Virginia at Yale

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  Evening star, Washington, D.C., October 4, 1914, page 15

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  NO C|NCH FOR YALE Dark Blue Scores Only Fl / Points Against Virginia. MAKES SEVEN ON A FLUKE Quarterback Gooch Scores Seven First Downs and Is Star II of Game. NEW HAvENf1 Conn, October s. Twenty-one points was the most the Yale regulars could roll up today, while Virginia was held scoreless. One OF the touchdowns was made by Legore with no opposition when he picked up a pass which had touched the ground and ran twenty-five yards to the goal line. The Virginia team, thinking the ball dead after it touched the ground made no attempt to tackle the runner but the referee claimed the pass was backward instead of forward and al lowed the score. Gooch. the visitors quarterback, was the individual star of the game, maxi ing seven first downs for his team and several runs of more than fifteen yards. Capt. Mayer also contributed several long end runs. while White played a beautiful game at end. receiving two forward passes for gains of thirty yards each Gooch held his own in punting until Pumpelly was put in the game, the latter getting off two for distance of fifty yards each. Legore kicked three goals after touchdownS in as many attempts. The game was a very interesting one to watch, Virginia get ting within Yale’s 15-yard line on three occasions and threatening to score on several others. Ward missed an easy opportunity for field goal in the sec ond quarter. when the ball went under the cross bar. Considering the fact that it was their first contest with one of the big four elevens in a number of years. the southerners made a good impression with both their own coaches and those of the Yale squad. Walter Camp, the famous critic, witnessed the game and watched the running and passing of Gooch with a great deal of interest. The Virginia team was entertained by the New York alumni in New York. and will return home tonight. Lineup and summary:

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  The Washington herald, October 4, 1914, page 32

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  VIRGINIA DEFEATED BY old ELI eleven Yale Hands Dixie” Team a Tnm. ming by II to 0 Score. but South erners Threaten Three Times. THE OLD PUNCH is LACKING Special 10 TIE Washington Herald New Haven. Oct 2-Yale bianked Virginia. q TO 0. today in a game brimming with near-scores by the visitors. who, three times threatened the Yale goal. but who lacked the punch to reg ister. although the game closed with the ball at the Yale 1s-yard line. The Yale eleven was thoroughly exhauSted at the close Of the game. and sent al most an entirely new team upon the gridiron. YaIe’s greatest gains were reg istered on double and triple passes In which Legore. AinsWorth, and Wilson recorded S0-yard runs. Capt Mayer and Gooch. for Virginia, gained freely In end runs on kick formations Knowles scored Yale’s first touchdown in the FIRST period on 7-yard tackle plungs after a touch down by Legore had been disaIlowed because OF off-side play. Virginia forced the play in the second half, taking the ball 90 yards to the Eli 3e-yard line, where Gooch. on third down. kicked out Of bounds. Yale exhibited splendid ground gaining power at the opening Of the third period Taking the ball at the Eli 5-yard line, following Capt. Mayors kick or short, Eli gains carried the oval all the way to a touchdown. Legore going over the line after the ball had been fumbled by Will son and lay rolling along the ground. The Virginia players thought the ball was dead and did not tackle Legore Again taking the ball at their 5o-yard line. the Yale backs rushed on slender gains TO nidfield. where Knowles ran 10 yards around right end and then passed the ball to Legore. who raced 40 yards for a .fourhdoup The llra-rfD.

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  Daily Kennebec journal, Augusta, Me., October 5, 1914, page 1

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  YALE DEFEATS VIRGINIA IN FOOTBALL, Il TO 0 New Haven, Conn, Oct. 4-Yale beat the University of Virginia foot ball team Saturday, q to o. in a game filled with thrills for the spectators. Both teams used open play successful ly. Virginias percentage of complete forward passes being greater than Yales, although Yale attempted the pass more times. The Rugby pass netted long gains on end runs for Yale and put it in a position to score touch downs. Yale made a touchdown in the first quarter and to more in the third Pc Rod The Xirginian threatened to score twice, once at the start of the second quarter when Mayors drop kick from the yard line fell short, and once in the past period when Knowles intercepted a second forward pass after the first one, Spar to White had netted 80 yards.

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Yale leads 3–⁠2–⁠1 in six meetings, counting the five since this game.