New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-10-23
PRINCETON'S BIG SCORE.
SHE SMOIHERS The CRESCENT TEAM.
FoRTYTwO To NOTHING ROLLED Up IN
LIVELY FOOTEALL CAME

FoRTY-TwO To NOTHING ROLLED Up IN
LIVELY IpOTEALL GAME.
The enthusiastic followers Of the Yale, Harvard ana
Princeton football teams are deep into the mysteries
Of comparisons at present and for the heneh OF me
whole few statistics are herewith given sum- 1t
Ia not always safe IN compare college teams py th'H
games against weaker amateur ecvens ana ui'h
try to pick winner from such comparisons ono
real Strength is shown only in a battle with one"
EQUALS for overcOnhdence, carelessneSs ana o'S''
10 hide ones strength from formidable nVa IT.
quently cause all calculations made on eAhipi''oh
games to Dc worthless
Harvard Yale and Princeton all ran up large scores
vesta,iav and the parsanS Of each are probably
satisfied Yale made her best score OF the year al
orange while the Prncetons defeated the 'res'"h'S
nv 40 10 O. Harvard also up big score against
tho Boston Athletic Association. Last year fTi"'e-
ION defeated he Crescents - TO o, and Yale 'hiS
year made the same score against the hroohiSh
sma,eurs Then the tigers came along Yesterday anu
uode fourteen points Draw your own con
clueion, and be happy If you can.
The weather at Eastern Park, Brooklyn, was bslmy
and Just suited the spectators but u was n''i"
TOO warm for the players of the princeton '"n'ee
and Crescent 4. G. teams. over 1000 people were
present including the usual percentage On haho?oneN
dressed women. The Princeton men did not seem
to feel any bad effects from their gam" OF Friday
and, IL anything, played In better forh'' ho"'S "e
cidedy less flmblng. The Crescen'S got dangerously
near the Princeton goal only once and win frihce
TOMS full strength out IT is doubtful If the dangerous
element vop1d have cropped up The tigers scored
"a points in the first half and Is in the second each
half beira. OF thirty minutes duration,
princeton was especially weak behind the line,
King retiring in the fist half and Flint in the sec
ond Romans, the fun back. did not play Ut AL
and IL was said that the clever punter had gone 10
Orange TO take notes Yae'S work.
There was little free kicking style Of play well
liked by the spectators and little slugeing. The
only severe accident occurred To sheldon inc Tres
cents clever back, who had his right cheeh deh'ca
In and who had 10 he assisted from Inc ned' smell
don was painfully but not dangerously injured King
made the longest Of the game, covering 90 yards
Captain Bcecher and some of his men are too well
fed Princeton secured the first touchdown In one
minute and fifteen seconds by terrific rush at 'he
start which swept the Cre>cents before them as II
they had been pigmies
The start was made at 3 30 Princeton gained
several wards with wedge, and after scrimmaSe
King got ball and, Guiding the CreScens easily ran
6nv wards and made a touchdown, Poe kicking goal
II was done quickly that people did not realize that
the game was fully started. With the lineup, King
and Flint backed the centre for from five to seventy
Yards each. Steady gains were made. King getting
the second touchdown In six minutes and Poe kicked
goal again.
The Crescents braced up ard did better work for
several minutes and lively scrlnmage followed. with
some free kicking. The Crcsccnts lot i've yards by
fine tackllng and then the tigers got TO work and
made steady gains King made tweny-yard run
ard secured a touchdown; 70, kicking as usual. ON
the lineup sheldon went through the centre for ten
yayds and when The human heap dissolved he remained
on the ground and when he too arose he had TO Dc
assisted from the fed. Poe had tackled him Ike an
enraged beast. some ndiscrininae rough play fol
lowed and there cries from the crowd fJr tie
s.ugging members to be ordered from the field The
ball was gradually worked toward Princeons goal. but
Il was only for a minute. Putting followed and the
Crescents eventually lost the ball on downs. King
ran around the left end for thirtyhve yards and he
was nicely Tackled by Patterson when he seemed to
have clear field. Hall gained fifteen more, and then
a tumble by Taylor lost some advantage. King had
been badly winded ard he retired here, Barnett taking
his place. Patterson pun;cd and after capturing The
ball Poe made a clever OF thirty five yards Flint
carried the ball and Foe kicked goal the first half
ending with the score at "a to D.
In the second half McCauley took Ninccnt's place
and James relieved Flint. The substitutes showed up
we'll Barnett, james, Anderson, Hall and wheeler
made runs OF from Is yards. Barnett made the
touchdown and Anderson kicked goal. Hall, Barnett
and James made clever runs and Barnett got a
touchdown Poe kicking goal. Lea got the final touch,
down which also resulted In goal. The players ana
he follow