Holy Cross 5-yard line. Phubin plunged over on the next play and Francis made the score ~ to q. Anderson and Merritt went in for Reilly and Captain Howe. AndersOn’s pass 10 spauiding failed and Anderson then kicked Tor nifty yards TO the Holy Cross lO-yaIl line Perry. the new tackle, smashed through and blocked McCabes punt, and Avery fell on the bail for touchdown, Francis kicking the goal. Anderson play .ng and punuug and a forward pass Wh-- Ian 20 McCabe, for twenty-five yards, We’re the features for the rest Of ne game. The Yale backs and ends wore white strips around their arms for forward pass work Tho lineup follows.

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  The Washington herald, October 1, 1911, page 27

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  HOLY CROSS BEATEN BY YALE, 26 TO 0 Howe and Anderson Star for Old Eli. Yale Field, New Haven, Conn, Sept. 30 Scoring twenty-six points without her own goal line being threatened. Yale made it a runaway match with Holy Cross to-day. Four touchdowns were pushed over the visitors goal, and Glib son. the husky Holy Cross full back, was forced to touch down a safety in the second period when a poor pass over his head rolled behind the visitors goal posts. Holy Cross center passed poorly, and two of YaIe’s touchdowns resulted from tosses that rolled back into empty space. Captain Howe and Anderson. the former Wisconsin player reeled off the longest individual longs. Howe running back punt in midfeld for forty-ive yards, making a touchdown directly possible In the second, a poor pass from center and a free pass on fourth down caused Holy Cross to give up the ball at her fifteen-yard line. where three short plunges by Philbin, Reilly, and Howe took the oval over. Gibsons safety quick ly followed. taking joys punt in mid field. Reilly’s run back for fifteen yards and an end run by Spaulding netted an other touchdown. Captain Howe’s twenty-five-yard run back and a twenty-yard end run by Spaulding featured the third period. which passed scoreless. Yale score twice in the final game. Captain Howes run back of a punt from the center of the field to the visitors ten-yard line and Philbin’s center plunge netted the first score. Holy Cross passing was injected here, punting duel following. McCabe’s kick was blocked al the Holy Cross ten yard line. HARRISON getting the touch down by falling on the ball. Francis kicked all four goals. Lineup:

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  Evening star, Washington, D.C., October 1, 1911, page 58

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  YALE COMING FAST. Beats Holy Cross by a Score Of &c to @, NEW HAVEN. Conn. September 30 Yale defeated the Holy Cross eleven this afternoon, 26 to o, though the game was not nearly as one-sided as the score would indicate. Several times Holy Cross car ried the ball into Blue territory only to lose 1t on fumbles. Yale’s attack was sure. while the kicking of Howe and Anderson added materially to ground gaining in an exchange of punts. The shift play was snappy. Holy Cross had a chance to score toward the end of the game. when. with the ball on Yale’s 40 yard line. Whelan shot a beautiful for ward pass, advancing the ball TO the % yard line. Whelan tried another forward pass. but Anderson of Yale snapped it out of the air. The lineup: Yale. Positions. Holy Cross. Bemeister, Dayis.Left end go. ....... .McCabe Scully, Perry. Left tackle. Quinn, Ostergren | Francis. Parker. Left guard. -Davitt McDev’t. Chiids. Right guard. .McGrath, Collins Warren, Harrison. Right tackle .-........ .Tobin W. Howe, Avery. Right end ........... .Meteyir \. Howe. Merritt. Quarterback. -. Whelan Spaulding Mill Left halfback. Folk, O’BTien Reilly Anderson. Right halfback. .Kollary JOY Score-Yaie,’ 20; Holy Cross O. Touchdowns- A. Howe. SpauldiDg. Philbin. HARRISON Safety Gibson Goals from tonchdown-Francis al. | periods Referee-Mr. Langford Trinity. I’m pire-Mr. Hopkins, Haverford. Field judge Mr.. Offender Pennsylvania. Head linesmap- Mr.. GIBSON, Cornell.

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Yale leads 22–⁠7 in 29 meetings, counting the 20 since this game.