, 1891-11-27
YALE IS VICTORIOUS
Princeton is Defeated Nineteen
to Nothing.
Fully $4,000 People Witness
the Game.
A Brave Fight is Made by
the Princstons,
But They Cannot Stand Before
Yale's Onslaught.
Yale Defeats Princeton.

Princeton 0. The greatest athletic game
of the year is over, and l,ng will it be re-
membered by thousands who saw one OF
the finest games ever played in this
country. 1t was a fight on its merits; the
best team won.
A great throng began to gather before
the the gates opened at 10 o'clock and
500 after all manner of vehicles began
to arrive. Tallyhooes crowded with
shouting students were to be seen on
every thoroughfare lsadinR to the grounds.
They were draped in blue and draped in
orange and black, but whichever color II
was the noise was just the same. From
every row of seats fiuttered orange and
black flags and blue flags and it was diff
cult to tell which color was more preva-
alent.
Many women, so there would be no
mistake AS to their sympathies, wore blue
costumes, while others. and particularly a
bevy OF handsome brunettes. wore strik-
ing costumes of orange and black. The
first person to take a seat in the grand
stand was a handsome young woman who
wore an immense yellow chrysanthemum.
She occupied a seat in front and when
the Princeton bows saw her they howled
loud and long.
The grounds were not in good condi-
ton. The rain of Monday had left more
marks than could be covered up by the
little sawdust on hand, and yesterday
game between Pennsylvania and the Wes-
leyans left the turf badly cut mp.
Again Holman made one of his famous
kicks for forty yards and his men rush on
A.. Ill
the down. Heffelfnger could make but
with the blues. The "" trick failed to
work and Bliss kicked the ball forty
yards, while the Yale people cheer until
the very air Is blue. twenty-five minutes
have passed with no points scored.
Holman works a clean catch of the
Bliss pun of forty yards and aiterward
the men line up. Flint made a gain of
FIVE yards. Then the ball few back to
Holman, who kicked it well into Yale's
territory into McCormack's hands, forty
yards down the field. McClupg lost on
Harold's tackle and Bliss kicked for
twenty yards before the ball was caught
by Hoe. A miserable Jungle of arms and
legs, where individual work couldn't be
made, made the crowd frantic, and as the
,tangle was Embossed it was seen that Yale
had the ball.
Thirty five minutes aud no points
Yale forced the play now. McClung ano
Mccormack failed to gain and Bliss puuts
the ball well into the Princeton's terri
tory. On the return, Mccormack fails to
catch Romans punt. but falls on the ball.
saving it for Yale. Scrimmage after
scrimmage then followed aud Riggs Of
Princeton showed what a hero he is, as
he prevented HeffelfuRer from gaining
for the Yale's with a mighty rush of his
200 pounds.
Forty five minutes: Yale has the bal
but five minutes more of the first half tc
play. McClun9 made a desperate ter
yard gain, and Bliss advanced the bal
still further to be thrown heavily by Vim
sent, who also gained the ball, amid 9
wild yell from all admirers of ths
Tigers"
The rain which fell today did not helI
things. 1t ceased entirely before the
game began. however, and everyone was
happy. Fully 81. 900 persons were in at
tendance before the game was called at Z
o'clock. Princeton won the toss anc
chose the west 81 c of the field. Symmes
the giant center-the rush of Princeton
had the ball and as the players drew ur
he snapped it back to King. a star quar-
ter back.
Quick as lightning the famous "V''
trick is played, and amid wild cheers fol
Princeton Is recorded eight hard fought
yards. Again Symes shoots the sphere
back and Flint makes a dash, only to lose
five Yards when downed by the great
Heffelfnger. Homans gave his friend.
the first sight OF his ability as a kicker
when he sent it back like a shot for thirty
yards into Yale's territory.
Mccormack caught it in clever style snG
it is snapped back to Yale's captain, Nc
Chung, who, amid a storm of cheers
made one of his famous runs, and records
the game at fifteen yards. He was inall,
thrown heavily by Vincent OF tho Prince
ton. Bliss, in a great squirt, made five
yards and soon there was another gain
but 1t was downed BY Vincent. In tn,
second five minutes Capt. McClung mad,
a gain of twenty yards, but was finalls
tackeled and thrown by the giant Riggs
Close fighting. in which three down,
counted against Yale, raised the excite
ment of the multitude to a fever heat.
Then the Yale consorts cheer a thirty.
five yard punt by Bliss. But directly
after old reliable Romans returned bach
twenty-five yards into the hands of Capt
McClung. In the next five minutes Nc
Cormack gained fifteen Yards, only TO b.
tackled beautifully by Poe. Then Prince
tons captain tries his fullback's ability a
punt. Through the air the ball flies 70
forty-hve yards and finds McCoruacl
waiting for 1t. Vincent is on his bacI
before the ball is cold. Only two minnie
are left; every nerve is at tension: a driy
cling rain that is again falling ia unno
ticed; the ball shoots back TO Bliss an,
the inning ends with a five yard gain Fl
Flint by the use of the 'V' trek.
When the teams come on for = secop,
hall the Princeton boys are very confident
while desperation is pictured on the fac
of every Yale player. A determine,
effort was made at the outset to breaI
through Princeton's line. After a tire