The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-11-08
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Cambridge, Mass, Nov. 7.-Shattcred
battered, and helplessly fighting against
heavy odds the crippled team of Harvard
Tell before the prowess of Old Nassau this
afternoon and tonight the Tiger is tri-
umphant in victory. Twelve to nothing
was the score of memorable contest, but
it does not tell of the pucky, stubborn
stand that the Crimson made against thr
Prlnceton's relentless assaults. nor of thc
terrific battle that was waged for two
hours back and forth across the white.
lined gridiron; and at the end of the dim
twilight the two battle lines swung
shoulder to shoulder in mid field, n sway
ing mass OF struggling muscle, Princeton
joyful III certain victory and Harvard
bowed down and detected, but still FIGHT
ing gamcly to the bitter end.
The pace ut times had been terrific.
There had been many Il fierce assault that
lett the young gladators stretched out
silent anu mot!onlcss on the sod like so
many deal logs thrown Shoreward in n
storm. Delay after delay came from the
successive injuries, but with grim deter
mination and grit, player after PLAYER
struggled pluckily and faithfully bnck
into the game.
1t was clean, manly football, however.
such rs to delight the tremendous crowd
present. There was no end of brilliant
puhtlng, plenty of Embarrassing encoun-
ters and exciting moments. but from n
scientific football standpoint the game
lacked the splendid organization of forces
ana the brilliant tactics which have char
acterized so many memorable BATTLES on
Hampton Park and Mannheim Field.
The game, in II miniature, shows how
Harvard started in playing entirely on
the defensive. They repulsed the Tigers
ferce attacks, and hardly ever attempted
to advance the ball themselves. They
played more strongly than they knew,
and the first half, ih which neither team
crossed the coveted goal line, was IL SUI
perb battle.
The second half saw a change of tao
tics Harvard started out on the offensive
and Princeton took the task of defending
their territory with such good effect that,
aided materially by Baird's Splendid
Kicking, their goal was never placed i'm
jeopardy.
The day with faultless weather and the
Diliest of skies WAS IN ideal one for foot
pail There were $4,000 people present.
THE LOCAL GAME
On" of the best contested games of foot
bail ever played in this city was witnessed
ut the Athletic Park yesterday afternoon
between the Washington and zee Univer-
sity and Roanoke College teams. before
the most brilliant attendance. Both
teams were i'll excellent shape and every
point was holly contested The 900
people who We're present highly npplauded
the good plays made by both sides and if
, L ind Of ,lI l.,
the teams may always expect IL good pay
ing Attendance. The line up was rs fol-
lows:
Washington and Lee University Mich.
Ter, left end; McPheetcrs, right end:
Oberlin, left tackle; Barclay. right tackle:
Cowan, left guard; McClintic, right end :
Webb, center; Shields. right half: Jcn-
kins, (captain) left half; Powell, quarter
back; Campbell, full back Substitutes:
Mason, Griffin, Flouinoy.
Roanoke College G.. Jones, left end :
Hudson, right end; Bales, lett tackle:
Claiborne, right tackle; Terry, left guard !:
keister, center; Miller, right half Eagle,
LETT half; Hatch, quarter back w. Jones,
full back. Substitutes: Borg, Francis,
Akard, Robert son.
The young ladies of Virginia College
were i'll attendance and cheered the Wash
iHSeoii hhNt iIce University OH To victory
The prospercts are very good for II game
here on Thanksgiving day between the
Blacksburg and V. NJ. l., and it is conf
IDENTIFY stated that if the game is played
here the attendance will cel tainly reach
300 and 1000. y large number of our
citizens are anxious to see the game be.
tween the latter teams and are daily cN-
pecting news that the date has been Sc
cured. If this game is played here special
trains will he run from Bucna Vista,
liadiord and Lynchburg.
EASY FOR CORNELL.
Ithaca, \. y, Nov Cornell found
l'uckncll very easy to-day in the last
home game of the season. Buckmell could
not score but the Ithacans piled up II
points. Cornell will next prepare for her
old rival, Williams College Last year
the teams did not play but in the two
preceding years the games were both tied
THE INDIANS DEFEATED.
Philadelphia, Nov. THE red skin
football representatives of the Carlisle
Indian School were beaten by the wcarers
of the red and blue on Franklin field this
Afternoon by the score of 81 to 0; three
touchdowns, two goals and field goal IT
was the finest game OF the season and the
$1,000 persons present witnessed some of
the gr&ndest line bucking by the Indians
that hss ever been seen on any gridiron.