The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1892-11-25

Was Not Rowdy Game and Skill De-
cided It-Yale, 12; Princeton, o.
New York, November 24.-Once more
Yale has defeated Princeton; once more
the tigers have failed to score and again
the blue flag waves triumphant over the
foot ball field. Probably never before
in the history of foot ball has such a
game been witnessed. For brilliancy
off play, unlocked for man@uvres and
fine individual work, the game of 1872
will stand pre-eminent Nething more
heroic than the work of Laurie Bliss
and Captain King of Princeton has been
Bliss's neck was wrenched three times
and his lame knee injured on four diffeI-
ent occasions, but with Spartan courage
he continued in the game and only gave
up in the latter part of the second half
when he had to be literally dragged
from the field. Graves took his place.
Plucky little King was injured six times,
but stuck to his work throughout amid
the applause and admiration of friend
and foe alike.
The score at the end of the game
stood 12 to 0. Princeton worked bravely
and scientifically throughout, and would
certainly have scored had it not been for
the poor play of Hall. On two occasions
he spoiled Princeton's chances, once by
a foul interference and again through
tumble
When the Tigers Had the Ball
within ten yards of Yale's goal. The
only thing to spoil today's sport was the
wind. 1t was little too strong for foot
ball. When the immense crowd of 3d.
600 people on Manhattan field saw Prince
ton win the toss, give the ball to Yale
and choose the favorable side of the
field, they were satisfied, as it made mat
ters more even. The betting was 5 to 1
in favor of Yale, before the teams ap-
peared. After the toss, the odds fell
to to 1. Strange to say, there were
but few Princeton takers at that.
Game was called at 2.02 p. m. In a
minute and fifty-seven seconds, Yale
scored touch down and Butterworth
was preparing to kick goal. Two trials
bad been made and the ball advanced 13
yards into Princeton's territory. Nc,
Cormick motioned to Laurie Bliss and in
another instant Yale's captain snapped
the ball to Laurie. That man, with the
ball safe in his arms, started at break
neck speed for the goal. He ran around
the right end and before the Princeton
players could recover from their surprise,
Bliss was burying the ball and Butter
worth was getting ready to kick. Green
way had guarded we'll and s'Pop' Bliss,
Butterworth and Hinkey assisted to good
euect.
Butterworth Kicked Goal
During the rest of this half, Yale act
ed on the defensive, but kept the ball
well into Princeton's territory. The
half ended with no further scoring, the
ball being left on Princeton's 3O-yards
line, Poe having just caught clever
punt of Butterworth's $.
In the second half, Princeton was on
it's mettle and forced the play from the
start. After ten minutes play, Y ale got
the ball into Princeton's territory and
ten minutes later Stillman scored a
touchdown for the Blue, simply because
he happened to be within ten yards of
the goal in time to follow up a punted
ball. Butterworth kicked goal. After
the touchdown, Princeton took the ball
from the centre and kept it in Yale's
ground for nearly thirty minutes.
Three times they had the ball
within ten yards of the goal, and on each
occasion failed to score. On the last
trial Yale got the ball, and it was rapid
Jy pushed to the centre and into Prince
tons territory. Then matters grew hot.
Four times ''Pop'' Bliss ran, but thrice
he gained nothing, and once only three
yards. Butterworth forced the ball, but
to no effect. Princeton's interference
was superb. The ball. when time was
called, remained on Princeton's yard
line. 1t was good victory for Yale, as
Princeton put up one of the strongest
games in the history of football. This
is the way the men lined up:
Yale. Positions. Princeton.