Maine at Yale

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  The sun, New York [N.Y.], September 26, 1915, page 1

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  YALE CRUSHES MAINE ELEVEN BY OPEN PLAY Passing Tricks Executed in Deft Fashion and Score Mounts to 81 to u. CT ERNSEN SUCCEEDS ON EVERY GAL KICK New HAVEN. Sept. 25-The Vale foot ball eleven began its playing season this afternoon by grinding the University OF Maine team TO defeat by a score Of 81 TO o All through the first half the Ellis were busy scoring and they had thirty ~ their total collection of points at the end OF that half. Maine made a far better showing in defence and o. fence in the second half. but without seriously threatening Yale’s goal and held the Blue to : points. Yale did less rushing and more passing and kicking in the second half. and another reason why the Ellis didn’t score oftener in that instalment of play was the ragged work by several substitutes. among them Bentley. the quarterback, who wasn’t nearly the equal OF his predecessor, Thompson. iale’s points were due to five touch downs. from every one OF which Guernsey kicked goal. and “A safety by Kriger OF Maine. This Kruger chap was a good deal of Names game. In the last few minutes of play he was dashing gayly around the Yale wings. which was the only time the Maine folks made any material gains. \ thirty yard run by kriger, followed by another big gain. took the ball to Yale’s % yard line lust as the frolic ended. This was the near est Maine came L. scoring and was the best the visitors did on the offence. al though previously they made first down a coupl” OF times In midield. Gains of from five 10 fifty wards were made by Yale In various WAYS. There wer” tripe plsses. involving both the lateral and the Onward fling. long iun backs OF Kicks, gains through the line ana end journeys. The Ellis went I’m eNtonSiNely for the open football they advo’atel last year, and the passing tricks were worked c~lcv”rlv by the different backs. Most of laie’s forward passes were suC”e~Sful despite the fact ina l.” Gore. IN” sharIShuot,i. wasn’t used at all. Wilson’S puntiug was good and tn” quarterback work of Thompson % nigh quality. In me Blue lIu, thc guards and o”ut.r N’r” strong uut ‘lvir v p. w’”thu’ rS”S lu deicUp” uuN aud then on Oh” ends ANIL tt ‘i.sl.. ESPECIALLY the left sid” of the l., Tire handling o, the BAH was pretty good 90. lu ca, season scrap. -Four Of the Vale ton hdoWIs were du, Ia alternating passing WIru rushing, and the NTH WAS the result of q blocked kirn Walden go’ Through aud Smeared a Main” lHuut and BaidrIdge fell ON the ball over ia” lin” \ high pass to krger which werI back over Names line forced the losers 80 q safety. several times IN thr fourth period Yale lost the ball 81 downs by reason of fumbling and !naccurtgy I’m passing TnA VI. t-r

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  The Washington herald, District of Columbia, September 26, 1915, page 23

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  FORWARD PASS PAVES The Way FOR old ELI Yale Opens Gridiron Season by Trim ming University of Maine, 81 to 0. New Haven, Sept 25.-Yale got away to flying start in its football season today. defeating the University of Maine. 81 to o. The Ellis piled up thirty points during the first half. In the final period. with a substitute Yale team on the field. Daily and kriger, of Maine, ripped of three runs that netted fifty yards. and the game closed with the ball in the visitors possession only thirty yards from the Yale goal. Yale manipulated the lateral pass only occasionally, using the forward pass nine times. six of which were successful. Yale tried to vary her straightaway foot ball attack in the first period, and three times took the ball from midfield for

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Yale leads 9–⁠0–⁠1 in 10 meetings, counting the seven since this game.