The record-union., 1896-11-22
Defeated at Manhattan Field by a Score
Of TVenty-Pour to Six.
A Glorious Combat, in Which Brawn
and Muscle Wen.
Pennsylvania for the Third Successive
Year Defeats Harvard at Footbil,
the Score at the Finish Standing
Eight to Six-Otl1er Games.

NEW YORK, Nov. 21.-"Prirceton.
Princeton! Princelton!'' and with a
mighty shout that grew in volume and
rolled like the flotsam and jetsam on
the edge of the incoming tide, the thou
sands who lined the fence around Man
haitian Field sent the slogan UP to the
thousands ON. the stands, and from
thence through the murky atmosphere
the batitle-cry to the tens of thousands
who lined the viaduct overlooking all
waving, gorgeous yellow hue-the
Yale-Princeton game of 90 was over,
and the Drawn and muscle of historic
Nassau had trampled the mighty ira
ditions of Old Eli in the dust 1t was a
glorious combat, fought hand to hand
and eye to eye, and Princeton came out
triumphant, to enter the third decade
of her struggles with her friendly enemy
with the score of "a points to g.
1t was sweeping victory, but the
vanquished fought hard and died game.
In vain did Murphy, Benjamin and Hine
battle until nature gave way, and they
were reluctantly forced off the field
In vain did those who took their places
with the gallant remnant push and
heave and pant. The Tigers blood
was up, and all the efforts of the gal
liant sons of Eli to counteract the bat
tering-ram that was being hurled at
their line was set at naught. Their de-
fense went down like ninepins before
the assault of the conquering heroes
Once, and only once, did the old, ia
mlliar blue Of Yale wave triumphantly
alone over the fray. Seven minutes
after Baird had started hostilities the
I ale warriors had the ball on Prince
tons twenhy-five-yard line But de-
spite the encouragement Of their fell
lowers, the Ellis had to surrender pos
session after unavailing efforts to
pierce the phalanx In front Of them.
Baird fell back for punt out of dan
ger, but the watchful edgers were on
hand and blocked the kick. The ball
rolled behind the goal line. There was
rush on both sides-a confused mass
slowly disintegrated. Bass had fallen
on the ball and drawn first blood for
Yale
Ihen the wearers Of the blue had
their choice, and nobly they responded
To the call. Though outnumbered near
~ Two to one by the bearers of the or
abge colors, they made up in volume of
enthusiasm for lack of numbers. It
was their last chance Spurred bv the
score OF . to q, the Tigers rushed to the
attack with a fierceness that downed all
obstacles. The mighty weight of their
rush line broke down Yale's defense
ara by yard, the Ellis fighting manful-
~ every root, the torrent broke down
.ie devoted citadel. The ball was
'iousht almost on the Yale goal line.
anu then, with mighty heaye. Baird
ana Kelley We're sent through for toucb.
Downs. Baird easily achieved the ma
Jor points, and the first half ended with
score OF II to 6 in favor Of the Tigers
was shortly before the half ended
'hat the f1rst and only star" run Of the
game was made. Yale was forced tn
KICK on the third down, and Hincknev
punted to Princeton's twentv-f,va yard
line With unfailing accuracy Paird
caught the slippery leather bnt ar
most before he had time to move he
"' .achled. But the Princeton full
usch hept ms head and deftly passed
.ne oval pack to quarter back Smith.
i-ihe d snake Smith made his tortuous
course through the opposition his
striped comrades guarding his way.
night through the whole Yale team
went the Tiger quarter, and the chrvs-
anthemums were everywhere in evi-
dence Nearer and nearer the poaI ba
came, and there was no one in front IN
stay MS course. But Nemesis in the
shape or Benjamin, Yale's speedv half
pack was behind. The agonized root
els oh the stand asked themselves IL
smith had speed sufficient to outrun
peh!aihin. The question was quickly
answered. Stride by stride the Yale
man gained, and at last, twelve wards
from the coveted line. he reached
Smltn, and both went down together
In the second half the Tigers fairly
overwhelmed the Ellis. and three
touch downs were made Hadabrond
Bannard and Wheeler were responsih1e
,or the scores. Baird ought to have
kicked all three goals. but missed bad
~ ana when the whistle blew Prince
nto had n points to Yale's g.
The line up was as follows.
fflnceton-Brokaw, left end: Church.
left tackle; Crowds, left guard. Galley
center; Armstrong. right guard: Hide
prant, right tackle; Cochran (captain)
right end; Smith, quarter back. Ber-
nard, Wheeler. left half back: Kelly.
right half back; Baird, full back.
faie-Bass, left end; Rogers. left
tackle; Murray, left guard; Chamber
lain, center; Chadwick. right euard :.
Murphy (captain), Durstin, right tackle.
Connor, right end: Ffnick. quarter
back; Van Every, Benjamin. left half
back; Hine, Mills. right half back.
Hinckley. full back.
HARVARD DEFEATED
PHILADELPHIA, Nov. 21.-For the
third successive year PennsvIyania
this afternoon on Franklin Field de-
feated Harvard at football PennsvI-
vania won by a score of to 6. Har-
ward scored in the first half through a
slowly got-off punt and a blocked kick
Aside from this the play in the first
half was fairly even.
In the second half PennsyIven,a held
the ball almost throughout. carried II
up to Harvard.s goal posts three sena-
rate times, anu outplayed Harvard
from start to finish. Behind each one
of the chalk lines which marked their
section Of the field the Harvard men In
the second half made desperate stand
but Pennsylvania swept the crimson
rush line away, and foot by foot the