The New York herald., 1878-11-29
FOOTBALL.

EXCITING GAME FOR THE CHAMPIONSHIP Be
TWEEN THE TEAMS OF PRINCETON AND YALE
COLLEGES PRINCETON THE WINNER
Fully three thousand persons, of whom three hun
dred ladies' assembled at the grounds of the st.
Georges Cricket Club. Hobokcn. yesterday. to wit
ness the championship football match between the
rival teams Of Yale and Princeton colleges Both
these teams had defeated Harvard in the champion
ship SERIES and Yale for years holding the honors at
the game the event expected to be very interest
ing. There disappointment in this particular
as the playing throughout very exciting and at
times brilliant. Until this season Yale had always
been firm advocate of eleven men side, but in
the late Football Convention at Springfield
she was outyoted, and Of necessity was com
PEELED to into the ranks with fifteen
men. Yale did 30 with great reluctance. The field
was very slippery. and in half dozen places there
were patches which soon became quagmires The blue
of fale and the orange and black of Princeton could
be counted in a thousand button holes. Many car
riages filled with fair occupants remained on the
grounds during the game. 1t agreed that two
innings each of threequartors of hour should be
played. with breathing spell at "half time" Few
better football teams have gone upon field in this
country than those of yesterday. They stout,
active and plucky fellows. and in few instances
fast runners. Princeton's team averaged slightly
better than Yale's, and the representatives Of the
Jersey college did their business with more deter
minaton than tho men of New Haven. Princeton
by hard work and courage won the battle by one
goal. Yale not being able to point The teams
were made up follows
81; Brotherln, 'so Billiard (captain). 80; Dew
ereux. 80; McAlpin. 81; Loney, 81; Bryan. 80
Wilmington 80 Backs-NIiuer. 'so Cults, 80; Lar
kin, 10
YALE.-Torwards- -Farwen, TO- Fuller. 81; Hull.
's2; Harding. 80; Lamb, 81; King 80; Eaton 49,
Half-backs-Brown. g. s. s.; Peters, go; Thompson,
,79; Watson, 5. s. s.; Camp lcaptainl 80. Backs
William E. Dodge Jr 70 wss igdoc for princeton.
G. a. Clark, 80. for YALE and Mr. L. N. Littauer 70.
Of Harvard. acted as referee. Among the college
yorite at two to one before the game commenced.
Princeton won the toss and took the southern goal.
Camp made the opening play, sending the ball well
down toward Princeton's goal. but it was caught
and sent back with carnestness. Then at once hot
work commenced. Here, there, everywhere were the
blue and orange rushers forwards. with the ball
in their possession desiring to obtain it. Then
of the players would get hold of the ball and in
twnkling he went spinning to the ground with half
dozen others on top of him. Writhing masses of men
were countless. The muddy places made no differ
ence. SPRAYING at full length down into these qua
mres would first 60 blue and then orange would
measure his length in the same place. until their uni
mo matter for the clothes; only want to win. :"
seemed uppermost in the mind of every player. So
sorely were the Prncetons pressed the frst inning
they touched down for safety six times though when
"hah time was called neither side had scored point
could be counted under the rules After the rest the
men were eager to renew playing. Up aud down went
the athletes. Hotter and hotter were the charges.
Collar and elbow Greco Roman wrestling is
nothing to the way that the Yale and Princeton men
went spinning over the ground. During this inning
Yale did not do such excellent work as in the first
inning, and she in most part the defensive
Finally, and after severe tussle, when men were
handled like logs Wilmington, OF Princeton. got the
ball. and, fighting his way through the Yales, touched
it down in their goal. "Hurrah hurrah. hurrahl
Siss boom, all J" came from a thousand throats
This gave Princeton try at goal. and with a clean
kick McNair sent the ball between the posts "A goal
for us "A goal for us!'' yelled Princetons sylnpa
thizers until they were black in the face.
In the time left Yale endeavorcd to regain what she
had lost. but was not successful. though her did
ali they could to make matere 1t the frst
time in years Yale had suffered defeat at the game
and, o consequence, her team felt discouraged
McNair, Minor, Wilmington and Ballard, of the VIC
torious players, did excellent work, and Thompson
Camp, Harding and Badger, of the Yales, acquitted
themselves with great credit. Good humor generally
prevailed, though Princeton rusher forgot himself
upon or two occasions.