Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-12-24

IN\<E$1xSSA which this sort OF con-
| Ny test has gone through
v e2YGY during the last fifty
SA years is wonderful. Per-
IS Va sons now living can
VI "a remember when the
"a + game was, Compare
~ ~ w. lively speaking, mere
" pastime for babes. hay
ing hardly begun half a
century ago, in 1890. to
| approach the condition of development which
hkens it now to the tournaments of Ashby-de-
la-Zouche, or to the gladiatorial shows Of
ancient times. The first great step taken in
this development was the adoption of the new
regulations which permitted the use of
weapons in foot ball 1t had become realized
by that time that the means supplied by nature
Tor manning an opponent in the contest were
not sufficient. Cases occurred where a man,
carried off the ground on a stretcher, was
nevertheless able to participate in the next
game, few weeks later. instead of being
knocked out for the season or finally.
An assem6lage OF not less than 200. 900 people
Witnessed the Yale Princeton game yesterday,
exhibiting at critical moments the widest
enthusiasm. 1t is difficult to say which of the
| two rush lines presented the more formidable
aspect as the trained sluggers on either side,
In most accurate prize-fghting costume, stood
the ball between them. Behind each line of
heavy sluggers were the quarter backs with
their usual clubs, instruments of a primitive
character by derivation, but eminentlv effect
i've for service i'll this position. The half backs
held their bowie knives ready for use the
blades cleaning in the afternoon sun. while the
full backs, each man with a navy revolver in
each hand. stood ready to blaze away in defense
of the goals they guarded.
GooDLY SIGHT.
1t was goodly sight to behold the first shock
of the fray between the opposing rush
lines. Modern foot ball is certainly great
! Improvement over the old STYLE in respect
merely to the abandonment of kicking. save
for the purpose Of disabling an adversary.
Slug-slug. The game had begun and roar
of delighted appreciation went up from the
| vast crowds beyond the barriers. the thousands
on the grand stands concentrating their opera
glasses upon the focus OF struggling players in
midst OF the arena.
Suddenly the umpire yelled "Foulr' and
| there was a brief pause while Poopkins of
Princeton was carried off the field. 1t was
Swaggler OF Yale who was responsible for the
| incident, and, a matter of fact, he ought to
have been disqualified the spot this being
| the third time during the present season that
lie has violated the strict rule of the game,
which forbids any player to jump upon en- adj
versary's stomach with spiked boots. POopkins
may recover, however.
NARROWLY ESCAPING DEATH.
No sooner had play recommended than
Mopps, the heavy weight Princeton slugger,
got the ball and made marvellous run toward
the Yale goal line. evading the clubs of the
quarter backs and only being cut down at last
by Half Back Snaggles who fell, but succeeded
| III hamstringing the runner as the latter
passed over his PROSTATE form. This method
was originally adopted from the Arabs of the
Soudan and is much to be commended for its
effectiveness. But for Snaggles and his bowie
knife Princeton would have had an excellent
chance OF securing touch down at this
point.
The next advantage was got by the Yales,
| their sluggers carrying the ball back into
Princeton territory. where the quarter backs
on both sides were vigorously engaged for the
space OF two or three minutes with their clubs.
| Punker of Princeton distinguished himself
particularly in this brief conflict, having taken
| the place OF MOpps, who will, of course, be
| famed for life. His most particular feat was a
| clever fracturing of the skull of Quarter Back
Smiley Of Yale with Smiley's own club This
occasiOned another pause, while Smiley and
Potts, the Princeton rusher, were carried off
the ground. Potts had a broken jaw, occa-
stoned by an upper cut from the fist of Swag-
| gler, who certainly cannot be charged with any
| unfair play in this instance.
Then followed some rather uneventful play
only one leg being broken-during the next
three minutes. at the end of which the umpire
! called Time On the whole it may be con-
| sidered that the change in the length of innings
| from fifteen to ten minutes Ia good thing it
being desirable to keep the mortality within
reasonable limits.
THE SECOND HALF.
Yale opened the second half with " rush
which carried the ball through tine opposing
slug line. Support was given to the attack by
he- quarter backs. ard Immediately the shock
having beer pierced. her men were steadily
| driyen back until the half backs with their
| bowie knives began to get in their deadly work
and the Yale boys, though fighting braveiy.
| began to lose ground. But in moment the
Tale half backs. knives in hand, were enga ged
| in the melee. and then i. was cut and thrust
and snickersncc, the contestants on both
| sides going down one after another. Such a
| vigorous and fatal bout mas not been seen at a
| game Of foot BALL in this city for half a dozen
| years. Two or three ladies in the grand stands
are said TO have tainted at the sight OF so much
gore A cry of foul put stop to the exercise
for space. it being claimed that one of the
| Yale half backs had used a razor to carve one
| or two of his opnonents. Weighing was the
player charged wi: III the offense, and, inasmuch
| rs there is no doubt whatever that he commit
| ted the fault. he will not be permitted to ap-
pear on the field again this season in all prob
| ability.
KILLED AND WOUNDED.
When play was resumed more than half of
the men on both sides were substitutes, having
replaced those who were already hors de COM
bat The brief affray above described had cost
three hyes-Swaggler and Smiley Of Yale and
Punker of Princeton being the victims, and five
others were badly chopped up and otherwise
| Wounded. Every one regretted the mortality,
, but it was wonderful sport. After the killed
and MANNED had been carried off. the former
! to the hearses waiting in line at the south end
OF the field and the latter to the hospital close
by-Gripes Of Princeton, substitute for
Punkcr, made the great run of the game. The
ball being cleverly passed to him by Slugger
TOodles lie dashed through the opposing rush
line like an eel. notwithstanding the fact that
two or three Yale men came within an ace of
| stopping his career by the well, known ''sav-
ate method. plunging on their hands and
launching backward kicks at his head as he
passed. Evading the club OF the quarter back
with consummate skill in lodging the Prince
ton boy received but a scratch or two from the
bowie knives of the half backs and found HIM
self in front Of the Yale goal. Bopper and
SEa tha Vo1a fnO hail 4;