Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1893-12-01

How the Game Was PLAYED

The history Of the game VS. one of tn,
thorough supremacy of Princeton over
ale. Not only was the team representing
the college that has been beaten but three
times Outplaycd in the matter of new
tricks. but it WAS easily demonstrated that
the Blues We're outclassed in every particu
lar. While Nale'S center was far heavier
than PrinCeton's. its men individually
were no match for the Tigers, and Bal.
lets 10 pounds were far more effective
than Stillman 2O6 pounds In fact Prince
ton Outplayed Yale in mass work. in in.
dividUal work and better than all in gen.
eralship
Perhaps one OF the things that told more
particularly against Yale is the fact that
She became discouraged at being unable IL
use with any effect her famous cente,
wedge Time and again Butterworth
whose ru>h,> through Harvard's center at
Springfield last saturday Won for Yale the
game. was pushed up through Princeton
center, but never was q gain made of more
than five yards and in the majority Of cases
much less than that.
In the end work Yale was still weaker.
Holly, Wheeler and Taylor. with Captain
Tren"hard. etfectually blocked every at
tempt W hich ale made 10 get around and
Thurnc and Armstrong on Nale's back
were no match for Morse and Ward of
for Princeton and who WAS supposed to be
rather weak in the position, dev eloped re
markablc strength and was equal if not at
times superior Ia ButttrworJh.
Behind the center line the remark able
part Of Hrinceton'> playing WAS King :
work Al quarter, his display Of headwork
winning for him the commentator of all
lovers OF the game. Especially was this
demonstrated who's. at critical moments
Princeton needed TO make n gain to save
them the ball. In the first half Princeton
WAS cautious, while Yale, probably de
pending ON its former record and thinking
itself lmpre enable, chose to act on the Of
fensivc. The result was disastrous to Yale.
An Exciting Scene.
Before ~ minutes of the first half had
been played the positions were reversed.
and Princeton wns playing An offensive
game, while Yale WAS compelled by force
Of circumstances TO be on the defensive
For 1alc, Captain Hinkey seemed TO have
lack Of different plays, and but one or
two things We're resorted TO- either striving
10 put ButtCrworth through the center or
Ihorne or Armstrong around the end. In
almost every case these plays were blocked
On the contrary, Captain Trenchard gave
his men a variety that rather astonished
and certainly surprised Yale. For instance,
IL
would have seemed As if Princeton should
have punted. Instead of that the ball was
CrisSCrOSsed from W ard TO Morse, the latter
going around Nale's end for ~ yards
In Interference Wales men were not to
I've compared with those Of Princeton,
King, Wheeler, Lea and TrenChard max
ing remarkable records in this respect
The most exciting scene of the day was
when Captain Hinkey of Yale was carried
from the field, his ear half torn off and
blood gushing all over his uniform Three
men had to fight and struggle with him and
drag him with all their might to the dress
ing room. lie wouldn't have it and didn't
intend to submit to it. When they told him
they only wanted 10 patch him up, it was
all right, and he went with them but the
young man looked as though he would
have waded through blood and fire had
they attempted to force him to remain off
the field. When he had been sufficiently
patched, he tore out on the field with skip,
hop and jump, and paid no attention TO the
terrific cheers of the multitude nor to any
thing else, but vent on with his same.
The score was: Princeton, &; Yale, O.
Touchdowns-Ward. for Princeton, /.
Goals-king, for Princeton, l. Referee
Mr. Brooks Of Harvard. Umpire Mr..
Dashiell of Lehigh. Time of game-rwo
hours and - minutes
IL is interesting To note in this particu-
lar that since lS>S| Yale has won II cham
pionship games; Princeton. b Harvard. l.
Since lScI, ont of a total of III games
played, Yale has won III, having lost one
to Harvard and three To Princeton. The
games won by Princeton were in 1885 1889
and 1873 reSpeCtiVely