The New York herald., 1876-12-01
FOOTBALL.
THE LESSON THAT YALE TAUGHT PRINCETON
AN EXCITING GAME UNDER THE RUGBY UNION
RUIrs-YAIE THE WINNER.

RULEs-yALE THE WINNER
The match between tho teams OF Princeton and Yale
colleges which has been looked forward TO Tor weeks
by all lovers OF football in this vicinity came TO an
issue yesterday afternoon on the grounds OF tho
ST. Georgos Cricket Club Hoboken. II resulted
In favor OF Yale by two goals to none. The
weather was disagrecable, as it was cloudy aud
freezing, and tho ground was so hard that
terrific thumps and bad bruises were tho
rule and not the exception II was computed and tho
computation does not excessive, that
1000 people were outside the foul line. Many were
ladies' who stood two hours looking at tho play, wbo
distinguished Alumni Of both colleges as well tour
or five OF Princcton's trustees were OH hand to
courage the young athletes Tho blue OF Yale the
orange and black Princeton uttcrcd from tho coats
OF 500 handsome young men, while strung out around
field dozen afeen carriages showing tho occu-
pants by the colors they were flying, TO be drm ad
hersnts OF the New Haven players.
For the first this vicinity the rules governing
tie game the Rugby Unionrules by which all the
leaaing football associations OF England decide their
events. Yale has played the Rugby game year or
SO, but Princeton recently adopted It and were
quentIy short OF practice Under the College Assoca-
tion rules Princeton stood the champion for years,
but yesterday their flag lowered alter p;ucky and
exciting fight The Yale team wore blue skulcaps
shlrs, stockings OF The same color and white Han
mel rowsers The Princeton lads gorgeous In their
orange and black uniforms The match was decided
by majority o goals only and II was agreed to play
one hour and . hall, with "tme" 10 be called every
thirty minutes for short breathing spells. There were
eleven side
BEGINNING
Princeton fortunate enough TO win tho toss and
Yale compelled to defend the goal near the club
house with the npping wind blowing sharply IN their
faces The kickoff by Yaies captain, at twenty-five
after the Prlncetons hai-backs hnd returned the
ball, the Yalc's centres made brilliant run toward
the encmy's goal but the orange and black were ON
the alert. and iackng Downcr, there was at once a
writhing mass OF men on the ball, but the man IN
blue held II iairly, and crying "down," .ney un-
tied themselves and the game proceeded. Once
more in motion, McCosh OF Princeton got hold
OF the leather, and sliding grandiy down tho field
to Yac's stronghold, when ieet-iooted q. Z. Camp,
alter clever collar, showed Princeton how the game
played. He dribbed 1t prctiiy snort distance,
and then being tackled and tumbiing on the broad
his back, he passed the bah TO Thompsonhe last
summers springfield crew that showed Harvard what
the English stroke meant when rowcd by men il
form. With the ball under his Thompson made
fine toward the PrncetoD's goal, and dodgng
under arms and shaking off the enemy one
wen, through their "backsn and secured
.louch down" amid deafening cheers from the sym
Camp passed. the ball 10 Thompson no was "oif SIDE"
but after much argument tho reoree ordered the ry
back OF the goal line and placed Tor another
Yale man 10 Kick The kicker's side remained behind
the ball, while tho orange ana black ranged themselves
along their goal posts in great anxiety. Bigeow, of
Yale, kicked the leather as II he meant II, and Ghoo
ing between the posts away over the ten feet high
sting, the rst goal credited 10 Yale. Rah-rah
rah shouted the boys With blue ribbon; "1rst goal
for Yale! Rah-rahrah!' With the interruption and
argument the timo announced to be 23m
WARNING VI.
McCosh, Of Princeton, sent the oa away the second
time, and the orange and black, profting by the es
admirably taught them, played better together
and attempted some Of tho nice little points tho blues
were proficient in. Biker. one OF Yale's backs se
cured ball down the field and started with IT, dOdg
ing, tumbling and demorazing the enemy that tackled
him, but he collared by Nicols and Denny
cecded. alter much plucky play IN getting it well into
Yac's territory Then it went beyond the foul line,
when again being started Hatch. Of Yale, secured
II and magnificent spin across the iied. He
lodged several opponents In wonderful STYLE but
at length was stopped, and Mccamont obtaining
the bail started ON like mission as "tme" was
called. tho first half hour having expired. With
three TOUR mnu,es rest, positions wcro reversed
and Bigcow, or Yale, gave the leathSr Int that
their meite aud determined t0Setrieyc their
honor The ball was sent back from the ground hold
by the orange and CRIMSON when rough and tumble
business began in earnest. thompson caught tho ball
and made magnificent run, and as he went booming
nins-pins all around him. That kind OF
work s often neatly stopped. however and
McCosh and Stewart did the job. Then Stewart made
a GOOD run toward Yale's lines. ana again Hatch
the Princetons stronghold and there pretty
scrummages, while here ana there men .. were
not football seeming to be the sport Princeton held
their own in this play, but science and combined
action at last did the work, and Biselow, OF Yak,
dribbing the ball out OF scrummage, II was sint 10
Thompson lect who like flash shot it clean through
Princeton's goal by magnificent kick. Second goal
for Yale, and handkerchiols nuttcred, and the blue"
boys yelled louder than before Time Of this goal
IL minutes
WINDING a. 4.
Positions again chanked, McCosh kicking Un
Each side determined TO DO it's levo best Tho
ball was worked UP and down the field sharp and
strong The battles brilliant Camp Donncr,
Davis, Thompson, Wurts AID Hatch OF Yale dong
finely, while McCosh, Denny, Nichols, Dodge,
Stewart and McCalmont Of Princeton kept their
end up finely. In Of the charges Stewart was
hurI about the face and retired. McCamont was
also shaken up, and LETT the field. In
the midst OF exciting play "timc' was called and Yale
pronounced the winner having secured TWO goals to
Prncetons none. The latter team did we'll consider
ing all the circumstances and when they 'foow up"
the ball and help each other more will be dangerous
opponents During the play the Princctons "touched
down. repeatedly in soli-deience ~ ust wait awhc,"
SAID Princeton senior land wo will show those TEL
lows something" The teams werc:-
YALE. V. Baker (captain). o. d. Thompson, w. l.
Bigclow (backs) W. G. Camp W. ID. Hatch lhali-backsl
W. v. Bonner, e. c. Camp, II. Wurts, W. H. Taylor, y.
W. Davis N. W. Walker (forwardsl
PRNcEroS-A. J. McCoshitcaptain), H. Thompson,
Samuel johnson (bacKs ID. stewart, j. o. Denny thalf
backs) Benjamin Nichols Z. H. Nichols, II. stevenson.
J. Potier, K. McCalmont W. + Dodge (orwardsl
Umpire for Yale-G. I. Elliot, OF Yale.
Umpire for Princctop--E. w. Price, Of Columbia
Referees. G. Bushnell