The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-12-01
Princeton Gives a Grand Surprise on
Manhattan Field.
HARVARD BEATS THE PENNSYS
In . weli-Fought Football Contest at
Csmbridge-1he Princeton Tigers Go
wild with JOY Over Their Success.
Thousands W wateh the U. Of r. Defeat.

NEW YORK. Dec 1.-Princeton's tiger is
loose in the streets Of New York. His
claws are uncut, for yesterday on Manhat-
tan field, in the presence of 10000 specta-
tors. Princeton defeated Yale by q score
of 8 to 0 in the great Thanksgiving foot
ball game.
The gates at Manhattan field were
thrown open at IL o'clock, and by 1l:30
several hundred persons were upon the
grounds. An hour later people simply
poured through the different entrances in
solid. unbroken streams
Nearly 10000 gained entrance, paying
about $4,000 for the privilege. Yale filed
her section OF the grand stand, and there
was a liberal Yale overflow scattered about
In the different stands, but the friends Of
the Tigers outnumbered them. The Col
umbia boys, who were numerous, were
cheering for PRINCETON. Twelve thousand
spectators saw the game from bluff out
side of the grounds. and the iron viaduct
along One Hundred and Fifty-fifth street
was black with people, 50 that altogether
$1,000 persons viewed the game.
The Points.
There was not lover of good football
on the side lines or in the audie nee that
did not rejoice In the demonstration of tie
fact that the day of the long pass and the
clever double pass has not yet gone by.
The features Of the game were the brill
liant rins made by Princeton upon, Kings
double pass aud his long throw to the end
and Wards running at aud over the
tackle. The latter was, of course, produc-
tive OF more repeated gains, because it
could be played oftener, but the length of
gain upon the other plays were such as to
insure their being more thoroughly be-
lieved In, ard such plays make football
more attractive in every way te player and
spectator alike.
One other feature that should be set by
the side of these plays as gain for the
sport was the .punting. Both sides did
some excellent punting, well judged and
well placed. but the longest and best was
one Of Butterworth's In the second half.
when, standing behind his own goal line,
with Princeton crowding Yale down to
the last ditch, he drove the ball over
Kings head from the middle Of the field.
1t was splendid punt and came to his
tired forwards as only such a kick can
come under such circumstances.
1t was great game. and Yale had to
take her medicine. The play was clean
tnrouBnOut, ana frlncetOn put up mag.
nifcsnt game, both in offense and defense.
The Yale team was forced early In the
play, and before the first half was over IL
was easy to see that there was more dash
and snap in Princeton than In the Yale
men, no matter how hard they set their
teeth and tried.
Their one, two, three downs came too
often, no matter where or how they struck
the Princeton line, and as the time went
on and Princeton grew more aud more
confident with the knowledge that they
were holding their opponents and prevent
ing gains, the Yale offense seemed more
and more hopeless.
Butterworth struck the line as Of old,
but the Princeton tacklers and fielders
fought their way into the mass and against
him with such force and strength that his
gains were not frequent
The battle was over and Yale had been
outplayed at almost every point. None
had been injured except Thorne and
Hinkey. Thorne retired early in the sec
ond half in favor of Hart The team lined
rp os fotlo,vo.