The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-11-03

the Man Heavier than the Cambridge
Men. and that's One Thing Both Teams
Strong on the Observation-Disclosures
Little sutter and Harvard's Brewer
Make a Play Fit to Make One Get
wrinkled-scoreT Twelve to Four-Geed
/ Games In the West and Elsewhere.
Princeton, y. J., Nov, 1.-The crimson
| of Harvard was trailed IN tbs thiek
Jersey dust this afternoon by the I'll
gers and the orange and black of Mas
sau fioated triumphantiy On the evea-
| ing breeze. For two long hours the
two eievens swayed across the grid
iron. fighting every inch of the ground
stubbornly and bitterly, The score vas
II 10 l. Princeton scored three teuel-
down, two on block, and Harvard's
four points were wrenohed out of the
jaws OF defeat by the clever blocking
of the tall guards. Neither team showed
well developed team play and fumbled
and blocked kicks marked the play.
A drizzling rain made the field heavy
and soggy. The players could not ger
solid footing, nor the fOIIna tons the
least speed and the Princeton's heavy
team, averaging ten pounds more than
Harvard, told on the Cambridge boys.
When the teams appeared on the field
fully 1000 eager spectators were gath
cred around the gridiron. Nearly a
thousand students had Joined from
Cambridge and as many more gradu-
ates came down from New York Pen
sylvania also sent a big contingent
who cheered Justify for the crimson.
The crowd was wet. chilly and ex-
tremely uncomfortable but good ma
tured. 1t was distinctly a kicking game
both backs exchanging punts repeated
ly and three of the four touchdowns
scored resulted directly from kicks.
c. Breater easily iexcelled Baird in
punting during the half.
Princeton won the game through the
failure of the Harvard forwards to
hold when Prewer dropped back for a
kick in the first half
Both elevenS was very strong on the
defensive. In the last half Harvard
had the ball well into Prineeton's ter
ritory most of the time, but their Of
fensive play was not strong enough
10 carry the ball over.
1t was at this stage of the game that
the sensational play of the contest
dropped out. Harvard had the bali in
Princeton's six yard line when Jack
Fairchild was sent 10 the centre. He
made gain of a yard and then fun
bled. Little Suffer, Princeton's plucky
quarter, picked up the ball and raced
away down the field for the upper goal.
G. Brewer was close behind him.
Rhodes made a vain effort TO block off
the little Harvard runner, but the Ros-
ton boy got away clear and then rae
ed after Suffer. For fifty yards not
an inch could he gain, then he slowly
oyerhauled the Princeton man, finally
catching him by a splendid dive at the
fourteen yard line. 1t was hair rails
ing play and the crowds were fairly
thrilled by Suffers brilliant run of Is
yards and Brewers wonderful tackle
In the last part of the half Harvard
began to hit up the Princeton line with
telling effect. Then tandem interfer-
ference went laundering into tackle
and center f0T good gains, but the in
reference was not steady enough to.
punch the ball across the Tigers goal
line. -.
In the second half there was mark
ed difference in Harvards play. The
men went at it as if they knew they
were beaten Their snap was gone.
their line worked ragged. Rhodes and
Riggs broke through the line and
blocked half the, kicks. Cochran and
Hearn tackled into the interference re-
peatedly.
The defensive work of both teams |
was way ahead of their aggressive |
play and neither side had any good |
interference. Co.
A number of players on both sides |
We're forced to retire. but their injuries |
Were not serious. The, contest was free |
from any slugging, though a little trou-
bic cropped out In a punt out OF the |
bounds Wrightington ran to the fence |
to fall on the ball Baird. the Prince |
ton full back, gave him a bad push ir- |
to the fence forcing him under the |
press seats and jamming his face into !
the mud
Both teams were so strong on the de- |
fensive that nos teady gains could be /
made, but the Harvard line lacked the |
strength at several critical periods.
The line up and summaries were as
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