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PAGES 9 TO 16 INDIANAPOLIS SUNDAY MORNING NOVEMBER 25 1900 eatures' of the Purdue Illinois Battle at Lafayette YALE 6 0 VICTORY OKU IRE CRIMSOK GOPHERS WIN' OVER INDIANABYSAETY I I SPORTS AND General News VOL 4 NO 173 ut Hoosiers Put Up Brilliant Battle Against Conquerors of Chicago HILL GETS A TOUCHDOWN ield Goal and Two Safeties Only Counts of Minnesota MINNEAPOLIS Minn Nov Lidi na showed unexpected strength against Minnesota today scoring a touchdown and holding the Gophers to one place kick and two safeties making an 8 to 6 score Both teams showed a powerful defense and after the first twenty minutes of play the game resolved iteejf Into a punting match The 10000 people in the stands expected to see Dr Williams men redeem them selves After the miserable showing against the Carlisle Indians The visitors coached by Sheldon the famous Maroon back were outweighed nearly fifteen pounds per man but a more manly look Ing set of players has not appeared on Northrop ield for years The Gophers went Into the game onlyln fair condition but determined to up hold the title of Western champions Mar shall Current Smith Larkin and Ittner were fighting their last battle for Min nesota and were especially anxious to wind up their football careers with a sweeping victory The field was In a slip pery condition but the weather was ideal for the spectators though a trifle warm for the players Long Run by Marshall Vita kicked off for Minnesota Indiana returned to its twenty five yard line On the first play Capt Hare punted to Lar kin who was downed in Min nesota then lost the ball on a fumble Again the visitors punted and the Gophers got the ball on their fifteen vard line Doane plunged through the line for six yards Vita made two yards and Marshall on a double pass skirted left end for twenty yards Larkin was then forced to punt The ball was called back and Minnesota penalized fifteen yards for holding Again Larkin punted and Indiana got the ball on Minnesota tnirty flve yard line rom this point Capt Hare tried a drop kick which went wide of the mark The ball was punted out and went to the Hoosiers on forty five yard line A forward pass resulted in the loss of the ball for Indiana Two attempts at the left of the line brought no gain Lar i kin then punted to Clark who made a clever return to the visitors twenty five yard line Hare punted thirty five yards to Minnesota at the center of the 'field Doane dodged around McGaughey for twenty five yards A forward pass again gave the ball to the visitors Touchdown by Hill On the first play Hare punted and the ball went over head Hill scooped up the ball like a shot and with a clerr field ran thirty yards for a touch down Tighe kicked goal Hare kicked off to Doane who returned to Minnesota's thirty yard line' A double pass brought no gain and a line buck re sulted likewise Larkin then punted forty yards to McGaughey who was In his tracks on thirty flve yard line An exchange of punts gave Minnesota a ten yard gain At the twenty yard line Hare punted thirty five yards to Marshall who ran thirty yards before being downed The next two plays brought only small alns rom the thirty yard line Marshall tried a place kick The ball hit the crossbar and dropped down Hare punted out to Minnesota at the forty five yard line Larkin then to Hare who caught the ball on his three vard line and was thrown back to Marshall and Schueknecht over the line scoring a safety for Minnesota Score: Indiana Minnesota 2 Marshall Kicks a Goal After the puntout the locals punted and the hall went to Indiana on its twenty five yard line A forward pass failed and gave Minnesota the ball Ittner bucked the line for five yards Current made seven and Sohucknecht four Snyder then went to the three yard line Minnesota was penalized fliteen yards rom the twenty five yard line Marshall made a goal from placement Score: Minnesota 6 Indiana Capt Hare kicked off to Marshall who returned fit teen vards to his thirty two yard line The ball was brought back and Indiana penalized five yards for offside piav Again the kick went to Marshall and this time he returned twenty vards putting the ball on the forty yard line A forward pass to Marshall brought a five vard gain Larkin then punted out of bounds at Indiana's fifty yard line rom that point Hare punted and the ball went to the locals on their thirty flve yard line Minnesota was penalized fifteen vards for holding A forward pass went wild and Capt Hare caught the ball and ran thir ty vards to the goal line Umpire Allen called the ball back and from the thirtv yard line Hare tried a drop kick The ball went low rom the fifteen yard line Larkin punted out of bounds at Minnesota thirty five yard line Time for the first half was then called Hare Tries ield Goal Larkin caught the kickoff and returned It to the Minnesota tv enty flve yard line A try at end brought no gams and Larkin punted to Hare who was downed in bls tracks by Marshall at the center ot the field An exchange of punts and a fumble by Minnesota gave the ball to Indiana on the thirtv five vard line A quarter back run brought no gains On a forward pass Bloom made five yards Hare then tried a drop kick from the thirty yard line which missed the goal by a small margin The punt out gave In diana the ball at midfield The ball was lost to Minnesota by a forward pass On a quartor oack run Larkin made eight yards around Bloom The next two plavs netted three yards and Larkin was forced to punt rom his twenty yard line Hare punted to Minne sota at the fifty yard line Honors were evenly divided in the ex change of punts which followed Snvder failed to gain around left end Larkin punted and Hare soon returned the kick giving Minnesota the ball on In fortv five yard line Hare made a prettv fifteen yard return of punt The game was developing into a punting contest between Larkin and Hare Long Klo by Larkin rom forty five yard line Larkin made a beautiful punt of sixty yards which went over Capt Hares head Marshall and Doane were hot after him and downed the Hoosier captain in his ten yard line In an attempt to punt out of danger the ball was poorly passed and resulted in another safety for Min nesota making the score 8 to in favor of the Gophers After tho punt out Hare executed a clever forward pass to Bloom who ran to eight yard line before Lar CONTINUED ON PAGE 10 COLUMN 5 as THE BALL ON A ORWARD PASS STEWART ILLINOIS RECOVERS LONG PURDUE ALLS ON THE BALL ATER ONSIDE KICK CHICAGO IS VICTOR Drop Kicks drop wild THE ILLINOIS SECTIONS LONG BROUGHT DOWN IN TRYING RIGHT END Right Injured Two May Die tn Miller and Shilling Light in Accident at Point Breeze Auto Races Saddle' ormer Rides 5 Winners Oxford to the extreme outside great excitement Umpire Is Hissed American Bertret over onto injured and may victims may also LINCOLN PARKS 15 MAROONS 5 The Lincoln Park football team defeated the Maroons yesterday by a score of IS to 5 NEBRASKA IS OUTCLASSED that Oxford would win Shilling jealousy of Miller and knowing employers had an Immense bet kicks In Capt Hatherly oster of Harvard said: won squarely on tho merits of the game I feel it was well played and have nothing but praise for the victors nor for the Harvard eleven which stood up tn Its game in the face of a skilful NEW HAVEN Conn Nov The hissing of Umpire Bill Edwards by Yale today was an act unprecedented In Yale athletic history Never has a college offi cial been hissed before Edwards penal ized Yale again and again twice taking her back to her five yard line On the last occasion thousands of Yale men hissed all over the field Edwards is the official whom Yale re fused to accept until Harvard threatened to cancel the game unless he was ao at least as Johnson the game live goal This score two line bucks three carried over for a again kicked goal followed in which Position Nebraska (5) Eckersall Plays His inal Game for Maroons and Boots ive CHICAGO Nov Chicago defeated Nebraska in a brilliant game of football this afternoon by a score of 88 to 5 It was tho closing game for both teams as well as the last appearance of Capt Eckersall of the Maroons on the gridiron The Chicagoans proved them selves beyond doubt the fastest players In' the West and Eckersalls valedictory could not have been improved on The Nebraskans fought gamely to the end however forcing Chicago to Its ut most speed for every Inch of ground The Corn much touted fake and trick plays did not fxgpre extensively but the ends kept their rivals constantly on me aiert as iudk and Mason were in Eckersall booted seven trials Ths crowd went after the game rushed Eent No 4 ive antique handicap open to care built not later than 1904 the Inquirer Cup Won by twenty four horse power Pope Toledo Sec ond Morris twenty eight horse power Mercedes Third ten horse Dower White Time 6:28 Event No Ten mite open Record Cup Won by an added entry American Mercedes Second Oscar American Bertret Third Waiter Harper's Stanlay Time 1203 3 5 Event No 7 ive miles handi cap the Evening Telegraph Cup Won by second Mor Miller struck Shilling to make the latter release his hold of Oxford and then jammed over on Pretension to get Oxford off tho fence Both straightened out their horses then and Oxtord came on to win by a length and a half from Pretension with flight a fair third Pre 1 tension was disqualified and Shilling sus pended for the balance of the meeting Shilling is a promising rider and his sus pension is unfortunate Summaries: irst race selling tor 3 year olds and up 7 Workman 102 (Miller) 11 to Belle Strom Azelinn time 1:29 1 5 Second Seventh Champion SteepleChase about 3 miles Telifare (Dona hue) 2H to 1 Essex Mount Henry time 617 Third furlongs Terneralre 110 (Miller) 3 to 5 Nacelle Ambush time l10 3 5 ourth seventh Benning special 1H miles Banker 112 (Miller) 12 to 1 Cederstrome Dainty: time 2:41 2 5 ifth 1 mile and 70 yards Oxford 115 (Miller) 1 to 2 Ormondes Voladay time 1:46 3 5 Sixth selling 1 3 16 miles Emperor of India 103 (Miller) 4 to 5 Ivanhoe Win ifred A time 2:02 3 5 cepted Penalties against Yale gave Har vard twice ns much ground "hs the Har vard players gained during the day One drive back when she had reached the Har vard twenty yard line prevented a possible score Edwards failed to discern such Harvard holding WASHINGTON Nov Walter Miller was the marvel of the afternoon riding the winner in each of tho five flat races the most sensation of which was the Ox ford Pretension Right race Oxford was the favorite but there was also a world of wise money for Pretension and a splendid play on Right ShPling broke Pretension away in front and led by three lengths to the stretch where Oxford drew up As he drew along side Shilling moved over with Pretension carrying fence Seeing stung by that bin up reached over and grabbed Oxford's bridle in an effort to throw the gray Rtrcnk And then a fiffht ensued between the two enraged riders with their mounts plunging along at a second faster than the best previous track record him and the field boosted him on to their shoulders and car ried him triumphantly from the grldiorn Between halves he was presented 1th a diamond studded gold watch the gift of his friends fellow students and the uni versity laculti' Iddlngs Run Twenty Yards first score was made on a twenty yard run by Iddlngs for a touch down walker kickcu was soon doubled by which took the ball to yard line Steffen was touchdown and Walker Roma vprv brisk Dlay Nebraska fully held Its own until Ecker sall made a pretty kick from the Corn Huskers twenty flve yard line bringing the score up 1u 16 to 0 A few minutes later Steffen made twenty yards on a forward pass from Eckersall inally the Maroon captain made another kick from twenty seven yard line and the score crept up to 20 At last Nebraska chalked up its lone five points Eckersall tried a forward pass but it went wrong and Nebraska got the ball on fifteen yard line Little carried it ten yards Craig went through center to the Maroon one yard line and Little went over for a touchdown Harvey missed goal Eckersall soon afterward dropkicked from the twenty yard line and the half ended 24 to 5 in favor Two more kicks by Eckersall one from the fortv flve and one from the twenty vard line increased score to thfrty two early in the second half Then Steffen made a touchdown and Walker kicked goal Walker though he had scored a touchdown later was called back for offside plavlng There was stiff plavlng during the rest of the half but no more scores were made on either side Loo De Tray was elected captain of the Maroons at banquet of the play ers He will be in condition to play next season Lineup Chicago (38) walker Russell Noll Anderson Kelly Watson Parry Eckersall Iddlngs Steffen inger PHILADELPHIA Pa Nov Eight men were injured two perhaps fatally when a big Apperson car running in the fifty mlle open race at Point Breeze this afternoon crashed through the railing on the homestrech plunged Into a score of automobiles and mowed down a crowd of spectators Two of the victims were Phil Kirk the driver and Eddie Barrett the machinist The latter is seriously die One of the other succumb to his Injuries The accident created and for some time it was impossible to ascertain the full extent of the mishaps Patrols and ambulances were quickly summoned and several doctors present rendered aid to the Injured Of those injured the following were taken to the Methodist Hospital: rank Hugg double fracture of right leg condition serious James Smith a boiler maker at the Philadelphia Driving Park contusions of right shoulder David Budd contusion of legs Halman foot badly mangled taken to St Agnes Hospital Three victims whose names have not been ascertained are at tho Philadelphia Hospital They are said to be seriously hurt Prior to the accident the Apperson car had won two races and in the flfty mile race was well in the lead going at the rate of fifty miles an hour The sixth lap was covered when suddenly the front wheels skidded and the Tnachlne getting beyond control of the driver swerved to the right leaped over a ditch plunged through a railing and fairly hurled itself upon a group 'of automobiles crowded with spectators Kirk and his machinist were hurled Into Walter Harner's Stanley rls Mercedes Third Tltman Leeds Co's Studebaker Time 6:14 1 5 Event No 8 ifty miles the Press a Cup XV on by Elliott's thirty horse power Packard Second Morris Mercedes i mra xi oscar urown i Time 8 5 the air and the machinist was uncon scious when picked up Kirk however was only slightly inlured Despite the acclJent the race was con tinued Summaries: Event No Two mile handicap for stock gasoline cars costing $1500 or less for the Item Cup Won by Keystone Motor Car Company twenty two horse power Buick driven by William Haupt Second Kelsey Automobile Company ten horse power Max well driven by William Davis Third Kelsey Automobile ten horse power Maxwell driven by Longstreth Time 2:57 1 5 Event No 2 lve mlle city championship open to gasolinecare costing J3000 or less tor the Bulletin Cup Won by Keystone Mo tor Company twenty hors i power Buick driven by William Haupt The Motor Shop's Uiirty horse power Oldsmobile driven by orborth tho only other starter dropped out alter the first round Time 7:03 Event No 3 lve mlle open Ledger Cup Won by tho Apperson sixty horse power Apperson Second Martin Hart Motor Car twenty two horse power 1 Thomas Third Oscar sixty horse power American Bertret Time 5:04 I it LML'nf Jt Tl7 :7 7' ggwwwaTOyggiiMiiiiiijiuiiiii iMiMiMwi iijih I Bi n1 JiWllinni iriiTr Pill WM VW ZU ft IB' i i ht IL WU i jijJTifWnfL jr vaf iafilYTlxicTJlrTTL Ti nB iTfi rimOltnfrrtr draTCnr' tiCT Till 4BnaAAK" auv'iAx'wXi'e HISK 1 '(UfsS'a s' Ji a' atarshs xr 1 K3 'J 'WS Cs A x4a "'c Xs 'zXxL ''A 7 Wv i 4W 5 AV' V' a '4 E3 mv aAAVX XA 1 WSA SAaaVsttaAe a a 5 asiaAvvtSs SvX 'a MBaOMUl a'' a Au I 4 SA tt' 1 Xe ZZ I i 'g 1 X' tr pis I a fc xe rL sa Z'' i I I Z'l 'v ssrj Z' 4 PP 'Y 'K fSmBBm Left end Johnson Left tackle Maters Left guard Chaloupka Center Wilkie Right guard Harvey Right tackle Rice Right end Mason Quarter Cooke Left half Little Right half Weller ull Craig Harvard Line Is Unable to With stand Attacks of the Sons of Eli SCORE MADE IN IRST HAL Roome Is Sent Over After Gain by orward Pass NEW HAVEN Conn Nov fc bright blue banners wave triumphantly i over the etty tonight the elgnal of an other magnificent victory of her team over her worthy rival Harvard the final crore being 6 to 0 Tho crimson went down to defeat In a desperate battle which In football strut i egy and spectacular plays hue had few equals since the two universities have met To Yale passed the almost undis puted title of the college championship of the country clouded only by tho drawn no score contest at Princeton a week ago A victory for tho crimson would have meant first honors beyond question for she had beaten the Carlisle Indians who last week won from Minnesota and whd has also defeated the University of Penn sylvunla tho conquerors of the University of Michigan or this reaeon if for no other the xamo on Yale field was Of un precodontcd Importance and to Yale onco rs i more lias come a victory which will live I ore ver In her athletic history Harvard la Slow It was a victory won through greater football knowledge superior team play almost unerring accuracy In developing the posalbllllles of the new rules and the magnificent work of Individual players The score of a single touchdown and goal repeats that of last year on and It adds to string of Victorios only twice broken since 1897 Harvard was a trifle slow In executing her plays which as last year seemed to hlriRo on her great strength on defense wlillo Yolo was quick on everything Her mon wero active and fierce Yale sue cess lay in playing oft lively at every op portunity driving her plays hard and talc Ing advantage or every opening when her opponents had the ball for tho runner the forward and behind the line passes and the onside kicks were a well developed art Not onca did a Yale man luivo to run down the field without assistance As the game was nearing Its close Yale played faster and rolled the crimson line into a heap time and again It was only Harvard's stub born contest of every Inch of her own ground that kept the score at the single figure Gain on orward Paso i The touchdown was brought about by a sensational play Yale had the ball on Harvard's twenty five yard line Jones called his signals for a kicking formation Vender drove back to the thirty fniir a ifji line with his hands outspread A perfect wsl pass from Hockenburger sent the ball Into Ills hands and Vender like a flash started a at right angles and hurled the ball over the heads of tho Harvard men for a thirty yard pass to where several Yale men as though drawn by a magnet had I jumped Into one little knot Up from their 3 midst leaped orbes who caught the ball and In an instant placed it down on the four yard Uno Up rose the Yale hosts with ories of a touchdown while the crimson side was hushed Roome who had replaced Knox 1 was sent to smash the crimson line His first try gave two yards and the next time lie was shot over with the whole team dragging and pushing him That four yards showed what Yale could do when Js uhe was hungry for the score which was 1 so close at hand The kicking ot a goal was un easy thing tor Veeder In tho early part of the game Newhall tried to drop kick It was blocked and orbes got the ball Try st Goal alls Early In the game also Yale lost an opportunity to score a Held goal when Veeder tried for one on torty flve yard lino but It went wide by a few feet Right after this Yale had another opportunity for a try at goal but lost It put of anxiety to make a touchdown Burr had punted to Knox at the forty five yard line and the latter 'behind a screen formed for Interference ran the breadth of the field for a gain of twenty yards 1 liree line plnys which followed resulted In the neccsBary first down and a touch down Beomed certain On the next play JonoB took the ball made a forward pass to Alcott who fumbled It on the three yard line McDonald dropped on It like a fiaah and stayed the onward rush of Yale temporarily postponing the defeat of his team Burr then punted out of danger Another run which brought the specta tors to their feet but gave no results was when Jones In attempting an end run was forced to run entirely across the field unable to get through the Harvard linewith the S( ore 6 to 0 Harvard was com pelled to change her style of attack and Burr was called upon to put the ball out of danger with his toe The flist put of tho second half resolved itself Into a punting duel between Burr and Veeder rom then on the outcome seemed certain Yale with new players nut fresh life Into her team and In the last five minutes of the half there was a march down the field This began with osters fumble which orbes took ad vantage of Harvard Line Crumbles rom then on it was a case of smashing Into the Harvard line until Parker re placed by razer showed that Yale had found the weak place Rush after rush swept tho JLirvard team back foot by foot until tho ball rested on her fifteen yard line Yale was moving like a battering tain and another touchdown apparently was prevented by the whistle i ending the game The game was attended by all the Inter eating incidents which have become a part of It Not a seat was vacant and at the gate a few stray tickets brought phenom enal prices one pair changing hands at $50 Tho Harvard stands at the opening cheered Yale and Capt Morse and the op posite side returned in full measure this compliment At the close of the the remark able scenb was witnessed of tho Jubilant Yale host standing bareheaded for fifteen minutes in front of the Harvard stand alternately cheering and singing to the crimson and the latter In turn responding in a like manner Yale has always cheered Harvard but never before has she turned It into an 4 ovation an incident which will temper tho harsh feeling which seerneu to have been aroused by reports of acrlmory in the selection of the game officials Game In Detail Capt Morse won the toss and chose the north goal giving him a slight ad vantage of tn breeze Tho whistle was blown at 2:07 and tho teams took the Ueld Burr kicked to Veeder at seven yard Uric It was carried back to the twenty eight yard line where the first attempt at the line was stopped Veeder attempted to punt which blocked and McDonald got the ball on Yale's forty flvc yard line On a fake play through the line Starr got the ball on a forward pass and made CONTINUED ON PAGE 11 COLUMN 2 a 4 jh 1 If ii.