The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-11-28
COLLEGE BOYS SPORT.
Yale and Princeton in Stubborn
Football Match.
SEVEN THOUSAND SPECTATORS.
A drawn Game the Result Of
, the Contest

Neither side scored goal touchdown. though
the contest unusually determined and fought
out to the bitter end The meeting Of the teams was
the great event of the football and Of the
most important of the year in college sports.
For many years Yale conquered all corners at
this exciting amusement but in 1877 Princeton
cured team that played drawn game with them.
Then the Jersey boys last year vanquished the New
Haven lads after stubborn fight and also drew into
their the many smaller colleges that made great
efforts in this line The present season Yale started
out with the intention of retrieving her lost laures
and in duo time put her into the field Their
success has been gratifying the college, and they
the battle ground confident Of holding their
own. Princeton. flushed with victory. never
dreamed of failure "Conquerpg and to conquer"
was written all the faces of the men OF the
crimson. They surely expected to win. and laughed
with college comrades over what one confident
group pleased to style ''its puddin'." Fifteen
on side. and the rules governing
were those revised at Springfield, Mass,
October last. The ground nearly perfect
as an oven solid, Lowell turf could make it, The
tent Of the territory set apart and correctly laid
down for the contestants $50 feet in length by
lGO feet in width The goal at each end Is composed
Of two upright posts twenty feet height and
placed eighteen feet six inches apart with crossbar
feet from the ground. TO win goal the ball must
be kicked over the crossbar and between the posts
II tho ball got beyond tho goal line and of
the opposing team stopped 1t it remained dead, 1t
was called touchdown" and four touchdowns
are equal to goal. The game of one hour and
half. each side playing forty-Ave minutes from
each goal. There is breathing spell ten minutes
after ..half time" .-,1N
SEVEN THOUSAND SPECTATORS.
The spectators numbered fully 7.00O one-tenth Of
whom wore ladies'. Tho undergraduates were out to
boy. They carried canes and the colors OF
their college conspicuously No Que had to ask if
this or that group were of Princeton Of Yale.
tho orange and black of the former or the
blue of the latter readily gave the desired
information. AS early o'clock the
crowd began to gather. Then private carriages
rolled tho inciosure and took up eligible posi-
tons. When the line Of vehicles began to make
black band around the place hotel coach drawn by
four horses brought the Princeton team upon the
scene. Crimson banners hung from the windows
and waved from the coach top. Other coaches fol-
lowed and many other crimson fags fitted
hither and thither in the possession of brawny
armed men. Ladies. with crimson and black ribbons
in the buttonholes OF their usters or sealskin
sacques, rode in the grounds walked
the stand. and at one time it not difficult to
imagine that Princeton would be able to count
soon came. With tho sounding Of hun
dred horns and the ''Rah-rah-rah" given
Blue silk flags and banners in profrsion. Be-
hind tile coach came dozens of vehicles and hundreds
on foot, who waved the blue or had II pinned on
coats or tied in buttonholes. Other hotel coaches
quickly followed until thirteen were counted
When in position beyond the white lines marking
ont the grounds the occupants OF four Of
the coaches were found to be supporters OF
the crimson four Of the 9, blue three neutral
versity had gathered in strength to 1909 the crimson
lay out the blue as Yae's anticipated defeat
was suggestively termed 1t took . few minutes
only the ladies to be snugly and safely seated
top OF the coaches. and in the hands Of each
college they wished would win. Around
the immense stretch of grouncs there was
a deep fringe of humanity. On the top of the old
sheds were hundreds OF shouting young men. and
the stands almost cracked under the weight they
were compelled to bear The afternoon was perfect.
lawyers professors. judges and men OF political
prominence were noticed BY the score. and no such
crowd picturesque scene had been witnessed near
New York in many years.
THE noYs IN UNIFORM.
The Yaie team wore canvas jackets, short blue
trousers blue stockings and blue skull caps. The
Princotons canvas jackets. duck pantaloons,
colors The captains had arranged their men care
fully. Princeton had in 'front.' as "rushers,'
p pnomas .so. Deversan9 so Riand
Ballard tcaptain). 80; 7. Loney. 81: L. Peace ss.
and T. T. Bryan, 80. These were the men who , are
came as .'halfbacks 1. p. Wilmington. 80; b. Lee,
so Theodore NJ. McNsir 10. and p. Farr. all active
wore c. b. Duncan. 80; William Miller. 80, and H.
Cults. 80. backs. who were to look after and
"rushors" were those reliable fellows John Moor
head, 8. s. s.; Il. b. Lamb, 81; j. s. Harding,
81: L. K. Hull. $50; Frederick Vernon. 81: Charles
Storrs. ~. and G. s. Beach, 3d. Their "half backs
W. A. Peters: 49, who was injured in the late
Columbia game; Walter G. Camp (captain), so; W.
l. Badger 49,. and Robert Watson. i. 8. 8. To look
after the goal were W. W. X. Hckson, al and Ches-
Princeton the umpire tor that college, and w.
c. McIenry 80 of YALE acted in like capacity for
his brothers. Mr.. Robert Bacon. captain Of the
Harvard football team. was the referee
Yale the toss and sent the Princetons to the
picture Of the iield. with the men in position,
while "Rah-rah-rah and the skyrocket cheer Of the
crimson sympathizers came from thousand throats.
At twenty-throo minutes Of three O'Clock the
game called and Captain Ballard, of Princeton.
commenced the proceedings by splendid kick
off, winch sent the ball far up into Yale's
territory. Peters caught 1t and began show the
crimsonites how lame blue could play the game.
He rushed forward with the leather under his arm.
lodged several opponents, knocked down two
three and produced general CONSERVATION before he
was stopped his headlong career by the solid
of Jersey when the first tackle occurred 1t was
violent and no quarter was extended by either side.
passed the leather to another blue in spite Of the
frantic efforts of tho crimson to prevent it, and
Peters. Of the blues. being IN waiting. caught 1t;
the east side of the field where tho coveted leather
secured beyond the 'tcuch" or boundary line by
Yale Harding was given tho ball, aud in his
unique style he passed il to Captain Camp. and that
admirable player sent 1t humming through the air
shouted the friends of Yale. and tho blue
banners and flags were franticaIy waved. Princeton
surprised. but her men were equal to the occa-
son and securing the ball. they began sharp work.
After scrlmmage McNair, OF the crimsons, OBJ
tsincd tho ball aud made noble rush down tho field
through Yalc's quarters. He sent his cpposers to
tho ground II they had been paper men, but ut
last brawny backed blue tackled him, aud
McNair went face first into tho soft ground. In q
second other Yates were hand and then other
prncetons. when writhing mass Of mon was
tho result. Untying themselves Yale found
to have the ball. Tho ball again
in motion after tho scrimmage, and was
well passed. by Yale. but an attempted
rush was magnihcently nippcd in tho bud by the
Prncetons, amid the isis. boom. ahs" OF their adj
herents. Once moro scrimmagc, and kick by
Camp, of Yale, and tho leather was over near the
west centre OF tho grounds whore tho boys fought
bitterly its possession. The ''rushers' jumped
on each other az II they were hopping on bags Of
wheat and muscular arms doing the duty
which thoy owe 10 their universities.