Birmingham state herald., 1895-11-03
PRINCETON BEAT HARVARD With Hands Down and Points to
 Spare. NO RUNNING ATTEMPTED But It Was Decidedly Kicking Game
 Throughout. MIR. BAlRD'S WORK WAS MAGNIFICENT Captain Lea Had His Collar Bone Broken. Cochran Piloted the Tigers Through
 Without an Error-Score
 12 to 4.
MIR. BAlRD's WORK WAS MAGNIFICENT

Princeton, N. J., Nov. 2.-The day for the contest between Harvard and Prince ton 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 Prince tons came on the field at 2:O3 p. m. The interval before play began was occupied by the cheering of the supporters of the two teams who came out to cheer. Ban ners and flags of orange and black or of crimson were waving on all sides. Alumni as we'll as the undergraduates were on hand, and proved that they had not forgotten their college cheers. Large numbers of pretty girls, carrying stream CTS of the colors of their favorite college, braved the indictment weather to see the great struggle. The weather finally turn ed out better than had been feared, and although 1t drizzled continuously throughout the game 1t did not mate rialy effect the game or spectators, ex- cept 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 walk-over.
 All through the first half Harvard seemed to have the better of It. Her line was much weaker than Princeton's, but she made up this defict in the work of her backs. Charley Brewer and Wrighting- ton were doing good work for Harvard but their efforts were of little avail against Princeton's line. Baird's inn provement during the second half was simply wonderful, making a number of puts of from fifty to sixty yards. His working fame will put him among the best full backs in the country. It was decidedly a kicking game, the oval flying from one end of the field to the other. Fairchild punted but little for Harvard, leaving all that work for c. Brewer Both teams made their best gains by mass play directed against tackle or guard. In line bucking Armstrong proved himself the equal of anyone on the field. Very little running was attempted on either side, and when tried 1t was nipped in the bud. Princeton's line outplayed Harvard at al- most every point, with the exception of Hearn at the left end. Cochran played a brilliant game at the other end, being on hand whenever he was needed. It is diff ficult to pick particular flaws in Har- wards work, but their line lacked alert ness, which cannot be dispensed with in a winning team.
 Captain Lea broke his collar bone at about the middle of the second half, and from this point on Cochran explained the Tigers, and showed himself very capa- ble in this position. He helped his men we'll and not once did he order a play which would have been better omitted.
 Neither side scored in the first half, but eight minutes after the second half began Princeton carried the ball across Harvard's goal line for a touch down. Five minutes later Harvard returned the compliment Both failed to kick the goal, the score being 4 to 4. Eight minutes more gave Princeton another touch down. No goal was kicked and in the remaining four minutes Princeton added another touchdown, but no goal.
 Final score: Princeton, 12; Harvard, f.