New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-11-21
Rifle WAVES IN TRIUMPH.
Continued from FIRST page.

| nlavers Another point in which princeton
showed this same fatal lack Of headwork ana
discipline was the offside play and ho'uihs by
the Princeton rush line. That defect might ne
| overlooked a thousand times. but 1t so happened
that Princeton rusher was caught hoiulhe
within four yards Of his own goal line Inc
| umpire had to give Yale two yards FOR this' ana
| on the next play the Yale man was enabled TO
score the only touchdown Of the game.
PRINCEToNs MIsFORTUNEs.
| Aside from these points wherein Princeton
| showed herself plainly lacking. the men from
| Old Nassau certainly had some hard luck Iheir
| cantain Cochran was not In first-class condi-
ton. he was hurt In the first half and forced to
| retire altogether at the end OF the half The
captancy then devolved upon Baird. who also
| had been III recently with tonsilits and who was
| really the life Of the team. He was hurt IN
| the head early in the second half and was soon
practically useless He was finally dragged from
the field and then the Princeton men seemed 10
| find themselves without competent hcad
either on the field or the side lines. 1t was this
golden opportunity that Yale seized for victory
TWO GREAT QUARTERBACKs.
| When It comes to the work OF individual men.
| De Saues Yale's quarterback and BARD VINO
| PLAYED the same position for Princeton, easily
/
| snowy player. but not always an even one. Yes
| terday he combined all the good points OF
| wonderful plaver His two long rushes, one or
| thirty-fva wards and the other for half the
| length OF the field were really remarkable pieces
| OF individual work. especially in these days
| where in the big games. long rushes are such
| a rarity His second run was when Nheecr
! had just kicked off for Princeton De Sauies
| caught the ball near Yales fifteen-yard line ana
| lodging squirting sliding and ducking' ne ran
| through the whole Princeton team except Wheel
| or who did not down him until the little Yale
| star had darted we'll into the Ell territory
| Equally effective, but perhaps not so conspic-
| nous was Baird's work for Princeton lie WAS
| in every play, and generally took the ieadihs
part. His kicking was remarkable. MS catcHins
| Of punts sure, and he was always al hahd 10
| drop on the ball In fact Princeton depended on
| him altogether too much. for when he was gone
one-half the vigor, snap and keehhesS Vi TIC
| Princeton players seemed 10 depart
THE TWO CAPTAINS
| At end Captain Cochran Of Princeton at the
start outplayed IIazen, Of Yale. But Cochran
was hurt early and lost good deal OF his ei'ec-
| tiveness He missed De Saulles at just the
| wrong moment and therefore gave That player
a chance to make one OF his mad gailops GOWN
| the field. .
| podeers the Yale captain. whose Work all
| the season has been below par. struck his galt
| Yesterday and played brilliantly He followed the
| hall like grim death, and his yellow head was
ALWAYS at the bottom Of the heap. Chadwick
| Yale's left guard. played horse TO CONSIDER
| able extent with Edwards. Of Princeton In lac''
| in the second half Yales GENRE trio made good
| many gaping holes In Princeton's ranks
| Tbare was moreover a trihe more rough play
| IN the game than has been seen this year. ana
several of the rushers. both Yale and Prince
| ton. flung their hands (open or closed about IN
such a careless and promiscuous manner that
| the umpire had TO warn them
Dudley made dashing little halfback for
| Yale and had the honor Of scoring the touch-
down. Mcbride did some excellent punting TOT
Yale. and also some good -buckng, but he
showed the same tendency 10 mun and tumble
| as In the Harvard game.
YALE's WONDERFUL ENDURANCE.
| Yale seemed to be in decidedly better physical
| condition than Princeton The Yale team re-
NAMED unchanged throughout the game "hiie
Princeton had TO put in no less than five sub
| stitutes One Of these King Kelly. Princetons
famous line-buckng hafback on last years
team. did some wonderful work in running, and
the Princeton coachers had heres that he would
! save the day. But 1t too late. Many de-
| clared that II Kelly had been put in the game
| at the start Princeton would have gained more
| ground in the first half and not so much Of the
| brunt of battle would have fallen on Baird.
The whole OF the first half was fought at or
comparatively near the centre OF the hcld'
Princeton had a slight wind at her back ana
started In to kick. Her idea was that she cou'a
outkick Mcbride. and then. when the ball was
well in Yale's territory. could advance 1t across
! the line by rushing The first part OF this
the Dry was correct. but sllp-up came When
Princeton tried 10 rush the ball. Yales line held
! firmly and her men broke through and tackled
fiercely The rushers in blue also broke up the
Princeton interference quickly. Perhaps they
could not have done this so easily X the Prince
ton men had not been slow in starting. The
| Princeton team with one or two exceptions. was
SLOW Their failure to gain by rushing seemed
| 10 rattle them somewhat. and also disconnected
| the Princeton coaches Remarks were frequent
| along the sidel!n1s that something was the
| matter with the Princeton men,, princeton mas
gone stale" etc. The truth was that Yale team
| work helped along greatly by the experience
| OF the Harvard game. was the matter with
! the Princeton men" II seems certain. too. that
the New-Jersey players have been overrated
this season. owing to the large scores that 'hey
have run up against weak teams.
| YALE LEARNS PRINCETON'S WEAKNESS
E When Princeton found herself unable to ad-
vance the ball with rushing she took to Kick
ing again. Yale then took the ball and, with
new heart. began a series Of short. sharp PUSHES.
advancing the ball well into Princetons terri
tory. Yale did not come very near scoring In
this half. but she battered Princeton's line hard
and found out It's weak points. Then. when the
second half came Yale started right in for
a., |
game. and soon Baird. far more valuable
man was hors de combat. "Now's our time"
said the Yale men. and by series Of quick,
| snappy dashes and mass plays. without once
losing the ball. Yale rushed 1t up to PRINCETON
| aaai linz and across while the sky grew dark