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YALE, 16; HARVARD, 0

Yale's Punting and Steadier Defense Off-set Harvard's Superior Rushing

Yale won the toss and chose to defend the south goal and to receive the kick-off.

LeMoyne kicked off to Farmer on the 10-yard line, and the latter brought the ball back fifteen yards. Farmer was sent through the line between right tackle and guard for two yards, but failed to get more than half a yard on a second try and Yale was forced to punt. Mitchell punted the ball out of bounds on Harvard's 35-yard line. On the second play Marshall went around Yale's left end for seventeen yards, bringing the ball to the centre of the field. Schoellkopf gained one yard through the line and then Derby in a close tandem formation went through right guard for three more. The same signal was given for the next play and Derby this time went through for five yards; but Harvard was sent back ten yards for holding, and LeMoyne punted to Yale's 40-yard line. Yale failed to gain and after two plays punted to Marshall, who ran the ball in from the 14 to the 38-yard line. Derby and Schoellkopf, with tandem formation, in five plays carried the ball to Harvard's 53-yard line; but here the team was again penalized for holding, and LeMoyne was sent back to punt. Parkinson passed the ball too high and LeMoyne was downed on Harvard's 37-yard line. Thus all the distance gained in the last five plays was lost. LeMoyne was hurt on this play and Nichols went back for the next punt. Again the pass came too high--he fumbled, regained the ball and ran it back to the 35-yard line. But it was now Yale's ball on downs. After advancing the ball eight yards, Yale was penalized twenty yards for helping, and Mitchell, after failing to gain on a fake kick, punted from the 48-yard line to Nichols on Harvard's 15-yard line. Nichols was downed in his tracks. On the next play Nichols punted out to the 45-yard line, where Metcalf was thrown by Bowditch. After gaining six yards through the line Yale gave the ball to Metcalf, who carried it around Bowditch for thirty-one yards to Harvard's 6-yard line. Farmer plunged through the line for three yards and again for one yard; then Kinney carried the ball across for Yale's first touchdown. Mitchell missed an easy goal. Score--Yale, 5; Harvard, 0.

Shevlin ran LeMoyne's kick-off back twenty-two yards. After several plunges through the line by Farmer, and Mitchell, Metcalf failed to gain around left end. Hogan went through centre for two yards and then Yale punted. Clothier blocked the punt, Mitchell fell on the ball, but Harvard received it on downs on Yale's 26-yard line. Knowlton, Hurley, Schoellkopf and Derby now carried the ball for substantial gains through Yale's tackles and centre until Harvard was on Yale's 5-yard line, with third down and two yards to gain. Marshall dropped back for a try at a goal from the field. The pass came high, the kick was blocked, but Bowditch saved the ball for Harvard by dropping on it on Yale's 31-yard line. On the first play Schoellkopf went through between Knowlton and A. Marshall for three yards, Nichols on a delayed pass went around Rafferty for two more. Derby was pushed through by the tandem for five yards and then Schoellkopf following the tandem carried the ball two yards farther--to Yale's 18-yard line. From here Derby and Schoellkopf gained five more yards and offside play by Yale brought the ball to the 8-yard line. On the next play Nichols was tackled while trying to skirt the end and dropped the ball, Yale gaining it on her own 5-yard line. Mitchell punted to Yale's 26-yard line, and Marshall, catching the ball, ran back eight yards. Two more plays brought the ball to the 14-yard line. On a fake line play, Marshall was thrown for a loss and then went back to the 35-yard line to try again for a goal from the field; but failed to kick it.

Mitchell punted out; Nichols ran the ball back sixteen yards to Harvard's 39-yard line, and on the next play punted to Yale's 38-yard line. Yale was unable to make first down and Marshall ran back Mitchell's punt nine yards. After four yards more around Rafferty, Harvard punted again to Yale's 40-yard line. Metcalf in an end play fumbled the ball and LeMoyne dropped on it. Marshall then on a quarterback run, got clear of the line and gained twenty-five yards, but was brought down by Metcalf. One more yard was gained, and time was called with the ball in Harvard's possession on Yale's 20-yard line. Score--Yale, 5; Harvard, 0.

The second half opened with rapid exchanges of punts, in which Yale had the advantage, until on LeMoyne's attempt to punt from Harvard's 14-yard line, Rafferty blocked the ball and Hogan dropped on it behind Harvard's goal line. Mitchell again missed an easy goal. Yale, 10; Harvard, 0.

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LeMoyne's kick-off rolled over Yale's goal line. Mitchell kicked out from the 20-yard line to Marshall on his 53-yard line. Marshall running it in ten yards. After ten yards gain by Harvard, Schoellkopf was hurt and replaced by Mills. LeMoyne punted to Yale's 15-yard line, and Clothier tackled Metcalf before the could move. At this point Yale took Miller out, moving Batchelder into his place, sending Kinney to left guard and filling his place with Bissell. On the next play Mitchell kicked to Nichols who caught the ball on Yale's 44-yard line. On the next play Mills went through Yale's right tackle for thirty yards, but was stopped by Metcalf. He got but one yard on the next play, and then Hurley went through the line for three more to Yale's 13-yard line. Derby and Nichols in two rushes gained three more yards and then Knowlton was given the ball twice and with the tandem behind him placed the ball on Yale's 5-yard line. Hurley and Mills each made but one yard and then with Knowlton in the tandem. Nichols tried to run around Rafferty for a touchdown, but was stopped by Farmer with the goal line only six inches away: Yale's ball on downs.

Yale rushed the ball fifteen yards: Derby was replaced by Squires at left tackle. Yale punted Nichols fumbled, but Marshall dropped on the ball on Yale's 48-yard line. LeMoyne's punt on the next play was blocked and Yale secured the ball on Harvard's 28-yard line. Farmer gained two yards through centre, and then Mitchell went around Clothier for fourteen yards to the 12-yard line. Metcalf gained two yards through the line, and then Hogan was called back and in three rushes made Yale's third touchdown. Mitchell kicked the goal. Score--Yale, 16; Harvard, 0.

Metcalf received the kick-off and was downed on his 25-yard line. Mitchell then gained twenty yards on a fake kick: in the fierce tackle which stopped him. Nichols was hurt and had to be replaced by Goodhue. In this play Yale had held and so was penalized twenty yards, which brought the ball back to her 12-yard line. In a series of fumbles by both sides in which LeMoyne saved the ball twice for Harvard. Harvard finally worked again down to Yale's 15-yard line, but here lost on downs. Yale fumbled on the first play, but regained the ball on the 18-yard line, and was sent back ten yards for holding. Marshall made a fair catch of Yale's punt which followed and got fifteen yards for interference by Shevlin. This gave Le-

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