The San Francisco call., 1895-11-03
There Was Great Playing on
Both Sides During the
ScrimmageS.
ONLY ONE BONE WAS BROKEN
Captain Lea Badly Crippled in the
Middle of the Second
Half.

PRINCETON, n. j., Nov. 2.-The day
for the great contest between Harvard and
Princeton opened with a gray lowering
sky, which threatened to deluge the field
with torrents of rain. In spite of the un-
favorable condition of the weather the
seats surrounding the gridiron contained
nearly 5000 spectators when the Princeton
team came on the field at 2:03 P. NJ.
The interval before play begun was oc-
cupied by the cheering of the supporters
of the two teams, who came out to cheer
and sing till their voices should give way,
if necessary. Banners and flags of orange
and black and of crimson were waving on
all sides.
Alumni, as well as the undergraduates,
were on hand, and proved that they had
not forgotten their college cheers. Large
mum bers of pretty girls, carrying streamers
of the colors of their favorite college,
braved the inclement weather to see the
great struggle.
The weather finally turned out better
than had been expected, and although it
drizzled continuously throughout the
game, it did not materially affect the game
or spectators, except that a great deal of
slipping on the part of the players can be
laid to the soggy condition of the ground.
Almost from the moment the ball was put
in play it was evident that neither team
was going to have a walkover. All
through the first half Harvard had little
the best of it, though neither side was
able to score.
Her line was much weaker than Prince
ton, but she made up this defect in the
work of her backs. Charles Brewer and
WrIghtington were doing great work for
Harvard, but their efforts were of little
avail against Princeton's line. Baird's i'm
provement during the second half was
simply wonderful he making number of
punts of from fifty to sixty yards. His
work in the game will put him among the
best ullbacks of the country. 1t was de-
cidedly a kicking game, the ball flying
from one end of the field to another
Fairchild punted but little for Harvard,
leaving all of that work for c. Brewer.
Both teams made their best gains by mass
play directed against tackle or guard.
In line-bucking Armstrong proved b i'm
self the equal of any one on the field.
Very little end-running was attempted by
either side, and when it was tried the in
terference was nipped in the bud by the
work OF the ends. Princeton's line out
played Harvard's at almost every point
with the exception of Hearne at left end.
Cochran played a brilliant game at the
other end, being on hand whenever he was
neeeed.
1t is difficult to pick out flaws in Har-
wards work at particular time, but they
lacked that alertness and snap which can
not be dispensed with in winning game.
Coptain Lea broke his collarbone at
about the middle of the second half, and
from this point on Cochran captained the
Tigers and showed himself very capable in
this position. He handled his men we'll
and only once did he order play which
wouId have been better omitted.
Score: Princeton u, Harvard 4. Time,
2:301I. Touchdowns: Princeton-Rosen-
garten, Barnard and Suter. Harvard
Shaw. No goals. Referee-Pratt of Am
herst. Umpires-Dashiel of Lehigh and
Townsend OF Lehigh.
CHICAGO, ILL. Nov. 2.-Chicago Uni
versity defeated Wisconsin this afternoon
% to u at Marshall Field.
WEST POINT, n. Y, Nov. 2.-The long
and anxiously looked for football game
between Yale and West Point came off
here this afternoon The playground was
in nasty and sloppy condition.
Rain. sleet and snow, in alternate spurts,
continued throughout the game, but a
crowd of perhaps 5000, including large
number of ladies, braved the storm and
remained on the grounds until the close of
the contest. Final score: % to in favor
of Yale.
ORANGE, n. j., Nov. 2.-The Orange
football team defeated the Lehigh Uni
versity eleven this afternoon by score of
too.
OMAHA, NEBR., Nov. 2.-The inter-
collegiate football game to-day between
Nebraska University and Missouri Uni
versity was won by a tuke, the umpire
making a blunder which gave Nebraska
six points. Score: Nebraska II, Mis-