The Helena independent., 1892-11-25
FIELD DAY FOR K|CKERS.
The Foot Ball Men We're in Their
Full Glory on Thurs
day.
Yale Defeats Princeton Before an
Army of Maniacs. Twelve
to Nothing.
The Game Was n Fine, Fierce Struggle
The Tigers Worthy Toemen-scv-
oral Other Games.


Pfinceton's yellow, fierce CLEANS of Yale's
blue. the grip OF sharp taokinR claws. the
CLINT Of set teeth, and over all the hoarse
laundering of an army OF maniacs. This
was the scene at the great annual foot ball
game. the contestants being Yaie's eleven
against that of Princeton. After fierce
battle Yale won by score of twelve to
nothing. The largest and most enthusiastic
crowd ever seen on ball field wns in attend
ance. The weather was perfect. clear, cold.
Early in the day coaches gayly decorated
with college colors. filled with hilarious
students and young ladies' headed for the
grounds. BY noon the lower part of the
city was deserted and the upper thronged
by gay crowds, rushing toward the goal of
the day. At two y. NJ. the teams came on
the field and after preliminary practice
tossed for position. Princeton won and
took the west goal; the wind st ongly in
their favor. Yale had the ball. The teams
then lined up and the fun commenced at
two o'clock.
Yale went to work without delay and in
side of four minutes secu ed a touch down,
from which goal was kicked. The Yale
followers were wild with excitement. Score,
Yale ak, Princeton nothing Princeton
now got the ball and by wedge and punt.
put it to Yale's fifteen yard line. Yale raj
lied and despite desperate defensive tactics
by Princeton, regained twenty yards. 1 hey
lost the ball and it landed on Yale's twenty
FIVE yard line. Yale was then on the de-
fenslve, but Princeton played backing
game and put the ball or Yale's fifteen yard
line again. Two attempts by Princeton at
goal from the field failed, and Yale
Inn "a Il tl,a hall har tuna t1 lirn
Yale formed wedge, forced the ball to
Princeton's center: Princeton rallied.
worked the ball to Yale's thirty yard line:
| Yale made hard fight, and the ball was
| again in the center; Princeton rushed; the
line was broken and the bali again in
yard line it went. Then the tide was
temmed, and it went back to the center in
| Yale's hands. but was forced up to Prince
| toms twenty yard line. Princeton then
forced the ball to the center, but Yale got
it. and after worrying back and FORTH sue
ceeded III reaching Princeton's forty yard
| line.
Two or three men had been hurt up to
this 4me, but continued to play. Prince
ton tried and carried the sphere into Yale's
territory, and finally reached the forty
yard line, but could not hold the Gdvan-
center line Princeton finally reached
| Yale's ten yard line hut Yale rallied and
forced her opponents back to Prnceton's
thirty-yard line, when time was called for
the frst half without further score than
Yale's touch down and goal.
Princeton's fine play caused general sur
| prise. She was especially strong III tack
ling and blocking. Yale was much of the
time on the defensive. yaes fumbling
was very noticeable and was attributed to
the cold.
The second half opened with Princeton
ball and it was soon forced TO Yale's thirty
yard line, but Yale rallied and soon had
the ball in Prlnceton's territory. Lau;e
Bliss OF Yale, made Il fine run of twenty
five yards. but was savagely attacked
and went down with badly
spraned knee. He continued playing, how
ever. Now Yaes ball was ON Pfinceton'F
twenty yard line, but Princeton forced
it back to the thirty live yard line. and
finally over the center into Yale's territory
Yale forced it back gradually, when Bliss
caught the ball and gained the fifteen yards
Butterworth carried it fifteen more, while
Wallis, Yale's right tackle, carried it five
yards iurther. Princeton took ball on the
forty yard line and forced it to 1ale's fifty
yard line. Here they tusse!ed for some time
until Homans made a disastrous kick. The
ball struck Stlllman aud bounded across
the white line of the Princeton goal
Princeton's quarter back missed it, and
Sulman made touchdown and glory
worth kicked goal just twenty two min
utes after the half WAS called Score: Yale
twelve, Princeton nothing.
During the remainder half nothing was
scored. although Princeton fought lk.
tigers. They forced the ball in Yne's ter.
ritory and made her act violently on the
defensive. Trenchard, Princeton's right
was slightly hurt but old not give ur. Th'
tables turned and p inceton was compelled
to contiue her efforts to keeping Yale from
SEQ ing again, and succeeded. When tlm'
was called the bail was left at Princeton
ten-yard line.
Yale had won. With the swift tidal wav'
of ten thousand people rolling in upoi
them. the bruised and battered tiger
massed themselves in yellow and blacl
bunch and lifted up their voices in u hoa;s
yell for Yale. Ten feet away the victors
equally b! used and bleeding, piped up in
series of sharp and sh.ill barks for Prince
ton