The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-10-16
4 CLOSE sHArE ron PRINCETON.
The C-iversity era vI-wi.,a Roys civ. the
Tigers = Hard FIght


Tigers = Wsrd Fight
BALTIMORE Oct. 15.--The Princeton team en-
joyed 4 football game and surprise party com
Dncd to-day when they crossed feathers with
She University OF Virginia eleven. For
two weeks Johnny Doe. the virginians COACH
has been very Ill, leaving the team to struggle
along as best they could. Taking this fact and
the general belief that Princeton would snow
the Virginia boys under b. score calculated TO
reach anywhere from thirty to sixty TO nothing
imagine the surprise when, after forty minutes
OF the most desperate struggling. the Tigers had
failed TO roll up larger score than twelve
points. The game was played on the beautiful
grounds III front Of the Catonsville Country Club
house.
The attendance exceeded expectations, some
5000 persons being present. The steps and bal
cony Of the old colonial club house were packed,
az were the lines OF seats erected on the west OF
the grounds. and many crowded the ropes on all
sides.
II was intended TO try each OF the seven
Virginia Substitutes. thus keeping fresh ma.
terial to harass the Princeton players The
team that lined mp at first. however.
played such an Unexpectedly brilliant game
that IL was thought best to make no
changes. In the average weight Princeton
had six pounds per man the best OF II, and this
weight told greatly on all centre and mass plays,
ING anu HRhlh lut IEluCelOn nhtNeS WOuiu
dash through openings In the line made by their
giant tackles and guards, while on the other
able TO the orange and blue. Trinceton's large
gains and brilliant runs we've made around their
LEFT end, Mudd played msEniacent game on
Popes putting was hrst class. There was more
than the usual amount Of smuggling INDUCED in
TrsnchsTd won III, the toss. He selected tho
ball spinning down the field aud Brown caught
4 on the twenty;:yard line, where Pope downed
run around the right end for thirty-hve yards,
and the Tigers were allowed i've yards for of.
fS%bled the Spi but dropped t on t. The mighty S
yards: Morse made another grand stand run
interference. Burt b1cksd the centre twice
gaining four yards. Wheeler again wen,
zig ssri%%sss STinSstoa lost Re bali and pa he
kick from. the twenty Vineyard line Brown
caught the bali. but lost it again, Mccormick
Jones was downed behind the line. Pope bucked
the centre without gain; He then dropped back
and e es
Il. Morse, Wheeler. and Mccormick advanced the
eight ssa By f S. Poe
made z star run Tor ihiity;ASe yards; Hurt
fope's kick was blocked and caught by Lea
the ifteen-yard line. who carried IL over the goal
line. Trenchard kicked an easy goal. The touch
back was made after five minutes play. and the
touch down at the end OF eleven minutes.
lea caught Mudd's kick OF, and was beRuti-
fully tackled at Princetons twenty five yard
line by Harrisburg. Mccormick and Morse tried
one end and then the other without gaining.
Burt went through the centre for six yards. and
Mccormick made another run for twenty yards
Morse added another twenty yards being car
ried over the side line. The ball was then on
Nirginia's ten-yard line. Morse, Wheeler. and
Mccormick again advanced the pigskin eight
yards, and Morse dashed through tackle. cover
ing the remaining two yards. making the second
and last touch down at the end OF seventeen
minutes. Princeton tried desperately 10 in
crease her score in the remaining three min
utes Of the first half. but failed. When time
was called the ball was at Princeton's twenty
Ave yard line.
All during the second half Princeton worked
first one back and then the other, and although
some beautiful runs and brilliant tackles were
Trenchard called on the Tigers to exert them
all TO no purpose. II was give and take all
through the half, aud when time was called
Princeton had only few yards the best OF the |
ground. During this half Morse hurt his right |
log and Barnett was called in, The latter's first
effort was a dismal failure. but at nearly every
succeeding trial he made good gains.
The Princeton players were at q loss to ac- |
count for the small score. When Phil King was |
asked to what he attributed this surprise he |
sponded: Miserable playing" The teams |
lined up as follows: