Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-11-21
YALE 6, PRINCETON o.
The Blue Wins n Complete and Most
Surprising Victory at
.--- New Haven.
Pennsylvania.

New Haven, Conn.,, Nov. 20.-Yale, s;
Princeton, 0. The score tells briefly the
story of the greatest athletic football 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 Yale's stafwart men
outplayed the Tigers in every department
Of the game. Little Baird, of Princeton,
outpunted Mcbride in almost every ex-
change of kicks, but in no other respect did
the Jersey men demonstrate a superiority.
Certainly more than two-thirds of the 49,
900 spectators that gathered about the are
ma this afternoon expected to see Yale de-
feated. 1t was believed that the eleven OF
old Nassau would present a line as formida-
Bile to Yale as granite wall, while the
heavyweishts in the Princeton center were
counted on to brush the Yale forwards
aside at will when the offensive play de-
manded 1t. 1t was expected that the swift
runners behind the Tigers line would cir
Gle fales ends and plow 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
erals had reckoned without their host The
game of week ago apparently was but
excellent training for the Ellis.
Enormous Crowd Present.
They have been improving every day
since, and that uncertainty which makes
the eleven young athletes wearing the
proud blue. inexperienced in great battles.
lighter in weight and lacking their cont-
dence, met their opponents at every point
ara humbled them in the dust.
The injuries of the Princeton men doubt
less had much to do with their defeat. If
teams would probably have played each
other to a standstill. The absence of Kel-
was also felt Had he been n in the he battle title
In its early stages the result might have
been different.
The pilgrimage to the grounds began ear
restraint last night and this morning. grad
ually warmed up with the advent of the
1900 spectators had been seated and the
arrival of the contestants was at hand.
the pent-up sound found vent and the great
arena resounded with the defiant cheers
and yells of the opposing factions.
The high tiers of seats that framed the
field were filled with a bright array of
happy and enthusiastic, but eXpectant and
gathered most of the Yale ''rooters." and
blue visible there Across the field in the
west, Princeton's cohorts were congregated,
and the alternating, stripes of yellow and
the contrasting black were even more bril-
liant than the blue against the background
of black coats and wraps.
In the center section of this stand al
flag. and as they waved. now slowly and
regularly. in time with the incesSant song
of the Jersey boys. and then quickly, mad
", as L brilliant play started the cheers.
they made the eye sparkle and the pulse
quicken. In the north and south stands
blue predominated.
Teams Warmly Greeted.
The gridiron was In wonderfully good
condition. The turf which had been pro-
tected from the snow and rain by q COW
cring of straw, was firm and hard, and
gave the players a good footing. The two
elevens were few minutes late In making
their appearance upon the ground. but
when they trotted through the gates into
the arena, pandemonium reigned
The members of the two eleyens turnbled
about the gridiron for few minutes.
Meanwhile. Captains Rodgers, of Yale. and
Cochran. of Princeton. were summoned to
the center of the field. by Referee Lang
ford and the coin was tossed. Princeton
won and .,, chose the north goal; with the
blown and the struggle was on.
1t was Yale's fate to kick off. Chamber
lain started the game at 2:0S by kicking off
to Baird, who Immediately returned the
ball to Yales So yard line. Mcbride kicked
on the first down and IL was Princeton's
ball in the center of the field.
Reiter tried right tackle and Barnard
left end. and neither could gain. but
Wheeler made yarus on a mass play on
the right end Two more downs were
tried and the ball went TO Yale for hold
ing. Yale then tried few rushes. but
found Princeton's line fully as strong as
Harvards, so Mcbride was forced to kick
Battle FierceIy WaEed.
For n time the battle surged back and
running backs being able to make the nee