Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-11-27
YALE'S GREAT BUSHES,
Princeton Was Unable to Stop Them and
Lost the Game.

Princeton Was Unable to Stop Them and
Lost the Game.
The Stars report of the Yale-Princeton foot
ball game closed with the ending Of the first
half, neither side scoring. At 3:l5 pm. the
second half began. Yale looked determined
Giant Hefelfnger said, well do them vet,
boys" and Captain McClunR cheerily called to
his team: Brace up, boys; champions must
be, champions we will be-" Imbued with this
determination Yale lined up with the set purpose
of making a score of at least 20 to against
their old-time opponents.
A determined rush and .machiue-like team
work took the ball to Princetons three-yard
line.
STEADY. boys" cried Capt McClung. and he
gave the signal for Mccormick to take the ball
Deity Quarterback Barbour flung it to McCor-
| mick and the plucky full back plunged forward
like projectile into the Princeton wall with a
crash. confused mingling Of heads, arms and
legs appeared for an instant and then the
stentorian and frenzied yells of the supporters
of the blue proclaimed to the world in general
| that Yale had made the first touch down in the
great championship game of 1891. McClung
tried for goal but failed. Score, too
Princeton started the ball in the on the
twenty-fve-yard line. Heffelfnger with a
jump made opening as large as the mouth
of an ordinary sewer in the Princeton line and
McClung by brilliant dash carried the ball to
Princetons two-yard line.
In tho midst of the tumultuous cheering
Winter ran around through left tackle and
| scored Ysles second touch down. McClung
again tried to kick the leather between the goal
post but failed. Score, to o.
Princeton started on her twenty fve-yard
line with the Y, but failed to gain. owing to the
great work of Heffelhnger and Morrison.
About thirtyfive yards from Princeton's
goal stood little Mccormick. The bali was
passed to him and nobody knew why. He soon
| showed them. for hardly had the ball reached
his hands ere it dropped; out went his right
| foot uEerringly and over the crossbar and be-
| tween the posts spun the ball. Mccormick
had kicked beautiful goal from the field
Score, Is to 0.
Princeton gained five on the " Romans was
| soon compelled to kick. Yale made a number
of short dashes Finally Bliss was given the
| ball and he shot around Princeton's left end.
Still he kept on in his signal effort while the
crowd cheered frenzily. Flint and Romans
| and Vincent we're pushed aside and Bliss CEN
| scoring touch down after brilliant run of
| half the length OF the field. The goal was
kicked by Bliss. Score. 1900
Princeton started off with the v, but gained
but little and the ball went to Yale. After two
scrimmages. in which the blue gained TWENTY
five yards, time was called and the game was st
| an end.
A special report Of the game says: The Man.
haitian grounds will probably never be the
scene of big match like this again. The main
barring about one-fifth. were unable TO see the
game. The grounds were small and with the
exception of those who occupied seats on tine
middle of the eastern grand stand, a section
that held about 2,0CO. or those who sat in the
western end of the grand stand q circular no.
siion that held about 500, none could fairly see
the game. Back of each goal were stands. and
on them thousands of people. bnt the
occupants thereof could only see the game
within immediate proximity.