The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-11-27
PRINCETON. WAS NOT IN 1T.
Vale Wihs by a Score of Nineteen
TO Nothing.
Thirtv-Seven Thousand People Witness
the Great Athletic Event of the Season.
The Teams Even at the Close of the
First Half, Yale Going in to Win in the
Second.

MANHATTAN FIELD, n. Y, Nov. 90
Especial blue floats over the metropo-
lis and orange and black is trailing low.
Yale beat Princeton in the great ath-
ietic event of the year, for the football
championship, by nineteen to nothing.
Thirty-seven thousand people, who paid
about $4,000 admission, witnessed the
contest and everyone got his moneys
worth
1t was magnificent game and Yalo's
lnvincible team had to do the hardest
playing of which it was capable. In
the hrst forty-hve minutes of the play
neither sido could score, and when the
hrst half ended with blanks for each
side Princeton supporters cheered
wildly, but it was short-live6, for in the
second half Yale went in desperately
and won by sheer weight and force, her
older men standing tho racket better
than Prlnceton's greener hands.
The sceno was such as can be wit
messed only Mt q holly fought college
contest Blue and orange and black
flags Heated everywhere, and men and
women wore college colors, while somo
had almost entire costumes of hue re.
sembling tho University colors. Mum
bers of tallyhos loaded with horn to-t-
ers drove into the grounds, aud with all
it was tho liyest and most animated
spectacle of the year, while tho blare
and noise which greeted every good
play was enough to rattle windows
blocks away.
College cries and songs were as omni-
present as irrepressible. The University
OF Pennsylvania, Wesleyan, Trinity and
few Howard men cheered for Yale,
while Rutgers, Swarthmore and several
pennsylvania colleges answered them
on the side of old Nassau. The grounds
were wet and soggy and rain fell oc.
caslonally, but the crowd never budged
Brooks, of Howard, was referee and
Collin, of Washington, umpire The
play opened with Princeton having tho
ball and Tor forty-five minutes the ball
was up and down the field, though in
Princeton's territory moro frequently.
McClung, Yale's captain and one of hor
backs, made some fine daring rushes, but
hard tackles by Princeton's men, espec-
tally Vincent, tho new man, who PLAYED
magnificently. cut short some of theso.
Bliss and Mccormick also made good
runs. But between these runs would
como failures on which Princeton would
gain the ball.
Flint and Poo did the running for
Princeton, but old Nassau's reliance in
hard straits was fully backed by Romans.
lie knew his business, and each time
made fine punts that sent the ball
twenty-five to fifty yards down the fold,
IRON which Yale would have to work
it back
Big HeTelfnger tried rushing for
Yale, but Riggs held him in. McCor
mick puntcd for Yale, but was not
Hon ans equal, and, moreover, fumhled
several times and got no opportunity
to kick on either occasion. In this way
tho first halt went, goose eggs to each
side.
Princeton was over confident and
when the second half began and Yale
was desperate, Yale formed with Big
lieifelfinger in front and with mighty
rush pierced Princeton's centre steadily
and With an onslaught on the rush
line made touchdown scoring -four,
the goal being missed.
After tho ball again got in play at
princeton's twenty-tive-yard line Nc
Chung made run past Princeton's right
end to the three-yard line, and quickly
another touchdown is forced. Homans
is again pnnting, but the wet field and
ball prevents his doing good work.
One of the surprises Of the game
comes next when the ball is snapped
back to Mccormick by Yale, and he,
from the thirty-yard line, adds five to
the score. making it thirteen by kick
ing the goal from che field.
Princeton made a fine rally but the
ball finally went to Yale 1t was passed
back to Bliss and he made the star play
Of the game. liefrelfnger ran by his side
and by fine interference and his ire
mendous strength, kept off Flint. Poo,
Romans and King from running half
back, who went seventy yards back and
scored touchdown, from which Nc
Chung kicked the goal, the game ending
10 90.