Washington & Jefferson at Yale

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  The sun, New York [N.Y.], October 25, 1914, page 1

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  W. AND J. BEATS YALE BY SCORE OF 13 TO 7 llinkc! Tries End After End in Effort 10 stop SpicgcI and Fleming. PERCY HATGHTON SEES IT New HAvEN. oct. “a. Thoroughly out played at every stage of the game. Yale lost to Washington and Jefferson to-day. ~ to :. The Blue eleven showed neither the team play nor tho individual ability displayed against Notrc Dame week ago. while the Washington and JEFF ferson men tore through the Yale line almost at will and skIrtcd the ends for long gains time after time Two touch downs, tho first made against Yale this season. one In the second period and one IN the fourth were Tailed by the visitors. while Wales only score was IN the first period. Frequent fumblcs which Yale might have turned to good advantage had ‘tS attack been concentrated, mlrred the play Coaches Percy Iiaughton and Mike Farley Of Harvard watched the game from tho side tines with Tack Hard sick. the crimson end What ability IIauEhton saw the Blue eleven display to-day need not make him fear for the result Of the Harvard game ON Nuvcm- Der n No new plays OF any sort were tried by Vale and the old ones worried ndiffcrcnt,y, 4 while Vale played poorly to-day the W and J. men were IN wonderful form. Spcgel and Fleming tore Nj some runs around the ends tn.’ brought .hc crowd 20 lis feet repeatedly. These men Hr” , easily the best open field runners that have ben seen On Nll’ Field this year. Coach lIinIcy tried four men ut the end positions ana uunr of them was able to cope with the Interference and sped Of the visitors IN defensive work Schram. who succeeded IIiu’iubotham made the bc.t showing and several times broke up the play aud .actled the runner hch nd 81. I’snul1y KNlsN M W aud J. Interference got going with Spiegel or Fleming c.,rrS ing the ball there was little hope for The Ell enthusiasts that the play would be stopped without long gain. The Washington and JcfI players were not restricted to end runs either, al though these were the most successful. Fleming and Young wadcd through the Blue line FOR good gfrs. while the crowd marked the progress Of the ban by FEM ing’s red hair. capt Talbots absence IN the line was apparent at every stage OF the game. The heavier W. and J. for wards had the advantage all OF the time. vac ma,’c fourteen first downs IN rush ing the ball. Nhile the visitors made eighteen. Neither lateral NOE forward passes ON both OF which Coach HinHeys men have been dependent. worked sue cessfully to-day. Yale attempted total ~ eigh, forward passes. Of which only two were completed They ncttei total gain Of thirty yards. W. and J. tried eleven forward passes. Of which hve were completed. \ short pass TO IN” quarter back over centre was used with telling effect only in the first quarter were the Ellis ON an even footing with the W. and j. men. In that period Yale made eight first downs as against three for the opponents. There was an exchange Of punts after W. aud j. hal held Na,e 10Y downs. and the Ellis tried three forward passes in sue cession. L,gorr threw wild on every at tempt and the bali went to W. and j. O midfeld Their. after Fleming had made first down. knowles recovered Il W. and J. tumble. The Vale back field pulled together then, about the only time IN the game that il an. and Ainsworth Wilson and knowles I’m turn made ten yard gains Wilson added teh more on the next play and t lateral pass. Wilson to Logore. gave the Blue touchdown; Legore kicked the gopi. “ the close of the FIRST quarter Bovlll caught LeEor,’s punt on his 20 yard line and Sp!rge, ran the ball back ten yards where IL was when time was called. ON the first play in the second quarter Good win called “A forward pass. Bovill lodged through the line, caught the bal, as II came over centre and ran few steps for the touchdown. Yale was taken com pletely by surprise. Fleming easily kicked the goal W and J tried to score again at the close ~ the third quarter, bat Patterson’s kick from placement ON the ~ yard line fell two feet short Of the bar. although its direction was perfect. Legore ran the 4 bah back to the 20 yard line. whore he made short punt Young made two ten yard gains through centre and Goodwin took the ball within striking distance on an end run. { Fleming. Guiding all would-he tacklers. ! took the ball over on the next play and / Yale was beaten Fleming missed the try at goal. but Vale didn’t have another opportunity To score. The w. and j. root | ers. who made good showing in the north stands poured onto the field and carried their victorious team away on their shoulders. The lineup.

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  New-York tribune, New York [N.Y.], October 25, 1914, page 11

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  Yale Defeated by w. and j. Eleven seemed TO battle the visitors at first, but in the second period their linemen were through every time to nail lie Gore or Knowles. Another Yale play in which the halfback tented to 90 through tackle, but slipped the ball TO the Yale end for an end run, was quickly solved and stopped. Yale was very slow in blocking the visitors passes. the backs seeming TO be thrown off their guard by the sud den shifts in the visitors lineup. Both teams tackled savagely, w. and j.. seeming TO be surer in mailing the run ner. Young, their big fullback, was the hardest man to stop, frequently making several yards after being tackled. lie Gore played a dashing game, but he was carefully watched, and the visitors were alert to check his lodging runs. Little Chance for Knowles. Knowles hit the line hard, starting fast and handling the ball Clearly, but after the opening quarter the Pennsylvanians sifted through the line so fast and aggressively that the Yale attack was checked in its inception. The VS. itors’ line play was so strong that the Yale offence seemed slow and lacking in its usual power. In the last quarter. with corps OF substitutes in the combat, the Ellis at tack showed q recrudescence, but w. and j. twice rallied within the 3O-yard line and Yale could not gain an inch. Both teams fumbled often and there was an unusual number of penalties, W. and j. being the worst sufferers. Yale was the more alert at recovering fumbles, their getting the ball on w. and 7. misplay early in the game paw ing the way for their only touchdown. Hgginbotham and Tug Wilson were taken out early in the battle and Schram and Brann substituted for them in an effort TO stop Spiegel and Goodwin on end runs. Schram was the fastest Of the quartet tried. Several times he slipped around end and nailed the w. and j. runner from behind. None was a match for Spiegel in sheer sprinting power, however, and time and again he drew away in flashing bursts of speed. With Talbot out Of the game the left side Of the Yale line was no ticeably weaker, but except for him the Els had their best in the battle, though Alec Wilson was not in the best of shape. Ball Changes Hands. The ball changed hands rapidly in the first few minutes of play, Wilson running the kickoff back ten yards, after which there were three fumbles, two by w. and j. Yale got the ball on the 40-yard line. lie Gore made ten yards. Alec Wilson ten, and Knowles five Oh successive plays. Wilson tore through right tackle for eight more, and then the visitors were taken by surprise on a beautiful double pass to lie Gore, who scored and then kicked the goal. On the next kickoff the steady at tack by Wilson, Knowles and lie Gore continued, but after Yale had been pen allied for holding Bowl broke through and blocked lie Cores punt and w. and j. took the aggressive. Almost before the Yale stands could realize what was happening w. and j. had smashed down the field to the 20 ward mark, from which the visitors scored on deftly executed pass to Bowl. On the next kickoff Young started back with the ball, passed it to Spiegel, and the little hslfback had

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  The Washington herald, District of Columbia, October 25, 1914, page 48

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  Yale Eleven Defeated; PennState Ties Harvard Washington and jefferson Captures HardOught Game from Old Eli, Is to Big Crimson Team Gets Even Break with PennsyEanians Cambridge, Mass, Oct. 24-Harvard was saved from defeat today within four minutes the end Of the game with Penn State when Wilcox, a Substitute. was rushed in al right half back in place Of Rollins and Scored a touchdown after triple pass by a long run from his own 54-yard line, skirting Penn’s left end and tying the score at Is to 10. II was the elimination Of one OF the stadium in many days. The life-saving run OF Wilcox will go down in history as one Of the greatest runs that has taken place on the gridiron. Penn State played Harvard on its feet during the entire game, using the open game and rushing the ball. The Grim son was always on the defense. The work Of Quarter Back James, of Penn State, was brilliant and his generalship and long runs were the chief feature, outside OF Wilcox’s run. Harvard was very weak on the offense making only one first down on straight football. Penn State made six first downs, and threw two forward passes for a gain of 20 yards. Harvard’s only successful forward pass resulted in their first touchdown in the second period, when Bradlee stood on Penn States 1O-yard line and threw the pigskin to L. C. Curtis, who stood behind the goal Bradlee failed in his at tempt at goal Higgins, Penn States left end, FUN bled James forward pass, but Thomas recovered before it touched the ground. and with the ball on Harvard’s 1O-yard line, Clark was sent over for the first Penn State touchdown. and Lamb kicked the goal Lamb scored the other six points for his eleven on two kicks from placement. SOucey, Harvard’s right end. was car ried on the field in the first half badly hurt, and will probably be out Of the game for a week. Penn State was pen allied frequently for a total of 20 yards for holding and off-side play, while Harward was penalized only twice for a total of Il Yards Iine-nn and sIImrnarN.

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  Evening star, October 25, 1914, page 63

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  YALE UN DEFENSIVE Washington and Jefferson Wins All the Way, 13 to 7. GAME FULL OF THRILLS Visitors Touchdowns Are Due to Well Executed Forward Passes. NEW HAVEN. Conn.,, October “a Washington and Jefferson’s’, sturdy eleven. playing brilliant foot ball, today furnished the first real surprise of the season here by defeating Yale, Is to Z. in a game filled with thrills. The visitors smothered the Yale attack after the first period and kept the Blue mostly on the defensive for the remainder of the game. Washington and Jefferson’s touchdowns both were due to well executed forward passes. Yale’s touchdown in the first period was on a double pass. In Spiegel and Fleming Washington and Jefferson had two of the best open field runners seen on Yale field in years. Yale’s line, without the services of Capt. Talbot, was outplayed. Washington and Jefferson made eighteen first downs against Yale’s fourteen.

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