New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-11-25
A DRAWN GAME OF FOOTBALL

n.s NV potNT-uARD FIGHTING "AIChEp
ny THOUSANDS OF sPECrAToho-"Hi
THE GAME .;5o,,. of
The respectabe, middle-aged resiuene
Eewyork who sought TO journey up Town oh ~ 49,.
.ono elevated Road, between and 23o oclooA 'e'
- f,ernoon found his pilgrimage seriously ana uii'
,,aassntIv ipterfered with. He discovered Una. tno
na,form Of every station between Parkpiace anu TN
f,sbs was packed with crowd OF lively shu
yonn, men, They Haunted blue ana yellow ana oIach
y,bons from their and buton-hoies, ana Oh the
,l,vbtest provocation they shouted strange war
cries into his sensitive ears. FURTHERMORE
they appeared TO enjoy walking on the toes
which he. in his meditative moments had conslgheo W
the ~ aeq Nv 'Se inserting an elbow
into the rounded outlines OF his winter 0vercoat
painfully upon his susceptoiities Ihat thls trous
eIuberant youths could not belong 70 the dangerous
classes, the worthy man was convinced; ior dd and
their language abounded in illusions which recalled the
classics of his earlier days. uo,oro t d,sc,ver into
whose hands he had thus untime fallen the avesge
nSE that football match between Yale and Princeton
would be played at the Polo Oronnds on i hi
modnst person he had feared lest public demonstra
ton was intended in his honor by those OF the rising
81 his true worth But observing that other discreet
tsok 1 heart and or
to train or inc Of fet Wbleb
ss stood 'po he in
his wdespreadng feet upon train, nc adyahced no
in the teeth biting blast that swept down from the
west If he the rear car he shuddered at the
impOus suggestions of young cOleglans 10 uhcOupie
the ear and fine were on the train reaching Nntn
and Ftyninth-st at 2l5 he found that Tue enGne
could not draw the overloaded cars, and he was
forced TO shver and blue with what patience he
cnnld umster until another engine came up behind and
onshed the stalled train along. Then he carried
past his station and finally fought nus way OUT LII
wrathfu and disguised frame OF mind
A GREAT CROWD AT THE GROUNDS.
put the coeiaus conveyed their noise and themselves
70 Onehundred sxteenth-st, whence they swaimed
like al-devouring locusts to the Polo GROUNDS
There they made part of the most remarkable spectacle
presented grounds this season. Fully loOoo peo
pie were gathered about quadrangle of green turf with
n white gallows at either end. Twenty-Five coaches
were ranged along the northern side from
the lor,lly four-ln-hand down to the plebeiah
Broadway bus. much surprised to nnd itseh
for the nonee in such good company From four coaches
the ono word Yale" These Were nanked by other top
heavy vehicles floating yellow and black Haas with the
device r. and crimson ensgns with the II OF Har-
ward. From distance the coaches looked nSe pnvaie
stands filed with beribbOned students and brightly
dressed women not less enthusiastic than themselves
Against the ropes around the quadrangle there pressed
dark tiers of people which ladies toilets were pleas
ant relefs the uniform array OF masculine coats ana
hats 1t was not merely Princeton and 1aio students
that made up the crowd, but graduates OF
all the leading colleges who nae ia a.' aside
ing up the enthusiasm of youthful days over c0hege
sports P1SS %er sbd Of Y sSd walking the
Ted 10 could be that the University Cub as Wond
The game itself was an exceptional one. The picked
football of the American colleges faced each other
vantage The character of the play together with the
fact that the was played in bitterly e7id weather
in the teeth of a piercing westerly Wind made the
match somewhat Of disappointment to the spec;
,Sor Inere TepS rnnupe so taxing With crowd
and than four kicks The side facing the wind
displayed logged patience and resolution in blocking the
bail acting almost entirely the defensive, and the
side winch the wind favored cautious in using It's OPP
sp speeS AND AND sRi in passing The impression made
by match that each side was afraid of the other
game A football match without throtthHg and bruis-
ing by the Yale men, would be an anomaly and their oc
casoual brutality was severely commented upon by ne
spectators yesterday. But the Yale players evidently
realized that the Princeton eleven was better qualified TO
retaate than Columba's hight weights and they there
tore exercised a certain amount OF discreuon'
THE GAME BEGUN.
At 2:15 the striped, wasplike Jerseys, of Prince
ton, and the tasselled caps of YALE cleft the
crowd in front of the main stand. Instantly
began the tumultuous "HOoray! Hooray Hooray !
Tiger Pet Booma :! and the sharp,
",Rah, 'Rah, Yah" Waving flags and handker-
chiefs greeted the woud-be champions, while they
mindful OF their long of preparation, grded up
their loins anonted their horny palms with rosn, and
resolved TO do or die
The Yale men, winning the toss, promptly chose the
west goal with the wind directly at their backs Prince
ton therefore, still undisnayed, bore the oyate ball
to the OF the field This was at 1925 Thereupon
The Yale rushers spread wide their like gigantic
chandeliers about to crow But there was no Thought
of kicking the ball against tndt Dlttef WIND In the
Prncetonian mind. Bryan, fun Of guile, feignng 70
strike tue bah with his foot deity tossed backward to
the earth resounded as he ieaped forward
toward the Yale S0ai hns BTt Hun T s0G
nDg athwar the Princeton rushers course the noise OF
bodies came with dull thud to EARTH forming cushion
for others close bend Then the rivals gared defiance
and ea forward ES aud privately desrhg that the
temperature and violence OF me wind might a
grasp and applying TO 1t his foot sent 1t into the air
the eathern egg in his outstTetched arms and bestowed
upon il an ardent kick which struck dismay into the
Pr1nceOns heart For with the windsjust abeam, the
ball whrled and over through the air, until II
alighted near the Princeton goal line.
darted onward. But Princeton met them with deter
mined front Finding that Yales bulk was dangerous in
avoiding safety touchdown by touch-in-goal. En-
minutes Scsed only bad be- nsrd fp'ed
Again double lne stretched out inside the Princeton
s bac and e ER he w Ss ns
FRUSTRATED by Hull but had gained few feet for his
a. hot night that brought the BAH up in front
another splendid dash by Harlan 10 the north, sent
Princeton forward to the b al aa nhe Sa6
yellow and black and blue whiTed over and under in the
foul on the ground that the Princeton rushers held the
Yale men back with their hands when n nne out the
tho crowd of bright uniforms swayed backward
goal line. Again Princeton by a determined charge
gained slight advance. Cheers, yes and hoaIse cries
went up all around the field Yale secured the ball down
IN the northeast stors made sudden start but
Peace, reaching UP on tiptoe threw hs arms around
storrss shoulders and hurled him down Massng TO-
gether the Yale men struggled to push the ball
over line by sheer weight But PrnoetOns Drawn OF
equal bulk oppoped theirs and their efforts came TO
nsught. The bali was snapped back to Camp but
Princeton was wide-awake TO allow him unim-
peded Hull and Harlan again met with violence
Ia tue shock OF conflict. The yellow and black ad-
vauced, then receded in the tide Of battle All this
time the ball close 10 PTipceton's goal The
Yale men eyedits white outlines wistully and literally
elayed the earth in their eagerness seize prize
Only ten feet, aud IL theirs
But suddenly their hopes were dashed The ball was
passed back to Camp who missed it, Stone, of Prince
ION Srasped II, aid Off ike q fash
botfh ho xvbiIa ,Ia,