The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1895-11-24
THE YALE-PRINCEToN GAME.
Yale Won in "a Great Game by a Score
of 20 to 10.

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| NEW YORK, Nov. 23,One of the
greatest football games ever played
| on any field took place to-day between
| the elevens' of Yale and Princeton.
| Fully $4,000 people witnessed the con-
| test and the enthusiasm increased from
| the time the ball was first kicked of,
| until time was called at the end of the
| second half, when the score stood 20
| to 10 in Yale's foyor. The day dawned
| bright and clear and was such one
| as to delight the heart of any man who
| had ever seen contest on the gridiron
| field.
BY the time the game was started
not a vacant seat remained in any of
| the grand stands and hardly any stand
ing room.
The preliminary practice was short
and spirited for both sides and at 2:10
o'clock a coin was tipped which de-
termined which of the Captains should
have the choice of ball or goal
Captain Thorn won the toss and
chose the eastern goal, giving his rival
the ball. A momentary hush prevailed
as Captain Lea placed the ball at the
centre of the gridiron for the kick off,
and as the leather sailed away over the
heads of the Yale players it became
the point on which all eyes were forced.
The great star player in to-day's
struggle was the light haired Captain
of the Yale team, and he covered HIM
self with glory and won for himself a
| name which will be repeated with awe
by future generations of football
cranks. The manner in which he
bucked the tiger line was phenomenal,
as was his long runs around the end.
Time and again he received the pig
skin from Baird's punts and advanced
the ball for long gains, and once he
started from the Princeton shirty-fve
yard line and carried the ball to a
touch down through the entire Prince
ton contingent, with practically no in-
reference, Finche was also q good
ground gamer for Yale and pIayed a
steady game at the quarter back posi-
ton. Notwithstanding his lightness
he often succeeded in advancing the
ball with several tiger players hang
ing upon him. Bass broke throgl the
petition line and secured the leather
on tumble by Lea and made one of the
most brilliant and effective PLAYS Of the
game, for he WAS able to run asyav
from his pursHers and made Il touch
down after covering fifty yards. Chad
wick did some remarkable blocking as
did Rogers and Jerrems also. Dewitt
was not used to the full extent of his
ability to-day but he did good work for
the sons of Eli when he was tried and
gained many a, good yard for his side.
Langdon Lea, the captain of the
Tiger team. put up plIcky fight at
left end during the first half. but was
largely handicapped by his weak
shoulder and was forced to give place
TO Thompson soon after the second
half opened. Rosengarten made a
pretty run of twenty wards after hag-
ing received the ball from d gnlnt and
Armstrong did some good work in
bucking the Yale line.
When Armstrong was forced to re-
tire and Kelly took his place. the spec
tators were treated 10 beautiful
series Of plays by ahat comparatively
inexperienced player, for it was large
ly due to his efforts that Princeton
was able to score the touchdown
which was made by Baird. Rosengar-
ten had been disqualified for smuggling
| Louis Hinlsey and Barnard were Ls,t on
| the field to take his pace This player
| ably supported Kelly, and must re-
eeiye part Of the credit which Prince
| ton received for the part they took in
rushing fiae BAH from the Yale thirty
| fise-yard line 10 the touchdown just
mentioned. Thompson, substitute,
did the best fackaeing Of the game for
he got down the field on every 1;icis
and often tackled the receiver of the
| ball before he had moved.
/ The game was remarkably free from
trick plays. The Tigers did try "a dou-
| BILE pass or two with little avail and
made several short gains of fake kicks
/ but aside from this the playing was
| straight forward old fashioned foot
| ball with deal of kicking ON the part
Of both teams. Baird made numerous
| well played punts for Princeton and
| Torne and Jerrems lifted the bali
for Yale with neyer-failing accuracy.
| Once during the game Thorne at
| tempted to kick goal from the field
| but his attempt failed and the effort
was never repeated.
The game was considerably delayed
| by frequent trivial injuries, but il is TO
be remarked that the contest was re-
markably free from the ugly features
which characterized much OF the play
ing OF last year. Not Yale man left
| the field from beginning to finish. and
no serious injuries were received by
the Princeton men who were forced to
retire.
Without doubt to-day's contest,
weighed from the spirit of manly
sport, viii give an impetus to foot
balls interests and next year ought to
develop some wonderful things for the
science of the game on the gridiron of
the club