Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1892-11-25
YALE AND PRINCETON.
scsse NJ the Great AnnuAi Foot Haul
l.nlIln.

NEW York, Nov. "A hattie o!
bulldogs anu tigers, quick ilAehes VI
PrihGeton's yellow, fierce CLEANS VI
Yale's blue, the grip OF sharp tackling
claw, the CLINT OF set teeth and over
all the hoarse laundering OF an army OF
maniacs. This was the scene ut the
great annual foot ball game, the con.
tsstants being Yal.'s eleven against
that OF Princeton. Anor n fierce battle
Yale won by a score OF IL o. The
largest and most enthusiastic crowd
| ever seen on the ball field was In nt.
tendance. The weather was perfect,
clear ana cold.
Early In the day coaches gayly
decorated with college colors, iiiled
with hilarious students aud young
ladies, headed for the grounds. By
noon the lower part OF the city was de.
serted and the upper tbronged 10y gay
crowds rushing toward tho goal OF the
day.
At2p. M. the teams came on the
field aud after preliminary practice
tossed for position. Princeton won aud
took the west goal. The wind was
strongly In her favor. Yale had the
ball. The teams then lined up, and
the fun commenced ut . O'Clock. Yale
went To work without delay, and inside
OF four minutes scored u touchdown,
from which goal was kicked. Yale's
followers went wild with excitement.
The score was Yale o, Princeton 0.
Princeton now got tho ball. and with
wedge and punt put IL to Yalejs
fifteen yard line. Yale rallied aud
despiis desperate defense tactics by
Princeton Iegained twenty yards.
They lost the ball and 1t lanIed on
Yale's twenty-slx yard line. Yale
then was on the defensive, but Prince.
ton played O bucking game and put
the ball on Yale's fifteen yard line
again. Two attempts by Princeton ut
goal from tho field failed, and Yale
landed the ball on her twenty yard
line. Yale formed a wedge anu forced
the ball 10 Princeton's center. Prince
ton rallied and worked the ball to
Yalo's thirty yard line. Yale made a
hard fight and the ball was again In
the center. Princeton rushed, the
line was broken, and the bnll WAS
again In Prlnceton's territory. Up TO
the fifteen yard line 1t went, then tbs
tide stemmed anu II went back ~ the
center In GGie's hands, but was forced
up TO Princeton's twenty yard line.
Princeton then forced the hail back
10 the center, but Yale got 1t, aud
after worrying back anu forth sue.
ceeded In reaching princetun's forty
yard line. Two or three men had
been hurt up to this time but con.
tinued 20 play. Prloeelou tried and
carried the sphere Into Yalo'a territory
lnd finally reached the forty
yard line, but could not hold the
advantage aud Princeton had the
ball on the center line. Princeton
finally reached Ynlo's ten-yard line,
but Yale rallied anu forced their Oh.
ponents back 10 prlnceton's thirty-ynrd
line, when time was called Tor the ilfrt
half without further score than
YAle's touchdown aud goal. Prince.
TOMS line play caused general surprise.
They were especially strong In tackllug
anu blocking. Yale much OF the li.nu
was on the defensive. Yale's iumbl.
ing was very noticeable, but was attrl.
buted 10 cold.
The second half opened with Prince
TOMS ball and soon forced II 60 Yale's
thirty.yarJ line, but Yale rallied md
soon Ind the ball in PrinGetOn's terri
tory. Laurie Bliss OF Yale made fine
run OF twenty-five yards, hut was
sAvagoiy attacked and knocked down
with n badly sprainei knee. He con.
tinued playing, however. Now Hale's