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YALE VICTORIOUS.

Captain McClung won the toss. He chose to take the ball, giving Harvard the north end of the field.

The Yale players bunched together and formed the V, with little Barbour at the head. Ten yards in front of them stood the Harvard team, waiting on tip-toe for the ball to be put in play. Capt. McClung gave one more look over his men and then signalled Barbour to start the play. He passed the ball to big Sanford, who tucked it under his arm, and the closely locked Yale wedge started with a rush into Harvard's territory. It gained the five yards to the middle of the field and then began to break up. Emmons, Harvard's left end, darted in the side and got a good grip on Heffelfinger, who fell in the midst of the struggling mass of players. Yale's first play was over and she had but two yards to her credit.

McCormick made a dash at Harvard's centre, but Dexter fell on him, and it was Yale's second down. Then came the first of McClung's brilliant rushes. Hinkey, Winter, Heffelfinger and the rest of the backs formed into a crescent in front of their captain, and the scythe-like formation rolled out around the left end. Hallowell and the other rushers were blocked off and McClung sprinted along the side till he reached Harvard's 20-yard line. It was an exhibition of beautiful interference.

The ball was nearing the crimson goal and Harvard grew anxious. Heffelfinger tried to go through the center, but Mackie stopped him. Then Winter bucked through for a gain and McCormick made a dash between Hartwell and Wallis.

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Yale's Quick Touchdown.Yale had the ball only two yards from Harvard's goal. Stanley Morison was called back of the line to run with the ball. Down went his head for the Harvard center and the touchdown was made. Yale's beautiful play had won them a score in just three and one-half minutes after the game began. No goal 4 to 0.

Harvard started off the play from the twenty-five yard line. Lake was put behind the V and got five yards toward the left. Then Corbett tried to find a hole between Hallowell and Newell. He got through for two yards and then Winter's grip enveloped him. Emmons did some clever blocking off, and Lake got around his end for eight yards.

A Kicking Game.It was Harvard's first down; but Trafford began the kicking game by punting to Bliss. Hallowell followed the ball well and downed Bliss in his tracks on the Yale 35-yard line.

Heffelfinger made a little hole which Bliss squeezed through for a slight gain. Then Winter essayed to get through Dexter and McClung around Hallowell's end. Both were vain attempts and it was Yale's third down and five yards to gain. Bliss fell back and sent a low punt to Corbett who made the fair catch on Harvard's 36-yard line.

Harvard formed a wedge and Lake got five yards behind it. Wallis tackled him and in so doing bruised his lame leg again. After some vigorous rubbing he took his place in the line again. Corbett started to run but dropped the ball. A bluestocking made a dash at it but only knocked it towards his own goal. Then Newell made a dive and the ball was Harvard's with a gain of ten yards.

The Harvard rush-line was not doing any effective blocking and Lake made two tries at line-breaking with no success. On the third down Trafford made the usual point which McCormick caught fairly on the 35-yard line. Winter and Bliss both tried to get between Waters and Emmons, but the latter threw them each time.

Harvard's Weak Interference.Then it was Yale's turn to kick again and Bliss punted to Trafford near the middle of the field. Harvard's interferference in the wedge was easily broken, and Corbett didn't gain a yard. Then Trafford dug his way through the centre, but Harvard had not gained her five yards, and so she punted again. McCormick took it at Yale's 35 yard line.

Then the Yale players went at things with a dash. They all interfered beautifully for Sanford who gained 15 yards around the right end.

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