The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-11-22
OUT AT NEW YORK CITY.
CRIMSON CoLoRs GO DOWN FLYING.
Harvard Beaten and Battered, But
Not DisEraced in the Contest
With Pennsylvania.

Nov 21.-The hours between 2 and
o'clock this afternoon must go down
to posterity as memorable in the an
nails of football. Two of the great
rival factors in American college life
Yale and Princeton, had each selected
eleven men to do royal battle on 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 amid wild cheers.
The best of all favorable football
grounds, Manhattan field, famous as
the meeting place of the rival colleges
for several successive years, was taxed
to its utmost capacity by the eager
thousands who were willing to sit in
drizzling rain and penetrating at
mosphere for three full hours to wit
ness the greatest sporting event of the
year. The gates were thrown open at
about noon, and from that time until
long after the game had started the
crowds poured into the enclosure from
the elevated railroad trains and horse
cars. The fair sex turned out in large
numbers and society bellies, dressed
in pretty sweater costumes sat be-
side their brothers, fathers or beaux,
never uttering a word of complaint
during the long, dreary drizzle, and
adding much to the beauty and enthu-
siasm of the scene.
The great viaduct over One Hundred
and F'ifty-fifth street was crowded with
''dead-heads" long before noon, and
"Coogan's Roost," east of the Man
haitian field and enclosure, also con-
tanned several thousands Of those who
could not afford the price of admission.
Preparatory to the appearance of the
contestants upon the gridiron, the rival
factions engaged in singing songs in
honor of the players, and in shouting
the various college yells. Finally there
was momentary hush and then from
| the northeast corner of the field a
sound, as of distant storm in the
forest, was heard, which gradually
| increased, spreading around the four
| sides of the gridiron field until it at
tanned the mighty roar of a tornado
the Yale kickers had made their an
pearance. Briskly they trotted on to the
field and tested their sturdy muscles
in few moments of preliminary prac-
tice. Princeton followed her rival
minute or two later and was also
greeted with stirring round of ap-
plause.
1t was just 2:10 when the coin was
tossed by Umpire Paul Dashiel, of Le-
high, which fell in Yale's favor. Cant
Murphy chose the East goal, giving TO
the Tigers the kickoff From that mo-
ment, the two teams, as they lined up
in scrimmage or followed the ball in
It's progress up and down the field, be-
came the focal point toward which 35.-
600 pair Of eyes were. directed. For the
first time since 1898, and for the fourth
time since 1883, a representative team
from the Tigers college defeated the
sons of Eli today. The score was "a
to 6, and when it has been added that
| Yale's six points were scored on q
f1uke the story has been told. for never
from the beginning Of the game till
able to cope with their sturdy antagon-
lists The Yale eleven was clearly out
| played on every point of football: thew
did not kick as well, push as 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 which they commenced.
Barnard and Kelly and Baird were
sent repeatedly into the Yale line for
| gains of from two to fifteen yards
| Baird clearly out-punted any kicker on
the Yale team and Capt. Cochran's
| tachling was by far the best that has
been seen here for many day.
Church also did great work and made
| several long
GAINS THROUGH THE LINE
in the turtle-back wedge formation,
which has made Princeton famous dur
ing the present season The only
faulty point in Princeton's playing was
the failure Of Baird to kick three easv
goals. In view Of his other magnificent
work 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 yards 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