The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-11-25
YALE IL, PRINCETON o.
Blues Beat Tigers in tho Hardest Fought
Game Of the Year.

Game OF the Year.
New YORK, Nov. PA battle of bull
dogs and tigers, quick flashes of Prince
tons yellow. fierce CLEANS Of Yale's blue,
grip of sharp tackling claws, CLINT Of set
teeth and hoarse laundering of an army
of maniacs. This was the scene at the
great annual football game of Yae's
eleven against that of Princeton's. After
fierce battle Yale won by a score Of II too
The large stand held the most enthusi-
astic crowd ever seen on ball field. The
weather was perfect. clear and cold. Early
in the day coaches. gaily decorated with
college colors. filled with hilarious stu
dents and young ladies, headed for the
ground. By noon the lower part of the
the town was deserted and the upper
thronged by gay crowds rushing toward
the goal of the day.
At . p. N. the teams came on the field,
and after preliminary practice for position,
Princeton won the toss and took the west
goal. The wind was strongly in her favor.
Yale had the ball. The teams then lined
up and the fun commenced at 2: O5 clock.
ale went 10 WORK without delay and IN
side OF four minutes secured a touchdown,
from which goal was kicked. Yale's fol-
lowers were wild with excitement. Score:
Yale 6, Princeton 0.
Princeton now got the ball and by wedge
and punt put it to Yale's fifteen-yard line
Yale rallied and despite desperate and de-
fensive tactics by Princeton regained
twenty yards. They lost the ball and it
landed on Yale's twenty-ive-yard line.
Yale was on the defensive, but Princeton
played a bucking game and put the ball on
Iaie's tifteen-yard line again. Two at
tempts by Princeton at the goal from
the field failed and Yale landed the ball
on her twenty-yard line. Yale formed a
wedge and forced the ball to Princeton's
center. Princeton rallied and worked the
ball to Yale's thirty-yard line. Yale made
hard fight and the ball was again in the
center. Princeton's rush line was broken
and the ball was again in Princeton terri-
tory. Up to the fifteel-yard line it went.
Then the tide was stemmed and it went
back to center in Yale's hands. but was
again forced up to Prnceton's twenty
yard line. Princeton then forced the bail
back to center, but Yale got it and after
worrying back and forth succeeded in
reaching Princeton's forty-yard line. Two
or three men had been hurt up to this
time, but continued to play. Prince
ton tried and carried the sphere
into Iale's territory. and finally
reached the forty-yard line. but
could not hold the advantage and Prince
ton had the ball on the center line
Princeton finally reached Yale's ten-yard
line, but Yale rallied and forced her op-
ponents back to Princeton's thirty.yard
line, when time was called for the first
half, without further score than Yale's
touchdown and goal. Princeton's fine
play caused general surprise, being espe-
cially strong in tackling and blocking.
Yale was much of the time on the de-
fensive. Yale's fumbling was noticeable
but was attributed to the cold.
The second half opened with Prince
tons ball, and it was soon forced to Yale's
thirty-yard line. but Yale rallied and soon
had the ball in Princeton territory. Laurie
Bliss, of Yale made fine run of twenty
five yards, but was savagely attacked and
went down With badly sprained knee.
He continued playing, however. 1t was
Yale's ball on Princetons twenty-five
yard line. but Princeton forced i. back TO
the thirty-tive-yard line and finally over
the center into Yale's territory, and
Yale forced it back gradually, when
Bliss caught the ball and gained
fifteen yards. Bu,terworth carried it five
more, while Wallis, Yale's right tackle,
carried it five yards further. Princeton
then took the bali on the forty-yard line
and forced it to Yale's ffty-yard line.
Here they tussled for some time until
Romans made disastrous kick. The bail
struck Stillman and bounded across the
white line Of Princeton's goal. Princeton's
quarter hack missed it and Stillman made
a touchdown and glory enough for the
rest of his life. Butterworth kicked the
goal just twenty-five minutes after the
last half was called. Score Yale II,
Princeton o.
During the remainder of the half moth
ing was scored although Princeton fought
like tigers. They forced the ball in Yale's
territory and made her act violently on
the defensive. Trenchard, Princeton's
right tackle. was slightly hurt. but did not
give up. The tables turned and Princeton
was compelled to contine her efforts to
keeping \ ale from scoring again, and sue
ceeded. When time was called the bali
was left az Princeton's ten-yard line.
Yale had won.
With a swift tidal wave of 10, 900 peopIe
rolling in upon them. the bruised and bat
tered tigers massed themselves in 4 yellow
and black bunch and lifted M their voices
in hoarse veil for Yale. Ten feet away
the viciors equally bruised and bleeding.
gave forth a series of sharp and shriil
barks Tor Princeton.