Kansas City journal., 1897-11-11

So closely have Princeton and Pennsyl-
vania played during the whole season that
before last Saturdays game Pennsylvania
was considered to be slightly in the lead
for the first honors. The red and blue had
scored over 100 points more than the or
ange and black, though one touchdown
had been placed behind Pennsylvania s
goal while the Tigers goal posts were un-
sullied. But the hard tussle the Pennsyl-
vanians had to make against the he Indians. Paian
tonians won over 1.-The dreaded Lafayette
team and the huge score rolled up have
first place, says an Eastern authority on
gridiron sport. Pennsylvania still has 100
more points to its credit But Pennsylvania
Princetons average OF SO points to 0 is
away ahead Of Pennsylvania record OF
36 to /.
foundations upon which to base estimates
concerning the comparative merits of foot
ball elevens. 1t is seldom that the big uni
versities play their regular elevens against
the same minor teams and no comparison
worthy of any confidence can be worked out
between two varsity eleyens. one repre-
sented by it's full team and the other by
three regular players and eight substitutes.
One team may meet an eleven early in the
| season. when it is loose in its team work
and inexperienced. A small score is its
| record. while a month later. II 1t should
| play the same eleven again. it could prob
ably double its former score.
Pennsylvania two games against Buck
| nell college show very plainly the truth of
| that statement. Pennsylvania lined up
October 2. and secured only'l7 points. Ten
days later a second game against Bucknell
\ resulted in the former score being almost
doubled. Yet in spite of the faults of the
system of comparative scores in football.
| such comparisons are practically the only
method known to the pigskin enthusiast.
| elevens that both Princeton and Pennsyl-
vania have met Princeton has had the best
of the argument with four Of them.
There have been many surprises at both
Princeton and Pennsylvania. The close
score with the naval cadets at Annapolis.
whom the Tigers succeeded in defeating
only by IS points, gave the admirers of
the Princetonians a shiver. The game
which Washington and Jefferson put up
against PENNSYLVANIA when the small col
sylvania 10 four. proved great disappoint-
ment 10 the Phiiadelphians. Yet they were
overjoyed by the remarkable victory OF ~
against the strong Brown eleven. that had
already nearly tied Yale and had held Har-
ward to a much smaller score.
The Yale and Princeton game will take
place on Yales new gridiron at New Ha-
ven. Some idea Of the work involved and
material used in completing the Yale am
.
from the statement that more than SO. .OOt
feet of lumber was used. There are nearly
four acres of stands. some portable, Others
construction of these stands. The work oi
placing the seats is about completed: Their,
, are thirteen sections IN each rS; OF , the side
tctal of thirty-eight sections, giving 4 tota
seatnE yss to of the Insae epef
section are twenty rows Of seats. the ca
pacity of each row being twenty persons
The sections are being fitted up with bench
/ n back and foot rest. They are of the lat
= est design for comfort and position for see
es es, ias long e With aafn sefo aisle The
tions are separated by board barriers t
prevent confusion in procuring the prope
seats.
e The arrangement of the ground is de
signed to give plenty of room for the play
1Ssn comes space eea'ff Of ty fee
Q at the, ends and fifteen feet at the sides
0 around which is built board fence jus
o tween the board fence and the grand stand
o are spaces of ten feet at the ends and ff
Q The following table shows at glanc
0 the winners of the games played by Yal
n and Princeton since 1873:
n lS13-Princeton IS; Yale O.
Q isss-raie T;seais !: PPrinSe,on PrinSe,on. O. O.
" iS7s-Princeton. s: Yale, o.
ls,s-ysIIe sIe is: ls: PPTiinesiOn Prince,on T.
1SSl-Yale. 0: Princeton o.
1SS2-Yale. IA: Princeton. S.
0l iSSi-Yaie. s: princeton. l.
O. 1ssrPrinceton. s: Yale. 8.
1ss1-Yale. IL: Princeton. o.
OIL lSSS-Yale, 10: Princeton,