The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1891-11-27
for just one year was about TO begin. These
were the men who stared each other hard
In the eye and waited for the first plunge:

Morrison. Right Guard Piggs
Ma.is. IaeRe ;maroiu
Barbour ...........Q Quarter Back. King
McClung. g.......L Left Half Back. ...........F Flint
MdCc.n;cs Right A Ralf A Back ii zoe
Referee-william Brooks, of Harvard.
Umpire-s. V. Coffin, OF Wesleyan.
PRINCETON WON THE TOSS.
Princeton won the toss and chose the
west side of the field. Symmes, the giant
center rush of the Princetons, 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 lightning the famous "V" again recorded
for his side for eight hard fought yards.
Symmes surprises the great Sanford, the
center of the Yale, by the magnificent In
Symmes shouts the spheroid back. and this
time Flint. the left half back, makes q
dash only TO lose five yards when downed
by. the great Heffelfinger Flints 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 like shot for
thirty yards into Yale's territory after King
had passed the ball back to him.
Now Yale for the first time has the ball.
which was caught in clever style by Nc
COrmack. the full back of the Yale eleven.
The ball is hot in play well to the middle
Oh INC uolu, LII Is snuppeu DdCk 10 MC-
Chung, Yale's doughty captain. who.
amidst storm of Yales cheers and the
waving of blue flags makes one of his
famous runs. well toward the left of the
field. and. aided by magnificent interfer-
ence, records O gain of fifteen yards He.
is finally thrown heavily by Vincent,
q rising Princeton star. Bliss now takes
the cue as the ball again comes in play
with the two sides lined up face to face.
and, in great squirt, makes eight yards,
m fin nj m IN a
yards Another gain by the same player.
who is dOwned by Vincent. In two oppos-
ing lines the boys face each other again.
and when the ball is passed swiftly
back to Bliss be punts it high In the
air just in time to escape the on-rushlng
crowd, and the lively Homans catchesit for
forty yards and returns it 10 the same spot
with punt that sends 1t into the hands of
breath, for he il downed by Vincent before
he can move from his tracks. The first five
minutes of play elapsed as the men line up
at center, with the ball in the hands OF the
blues.
LIVELY sCRIMMAGE.
The second FIVE minutes opens with great
applause for Captain McClung. who makes
gain of twenty yards with O run around
the left. He was finally tackled and thrown
by the giant Riggs Close fighting, in which
three downs were counted against the blues,
and the excitement of the multitude to a
fever heat, for all the time there was
such mingling of arms and legs. and
bodies OF the players as made 1t Impossible
to keep track of the individual players
Again the Yale cohorts cheer a thirty-tive-
yard punt by Bliss, but it was the turn for
| the tigers" when the old reliable Homans
returned the ball twenty. five yards into the
hands Of Captain McClung. At this point
there was o delay of five minutes over the
discussion Of q point in tho play, and
| the first ten minutes had passed.
As the men line up on the far north boun-
| dairy or the field Mccormick gains fifteen
| yards. to be tackled beautifully by Poe
| when we'll up toward PrincetOn's twenty
| five-yard line. Bliss makes q wild rush
| toward Princeton's line, but makes no
| gain, and 'old Nassau" has the ball. Again
| Homans makes one of bis famous kicks
on so swiftly. that the ball is put
in play on down. HetfelfDger could
! make four yards In q ruea in Princeton's
| center and Mccormick follows with a rush
| for eight more and the ball is still with the
blues The "" trick fails to work, and
| Mccormick muffinR. Bliss kicks the ball
| forty yards. while the Yale men cheer till
| the very air is blue But little Poe catches
| the wind-filled bag IN fine form and fifteen
| minutes have passed with no points scored
by either side.
As Princeton gets the ball and passes it
| back to Hoinans, who kicks it high to-
| ON the bound at Yale's forty-yard line. The
| twenty minutes play ends with kick out
| bounds by Bliss to the south of the field.
| 1t is Princeton's ball. The next five min
utes was filled with active play which
gained naught for either side until Homan
makes great kick of fifty yards
| which Mccormick drops, though Yale, by
sheer good luck. retains the bali. McClung
gains fifteen yards by the aid of grand in
reference of his men and McCormick's 8
1
| ter. Twenty-Five minutes have passed
With the ball in play again Homans
works q clean catch OF Blisss punt
D en ns f9ssy M % EnTd' akss and ean after of s Rs
yards. Then the ball flies back to Homan,
| who as sure as fate kicks it well back in
| lale's territory into McCOrmick's hands
| forty yards down the field. McClung loses
| on Har0ld's tackle and Bliss kicks for
| twenty yards before the ball is caught by
| Poe as the first half hour goes by.
GOOD POINTING BY PRINCETON.
Again Princeton tries her full backs punt
| ing powers and she does WELL for the ball
speeds forty yards away, and for the third
time McCormicks NUTS the ball as the
orange and black pounces upon him. A
miserable tumble of legs and arms-men OF
both sides In scrimmaGe where indiviual
play can't be noted-makes the
thousands frantic with enthusiasm. AS
| the tangIe is unlo osed. it 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 Nc
Cormick. Bliss makes great run to the
right. gaining eighteen yards, where the
mighty Flint lays him low. The first
thirty five minutes have passed as the ap-
| plause resounds through the field.
Yale now forces the play as she RECEIVERS
| from her surprise at the work of her gallant
| foe. She must do or die. McClung and
| Mccormick fail to get in, and Bliss punts
the ball we'll into Princeton's territory.
| On the return Mccormick fails to catch
| HOmans punt but falls on the ball. sayin Z
it for Yale. Scrinmage after scrim-
mage follows. and Riggs. or Princeton,
shows what a hero he is as he prevents
the great Heffeliinger from gaining for
Yale by the mighty rush of his eco pounds.
| Each seemed impossible to the other. AT
the forty minutes Yale has the ball and
has gained but little ground. Twice the
stands as q rock against her. Forty five
minutes have passed. while Yale has made
little more than enough to still retain the
egg-shaped ball.
| There is now but five more minutes of
the first half to play-tve minutes having
been taken up by the delay-and lively work
| must be done to score before the close of
the first inning. Princeton gets the
ball. but starts In by. losing it in
ten-yard gain we'll up toward Prince
tons twenty-fve-yard line Bliss ad.
| vanced the leather spheroid still further to
be thrown heavily by Vincent. wild
cheer broke forth from the admirers of the