YALE WON AT BASKETBALL

In a close, hard game, marked by much rough playing and numerous penalties, the University basketball team was defeated by Yale last night in Mechanics Hall by the score of 10 to 9. Yale was handicapped by the absence of Van Vleck, centre, on account of scholarship conditions, and of Clifford, left forward, who was prevented from playing by illness.

The teams played evenly for ten minutes at the beginning of the game, and then Harvard scored on a shot from the floor by Allen. Noyes soon tied the score, but a goal from the floor by Brooks and two goals from fouls by Currie gave Harvard the lead at the end of the first half.

The second half was fast and rough from the start, and close covering by both sides kept down the scoring. Brooks was injured about the middle of the half and was replaced by S. Brown. This change materially weakened the defense and two goals from the floor by Wrenn and Cushman and four goals from fouls by Noyes gave Yale a lead that Harvard could not overcome. Allen scored a fine goal from the floor in this period, and Currie secured an additional point by a goal from foul. A lucky shot from the floor by Cushman won the game for Yale by a single point.

The summary:

Score--Yale, 10; Harvard, 9. Goals from floor--Allen 2, Brooks, Noyes, Wrenn, Cushman. Fouls called--on Harvard, 10; on Yale, 7. Goals from fouls--Noyes, 4; Currie, 3. Referee--McGrail of Dartmouth. Timekeepers--A. F. Chamberlain '07, R. Beebe of Yale. Scorer--P. E. Dutcher '08. Time--20-minute halves. HARVARD.  YALE. Currie, l.f.  r.g., Noyes Allen, r.f.  l.g., Murphy Fish, c.  c., Wylie Browne, l.g.  r.f., Wrenn, Carrigan Brooks, S. Brown, r.g.  l.f., Cushman