Wesleyan (CT) at Yale

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  New-York tribune, New York [N.Y.], September 26, 1912, page 1

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  YALE HARD PRESSED TO BEAT WESLEYAN Captain SpaIding Scores Touch down That Wins in Last Few Minutes. TEST FOR THE NEW RULES Extra Down Brings About a Better Balance Between the Attack and the Defence. lBy Telegraph TO The Tribuue.j New Haven, Sept 25.-Yale was barely able 10 defeat Wesleyan In the opening football battle Of the season here to-day by n score OF 10 to 8. The game was won in the closing minutes Of the tlnal period Of play. Yale scored first on clever drop kick by Dyer. tho quarterback. In the second period from bad angle while standing on the 3-yard line. Wesleyan tied It up in the third period, when cap tain Bacon dropped clever goal from the 30-yard line after “A series OF remark able forward passes and an occasional end run, in all Of which Bacon himself was the main factor. II was poor punt, however. by Bacon which went outside on Wesleyan’s 3o-yard line. I’m the last period, that gave Aale her chance TO win the game. The crowd Of spectators and coaches had become thoroughly aroused over the prospect OF tie game. and fresh substitutes We’re poured in to supply the necessary power. Even then Il took the hardest Nhd 81 fighting for Yale to finally cross the me- Captain Spalding breaking through on the third down for the last Tour SaI”S’ Dietz kicked the goal The ncw rules had far test ana ON pbatically settled one pont-tho need OF a fast powerful backneld. With the eNceptlon of the forward pass, the Only around-galung plays displayed to-day oy either team were straight line DUCKS. yales strongest play was direct plunge ,broueb centre. behind the veteran Ketcham. Plilbiu and Spalding gamer ground consistently Zoo this way Inc next best was skin tackle play ioilowed by a sharp cutting I’m Of the back Val. used tho forward pass six times hut only twice successfully for short Gains nf nine and six yards The Yale pass was short and quick and easily blocked. a. thc end had no time to get clear Wesleyan tried the pass four times. thrc. 81 which were successful and worked for gains Of ten. hiteen ana twelve yards. The Wesleyan pass was long delayed. giving the ends ample OPP porunlty In a broken field. Tin. game. az fpr as the working 81 the nov rules was concerned, seemed {“ rI.,s. everybody. Five downs, or four tries Tor gain Of ten yards seemed To mo lust about the right distance TO expect “a good offence 20 gain and Indicate” or. hattie between evenly matched teams with a slight balance iu favor OF the at tack. iust enough FOR the better offensive team To- win. yoic’s play Indicated q desire 10 regard the forward pass ~ scoring play All the Blues six passes were tried WITHIN m, eD-yard line. Poor execution of The NAV was responsible for IT’S failure. The forward pass and its variations seemed 20 ncutrallze the advantage IN” heavier teams have over lighter ones In the mat ter Of a powerful attack, and a sun def.rc. attn makes ten yards diiiicnlt uropogltion. even with four downs Inc now rules seemed 20 boz the fairest Tor nil teams that have yet been tried. val. carried the ball straight To Wes- I.vau’s fU-yard line from the hck-oh’ aided materially by the run back ol mint by Cornish Of twenty-five yards one of the clcvcrost runs OF the day Shading and Phllblu bucked the centre for average gains of eight or nine yards md :, looked as II score would come III gror, order until tho lo-yard line was reached. when Philbiu fumoied ana iran cis recovered for Wesleyan. Bacon WI” clearly cutpunteo spaldng throughout Tho game. stood on his own goal Inc ana Kicked seventy yards to Cornish. ives lean tried several times TO carry the ball 49,, tho vale defence was stin, and gen orauv threw the Wesleyan backs FOR a loss Cornish was removed from quarter charity after the second period opened Tor running the team too slowly, Dyer ro,i.cinp him An exchange OF punts then gave Yale the bah on wesleyan ; a9.yard line, and finally II was worked down the .Iold. which gave Dyer an OPP nortunitv 10 Kick his goal from the Held for three points. WESLEYAN started with a rush In the Second half. running the kick back To the as.vard line. Bacon made forward pass IN Ieggren for ten yards and then on ,,k. uunt sk!rtcd left end for twenty cards Bacon then shot another forward roes IN F,ustis for “a gain OF twenty-five yards making il first down on fales i,-yard line Bacon tried another pass. but was gmothered FOR a Vineyard loss, and after trying to skirt left end Tor no gain he dropped goal from the %-yard line. tying the score. phIlbln and Spalding gained twelve wards i’m three plunges as the fourth porlod opened. and then Bacon broke up spalding’s pass to Galauer. Bacon’s punt went outside. however, AT the 81 ward line, and Spalding, occasionally aid cd bv cornell and castles. scored on Hne pIunging Dietz kicking the goal Yale’s play was hardly up to the mark. The line was ponderous and heavy; the ouarterbacks with the exception OF Dyer wore oyerdeliberate and the backs started slowly and failed to pick holes cleverly. Tho yale puntlng also was poor. The score follows: 81. uo Position. 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  The evening world, New York, N.Y., September 25, 1912, page 15

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  WESLEYAN SCORES ON YALE IN SEASONS FIRST GR|D|RON GAME The Blue Has Hard Time Beat. ing Visitors, Score 10 to 3. The LINEUP. tSpscial 10 The Evening worsd.l NEW HAVEN. Conn, Sept. 25.-On . fsid soaked by the mornings rain Yale opened the 1912 football season against Wesleyan this afternoon. The Yale team was In nne condition and played without Bomeisler. who 1, being saved for later in the season. There was a very enthusiastic crowd to greet Capt. spalding when he ran on to the field at the head OF the squad. While college docs not open until tomorrow. the attendance was over 1000. A good crowd came down from Middle town to cheer Wesleyan. The game was witched closely by the | followers OF the sport at Yale. for II was to be the first tryout for the var sity of many new men. all OF whom expected to get into the game before II was over. score-F1rs half--Yale. 3: wesieyan. 0. Tinal soors-Ysis, 10; Wesleyan, ..

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  The Washington herald, District of Columbia, September 26, 1912, page 7

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  WESLEYAN GIVES YALE BAD SCARE Methodists Hold Old Eli to Tie Score Until Capt. Spalding Makes Touchdown in Final Period. New Haven. Conn. Sept. 2S.-Yale suffered a football collapse this afternoon. barely pulling the Wesleyan game from the fire with only two minutes to play. The Methodists held the score tie Til Capt. Spalding. Of the Ellis. tore through the Wesleyan defense for a touchdown. Final score, 10 to 3. II was Wesleyan’s first score against Yale since 1889. when the eleven, coached by Woodrow Wilson, engineered a field goal upon the Blue. Senator Hank Hall. of Wilmington. Conn, lifted the ball over the crossbar. Capt. Bacon. of the visitors. scored for his team with field goal from the 20-yard line. Gov Wilson reached here at o’clock this afternoon, too late to see the game. but Just in time TO congratulate the team.

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  Atlanta Georgian, Atlanta, Ga., September 27, 1912, page 1

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  YALE HAS HARD TIME IN BEATING WESLEYAN TEAM NEW HAVEN. CONN. Sept 26.-- For the first time since 1889 Wesleyan scored on a Yale football team yesterday and forced the Blue eleven to its limit to win by score of 10 to 3. in the opening game Of the season. The score was tie at to 3, and the game fast drawing to close, when Captain Spalding, of Yale, plunged through the Wesleyan line for four yards and a touchdown, from which goal was kicked

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Yale leads 46–⁠0 in 46 meetings, counting the one since this game.