The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-11-25


minute and fifty-seven seconds had
elapsed and surely nothing startling
could have taken place; but it had
Yale had scored touchdown and But.
terworth was preparing to kick n goal
1t was an event that astounded the
crowd. But when it was learned what
had happened, the applause was deafep-
ing. Two trials had been made and the
ball advanced - yards into Princeton
territory.
Mccormick motioned to Laurie Bliss,
and In another instant Yale's captain
had dropped the ball to Lau rie, and that
man, with tho ball safe in bis arms.
went at breakneck speed for the goal.
lie went around the right end, and be.
fore the Princeton players could recover
from their surprise Blisswas burying the
ball and Butterworth was getting roady
70 KICK. Greenway had guarded the
end we'll and Pop" Bliss, Butterworth
and Pinckney had assisted to good of.
feet. Butterwo rth kicked the goal, and
while six points were being hostet to
fale's credit on the score card the air
was darkened with Yale blue.
During the rest Of this half Yale
acted on the defensive, but kept the
ball we'll into Princeton's erritory.
Half ended with no further scoring, the
bal being on Princeton's 30 yard line,
Foe having just caught clever punt
of Butterworth's.
During the ten minutes rest between
halls Hefflefinger, Rhado, Harvey, Cor.
Din, Beecher, McClung and Cell, famous
Tor their work for Yale in the football
held, took occasion to tell all their
friends that Yale was going to put up a
big surprise in the second half. What
the surprise was nobody ever knew, as
princeton was on her mettle and forced
the play from start. After ten minutes
play Yale got the ball into Princeton's
territory, and ten minutes later Still
man scored touchdown for tho blue,
not through any brilliant play, but
simply because he happened to DO with
In ten yards of the goal in time 10
follow up punted ball. Stillman was
wildly cheered by the Yalo men, how
over, fer his good Judgment.
Buttorworth kicked a goal and Yale
had twelve points to her credit while a
dismal cipher marked the efforts of
Princeton. After this Princeton took
the ball from the center and kept it in
Yale's ground for nearly thirty minutes
Three times they had tho ball within
ten yards OF tho goal, but on each coca
sion they failed to score. On the last
trial Yale got the ball and it was rapidly
pusht to the center and into Prince
tons territory. Then matters grow hot
and it looked as though Yale might
score again at any time. Four times
did Pop" Bliss run, but thrice he
gained naught and once but three yards
Butterworth forced tho ball but 10 no
effect; Princeton's interference was
superb and the bali, when time was
called, remained in Princeton's l5,yard
line. 1t was good victory for Yale.
The crowd OF spectators broke upon
the players and for ten minutes McCor-
mick and the rest Of the Yale boys had
to submit to handshaking. In half an
hour after the game the grounds were
deserted and the various street car lines
and roads were packed to their utm os t
capacity with people hurrying to get
home or to dinner or some the atre.
Tho weather was bitterly cold, but mono
complained. Tho sight was worth suf-
fering for. The teams lined up as fol-