Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1897-11-26
SPORTING.
Yale q, Princeton q.


The Ellis Gave the Tigers the biggest
Foot Rail surprise of the YeAr---Penm-
syIvania Beat Harvard, and bart
mouth Crushed Williams.
Yale won from Princeton co at New
Haven Saturday, thus furnishing a greater
surprise than the week previous when she
played Harvard to tie. Princeton had not
been scored against this year aud was re-
garded by many as the strongest foot ball
team in America, and a sure winner over
Yale. The Ellis, however, played all
around the Tigers, especially in the second
half, scoring touchdown after eight
minutes play. Cadawalader, the giant
centre, kicked goal, or rather placed his
toe under the ball and tossed it between
the posts. Yale, as in the Harvard game,
played through without changing a man
The Tigers seemed to be overturned and
time was called repeatedly for them to re-
cover, and before the contest had ended
five men had given lay TO substitutes.
Yale tackers onc- pushed the Princeton
man who had the ball over the line and
the spec .ators thought Yale had scored a
safety, or two points, but the officials
brought the ball back to where the Prince
ton man was first tackled and it was kicked
out of danger. Yale lost the ball once on
downs inside the l0-yard line, and had it
only three yards from a touchdown when
time was called. Another minute more of
play and Yale would have scored again.
The ball was punted more than in any
previous big game, and in the exchange Of
kicks Baird of Princeton eXcelled Mcbride,
the Yale full-back, who frequently kicked
out of bounds. Three or four of Prince
! al al
was far superior in rushing with the ball,
and Dudley, the half-back who did not
play against Harvard owing to a death in
his family, made most of the gains through
the line.
| De Saulles, the Yale quarterback. and
the smallest man in the game, was the
popular hero, however. After catching
punt in the first half he ran - yards
through the entire Princeton team, dOdg-
ing four or five men who attempted to
tackle him. He got past every man but
Baird, who brought him to earth on the %
yard line. This play brought 1000 people
to their feet, but Ben jamin fumbled the bal
on the first pass and it went to Princeton
De Saulles repeated the run in the second
half when he made 80 yards De Saulle:
is not only very speedy, but he has a
faculty of lodging and avoiding tackler:
not possessed by any other man on the
gridilon today.
There was the usual rush by under
graduates to carry the victorious players
off the field when the game ended. The
game was one of the most exciting eve
played. Princeton was confident of win
ming, and her supporters bet 2 to l
Princeton did not come near to scoring
but made one desperate rally in the seconC
half and seemed to be carrying the bal
down the field, but it was fumbled, anc
Rogers, the Yale captain fell on it. Straight
any "guards back or trick plays.
Yale has accomplished wonders this yea
by taking a team Of green men and drilling
them into undefeated veterans. 1t wa
not yale luck" but Yale pluck which
won this year.
Pennsylvania had no difficulty in de
feating Harvard 1916 at Philadelphia
Saturday for the fourth consecutive time
Parker of Harvard distinguished himsel
by a 50-yard run for touchdown. Penn
sylvania made a touchdown and goal an,
kicked goal from field in the first half, ant
made touchdown in the second half.
is to be regretted that Yale and Pennsyl
vania do not play, and that the question o
championship is not settled definitely
Pennsylvania has the better argument
however, when the seasons records ar
compared.
Dartmouth had a soft snap agains
Williams, running up 80 points with =
minutes more TO play. Dartmouth com
pletely outclasses her competitors in tn
triangular league.