New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-11-29
OUTDOOR SPORTS.
pRNCEToNs VICTORY AT FOOTBALL.

PRINCETON'S VICTORY Al FOOTBALL.
AN EXCITING GAME AT HOBoKEN YESTERDAY
PRINCETON DEFEATs YALE FOR THE FIRST TIME
IN THREE YEARS
That the Rugby game Of football, so pop
ular with the English has last found firm foohoii
in the larger American colleges, would seem To have
been demonstrated by the crowd and enthusiasm at the
YalcPrinceton game yesterday afternoon Mt Ho-
boken. College We're numerous, Harvard and
Columbia being represented almost as well
as the two competing colleges. But the general
audience was also large, at least $500 persons
being present on the grounds. The excitement among
college mrn in regard 10 the game intense, for
upon result rested the college championship, not
also for this year. Harvard and Princeton claimed nut
for three years past. Yale asserted In 1876 Yale de-
feated Harvard to o. and Princeton 10 o. last year
Princeton defeated Harvard 10 o. Yale and Princeton
played "a draw game, and Harvard and Yale did not
meet owing to misunderstanding in regard to the
constituting "A team. Yale claimed eleven, while Har
ward and Princeton desired fifteen Yale conceded the
point 10 Princeton but did not 10 Harvard. As Yale
was not defeated by either she claimed 20 retain the
championship This claim Harvard and Princeton have
refused 10 accept II To be set at rest by
the result OF yesterdays conflict.
The teams arrived about 2 o'clock and greeted
with hearty cheers The grounds wet and slippery.
aud the playing deemed remarkable when the state
OF the ground considered. Much Of the time in
part Of the field the players fairly waowed In pools Of
water and were dreuched TO the skin The sides
composed rs follows:
Yale-Forwards-Farwe TO- Fuller, 81 Hull. 49,
Harding, 80 Lamb. 81 King, 80; Eaton. 80. Half
Backs-Brown, 8. g g; Peters, 80; Thompson. 70 ;
Watson. q. q. g.; Camp, 80 tcaptain). Bncks-Wake
man, ". g.; Nixon. 81 Badges, 49,
Princeton.-F orwards-Bradford. 81; McDermott. 81;
Brotherln 80; Ballard 80 captain Devereur, so
McAlnin 'sl Ioney, al BRYAN. 80. Hal'backs-Wal-
Ter 10 Minor ~; McSair. 20 with ngtou, so-BackS
-Niller 80 Cutts 80 Larkn, 40. X. Gushing. Of Hlr
PLAY began promptly and the bali continued for some
fine In the middle OF the field. IL seen that
Princeton exccled In dexterty, her men passing the
bah from TO the other with remarkable adrnltncs7
while Yale surpassed IN hea yincs- and strength Several
times the ball Ialcs goal The uudi' nee be-
came more aud more excited as the game progressed,
sIlrging back and forth rushing from one part
of the field 10 the other. following the NarllnS
fortunes OF the players The PLAYERS names were
loudly shouted by friends and cOegcmatcs when
some particularly throw challenged rccOgni
ton For Yale. Camp, Thompson. Harding and Brown
were .gaIdtd the strongest PLAYERS while the names
Of ard. Minor, McNar aud Cuts were shouted most
flrauonty by the Princeton Tac first thrccquarcrs
touchiow,I. In silence bali placed In front Of
Yaes goal to De kicked over "A entitled by the touch
and tn cheers OF delight from Yale and howls OF d>ap
IoIntmcnt from Princeton the ball 'w to one Side OF the
goal posts.
An miermlssion Of fifteen minutes was then taken
and at its the last haf OF the game began Elch
side knew that the hardest work was necessary To
win al though Princeton far ahead. fiue runs
w,Ic made by Minor aud McN,ir Of Princeton: and
despite Yacs drill ant efforts the ball was Kept very
near her goal Suddenly Princeton gained another
touch-dOwn; this time The ann was sure when III" bdl
was placed. II kicked between HE goal posts and
Princeton had won "A goal the first gained In three
years from Yale The remaining lew minutes OF inc
game were comparatively unrycntiui. though marked
by fine playing on both sides. Yale prevented her OPP
pOnent from increasing the score, and win ms was
goal and one touchdown, and holds the college
championship. The members Of the victorious team
were borne of the ground on the shoulders OF telr
friends II the general remark that the Hoboken
Grounds bad never seen a finer contest