New-York tribune., 1881-11-20
HARVARD AND PRINCETON.

GOALS AND 10 H-DOwNs-HARyAED, NO
GOALS, no TOUCH-DowN-oNE SAFETY TOUCH
DOWN FOR EAcH-PoINTs OF INTEREST IN THE
GAME.
A Dalpitating fringe of small boys Quivered
anc ,lled along the fence OF the Polo Grounds where
Harvard and Princeton to play football yesterday
afternoon From the inside their bright eyes could be
seen sraning az every nohoe, while without the rear
portions OF their anatomy, curionsy foreshortened
Wlgged estaiically in their enoyu Of the scene
Ana the scene on the green of grounds under
heath yesterdays gray lowering sky certainly
worm adlnrins. On the north side ten huge coaches
with the names OF different hotels their Sides
bore on their tops 5cvies ot handsomely costurned
ladies', sandwiched in with enthusiastic students. A
iournhand and several private drsgs aud carriages
made up the brilliant line that stretched the length Of
the gro unds Yellow and black the fGvorte cOlors
OF the ladies', and their escorts waved yellow banners
bearing In their centre a great black p. From two
coaches only Haunted the crimson banner OF Harvard,
and In its neghborhOod waved the tradonay hostile
pe OF iae Black ranks Of spectators pressed against
tne ropes before the dgs and the south side Of the
HELD Boh stands were dar, with the eager sghtseers,
save Tor the occasional bright spot of toilet
Against the green Of the field the white lines Of the
bounds shone clearly The national Tag the tail
stan to the north hung moonless, showing that there
was hardly breath OF air.
1t was perfect day for football md tho $500 spccta-
tors gathered there the closest and most exciting
game that has been fought between two colleges this
season The story OF the match be told In few
words Princeton had the heavier team Harvard relied
moro on science than l In the first half Prince
toms superior Drawn gave Der the adyana age and she
forced the lighting. compelling Harvard play defen-
sive game, which very skilfulv done But in the
second half, ana IN the extra time Irnoetous heavy
and running turned the tables. Princeton was forced
70 tSe tiAe scnSr onS deisn1'e ana ooth at the end
o. ,l,1 second hhli ana the extra quarter
the ball was dangerously Pruccon's goal line Bat
at the end OF the additional fifteen minues. The
Princeton men were plainly wrared. aud were unwilling
to play longer. Captain Manning Of Harvard said ~
prefer To play Inc game out now But II the referee
decides otherwise shall, Of course agree" 30 1t
finally decided that the ecyens should meet again
Saturday az the grounds provided that the then
shall he counted as championship game of which there
game iul Of most srringmcidcnt3 and pucy struggles
And II was, equally marEed by the ecntlemanly
the game. There was 10 bad blood, and good feeling
was shown throughout.
THE PLAY BEGUN.
At 2l5 the notes OF the buclcs on the coaches
were lost amid cheers line OF muscular young men
flied out from the dressing and loaped ,he ropes
into the field Mighty the backs and olns OF she
Princeton players, aHd wonderful were the yebw and
black stripe. of their tightly stretched Jerseys which
them the appearance Of ogrcs OF gigantic wasp
according TO the Observers fancy. The Harvard team
had donuncd the familiar crimson. which. with so'ue
concealed by white canvass Jackets bearing mass
of long and faithful service. Princeton chose the west
goal Harvard the east and the che died into s "uce
~ me mon aIr'ng'i tIcm'eye7 IN p'ctnr,sqr"
ard kick sent the obloug ball wmrug dizzy I'm mid air
until u landed IN BlA'r4 outstvchDd arms. The, tue
much suffering leather globe sent ycindlcty yrly
back. keith c.lsped a. f hs dearest and
started O" dee. but ho Puiiistucs him. and
hc suddenly bi the dust EdWuuda the ball into
it, earth The Princeton
charged II forward and secured AN advance In an nm
guarded moment AL op ming was lef' in the Harvard
lines, and m twnhiing yellow and black rush'r tore
throurhit Ike a maniac hugdug The ball under his cr
ru-ers found O" their cost, and PrucctUns forward
never ended ms ,spirndh run until he
"Ioora}T" anil boomI- That arose wr-o dca'rn.u,,
bu, they quickly hu,hcd Wucu the referee refused
90 allow tIc point on account Of foul Iui- the De-,
Cuuuf OF most exciting -trucgc not ton ieet from the
Harvard goal line, Aarhn.s massive form dashed
laid iow hy Manning or Cabot Now and then Haryard's
Knh. 'Enh, tah,' broke out % rally her meu, while
Prince on- purustns forrsnw an easy victory. step
hy step i'r Few minutes Itincci"n- heavy ruSi'rs
yrt yp--DI. Iut Harvard obtained free kick
niIrf o. wa. caught lsnt aou back o. thr Harvard
co,I lur and hc Harvard bach who held p was plIod
irNI uy tlc Princeton rI.hcr- b'huu the line.
HAEvAED's SAFETY ToUCH-DowN.
4 long argument followed. but this was e1yon as o
safety touchdown Tor Harvard Then the coa,L,-
crcak,d and -,ycd The Princeton students op their
top l,ap'i up and down iu thc cNu1cucc OF thorJoy
and tbrir shouts were answered by waving haze and
umbrellas from the grand stand.
Whom tr hau va- a-a.u Kicked oG fine ran by o
side. Sow matter, changed Two lou, kicks with
Haurue's excellent rushing sent The bah 90 3i- up 10
tie Princeton 2Jyara hur. Eut another kick. sand
wichcd be- among several f'ns. returned 10 10 the
of the field II driven bacsRprf aud forward. but
all In rrncriou's half of the ground Harvard bad raj
lied ON. Princeton ru.hrr after another trici q
and was mrputiaeutly sat upon Then Harvard showed
some oi her splendid pt-Nug. The ball thrown
nearly 100 feet across The Held q crimson ru-fo
who made short dtsh then tossed to Henry, who
dOdeed and darod 10 the north side of Tie field where he
was wliricd carnwuld ike STONE from sling.
But again the bn wa, thrown inr :" the southland thcrr
the b'"Irr'I flncct"ulhnS saw ih"f Ground invaded
ngan, and when thry had di,r"m. ted the agrc7sor
the ball tossed uorthWArd; but here the Harvard
man missed u ahd ~ once oecnm, inc base ot pyramid
of yellow and Grin bodies AMI wildly wrygng legs
some nigh Kicking followed bat Priuccton's return was
The ball was hcld an inch above the ground while
man lay down and sighted toward the goal Thcn Henry
prepared 70 hGh. An h"lul stiffness had hll9n hy"n
Princcon- ndhcrcu AMI the pipe of the small vendcr
Hut suspense succeeded by Princeton cheers
Henry sent the ball north of the goal, miss !
the ball, and In the tussle promptly made 10 turn
double somcrsnult much 10 his disgust Three o'clock
found the BAL the Priucctous 20 var limo |
with the yellow and black playing strong defensive
game. The men lined out, Manning STOPPING In the |
centre hs les braCrd far apart and his hands uSt above
the bali Then the PLAYERS changed places IN lash IKE
the CRYSTALS IN kaledoscoPe. The baH new ,l nto |
It's return but Krth leapng above all the Others seiledt
IN sure E!arr lho g"al was again mi7Tu hoMut,.r,
" pocor whose rounded abdomen prcrcncd t%nptlhs |
mark hot, hard ngut cu-ucd. \ third free Kick by |
Henry was nj too great distance to score goal |
Irncetou's kick blocked by Harvard usher who |
threw himself before the ball regardless OF the tremen
dous thwack tAat rcsoundcd the Held. Al 3O7 time
WaS called with the ball inside the Princeton |
- yard line ana safety touchdown made by har-
Nard
THE GAME RESUMED.
The rain began to l as the players disappeared, and
umbrellas quickly developed Ike great fungi along the
tops Of the coaches and the DIRK ranks ~ spectators
But at 3:25 play resumed Princeton ON the east
and Harvard on the west Bryan of Princeton, kicked
on Henry catching the BAH and returning IT, |
Some long passing by Harvard followed; then |
Harlan caught the ball aud kicked 1t from |
HAryard's 2j-yard line. m 5sing the goal. The |