The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1893-12-01
THE TIGERS WIN.
PrincetOn's Great Victory Over
Yale's FOOtballists.
THE BLUES FAIL TO SCORE.
Jersey Boys Superior at Every
Point of the Contest.
THIRTY THOUSAND SAW THE GAME.

A Series of wild Rushes. in which tho
Athletes of Yale Were Plainly Over
matched and OutgenernIed -Hinkey, the
yalc's Captain, Knocked senseIe.s, but
Pluekiiy Resumes Harvard Defeats tho
University of Pcnnsy ivania by IL Score
of 20 to 4.
New YoGK, Dec. 1.-The game at Man
haitian field yesterday afternoon between
the Princeton and Yale football clevens
was ~ phenomenal in the intensity and
brillinncy of the struggle rs it was sur
pri,ing in its result. The Yale team was
defeated by a score of 6to 0, 1t wasa nota-
bic exhibition Of physical prowess, and
was witnessed by II monster gathering.
As early as . o'clock the crowd began to
assemble, and at 10 o'clock there were
10000 people present, and they kept crowd
ing in until, at | O'Clock, there were 3OunO
people on the ground, while on the crags
to the west Of the field 10000 more looked
down on the game.
The history of the game WAS one of
thorough supremacy of Princeton over
Yale. Not only was the team represent
ing the latter beaten, but was three times
and it was easily demonstrated that the
blues were outclassed in every particular
While Yale center was far heavier than
prinCctons. its men individuality were no
match for the Tigers, and Balliettc's 10
pounds was far more effective than Still
mans 2D6.
In fact Princeton outplayed Yale in
mass work, in individual work. and better
thnn all ia gcneralshp. Perhaps one of
the things, that told more particularly
against \ ale is the fact that she became
d rouruged az her inability to use with
any effect her famous center wedge. Time
aud again Butterworth, whose bold rushcs
through Harvard's center at Springfield
last saturday won for Yale the game.
was pushed upthrough Princeton's center,
but never was more than five yards made
in the ma nrity of cases.
In end work Yale was still weaker.
Holly, Wheeler and Taylor, with Captain
Trcnchard, effectually blocked every at
tempt which Yale made to get around,
and Thorn and Armstrong. on Yule's back,
was no match for Morse and Ward, of
Princeton. Blake who played fnllbHck
for Princeton, and who was supposed tn be
rather weak In the POSITION developed re
marknblc strength, and was the equal, il
not at times the superior, of Buttcrworth
part of Princelon's PLAYING wns Kings
work a quarter, his display of head work
winning for him the cnmmendation of all
lovers of the game. Especially was this
demonstrated when at n critical moment
Princeton needed TO make gain to save
them the ball.
Yale Over Confident.
In the first half Princeton WAS cnutiuus,
while Iule, probably depending Oh its
former record, and thinking itself impreg-
nable, chose to act offensive. The result
was disastrous to Yale Before twenty
minutes Of the first half had been played
the positions We're reversed. and Princeton
was playing an offensive game, while
Yale was compelled by force of circum-
stances to be on the defensive For Yale
Captain Hinkey seemed to have a lack of
different plays, and but one of two things
We're rc3Drted to, either striving to put
Bulterworth through the center or Thorn
aud Armstrong around tile end. In al-
most every case these plays We're blocked.
ON the other side Captain Trenrhnra
gave his men variety that rather aston
ishcd and certainly surprised Yale. For
instance, during the critical portion of
the play it would have seemed as if
Princeton should have punted but in.
stead of that the ball was criss-crossed
from Ward TO Morse, the latter going
around Yale's end for thirty yards In
interference, Yalc's men were not to be
compared with those OF Princefon's, King,
Wheeler, Lea and Trenehard making re-
markable records in this respect.
Princeton won the toss and chose the
ball. The Tigers started off with flying
wedge, Ward going through Yale's center
for twenty yards On each line up there
after Princeton gained an advantage. 1t
was In this inning that Blake, while rum
ming head down with the ball, struck
IIinkey with terrific force, and the Yale
captain was knocked senseless. lie was
resuscitated in the required five minutes.
and resumed play, Then the game became
q series of wild rushes and when time was
called at the end of the first half tat $3.50
the score stood Princeton, 6; Ynle, o.
Princeton's InvIncible Center.
In the second half Princetons center
seemed like stone wall. Seven successive
times Yale tried to push through, but
each time were downed without m-.ing
any considerable gain. Then Princeton
tried it, hut Ynle successfully resisted the
attack The Tigers then began to hammer
Yales line, and twice by sheer bull
strength lifted the Yale men off their
feet and carried them back several yards.
In one OF these terrific smashups llicllok,
Trenchard and Morse were all injured,
but returned to play after few moments.
Again and again, as one side or the
other secured the ball, were these terrific
PUSHES made. Four or five times Prince
don bucked the center and in three sue
cessive plays carried the ball up to Iale's
five yard line, the crowd on the stands
yelling themselves hoarse. Failing to gain
OH three downs, Blake tried to kick goal,
prefcrring to lose twenty five yards rather
than have Butterworth punt for forty or
fifty more. On Yale's twenty five yard
line the Blues could not gain yard, los,
ing the ball on four dowas. Princeton
showed them back for fifteen yards by bull
rushes. When time was called the ball
was on Yales fifteen yard line, and the
score still stood:
Princeton, 6; Yale, o. Touchdowns,
Ward, for Princeton, /. Goals. King, for
Princeton, /. Referee Mr.. Brooks, OF
Harvard Umpire. Mr. Dashiell. Of lie.
high. Time, hours and % minutes,
1t is interesting to note in this particu-
Tar that since 1883 Yale has won eleven
cham Dionship games Princeton and Her.