The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-11-24
YALE AND PRINCETON.
Twenty-Five Thousand People Witt
uexx the Contest

Twenty-Five Thousand People Witt
ness the Contest
NEW YORK, Nov. 23.-One Of the
greatest football games ever played on
any field took place today between the
elevens of Yale and Princeton. Fully
%, 900 people witnessed the contest and
the enthusiasm increased from the time
the bail was first kicked off until time
was called ait the end Of the second
half. when the score stood 20 to 10 IN
Yale's favor Notwithstanding FAR
mer Dunn's unpropitious forecast the
day dawned bright and clear, ana was
such a one as to delight the heart OF
any man who had ever seen contest
on the gridiron field.
AS early as 10 o'clock the crowds be
gan to assemble about the gates of the
great athletic place at One hundred
and Fifty-flfth street and Eighth ave-
nue., and steadily increased in proper
tions until the portals were opened at
1890, when there was a mighty rush on
the part of the waiting enthusiasts LOT
best positions on the hela. BUT tne
time the game was started not d Va
can seat remained in any of the grand
stands and hardly standing room.
Roars of Applause.
IT was exactly p. m. when the
Princeton team, headed by their as
abled but plucky captain. entered the
enclosure. Then the crowds broke loose
and such a roar of applause as Sreeleu
the players has seldom been eQualeo'
The sons of Eli came into the arena
Immediately after the Princeton Pray
ers, and they, too, received an ovation;
The preliminary practice was short ana
snirited fer both sides. and at 21O
O'Clock a coin was Tipped. which deter
1,,inad which captain should have the
choice of goal.
Car.ain Thorne won the toss and
chose the eastern goal, giving his III
val the ball. Captain Lea placed the
ball at the center OF the grldlron ioI
the kickoff and the leather sallsd
away over the heads OF the ale play
ers. The star player in today's strug-
gle was the light haired captain OF the
Yale team. and he covered himself with
glory. The manner in which he buck
ed the tiger line was phenomehdl, as
were his long runs around the ends.
Time and again he received the pig
skin from Baird punts and al,
vanced the ball for long gains, anu
once he started from the princeton
sixty-five yard line and carried Inc
ball to a touchdown through the en-
tire Princeton contingent with pracu-
cally no interference. F1nicks was
also a ground gamer for Yale and
PLAYED a good game at the quarter
hack position. Notwithstanding ms
Nghtness, he often succeeded IN ad-
Vancing the ball with several OF the
tiger players hanging upon him. WneIi
Rass broke through the Princeton me
and secured the leather on funlnie
nv Lea. he made the most brllllant
and effective play of the game, for he
was able to run away from pursuers
and made a. touchdown after cover
eng fifty yards.
work. as did Rogers and Jerome.
A Plucky Fight
1.angdon Lea, the captain of the
tiger team, put up a plucky hight our
ing the first half but was largely
handicapped by his weak shoulder
and was forced to give place to Thonp-
son soon after the second hah opened.
Rosengarten made pretty run OF
twenty yards after having received
she hall from a punt and Armstrong
did some good work N bucking the
Yale line. When Armstrong was
forced TO retire and Kelly TOOK ms
<,lace the spectators were treated TO
beautiful series of plays by that COM
paratively inexperienced player, LOT II
uas largely through his eforts tnat
Princeton was able to score the
RosengarteD had been diSqualiheo
Cor smuggling Louis Hinckey and Barn
ard was put on the field to take his
MACE. This player ably supported
Kelly and must receive part OF the
credit which Princeton received Tor
the brace they took in rushing the
bau from the Yale thirty-five yard
line to the touchdown
Thompson's substitute did the best
fay< l1n m
fhe field on every kick and often
taclkled the receiver of the ball be-
lore he had moved. The game was
rennarkably free from trick playing.
The tigers did try a double pass or
two. with little avail, and made sew
eral short gains on fall kicks, but
aside from this the playing was
STRAIGHTFORWARD, old fashioned foot
ball. with a deal of kicking on the
part of both teams. Baird mace
numerous well played punts for
Princeton and Thorne and Jerrems
lifted the ball for Yale with never
failing accuracy
once during the game Thorne at
tempted to kick goal from the field,
h11t his attempt failed and the effort
was never repeated
How it Was Won.
The strength of Princeton's line was
considerably weakened but the changes
which were made to allow Captain
Lea to play left end, while the Yale
llnes were stronger than at any other
time during the present season. The
game was won by the superiority OF
the Yale backs over those of their
rivals. and while the Yale victory was
much larger than it had been pre-
dicted. it vas won by the very fairest
playing. The game was considerably
delayed by frequent trivial injuries.
hut the contest was remarkably free
from the ugly features which char
acterized much of the playing of last
year. Not Yale man left the field
from beginning to end and no serious
injuries were received by the Prince
ION men who were forced to retire.
Yale won the toss and gave Prince.
ton the bali.
Captain Thorne chose the eastern
l,oal. There was hot work from the
start. Lea kicked off to levitt, who
was tackled on Yale's thirty yard
line
Rosengarten kicked long line to
Finicke who was downed at the centre
of the field. Jerrems returned the
punt, but the ball went out of bounds
a.ad went as a first down to Princeton.