The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-11-10
Only Two Minutes Remained for
the Tigers to Gain the
Victory.
PLUNGE AFTER PLUNGE MADE.
Only One Nose Broken in the Closest
Football Contest of the
Season.

NEW YORK, n. Y, Nov. 9.-Princeton
defeated Cornell this afternoon in one of
the closest football games that has been
witnessed in some time. Contrary to all
expectations, Princeton was amazingly
weak considering the game she played
against Harvard week ago.
For the greater part of the time Cornell
kept the ball well down in Princeton's ter
rltory, and 1t was not until within few
moments OF the end of the last half that
princeton braced up and forced the ball
toward Cornell's goal line. The time was
almost up, and it was a question of great
uncertainty whether it was possible for the
Tigers to carry the ball the remaining dis
lance before the referees whistle should
blow
Mr.. Duffield announced that there were
but two minutes of play when Princeton
mad the ball on Cornell's 25-yard line.
Then it was the Tigers put forth their ut
most efforts. The Cornell supporters were
already cheering as though the game were
over with the score at zero, but at every
place Princeton gained from four to eight
yards. Barnard and Rosengarten were
doing their very best. Plunge after plunge
was made, and with the aid of the revolv-
ing mass play the ball went down to within
five yards of the line. Two more fierce as
saults and the struggling mass settled
down directly over the line.
The officials hurried up, and as the mass
began to open up, Barnard was found
holding the ball down just behind Cor
nell's goal line. 1t was now Princeton's
turn to cheer, for they had just made a
touchdown. Riggs sent the oval between
the goal posts, making the score to 0, and
the game was practically at an end.
The gridiron was in excellent condition,
and the weather all that could be well
expected. The football lovers turned out
in large numbers and witnessed match
which was great surprise even to the
most critical supporters of the team. No
one thought that after Cornell had been
defeated by Harvard 25 to 0, and Princeton
had in turn beaten Harvard II to 4, that
there was any show OF the Cornell team
putting up SO close game against the
winning Tigers. But the comparative work
OF the two elevens was no less surprising.
PrInceton's defense had scarcely any
! resemblance to that exhibited against
Harvard, although her aggressive work
was in many respects better.
On the other hand CorneIl's defense dur
ing the first of the game was much supe-
rior to Princeton's, but went to pieces as
soon as the Tigers realized that winning
meant hard and concerted work. At criti-
cal times the Tigers showed themselves
capable of waking up and playing in
| Varsity form. The work and also the
appearance of the men indicated over
training. There was an especial feature
in the work of the men of both teams
which deserves mention. This is the clean
play of the teams, especially at the ends
| for 1t is to them that the temptation to
| make foul tackles or engage in Legitimate
interference most frequently comes.
Cornell rooters were in full force, and
their cheering and singing of "Fair Cor
nell" tended to enliven matters until the
game was commenced. Even then Cornell
had the best of it, for Princeton men were
few and lar between, and those of her fol-
lowers who were present were not familiar
enough with the college yells to make very
much noise.
| In fact the playing was not such as to
inspire them with the greatest enthusiasm
CHANGING at the grand stand it seemed
That most OF PrInceton's admirers were of
the gentler SEX for row after row of seats
were conspicuous by the presence of pretty
girls carrying the orange-colored chrys-
anthemum as the flower of their choice.
The stands commenced filling about 9
O'Clock, and when the game commenced
fully $500 people were present. 1t was
the first important game that had been
played on Manhattan Field this. year and
the attendance was very good considering
the unpropitious aspect of the weather
during the morning.
| Gaily and Armstrong were injured TO-
day, the former having his nose broken,
while the latter is suffering from an in
| jury to one of his legs.
| One of the chief faults in the Tigers
work was a general looseness and disin-
cllnation to hard work. Cornell, on the
other hand, exhibited nearly all the quail
ties OF winning team. The average
weight of her team was much lighter than
that of her opponents, but this did not
seem to be an unsurmountable obstacle in
her path to success as it proves to so many
| teams.
| at quarter Suter did not do so well for
Princeton as he did last Saturday, and his
work was not equal to that of Wickoff, who
played the same position on the opposing
team. Baird at fullback punted slightly
better than Richie, bat his general work
was not nearly as good. For Cornell
Ritchie put up the best all-around game,
and with the support he received from the
! halfbacks fine working set of backs was
the result.