The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-11-22
$4,000 People in Manhattan
FIELD to See the Game.
PRINCETON, 24; YALE, 8
Yale Never Was in It, Even the
g Scored by'a Fluke.
PENNSYLVANIA. 8; HARVARD. 8
Harvard Boys Though Game Were
Badly Manned Up and Went Down
Fighting Under Sheer Weignt
and Ferce.

Manhattan Field, New York, Nov. II.
--Ehe hours between 2 and o'clock OF
this afternoon must go down to posterity
m memorable in the annals Of foot-bah.
I've Of the great rival factions IN Amer
lean college life, Yale and Princeton had
oeeh solicited eleven men to do royal bat
lie en- the gridiron. Each did glorious
work and won great honors, but the
sons of '"Old Nassau" defeated Their
antagonists by a score Of "A to D, amid
wild cheers.
Manhattan Field was taxed to its ut
most capacity by the $4,000 persons,
who were willing to sit in drizzling ram
and penetrating atmosphere for three
full heurs to witness the greatest sporting
event of the year.
Preparatory to the appearance OF the
contestants upon the gridiron the rival
factions engaged in singing songs IN hon
or of the players and in shouting the
yarious college yells.
lit was just 2:10 when the coin tossed
hy Empire Paul Dashiel, of Lehigh, fell
in Yale's favor. Captain Murphy choose
the East goal, giving to the Tigers the
kickoff.
Tor the first time since 1893 and for
the fourth time since 1888, representa-
tive team from the Tigers college de-
feated the Sons of Eli to-day. The score
WAS a to 6 and with it added that Yale's
G points were scored on f1uke the story
has been told for never from the begin
ming eff the game till its end were the
men from New Haven able to cope with
the sturdy antagonists. The Yale eleven
was clearly outplayed on every point of
football; they did not kick as well, push
al well nor run as well as the Tigers
and in their defensive play weakness was
their principal feature. On the other
hand the members of the Princeton team
never for an instant, stopped playing the
hard game with which they commenced.
Barnard and Kelly and Baird were
sent reported in the Yale line for gains
of frem two to fifteen yards. Baird
clearly sut punted any kicker on the Yale
team and Captain Cochran's tackling was
by far the best that has been seen here
for maily O day. Church also did great
work and made several long gains through
the line in the turtle back wedge forma
ton, which has bee
fion. which has made Princeton famous
during the present season. The only
faulty point in Priceton's playing was
the failure of Baird to kick three easy
goals. In view of his other magnificent
uork these failures can hardly be ac-
counted for, inasmuch as the ball was
fairly between the goal posts for the
tries. Smith, the Princeton quarter
back, made a phenomenal run, making
sixty clear years through the entire Yale
team. After he had passed all the Yale
players Rodgers overlook him and threw
him. Another beautiful run was made
by Mills, who was substituted for Hine
in Yale's makeup. Immediately after
he went into the game he plunged through
the Princeton centre and made 80 yards
before he was finally downed. This was
the enly time during the game that
Princeton's line was forced for any con-
siderable gain.
No serious injury was recorded. Capt.
Murphy was forced to retire early in the
half and Hine and Barnard were forced
to leave the game on account of being
exhausted. Benjamin was thrown heagi-
" in the latter part Of the last half and
Vanevery took his place. Time was
called at the end of the game with the
ball In Yale territory.
The teams liNpd nm as follows.