Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1891-11-27

4 those eyes was FOCUSED on one lttIo
spot where the ball was. The great
struggle that had been written about
and talked about and bet about for just
one year, was about to begin.
Princeton won the toss and chose the
west side Of the field.
Symms, the giant centre rusher OF
the Prlnceton's, had the ball, and as the
| players drew up on either side OF the
imaginary line, he snapped back the
( ball to King, the star quarter back.
| Quick as lighting the famous "V' trick
10 played, and amid wild cheers OF ''rah,
rah, rah, sis, boom, ah, again has re-
corded for his side.
For eight hard fought yards, Symms
surprises the great Sanford, the centre
/ Of the Yales, by his magnificent inter
| ference with the ball Ia play. Again
Symms shoots the spheeroid back, and
this time Flint, the left half back,
makes a dash only to lose five yards
when downed by the great Heffel6nger,
I of Yale. Flint's little gain OF three
yards Is forgotten when full
back Homans gave his friends the
first sight Of his ability as kicker OF
the leather bag which he sent ike
shot for thirty yards into Yale's terri
tory after King had passed the ball back
TO him.
The first twenty-five minutes was
! filed with active play which gained
naught for either side until Homsns
makes a great kick Of fifty yards which
! Mccormick drops, though Yale, by sheer
| good luck retains the ball. McClung
gains fifteen yards by the aid Of grand
| Interference OF his uen and McCormick's
| two rusheS Of twenty yards down the
centre.
Twenty-Five minutes have passed.
| With the ball in play again Homans
works a clean catch Of Bliss punt OF
| FORTY wards, and after the men line up,
Flint makes a gain Of five yards. Then
/ the ball flies back to Homans, who as
sure as fate kicks it we'll back into
| Yale's territority into McCormick's
hands forty Yards down the field.
! McClung loses on Harold's tackle and
Bliss kicks for twenty yards before the
ball is caught by Poe as the hrst hah
hour goes by. Again Princeton tries
her full-back's punting powers, and she
does well, for the ball speeds forty
wards away and for the third time Nc
| Cormick NUTS the ball as the orange
| and black pounceS upon him.
A remarkable tumble Of bodies, legs
and arms; men Of both sides in scrim-
mage where individual play cannot be
noted; makes the thousands frantic with
enthusiasm. As the tangle is unloosed
II Is seen that Yale has the ball and OF
this the Yale cheer was the signal.
Small gains after the great struggle
were made by McClung and McCor-
mick. Bliss IMAGES great run to the
| right gaining eighteen yards where the
] mighty Flint lays him low.
Yale now forces, the play, as she re-
covers from her surprise at the work OF
| her gallant foe. She must do or die.
| Twice the Yale men try the Princeton
| centre, which stands as rock against
\ her. Forty-fve minutes have passed,
/ while Yale has made little or more than
enough to still retain the egg-shaped
ball.
Princeton has the ball, but starts in by
| losing it in a tumble.
McClung made a desperate ten-yard
gain we'll up toward Princeton's twenty
| fve-yard-line. Bliss advanced the
leather spheroid still further, and was
| thrown heavily by Vincent. A wild
cheer broke forth then from the ad-
mirers of the Tigers" when it was
seen that the plucky Vincent also gain
/ ed the ball. As the ball is put In play
| again, PrincetOn's Captain tries his full
| backs ability at the punt.
| Through the air the ball flies for forty
FIVE yards and finds Mccormick waiting
| for II. Vincent is on his back before
| the ball is cold. Yale lines up opposite
| her foe. The ball sped back to Bliss
/ who punts we'll to Princeton's field. The
| inning ends with a five-yard gain for
/ Flint by the use OF the great 'V" trick
/ TO the centre.
In the second half Riggs has been
/ holding big Heffelhnger quite safe and
| Princeton has been tackling well too.
| Itis Yale's ball and with a mighty
effort wedges through Princeton's line
for five Yards. On the next down
| Princeton holds her own but presently
| Yale rushes through Princeton's centre
for five yards and before the air is yet
clear Of flying arms and legs Princeton'S
/ centre has been punctured for two yards
more.
Again the advancing Yale army
| pierces PrincetOn's centre five yards
| while the wearerS Of orange and black
| begin to wonder what manner OF weak
ness had suddenly come over their center
and entire rush line in fact.
On the next attack Yale advances
two yards and then with a great hurry
the ball is snapped back to Mccormick,
while the rush line fights Princeton
down and makes the opening through
| which Mccormick makes the first touch
down.
The ball has been in play twelve
minutes and Yale had never lost it.
The pigSkin is brought back TO the
twenty-five yard-line, when Princeton
tries the ''V'' trick aud makes five
Yards headway before Flint goes to the
grass. Princeton makes five yards
through the centre and her followers
howl their enthusiastic acknowledge
mentS.
Princeton returns to the attack with
yigor and Flint is rushed past Yale line
two wards and Little Johnnie Poe makes
circuit around Yale's left end for
three Yards. IL is a bad omen for the
orange aud black.
Yale goes TO work hammer and tongs
and at the first onslaught the Princeton
warriors recede FIVE yards. The crafty
McClung Sneaks around Princeton's
right end and before Princeton can
cOrrall him be Is within three yards OF
PrincetOn's goal. In twinkling Win
ter is through Princeton's centre and
makes another touch down while Yale's
enthusiasm breaks forth again.
Again the ball is brought back to the
twenty-five yard line. Princeton sees
her only salvation is in punting, and the