Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-11-25
PRINCET0N


exactly the same, each being 1851 pounds.
The average age of the Princeton team was
20 years and months, that of the Yale
team 10 years and months. The average
weight of rush lines was: Princeton, 1761S
pounds; Yale, LII pounds
The Fun Was Sharp at First.
The fun began and it was sharp and de-
cisive. On an open play, the line being
spread out and then wheeling into inter-
ference, Laurie Bliss made nine yards run
ming to the left. He was brought down by
Trenchard. Pop" Bliss made five through
left tackle, being thrown by King. Then
Laurie Bliss made the run of the day. He
started for right end and aided by the inter-
ference of Greenvay, Mccormick and Pop
Bliss passed all the Princeton players and
scored touchdown. The run was 40 yards
Score. 6 to o; time, two minutes.
Morse made II yards on the wedge. Then
Poe failed to gain ground. A tumble in
the center forward and Homans kicked to
YaIe's ten-yard line. Laurie Bliss mufted,
bnt was given tree catch owing to inter-
ference. Pop Bliss made 10 yards through left
tackle being thrown by Harold. Another
tumble in the Princeton center and then
Poe went through left tackle for three
yards, being followed by Lea through right
tackle for three more Ths Tigers were
plaving hard and snappy game. Morse
gained three yards through the center and
Homans tried to drop kick goal from the
25-yard line. He failed.
Mccormick gained seven on the wedge
from Yale's 25-vard line, and Pop Bliss
went around right end for three yards, be-
ing. thrown by Trenchard. Butterworth
kicked to Princeton's 45-yard line. Morse
caught the ball and Hinkey threw him.
Wright's tackle threw Lea with no gain.
Morse made two yards through the center
Then Poe tried to break center but failed to
advance the ball. The fight was still being
waged in Yale's territory: Romans was
called on for a kick and Greenway got
through like fash and threw him, the ball
being Yales on the fourth down. Prince
ton lost ten yards through Homans' slow
ness Butterworth went through right
tackle for five wards and Laurie Bliss tried
center, but lost the ball.
The Tigers Fight Hard.
Poe Jumped for, but missed wild pass
from King, and Greenwav fell on the ball
cleverly Pop Bliss signal was given, but
Trenchard broke through and downed him
for less of five yards. Then Lea broke
through and threw L. Bliss for q loss of five
more Then Yale was awarded five yards
for holding by the Princeton forwards
Butterworth made two yards through right
tackle. The Tigers forwards were break
ing through and tackling hard. Butter
worth made three yards through right
tackle, and L. Bliss followed in the same
direction tor five yards.
The ball was lowering around midfeld.
But.erworth kicked to Princeton's 35-yard
line, where Homans caught the ball in the
face of Hinkev's charge. Morse dove
through left tackle tor three-yard gain.
Then Poe, Lea and Morse failed to gain
ground through Yale's line. Homans
punted up the field to Princeton's 5O-yard
line where Butterworth caught the ball.
Laurie Bliss went around the right end for
15-yard gain and Butterworth went
through right tackle for five yards, being
slowed by Pop Bliss for two yards more in
the same direction, King bringing him to
earth.
The ball was now on Princeton's 30-yard
line. L. Bliss went around right end for
four yards, and Randolph threw him. But
terworth plugged away at the center and
tackle, but Harold nailed him before he
could gain. Balliett was bothering Still
man, and tumble in the Yale center oc-
CURED, but Pop Bliss saved the ball by
dropping on it. Then Pop made a
plunge at Princeton's center, but Wheeler
brought him down before he could gain a
yard, and the ball was Princeton's on the
fourth down.
Back and Forward With the Ball.
King passed to Poe, who passed to
Homans, Hinkey tackling the latter for
loss OF five yards. Yale at this period was
PLAYING trifie stronger and facing the play.
Homans kicked to midfeld and Laurie
Bliss muffed the ball, but saved it BY falling
on it He redeemed himself by Vineyard
gain in right, which was terminated BY
Poe's tackle. Butterworth plugged the
center again for two yards. l. Bliss
went through right tackle for two
yards. Princeton was awarded the
ball for holding. Morse made a gain
of eight yards through the center and Yale
was given the ball for holding. Winter ad-
vanced it three yards through right tackle.
Butterworth found an opening at left guard
and advanced the ball five yards through it.
Then he went at the center and gained two.
Butterworth tried the center again, but
failed to gain ground. But Yale was
awarded five yards as q penalty for Bal
liett's monkeying with the ball.
Pom Bliss gained eight wards throuoh left