The Helena independent., 1891-11-27
GREAT I|;I|||. VICTORY FOR YALE
The Blue Eleven More Than q Match
FOR the Representatives Of
Princeton.
Thirty seven Thousand People Yell
and Act Like Madmen In
# the Rai11. 5
Babel q Retreat by cornparison--Yalc.
5s3s5 Ninsteenj Princeton. Nothing--
Other Foot Ball Games.


sbered83by the thousands who saw one Of the
finest games ever played in this country
Twas u fight On it's merits and the best
tenn won. The great throng began TO
gather before the game opened. and soon
after all manners of vehicles began to ar
rive. Iallyhpes crowded with shouting
students were to be seen on every thorough
fare lending to the grounds. They were
Sdraped III blue, and draped in orange and
black, but whichever color,it was Just the
Same. From every row OF seats tloated
Grange ana black flags, and blus flags, and
III was difficult to tell which color was
the more prevalent. Many women:
\ SO there would ss be no mis-
take as to their synlpathies. wore
blue costumes, while others, and particu-
larly d bevy Of handsome brunettes. wore
striking costumes OF orange and black. The
first person to tnke d seat i'll the grand
stand was q handsome young woman who
woro immense yellow chrysanthenums.
She occupied seat in 'front.' and when the
Princeton boys saw her they howled loud
and long. The grounds were not in good
condition, as the rains Of Monday had left
more marks than could be covered up BY
the little sawdust on hand, and yesterdays
game between Pennsylvania and the Wes-
leyans left the turf badly cut up.
The rain which fell today did not help
things. It ceased entirely before the game
began, however, and everyonea ea5was happy.
Fully 81 900 persons were in attendance be-
fore the game was called attwo O'clock.
Princeton won the toss and chose the west
side of the field. Symmes, the giant centre-
rush If Princeton had the ball and as the
players drew up he snapped il back to King,
the star quarterback. Quick as lightning
the famous v trick is played and amid Wild
cheers for Princeton. is recorded eight hard
fought yards. Again Symtnes shoots the
sphere back and Flint makes q dash, only
great Hefelfnger. Homans gave his
friends tile frat sight of his ability. as q
IkickerEWhen lie sent back a. live shot fol
thirty Xari int AZ le's territory. 1l cGor-
meek essugh Vt iii clever style and " is
snapped back TO Yale'a captain, Chung,
who, amid storm of cheers made one Of
his famous runs and records gain Of ff-
|,teen yards. He was finally thrown heavily
II by Vincent, of Princeton. Bliss, in q grea I
squirt made five yards and soon another
gain, but was downed by Vincent. In the
second five minutes Capt. MuClung made 9
tackled and thrown BY the giant Riggs.
Close fighting, in which three downs
counted against Yale, raised the excitinlent
E3of the multtudes to fever heat. Then the
Yale cohorts cheer thirty-fve yard punt
by Bliss, but directly after tho old reliable
into the hands Of Captain McClung., III the
next five minutes Mccormack gained tif-
teen yards, only to be tackled beautifully
by Poe. :5 a
Again Homans mBkes one of his famous
kicks for forty yards and his men rush on
SO swiftly that the ball is put in play ae
SOON rs down. Hefelfnger could make but
four yardsin the rush, but the ball is still
with tho blues. The v trick failed to
work and Bliss kicked the ball forty yards,
while the Yale people cheer until very air i
blue. Twenty-Five minutes have passed
with no points scored. Homans works Il
clean catch of Bliss punt Of forty yards.
gain Of five yards. Then the ball flew back
to Homans, who kicked we'll into Yale's ter
ritory, into MoCormack's hands, forty
yards down the field. McClung lost On
Harold's tackle and Bliss kicked for twenty
Yards before the ball was caught by Poe. A
miserable Jungle Of arms and legs where in
diviaual play could not be noted, made the
crowd frantic. and as the tangle was IN
| loosed it Was seen that Yale had the ball.
\ Thirty five minutes and no points. Yale
forced the play now. McClnng and No
Cormack failed TO gain and Bliss punts the
the return. Mccormack fails to catch Ho-
mans' punts, but falls on the ball, saving it
for Yale. Scrimmags after scrimmage fol-
lowed and Riggs, Of Princeton, showed
what q hero he is as he prevented Hetel-
| finger gaining for Yale with q mighty rush
Yale has the ball, bnt has gained little
ground. There are but five minutes more
OF the first half to play. McClung made q
desperate sixty-yard gain and Bliss ad-
/ vanced the ball still further, to be thrown
heavily by Vincent, who also gained the
ball amid wild yells from all admirers OF
| the tigers. s$Ss:@$ s,8s
Then Prinoeton's captain tries his full
backs ability Mt puntinp. Through the air
4 the ball flies for forty-tiye yards and finds
Mccormack waiting for it. Vincent ia on
lis baok before the ball is cold. Only two
minutes left. Every nerve at tensions. the
{drizzling rain that is falling is unnoticed.
The bull shoots back to Bliss and the inn
| ing ends with d fiye-yArd gain tor Flint by
the use of the Y trick.
| When tho teams come on for the second
half the Princeton boys were very conf
dent, while DESPERATION was pictured OIL the
face Of every Yale player, A determined
effort was made at tic outset to break
through Prinoeton's line. After q tremen-
dous fight the Princatons with diamay be-
held the gigantic HefeltinRer make IN
opening through the Prinoetons, while Mo
Princeton fights ! hard, but the Yale
army piercsa their center. While
weares Of orange and black begin TO
wonder what manner Of weakness has sud-
donly came over their center nnd rush line.
Another fight; Yale advances two yards,
ana then With great hurrnh the ball ID
snnpped back to Mccormack, while the
rush limo fight the Princetons down and
make IN opening through which MoCor-
mack makes the first touoh-down.
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