The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-11-05
PRTNCET0NS, 4; QUAEERS, 0.
z1GERs WV THE BIa FOOTBALL
CINE At PHIL1DELPHIA.

Struggle on tho Muddy Field n, p1nnhetua
aud Never for nm In,tnn, Mind the Rain
Ward. the Idtho YOUNG Half Back.
Scores Jerrey's Only Touch Down-Tho
Play Was Rough at Tiue,. Hut Those
Who Looked for SiugGing wero Dis.p-
pointed-No scorinz In the Second HrM
PHILADELPHIA, Nov. 4.-Princeton won the
football game with the University ~ pennsyl-
vania team hy score u 30. touch down
in tho first half and nothing In the second.
with the ball well down toward the goal
Princeton was desperately defending. tells the
story OF q hard. close. stubbcrnly contested
game.
To all except tho enthusiasts on the pure
science OF the game there was an Interest at
tached to to-day's struggle with which the
final score had comparatively little to do be-
cause Of the knowledge that there would be
in all probability some scrapping OF highly
exciting kind. Tho reason for this has boon
explained In TIKI SuS's football ncws but a
reference to 1t now will aid an understanding
Of the saneuinnry rather than sporting pas
sions which swayed the feelings OF 80 many OF
the 20 900 spectators OF to-day's battle
The university has fought tho undergrad
uate rule under which students taking special
post-Cradunte courses were declared inelfg-
BILE for membership in league teams Owing
to the bitter feeling between Princeton and
the university. tho taunt OF the latter that the
New Jersey boys were afraid to play them
after last years defeat was moro than youth
full human nature could endure. so Princeton
agreed to waive the undergraduate rule ard
play this years game without objection to the
composition OF the university team makeup
This gave the pennsylvania partisans great
hope. Tho university has n variety OF
epecia, courses. tho study OF teeth pulling
and potato planting and those sorts OF
things, to which 1t invites tho thoughtful
attention OF all post-graduates. and partic-
ularly those which have distinguished them
selves as football players in other colleges.
BY this means. 1t was confidently expected that
n team could be secured that would give
Princeton n second beating. The tenn TINT
was finally selected arc famed for their scrap
ping abilities and proponsities. and as Its
members averaged in weight fifteen pounds
more than tho orange and black players 1t
was argued that IL the university could not win.
Princeton should not Every one Interested
understood what this meant: that is. nearly
every one knew in advance. and every one
else was informed when Woodruff. the univer
sity left guard. was ruled Off the field in the
first half for jumping on n PROSTATE Princeton
man after being warned for kicking: whom a
university substitute started FREQ fight while
OF bounds In the middle of the second half.
and when Reese. the university right tackle,
elugged Ballet. princeton's centre. just be-
fore time was called.
The special interest in these promises OF
rough work concerned tie effect it would have
on tho future condition of the princetons. for
that would affect the chances in future games.
notably the Thanksgiving game in New York.
This was the point that decided Harvard's
craftsmanship FOR the university. harvard
wants to see lnIe win from Princeton. and so
Harvard men had n lively interest in tn" pros
poets of n number Of the Jersey warriors being
lett on to-days field dead or wounded.
Bearing in mind these sid' lights on tho
game. and knowing that Princeton had re:
solved to play the game straight II allowed
Kind XII rather her rhHn meet defeat. TTE Sun re-
porter JourncVcd out to Mannheim grounds
with the eeipEs 9" ~nr SS1rT anh
clouds ceased their downpour long enough 70
permit army Of men with buckets and
sponGes - sop p the visible pools on the foot
ball field. This gave the grounds fair appear
: held SO much water that the ball in striking
the ground would send UP squirt Of clear
fully tackled would shoot along the ground for
yards. sending ahead OF him wave OF muddy
out the crowd it was typical in compo sition.
but. extraordinary IN size. the largest. l; is
se,d. that eyer attended an athletic game n
tried the holding capacity OF all the stands
club houses. and standing spaces The big
and then. too. the standing thousands kept
to obey the demands of those behind them to
keep those mbre!las down"
Princeton sent an enormous delegation OF
students and friends, the black and yellow be;
ing almost "a prominent coiors as the red and
cred s. stands and on the coaches. where the
Quaker bellies were most numerous. the blue
nna Fs MoPS m ns to that
Quakerish cut. No. indeed; the Phi adelphia
girl is like the "wayward chit" in the ballade:
She dresses herself in her SNOWY fnllals.
And doesn't read rUrp-r bit
That is. she was that kind of a girl o-day,
FOR. though sober :arb and Tupper may claim
her for their own upon all other occasions. to-
day she was gay in color and yelled most un-
Kicked Tor the glory Of PENNSYLVANIA.
From oclock until 2tho rApidly-growing
Itself by shouting college ctos. waving col,
leGe colors. and singing college songs. but
ssras ths mro was eh Of n
That came with the arrival Of the teams.
coming the teams. and the woiome given the
University mascot. the bull TERROR Deacon.
caused that am able creature 10 waG himself
Dr. W. A. Brooks. the umpire blew his iog
siren whistle for play and the. men lined ur
by the university giants WAS strlkingly aprar-
emit Their size; perfect physical cGndition
AuQ the lleTCely HtIerIulHtu manner IN winch
they faced the crafty tigers certainly gave
warrant for their friends hopes. The manner
In which those hopes were dashed ny the con-
sumate skill OF Princeton is told below. but
generalizing. it can be- said that the
big Pennsylvanians lacked in quick appre-
citation OF their opportunities: in the finished
degree OF fine head work which mark cd both
the, individual and, team work OF Princeton.
and in practice OF in"rfcrence. OF course
they PLAYED we'll. exceedingly well; the score
shows that. and perhaps they would have
played better II their HuimOsitleS had not been
fOuSel to such nigh Iltch.
There were displays OF hot temper from the
very start.and Dr. Brooks attempted to control
this by severe punishment. There were an
unusual number of penalties imposed for
holding and off-slde play. and once the uni
yersity team lost twenty-five yards. penalty
for a foul tackle. But there were HotspurS
who could not be kept in order. even by the
warnings ard penalties Of the umrire. Tho
most truculent OF these was Woodruff OF the
universities He had observed with envy ap-
Darently. Il Princeton man whose playful man
her 1t was. when he saw a tanGle Of bodies
on top OF q ball TO make u running lump,
spread himself out in the air Ikea frog. and
come down fiat on the tanGlo. That seemed
to do him great deal 81 80 ii md no one any
harm. but when Woodruff, seized with spirit