New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-12-02
THE PLAY OF THE ELETENS.
IT WASN'T THE HIGHEST GRADE OF
FOOTBALL.
A pAMPER WAS PUT on THE MEN BY TIE RAIN
HOW THE ToUCHDowNs WERE MADE-IM-

PoRTANCE OF THE FULLBACKs.
rainy day always weakens the weaker team
more than the stronger. and in the game played
Yesterday between Yale and Princeton Yale was
not only he.ped more than Princeton for this rea-
SON but also because her backs being much strong
or than Princeton. the wet and slippery ground
made the contrast still greater. Princeton was
weaker therefore. than Yale in any case. but she
was weakened still more by the rain. As 10 the
punting 1t known beforehand that Cochrans
kicking would equal Bu;terworth's or Thorne's.
but this EXPECTED weakness was so, eysrSTadopeu
by Prfncet5rs~' unexpected shortcomings that II
really turned out better than any other part OF the
work Of the team. There has certainly been some
thing wrong with the Princeton e.even this fall,
for while the defeat by Pennsylvania on November
10 might be planned by overconfdence on the part
OF Trenchard's eleven and the fact that the team
was no; up TO its highest point neither OF THESE
reasons can be brought up as to yesterdays game
There could not have been any overconndence Inc
Princeton coaches knew the strength Of Yale. and
they certainly could find nothing in the history
OF football to lead them to think that such games
as that played last year were likely TO occur Twice
even II the same team were practically IN the Heio
again The real reasons much the same as
those which appeared in the Springfield game
Princeton had no one who was sure kicker ana
sure catcher. Neither did Harvard. In fact Har-
ward punted quite as well as Princeton: princeton
vas weaker behind the line. Ward being the only
man Of any strength there. and he was Kept al
quarter most Of the time Harvard as she went on
the field at Springfield was weak through the IN
juries to her backs. but the great difference be-
tween Harvard and Princeton was that Harvard
was much stronger than Yale in the rush.ine and
Princeton weaker. II Yale had been in as good
condition as she at the time of the Springfield
game the last half yesterday would have resulted
In something than an unearned TOUCHDOWN.
As it was. the Yale were not able TO keep up
the speed they had themselves set In the first hair.
and IS OF the "a points were made In the first hair
L = safe to say therefore, that Princeton is weaker
than Harvard, and one could also say that proba-
bly, Pennsylvania would score a small winning fig
ure agans; Yale
YALEs TACTICS IN BLOCKING A KICK.
The game itself began little after ten minutes
past O. Yale won the toss and chose the western
goal. which gave them the favor Of the little wind
that was blowing. The bail went to Princeton for
kickoff and in the midst of a moderately heavy
rain the game began with Kick by Trenchard.
From the very start II became evident tnat the
Princeton team Outclassed. because wheh
Jerrems caught Trenchards kick he was
allowed to run nearly twenty-five yards to
the centre Of the field before any Prince
ton man even attempted TO tackle. This
vas not because Princeton man could get down
mere. for Brown was there and so was wheeler.
1t was simply careless play. The men expected a
KICK and waited for 1t. Jerrems saw place and
'en' ana brown nnalIy tdCkleu MN. ne uioPPSN
the ball and Princeton hao 1t in the centre OF the
neld II hardly minute later when Cochran
TILED to return, by punting from a down. a long
KICK OF Butterworth's. The kick was blocked very
much as wrightington's kick was blocked In the
Harvard game by Stillman and Hickok. who broke
through the centre. This play has been carefully
worked out at NewHaven. evidently. for 1t was
oone In the same way and with a systematic
method that shows the idea OF breaking through
ana stopping kick close TO the opponents goal ~
one OF Yalcs especial plays. 1t IL TACT that
points to the decision that no kick was
stopped by Yale except when moderately close TO
frincetons line. while on the other hand. when
cochran or Barnard stood or behind their own
me their kicks twice stopped and four or
hve times one anot..er OF the Yale team MT
inc ball as II passed over. putting every one on
SIDE Some method OF breaking through In the
centre on these special occasions has been devised
al New-Haven. but II Is impossible TO tell what
IL was except that Stmap. Hckok and McCrea
make 1t their special work - get through straight
ana the other men-that II. the quarter and the
1ushine halfback-help in getting them through
ana sending them toward the punters foot
Az any rate the play Is capital one, ana mas