Washington & Jefferson at Yale

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  Atlanta Georgian, Atlanta, Ga., October 27, 1913, page 9

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  HARVARD RE|GNS. SUPREME OVER EASTERN TEAMS Dartmouth Ranks Second to Grim son Eleven at Present Rating. Princeton Defeat Big Blow, NEW YORK, Oct. 27.-Harvard “ to-day reigns supreme In the Eastern section of the football world, with Dartmouth second, Princeton third and Yale and Penn sylvania about tied for fourth place. One of the big regrets of this season is that Harvard and Dartmouth for the first time in many years, will not meet. Just now it looks as: if the champion must be chosen from between these two teams, and not from among Harvard, Princeton and Yale, as in former years. Each new contest in which Harward figures more forcibly demon strates the fact that the Crimson squad this year is one of the best football aggregations ever gathered toeether-a team that has a stone wall defense and a smashing, dash ing offense that no opponent this year has been able to stop. THE Dartmouth aggregation, by its to 0 victory over the speedy Princeton outfit has demonstrated beyond a doubt that it is now team that ranks second only to Harvard, and many there are who believe that the heavy New Hampshire team, II sent against the Crimson, would come out a winner Prinoetons defeat Saturday was a crushing blow to its supporters, who looked for a victory, or, at least, 4 lie score. The muddy condition Of he field greatly handicapped the I’ll gers, who depend very largely or their speed, but it was about as large a handicap to the Dartmouth boys, who were unable to use the forward pass, one of the main dependencies, toany great extent. SATURDAY was a day of surprises – and one in which the dope” was upset and scattered in seventeen directions. Everywhere throughout the East the games were played in quagmires, but this gave one side. 80 much advantage a the other. Perhaps on a dry field the results, how ever, might have been different. Next to Princeton’s defeat by Dart mouth the most surprising result was the 0 to 0 Yale and Washington and Jefferson score. The Ellis looked for at least a 20 to score, and such d miserable showing made by the Bull dogs has thrown the coaches into despair This was the second time this season the heavy Yale outfit was played to a standstill, the little Maine team turning the trick several weeks ago.

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  The Birmingham age-herald, October 27, 1913, page 6

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  MANY UPSETS OCCUR ON EASTERN FIELDS Princeton Vanqushed BY Dartmouth and Yale Held Scorees BY Washington and Jefferson-Army Triumphs BY Narrow Margin-Harvard Fulfills Expecta- tons- Michigan Aggies Again victors New York. october 26.-Footban played under the weather conditions, that prevailed throughout the eastern states Sat turday is of comparatively little value for purposes of comparison when the leading university elevens are under consideration. Almost without exception the games were played on ain-drenched grid irons. 1t was one of the worst football days encountered by teams of this section in several years, and upset carefully planned gridiron campaigns of more than one coach. BY all the rules of football. II was a day when weight should have counted as the margin of victory. but there were glaring exceptions. Dartmouth’s defeat of Princeton by a to 0 score was a striking example. Although pounds lighter, Dartmouth completely outplayed the Tiger team, and the score failed to show the superiority of the New Hampshire segregation. Both extensively and defensively the Green had the edge on the Orange and Black and there is no reason for believing that upon dry field victory would have swung the other way. Dartmouth was quick to penetrate the weakness of the center of Prnceton’s line on defense. On the theory that miscry loves company, Princeton and Yale have a fraternal feeling today, the Ellis having failed just as dismally to distinsuish themselves against Washington and Jefferson as did Princeton against Dart mouth. The blue was outplayed in Of fensive tactics, and but for four flashes of the strong defense, which has been shown at New Haven all season, would have been scored upon and probably defeated Harvard Outclasses Rivals The result verified the belief that Yale has yet to develop an attack that can win from her most formidable foe. In six games the Ellis, while not scored upon, have scored but 95 points in 326 minutes of play. AT present Yale and Princeton appear to be about evenly matched, considered broadly, but neither is a finished nor exceptionally promising football eleven Compared to Harvard, which each will meet in the next few weeks, the Tigers and Ellis apparently are outclassed.

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  Newark evening star and Newark advertiser, Newark, N.J., October 27, 1913, page 1

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  LIewelIyn’s Touchdown in the Third Period Dashes Prince toms Hopes of Victory. HARVARD SHINES IN MUD Yale Warriors Held to ScoreIess Tie by Washington and jefferson. Princeton went down to defeat Sat urday on a gridiron that was knee deep IN mud, 8 to 0. Dartmouth. al ways contender for big college foot ball honors, proved her confidence Llewellyn. who alternated with Chez at quarterback, scored the touchdown for Dartmouth in the sec ond period. One of Giles punts was blocked and Llewellyn fell on the ball at Princeton’s 23-yard line. Fail ing to gain more than six yards IN three sharp thrusts at the Princeton line Captain Hogsett dropped back for a try at goal from the field, but the heavy. slippery ball hardly left the ground. By a quick dive he recovered 1t himself on Princeton’s % yard line Then began an assault which Princeton could not check whitney and Curtis sliced in here or plunged In there for short gains OF from two TO six yards until the ball was car ried TO the hve-yard line On the next play Whitney fairly hurled him self along for what looked like a sure touchdown. but Just as he went over the line the ball slipped out OF his arms. Some quick, vig1lant Dart mouth man fell on the ball after the wild scramble on Princeton’s one yard line. The Tigers braced themselves for another assault into the line. LIewellyn. with active brain and sharp per ception. sent his backs into the line, but dashed around Princeton’s left end himself practically unmoIested, and planted the ball directly behind the goal post This touchdown was the measure between the two elevens, as Captain Hoesett failed to kick the goal. The Tigers worked desperately from that poipt to the end, but, while two chances came to even up the score and possibly to win, the men could not rise to the call.

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  The Washington herald, October 26, 1913, page 26

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  v. & ]. BATTLES YALE TO A DRAW Washington and jefferson Fights Old Ell to a Scoreless Tie. CORNISH’S TUMBLE HURTS Pennsylvania Outfit Crosses “Big Blues” Line in Opening Period, but Umpire Rules Holding. New Haven. Oct 5-washington and Jefferson fought Yale today to its second scoreless tie OF the season. A heavy rain fell, with the exception of the third period, throughout the game, and the field was muddy and dotted with puddies. Under these conditions ground gain ing was uncertain, and it was difficult to punt the water soaked ball Yale reached scoring distance three times, but lost the ball three times on quick placement tries, and once on Cor nish’s fumbles on all four occasions at the W. & ]. 20-yard line. The visitors believed that they had won the game on the second scrimmage of play when Braden blocked Knowles punt at the Yale l0-yard line, and picking up the ball rolled over the line for what seemed to be touchdown the first Of any eleven this year against Yale Umpire Dave Fultz dashed the hopes of the W. & ]. contingent by ruling that there had been holding in the W. & ]. line He dis allowed the score amid a storm of W. & j. protests. The lineup:

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Yale leads 4–⁠2–⁠1 in seven meetings, counting the three since this game.