The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-10-29
PRINCETON BY LONG ODDS.
sHE TIGERS BURY The WKsLEYhNs
BIZ 10 10 NOTHING

Merely . Practice Game for Capt Trench
ards Men--After Capt Gordon Left thu
Field the Middietown Boys Were Not IL
It-Fourteen Touch Downs aud Ten Goals
the Record tor Jorsey-On Oiher Fields
Poor old Wesleyan Princeton's football
kickers plunged through her ministerial rush
line at Manhattan Field yesterday like circus
rider through paper hoop The young men
from Mddletown put up game that pre-
paratory school eleven like Exeter or Andover
could have beaten quite easily Can't Trench
ards men had such snap that they became
careless toward the end OF the slaughter be-
ing more than satisfied with the final score Of
76to0. The FIRST half OF tho game lasted
forty-flve minutes and the second half only
-twenty-four. There's no telling what would
have been the score had the struggle boon
continued for the full time limit
Capt. Gordon at full back was about tho only
man on the Wesleyan eleven that appeared to
know football. His puntnG puzzled the Tigers
considerably. and he made several brilliant
runs. But toward the end OF the nrst half his
recently injured knee went back on him and
he had to retire. Then 1t was that tho domi-
mics lost heart and quit
Princeton presented her strongest rush line.
rs the Jerseymen now claim that Taylor at
right guard Is a stronger man than Hall. who
Is on the injured list. King was at quarter.
and played his usual lively game. while Ward
and Barnett were strong ct half. Burt at full
back did some good rushing. but his kicking
was only fair Princeton devoted q greater
part, OF the time to punching holes through
Mesleyan,s centre . When n they resorted to
n Re
week ago. was not a fair test Of Princetons
sstrength; = the Tigers h9ps to To-, win from
play better football than yesterday.
There were 5000 persons inside the big field
received as their share Of the receipts more
money than this game ever drew before. The
Skating rink than IA Sridiron SO that hats several
times PFdineetons rus, rusheTTs: ., when tackled and
ys anS m
II was Princetons ball on the toss, Wesleyan
taking the eastern end Of the field The .Jer-
lime for the hrst touch down: from p' &hhcEE
Wesleyan had kic Eed Off the leather A Wes
punted back , ri and md forth by Gordon and Burt;
Sp tho
touch down in seven minutes. Goal Score,
Wesleyan made ten yards on a wedge. but
Be- M but S Se, sooe
threw Then Gordon and kln ses9ef S
and made the
Third touch DOWN in twelve minutes Goal
=, Wesleyan's "" didn't amount to shucks.
np SeF b shsy R.ns I'M
times on four downs and Interference in the
centre OF the field. until Barnett behind splcn.
did inter f. By Lea. Wheeler and King.
over the bar. Score ~ to @. There was
eeries Of lnefleotual push plays By ,Wes-
leyan. until Princeton secured the ball on
downs and Wheeler made the next touch
down down y! u four minutes. KinE eoaIing easily:
scored again for the Tigers IN three minutes.
no goal. and Lea crossed the line. too. two
made the final touch 1,, down q this hall. thres
This brought Princetons score up to A. while
wesleyan had not been nearer than thirty
a yho had taken aoEdon's place. was
The second half was N erely q waikover for
Princeton, who scored six touch downs. from
81 che game being g. barnett was s SSre
Ia this hall. and Voorhees, was substituted. |
The teams were as follows: