The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-11-21
YELLS OF VICTORY AT YALE.
PRINCETON BEATEN AT FOOT BALL
BY A SCORE OF TOO.

The Success of the sons of ELI as
Brilliant as 1t Was Surprising.
The Tigers OUtplayed at Every
Point Except in Kieking-The
Heavyweights From Old Nassau
Expected to Sweep Their Light
weight Opponents on the Face of
the Earth.
New Haven. Nov 9O.-Yale, g. Prince
ton, 0.
The score tells briefly the story of the
greatest athletic foot ball game Yale ever
saw. The victory for the blue was as
fair as it was complete, and as brilliant
as it was surprising. Except in kicking
Yales stalwart men outplayed the Tigers
in every department of the game. Little
Baird of Princeton out-punted Mcbride in
almost every exchange of kicks. but In
no other respect did the Jerseymen DEM
onstrate superiority.
Certainly more than two-thirds of the
1900 spectators that gathered about the
arena this afternoon expected 20 see Yale
defeated. The Princeton men were sure
of it and the most hopeful Yale enthu-
siasts dared only to express confidence
that the wearers of the blue would acquit
themselves creditably and hold the Prince
ton score down. 1t was believed that the
eleven of Old Nassau would present line
to Yale as formidable as a granite wall,
while the heavyweights in Princeton's
center were counted upon to brush the
Yale forwards aside at will when any Of
fensive play demanded it. 1t was expect
ed that the swift runners behind the Tig-
ers line would circle Yales ends and
plough through her tackles repeatedly.
while Yale's light backs were not looked
upon as likely to pass Cochran and Craig.
Man for man, and pound for pound, the
elevens had been compared on paper and
the prophets could see only a Princeton
victory.
But the foot ball generals had reckoned
without their host. The game of a week
ago was apparently but excellent training
for the Ellis. They have been improving
every day since, and that uncertainty
which makes the sport attractive was
demonstrated when the eleven young ath-
letes, wearing the proud blue, inexperl-
and lacking their confidence, met their
opponents at every point and humbled
them in the dust.
The injuries or the Princeton men
doubtless had much to do with their de-
feat. If they had been in perfect condl-
tion, the teams would have probably
played each other to a standstill. The
absence of Kelly from the Jersey ranks
in the first half was also felt. Had he
been in the battle in its earlier stages the
result might have been different.
Some changes in policy might have gain
ed ground for Princeton, but the all
around superiority of Yale could not have
been overcome easily.
The tackles on the Yale team were also
Slightly superior to Princeton, while the
ends were far and away ahead of the Ii
gers Hall and Hazen went down on all
the kicking like lightning. while Cochran,
Lathrop and Craig were painfully slow,
and to this was no doubt due the long runs
of Desaulles.
Baird played well while he lasted and
ran the team with good idea OF the plays,
but DesaulleS was nearly his equal, and
far superior to Burke.
Back of the lines Dudley was the shining
star, while Benjamin and Barnard were
about on a par, for neither seemed al his
best. Again, as long as he lasted, Baird
gained q greater distance on punts than
Mcbride, but the latter out-kicked Wheel
er. The lineup follows:
Yale Positions. Princeton.
Hazen ............left Craig
Rodgers ..........left tackle ............Holt
Chadwick .....left guard ....... Crowds
Cadwalader ....... center. Booth e. Dickey
Brown ...,.......right guard ...... Edwards
Chamberlain right tackle ....Hillebrand
Hall ........right end Cochran e. Lathrop
Desaulles quarterback. Baird & Burke
Dealy .........L L. II. back. Reiter and Kelly
Benjamin .R. II. back Barnard e. Ayers
Mcbride .....,....full back ......". Wheeler
Umpire-Paul Dashe of Lehlgh.
Referee-W. A. Langford of Trinity.
Linesmen-Howlan of Yale and Bou-
ward of Princeton.
Timers-smith of Yale. Coyne of Prince
ton.
Touchdown-Durley.
Goal-Cadwalader
Total score-Yale, 6; Princeton, 0.
Time-TWo thrty-minute halves.