Amherst at Yale

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  Pittsburg dispatch, Pittsburg [Pa.], November 12, 1891, page 7

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  MADE YALE HUSTLE. The Amherst Football Team Put Up Quite a Strong Game. TWO GOOD PLAYERS KNOCKED OUT. The Contest Causes the Friends Of the Win. ners to Think About the Future. GENERAL SPORTING NEWS OF THE DAY NEW HAVEN, Nov 11.-Yale played her last match game of football on the Yale field this afternoon with Amherst. The battle was won by Yale, but the final score showed only q points. The weather was very bad for football and Yale started in with team crippled by the absence Of McClung, Heffelfnger and Hinckey. The latter was hurt in practice yesterday and McClung and Heffelfinger were in Spring field watching the Harvard–Trinity game. Hillman played at center during the first half, but found Lewis, his opponent, so much of a man that he gave Paine chance to try his skill in the second half. Amherst’s wedge was brokea at the start off and Yale got the ball on four downs, sending Bliss through the line for 30 yards and touchdown. jackson was following Bliss closely and tackled him behind the line, both men fell together, but Bliss did not get up. He was taken from the field stunned and Dyer substituted. Morrison failed to kick goal and Mccormick fell a victim to Jackson’s tackling moment later. He, too, was carried off the field and Richards put in his place. After this the game was played in the center of the field for 20 minutes, neither side making much headway, although Am herst bucked Yale’s center strongly and oftentimes successfully. The half closed with touchdowns by c. D. Bliss and Wallis and goal from the field by Richards. The second half was repitition of the first, with perhaps the exception of Jack sons run to Yale’s ten-yard line, which he followed by a kick through Yale’s center, carrying the ball within two feet of Yale’s line. Then Yale held the ball and got it on four downs. 1t was hard-earned victory for Yale and one which her sup porters are doing some thinking over.

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  New-York tribune, New York [N.Y.], November 12, 1891, page 5

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  YALE SHUTS AMHERST OUT. A VICTORY OF 81 TO IN HARD FOUGHT CON. TEST Ncw-Haven, Conn, Nov 1.-THE Yale eleven came within foot OF having its record broken todays with Amherst. TO-days the best game at the Yale field this season. ‘Scrappng’‘ plenty, and Winter and Alexander INDUCED in regular boxing match McCung, Henelinger and Hinchey absent for the purpose Of watching the Harvard Trinity game Spring field and their substitutes failed make their places good Barbour capained the team and managed his effect lively. Richards and Dyer. who succeeded L. Bliss and Mccormick did remarkable work for Yale, Richards making long drop kick at difficult angle. and Dyer dropping the ball perfectly when tumble would have meant a touchdown for Amherst. jackson and Lewis fouled well. The former at hafbsck made all the big gains for Amherst and the latter PLAYED centre rush hercely to Stilman completely during the first half. l.. Bliss made the first touchdown in three minutes but hurt in q long run. and way TO Dyer. c. Bliss and Wallis made touchdown each, and Richards kicked gesl from the he ID, making the Il 10 before the half closed G. Bliss made long during the second half and secured touchdowns from OF which Richards kicked goal, leaving the final score - 10 o. Accidents frequent L. Bliss, Coke and Mccormick of Yale all had their heads injured and retired Griswold OF Amherst, received sprain OF the ankle and retired in favor Of Raley. The summary

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Yale leads 23–⁠0 in 23 meetings, counting the 12 since this game.