Evening journal., 1891-11-27

the ale men, went wild.
Bliss made the finest run up to this |
point Of the game. The gain was twenty |
yards around the right eud Princeton !
objected to the referees decision that the
ball was In play, but IL was no use. Slug
ging was fast and furious and the umpire
had TO warn the players. Homans punted.
McClung caught the ball on the bound
and the ball was down on Yale's thirty five
yard line This was the nearest to Yale's
goal thus far in the game. Mccormick
gained few feet through the center. Bliss
bucked II again, but fell against stone
wall OF yellow legs. 10 now began to rain
again, but this had effect on the crowds
| enthusiasm Cheer after cheer went up as
the ball alternately went back and forth
The playing up 90 this time had been the
sharpest ever seen ON football field. The
ball had remained almost entirely in the
center Of the field
Jumped on by the whole Field.
McClung was sent around the right and
! cleared ten yards, bringing the bail dan
/ gerously near the Jerseymen's geal. Bliss
| then took the ball and sneaked around the
right for five yards. but the ball was given
TO Princeton for off side play, much TO the
disgust OF Yale, who was the nearest yet
| 10 a touchdown. Homans punted - get
out Of danger, and Bliss allowed the ball
TO go down before he grabbed IL. When
he did he was jumped on by all the men
Of the Princeton team, who vera getting
through the lipe excellently. Time was
called with the ball on princeton's forty.
yard line. Neither side had scored and
Princeton was jubilant, for Yale had
counted on scoring In the first half
The Second Half
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ond half in pouring rain. Yale had the
ball, aud Mccormick, her great full back
started in TO do or die. AS usual they
started with V and made seven yards.
/ Mccormick bucked the center for yard.
/ Winters went through and made four
yards, and McClung followed, making two
| yards.
On his next run he was splendidly
tackled by Harold and lost five yards.
The ball was now within forty yards Of
Princetons goal.
Yale was gaining at every down and the
Princeton boys seemed TO be loNpg their
dash. Heffe'hnger was sent through the
center for ten yards. The ball was now
, on Prinoeton's ten yard line, and when
Winter gained four yards more IL looked
very much like touchdown. The crowd
was nearly frantic.
he was tackled the ball was within thre,
yards OF the goal line. IL was carried il
fifteen yards Everything depended on th'
next play.
First Touchdown for Yale.
McClung bucked the center, aud tn
ball was then only one yard from the line
Then the whole Yale team massed aroun'
Mccormick, and he was showed over, scor
ing a touchdown by about two feet.
McClung failed to kick the goal Thi
made the scores Yale, 4; Princeton o. Tn
ball was taken out 70 the twenty-five var
line and Princeton formed wedge. So IA
territory Flint got nve yards and Pl
followed it up with nvs more Homal
muffed a poor pass and the ball was Yale
McClung then took the ball from II
thirty yard line and ran within one yar
Of the Princeton line. He was well guar,
ed by Heifelfnger Winter was shove
over for the second touchdown at the G,
treme left corner. The score was now
0. McClung again failed to kick the gao
Princeton formed V and made five yard
Homans then punted and McClung the
got the ball out Of bounds. The tide wa
all in favor Of Yale now and their gair
seemed irresistible. McCormiA kicked
pretty gaol from the field right in I'll
middle Of the poles. The score was: Yal
-; Princeton, O. The Yaleites rose e
masse and shout themselves hoarse
Bliss Makes the Run of the Day.
With defeat staring them In the fac
Princeton rallied, and on the ball being r,
turned to the center made the games
fight of the day. Little Poe tried the righ
end and gained few yards. The figl
was continued for some time in Yale
territory, when the bali was passed [
Bliss who suddenly darted toward tn
r right end, and eluding the whole Primo,
IS ton team made the run Of the game II
h covered fully seventy yards and gained
d touchdown between the goal posts, fror
,, which MeClung easily kicked goal Blis
y was helped materially by the mastery IN
n reference of Heffelfinger who, as Pc
e, was in the act Of taekling the speedy Bills,
e ran up against him and killed Prime,
IS toms last hope, and game was called a fe'
d minutes after Yale's victory was due I
is superior team work Their rush line wa
e inyincible, and back Of the line they wer
o as strong.
4 Riggs work against the great Heffe
+ finger was the most surprising thing {
n the game. He had wonders to do and b
did them well, Heffelfnger meeting hl
10 match.
\ Mccormick Bliss and Winter get tn
s credit OF the touchdowns Princeton
d fought well and were simply overcome b
y superior team work.