Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1893-12-01

Morse all proved their right TO place
/ In the front rank as backs,
/ In the south.side erand-stands were two
( sections devoted 10 the undergraduates
Of the contendlng cclleRes. Yale nlie1
her section. Of course and there was u, ~
liberal Yale overflow scattered about IN
the different stands. but nuuisrous as they
were. the friends Of the Tigers out-num-
bered them. Princeton was the popular
fsvorite. but not Overwhelmingly so. The
Columbia boys. who were numerous, were
cheering for Princeton, and as they were
4 not only numerous. but noisy and ubiqui-
/ tous, they made big showing Of parti-
sanshlp for the. black and yellow.
! FIFTY THOUSAND SPECTATORS.
Upon the steep bluffs which mark the
+ beginning OF Washington HEIGHTS 10 me
and 1900 spectators. Tho owners or
that ground had spent few hundred
dollars in fencing II I'm, and charged hali
dollar admission. This thrifty. enter
yiaduct which runs along l55th street
! from Washington Heights 10 the Harlem
I river. was black with people, 20 altogeth-
do y IS SeoT rees9nseie ,nse Hssg be gane 70 say '~
/ Play was called at z15. princeton had
| the ball. and defended the east goal. AS
/ the teams lined up there were cheers FOR
/ individual players, ana some genera
cheering but as the players braced for
/ the first shock Of battle. The great crowd
I again became absolutely silent.
! Princeton forced the ball into Yale
| territory. and FOR q time all the jnhilaton
/ was by the Wearers OF chrysanthemun1s.
! They became h~9'e~i0fi ~rHo' We
New Jersey left-back. made run OF
| twenty yards, Dut S-bUacu son OF A.
! when five Yale men went back, appti
/ emily for flying wedge; but the ball was
! passed instead TO Butterworth. who made
| an unexpected kick. which landed the
/ ball nearer to the Princeton goal than II
| ever was again during the first half.
AN ACCIDENT.
| Blake caught the ball. and started to
| run, when he was tackled by HinEey,
then playing the end. and both men went
| down hard. Blake got up, but liinkey
/ did not He was insensiDle, and was
| bleeding from a cut near his right eye.
| lie was carried from the field protesting
in dazed manner, ana 1t was supposed
| he was out Of the game. The substitute
| ran on the field and blank players roam
| ed slowly about looking like Indians,
| while every one waited anXiously Tor news
! Of Hinkey That silent young man reap,
| peared after his injuries were bathed
| and bandaged. and played out the game
| looking CORY but game.
| The Princeton tried the flying wedge.
| but Lea came out Of the scrimmage win
a hurt hand. which caused another delay.
| After repairs were msde. thugs began
| moving i'm "a way that worked Prince
| toms partizans TO a frenzy, which the
| cranks proudly claim, hos never been
| e1uailed AT any football game played in
| New York. Princeton began n doggeu
series of rushes against Yaie's centre
| with gains resulting from every rush.
| The New Jersey blood was boiling when
a series Of straight rushes had catapulted
| the ball down to Yale's ten-yard line.
TREMENDOUS ENTHUSIASM.
Princeton men and Princeton women
| were on their feet in every stand chcrT-
ing madly, when, with the ball Just on me
| ten-yari Tine and In Prlnct ION na,iu. ~,
| her big men went back TO Try again LOT
| a gain by the flying wedge. laie braSSu,
| with muscles set and teeth clinched. The
wedge came numbering against
broke. There was plunge for,
! ward. the twenty-five men struggied
and II was fast and terrific work,
| auivered and broke. There was plunge
| forward, the twenty-five men Shrugged
| and fell, but down on the 1ve-yato Hne,
| his blonde head covering the BAN Wa
| vale yyss dazed Princeton was frantic.
| Her substitutes fought the police IN thelr
| effort 20 rush TO their players ana @ lnsh
| suddenly, when the men lined up again,
| that silence that was most imPresslvs. :
again showed the degree OF eNcitemSh'
| 10 which the spectators were Wrousht.
| There was another flying wedge ana as
| sides rose rs IL over? Ihe pdn "a'
| been advanced only A yard.
| Every one felt that at the next enEt
! the baU would 20 over If II had 10 oy
pushed through n stone wall. ne ehs :
| vas not made by the flying wedge puI
| by one of Princetons plunges at tne me
| The mass Of players, when they zen III
| the scrimmage. extended over DOth SUI -
| OF the line and II was not known unIt
| the men were slowly untankleu IVA 4
| Ward held the ball in safe territory ana
| a fouch-dOwn was recorded against lale.
| Then the New Jersey contingent ana the'r
friends threw away every restraint
A FAMOUS SCENE RKIEATED.
one girl. whose bunch OF yellow chrys n
thenums was 50 hlg ste colba set!sceis
look over II. waved a yellow nag IroiIl
| the front of the Princeton secuon III
| time to the cheers about her, anu pie,eg p,,S
soon she had repeated the famqps-scehe
of the Minneapolis convention Prlncesoll
men from all parts Of the grounus turhSI
and cheercd as she beat time uhul ner
escort had dragged her back into seqt
King then kicked the goal, which com.
Dleted tho days score. and Tor several
minutes there was wild pandemonium.
Yale. true TO her traditions. even a. lnl55
discouraging point Of the gaine' l',rt RUt
| cheering could not count against ihe
Kind of football Princeton was plgying.
During the rest Of that hall, ana durlhs
ali of the second, the Princetonlahs
| nlaved like demons. but like cool clear-
headed demons. for their success never
ratified them. .,
Princeton nearly scored In the secoru
half. and kept Yale playing ITS pest balne
| To- prevent an Increase in the score.
THERE WAS NO SLUGGlNG.
At the final call Of time, the final wave
of Princeton enthusiasm broke ana II
swept over the field. literally carrying
| its warriors Of their feet Although there
vas one man disabled from further play
| Tborne. of Yale the game was not notice
ably rough and there was an entire
| absence OF smuggling Tonight the Prince
ton men possess the Island or Mammalian
| but they are treating II well
r,h. Imam Nraa as foll0MS.