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Yale had the choice and took the ball, Harvard defending the east goal. Play was called and Beecher started to run, but was downed after advancing a few feet. Gill followed with a short run, as did Graves also. On the fourth down the ball went to Harvard. Corbin interfered, causing Harding to fumble, and Beecher dropped on the ball. On a fumble by Yale, Porter got the ball, and, in trying to run, ran outside the fair line. Another rush was made by Porter and Sears followed him, but ran outside. The ball was now taken in five yards...
...within two feet of Yale's goal line. Bull tried to punt it out but Trafford stopped the kick and Wurtemburg made a touchdown for safety. Score, Yale 11, Harvard, 2. Yale punted the ball out, but Sears when about to return it was tackled by Beecher. Wallace now withdrew from the game being somewhat lame, and Robinson took his place. Kicking was now done by both sides. Sears was obliged to retire and Saxe took his place. In two kicks Saxe drove the ball well down the field. Porter and Saxe both made good runs, and at last...
...Captain Beecher, of the Yale eleven, used the following words in his speech at the Yale alumni dinner on Friday last...
...public dinner, leads one to consider whether the conservative element who declare that the moral effect of football is harmful have not, after all, solid ground for their assertions. The further fact that none of the alumni present arose to object to the language used by Captain Beecher as being unseemly and as evincing a deplorable spirit, might well lend further weitht to the arguments against the game. By their silence all the members of Yale present at that dinner signalled their assent to these bullying and indecorous words...
...BEECHER, Sec.PIERIAN SODALITY.- Rehearsal this evening at 7 o'clock in Robert's Hall. As this is the only rehearsal this week, it is important that every member be present...