Brown at Yale

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  The Washington herald, November 12, 1911, page 36

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  Yale Field New Haven. Nov. l1.-Yale outpIay ed and overwhelmed Brown this afternoon by a score of 15 to 0. 1t was bulldog revenge for last years unpreCedrnted defeat. Brown to-day was not the Brown Of last year. The game was solid blue from start to finish. and resolved it self into the usual practice game against an inferior team. This statement should Ur qualified. At times during the game the Brown team displayed flashes of brilliant form. They were sensational but into1 mittent. and toward the end Browns PARTLY substituted eleven Outplayed Yale’S second string men. Tie feature of the game was the run nng Of YaIc’s backs. Howe, Freeman, Reilly, Quinn, and Camp. The last named played a brilliant game and Outshune his fellow :. Time and time again he brought the Yale thousands to their feet in an enthusiastic ecstasy Of delight he tore into tine line or around the ends, fighting his way down the field, breaking away from tackIers, and generally ripping things tn pieces. Walter Camp is a name not unknown to football fame. Thirty years have not SUficrd to alter the renOwn of the man who played six seasons in Nale’s back field and Captained YaleS team for two of them. Old players of that period re member Camps long lodging runs and his cool self-pOssessiOn. To-day in the hottest Of the fight when he was ripping OFF his gains Of 10. %, and 30 yards, stIn’inE into taCkIers like a wild bull, young Walter Camp, jr., wore a happy smile. 1t is sometimes a solemn and awful thing for a young man to wear a name; it is a gentle and joyous pastlme to live up to that name. Yale Starts Right. Yale started the game at a good swing and kept 1t up. In the first few min utes the Brown men were swept off their feet and nine points on the score board stared them ip the face. This was accomplished by a consistent rush ing game, very slightly varied by punts. Yale. in this rushing game displayed A slight variation of the Minnesota shift play Indeed, in rushing throughout the entire game Yale used nothing but this shift, and unCorked from it no novel ties whatever, practically not single tick play. 1t is true that once or twice in the game Yale ran a delayed pass on the short side, but with this exception, Yale’s offense was consistently straight running by the backs, behind shifted flank. Browns tackles seemed utterly unable to cope with this avalanche Of Interior rncn even on the occasions when the Yale machine showed signs N slown”ss in getting under way. The first few moments Of the game were characteristic. Francis kiC ed off for Yale against the wind over tn goal line. Brown lined up at her 25-yard line. fImhled and Bomeislcr got H. hall for Na!r Then Yale called on her backs, Camp. Freeman, Dunn. and Camp again, and in a flash the ball was on Browns 6 6-vard line. Brown held and SpraCklng puntod ont t. the Yale captain. But the relief was only momcntary for after two gains by Camp Howe stood on the 45-yard line and sent low. swift drop over the bar. : ore: Vale. ,; Brown, q. Camp Runs 35 Yards. The next few minutes were sensational Camp caught the kickoff and ran back :, yards before AshhauGh finally dragged him 10 earth. An exchange of kicks. and tw” penalties, put Brown away back, and finally Howe took the ball and start ed 70 run to the right Suddenly and un- ‘\p”ct”dlv he placed beautiful On-side FirF over to the left and RomeiSler got il forty yards away on Browns five-yard line il the southcqst corner of the grid iron Then Camp swcrt around the right end for a touchdown, and MCDevtt kicked an easy goal The Yale crowd. the great est that ever witnessed a Yale Brown game. rose I’m pandrmOnium. 1t was Yale 2 brown. q Time minutes. This touchdown OF Camps marks the climax of the game. From then on, through four long periods, 1t was cvident that Brown was h0peleSslv beaten. Val drop kick by Howe from the 25-yard line. and the last score was Il pretty goal from placement on the 4O-vard line in the third period. after Howe had made a fair catch. Howe held the hall and Francis sent IL over in quick aC- Curate drive. Howe tried for goals sew eraI other times. but failed 1t is no. tiCoa bile fact that 10 OF Yale’s l. points were made on kicking. but all of these points were indirectly due to the run ming Of Yale’s hacks. SprackIInE Stars for Brown. Browns team was marked by the work Of Sprackling at quarter back who. under the handicap OF weaker team to protect him, made. nevertheless. several brilliant open field runs. Twice he shot off successfully forward passes. one in the third period to Adams at left end and one in the fourth to Ash haugh at right end. These passes both fooled the Yale defensive backs, and al though the Brown runner was not al lowed to get 4 clear field, he was allow ed an unmolested chance at the ball and substantial gain. The play was worked by keeping the md in close to his tackle until the last moment, when he dashed out at an angle into a clear space near the side lines and received the ball before the Yale backs could set to him. But Browns greatest achievement was IN holding Yale twice for downs on her very goal line, and on both these occasiOns the Brown team showed a fighting spirit that was absent at other times. individually. besides Sprackling and Ashhaugh, Kulp. Browns left guard. played sensational game. His tackling behind the line was a feature of the game, and once he beat Adams and Ash =. ~ ~

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  Evening star, Washington, D.C., November 12, 1911, page 1

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  YALE GETS REVENGE OverWheIrns Brown by Score of Is to O. PLAYS BETTER FOOT BALL No Time When Providence Eleven Had Chance to Win From Bulldog. PLAYS BETTER FOOT BALL YALE FIELD, NEW HAVEN. Novem- Ter 11.-Yale outplayed and overwhelmed Brown this afternoon by a score of Il 70 y. II was bulldog revenge for last year S unprecedented defeat. Brown today was not the Brown of last wear The game was solid blue from start 10 finish and resolved itself into the usual practice game against an inferior team. This state Inent should he qualified Vt times dur Ing the game the Brown team displayed flashes OF brilliant form. They were SEN sational but intermittent. and toward the end Browns partly substitute eleven out played Iale’s secondstring men. The feature of the game was the run ming Of Iales backs, Howe, Freeman, Reilly. Quinn and Camp. The last named played a brilliant game and outshone his fellows. Time and time again he brought the Yale thousands 10 their feet in an enthusiastic ecstasy of delight as he tore into the line or around the ends lighting his way down the field. breaking away from tacklers and generally ripping things to pieces. Walter Camp is name not unknown to foot ball fame Thirty years have not sufhced to alter the renown OF the man who played six seasons In Yales back field and captained Yaie’s team for two OF them. Old players of that period remember Camps long, dodgins runs and his cool seif-possession. To-Day in the hottest of the fight, when he was ripping off his gains of 10. 20 and ~ yards, stamping into tacklerS like q wild bull young Walter Camp. jr, wore q happy smile. 1t is sometimes a solemn and awfull thing for young man to wear name, 1t is a gentle and joyous pastime to live UP to that name. Yale started the same at good swing and kept 1t up. In the first few minutes the Brown men We’re swept off their Feet. and nine points on the scoreboard stared them In the face. This was &C complished by consistent rushing game very slightly varied by punts. Yale, in this rushing game, displayed a slight va Ration of the Minnesota shift play In deed. In rushing throughout the entire game Yale used nothing but this Shift and uncorked from it no novelties what ever. and practically not single trick play. 1t IS true that once or twice in the game lale ran delayed pass on the short side, but with this exception Yale’s offense was consistently straight runninS s BY the backs. behind shifted tank. Browns tackles seemed utterly unable to cope with this avalanche Of interfe.ence. even on the occasions when the Yale ma chine showed signs of siowness In getting under way. The first few moments of the game were characteristic. Francis kicked off for Yale against The wind over the goal line, Brown lined up at her .5-yard line FUN bed. and Bemeisler got the ball for Yale. Then Yale called on her backs, Camp. Freeman. Dunn. and Camp again, ard in flash the ball was on Browns 5-yard line. Brown held and Spracklin punted ont to the Yale captain. But the relief was Camp, Howe stood on the i5-yard line and sent ID low. swift drop over the bar. score, Yale. 3. Brown. .. Play Sensa tional. The next few minutes were sensational. Camp caught the Kickoff and ran back 30 yards before -Ashbaugh finally dragged him to earth. An exchange of kicks and two pena ties put Brown away back, and finally Howe took the ball and started to run to the right. Suddenly and Unexpectedly he placed a beautiful onside kick over to the left, and Bemeis- Ter got it Az yards away on Browns 5-yard line i’ll the southeast corner Of the gridiron. Then Camp swept around the right end for touchdown, and McDevitt kicked an easy goal. The Yale crowd. the great est that ever Witnessed Yale Brown game. rose in pandemonium 1t was Yale ., Brown .. Time. seven minutes. This touchdown OF Camps marks the climax of the game. From then. on through four long periods. il was evident that Brown was hOpelessiy beaten. Yale’s next score came with another drop kick by Howe from the 25-yard line, and the last score was q pretty goal from placement on the 4O-yard line IN the third period, after Howe had made a fair catch. Howe held the ball ard Francis sent it over in quick accurate drive Howe tried Tor goals severa! other times, but failed. 1t is noticeable fact that ten OF Yale’s fifteen points We’re made on kicking. but all OF these points were indirectly due to the running vi Yales backs. Sprackling Features. Browns team was marked by the work of Spracl1ling at quarterback who under the handicap OF weaker team to protect him, made nevertheless several brilliant open field runs. Twice he shot off successfully forward passes. one in the third period to Adams at left end, and one in the fourth TO Ashbaugh at right end. These passes both fooled the Yale defensive backs, and although the Brown runner was not allowed to get a clear field, he WAS allowed an unmoleSted chance at the ball and q substantial gain. The play VAS worked by keeping the end in close to his tackle until the last when he dashed out at an angle into a clear space near the side lines, and received the ball before the Yale back could get 70 him. l:it Browns greatest achievement was N holding Yale twice for downs on her very goal line. and on both these occa- CONTINUED on Third Pagal

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Yale leads 79–⁠25–⁠4 in 108 meetings, counting the 89 since this game.