Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1897-11-21

yellow anu 49, were
even more brN blue
against the background K coats
and wraps. In the center Sc bns also
every spectator carried Prfncetolr
flag, and as they waved slowly anG
regularly in time with the incessant
songs of the Jersey boys, and then
quickly, madly, as a brilliant play
started the cheers, they made the eye
sparkle, the pulse quicken The north
and south stands blue predominated.
The gridirOn was in wonderfully
good condition. The turf, which hac
been protected from the snow and
rain by covering of straw, was firm
and hard, and gave the players good
footing.
The two elevens were few minutes
late in making their appearance upon
the ground. Both teams, however,
had reached their quarters at the field
at 100 and remained in seclusion I'M
til shortly after two o'clock, when,
having received their last Instructions
from the coachers, they left their
dressing rooms and trotted through
the gates into the arena. In tree
pandemonium reigned. Yale's sup
porters We're vastly in the majority,
and the snappy chorus from the Greer
Of AristophaneS, rounded up with the
three times three for Yale, threatened
to down the defiant and ripping II
ger sizz boom ah," of Princeton. The
latter contingent, however, was massed
and by means of systematic Leading
succeeded in rending the air wide open
as often as occasion required.
The members of the two elevens
tumbled about the gridiron for three
or four minutes. Meanwhile Captains
Rogers, Of Yale, and Cochrane, OF
Princeton. were summoned to the cen
ire of the field by Referee Langford and
the coin was tossed Princeton won
and chose the north goal, with the
wind at their backs. The whistle was
blown and the struggle was on.
If was Yale's fate to kick off. Cham-
berlain started the game at 2:O8 by
kicking off to Baird, who immediate
lv returned the ball to Yale's 35-yard
line Mcbride kicked on the first down
and il was Princeton's ball in the CEN
fer of the field. Reiter tried right
tackle and Barnard left end and neither
| could gain, but Wheeler made seven
Yards on a mass play on the right end.
| Two more downs were tried and the
| hall went to Yale fer holding. Yale
| then tried few rushes, but found
| Prinbefon's line fully as strong as
Haryard's, so Mcbride was forced to
| kick.
| For time the battle surged back and
! forth in the centre of the field, none OF
the running backs being able to make
| the necessary distance and both Baird
| and Mcbride punting on the third
down.
Finding that the half-backs were
making no impression on the Yale line,
Baird made three attempts to kick a
goal from the field, starting the first
| from the 35-yard line and all three
were miserable failures.
After that the Yale line was never
| in danger during the first half, Baird,
however. showing his wonderful kick
| ing ability by placing some magnlfl-
cent punts down the field, two OF them
being for over sixty yards.
A few minutes before time was call
ed. De Saulles made his first sensa-
tional run of the day, carrying the ball
back after a kick for 25 yards through
the entire Princeton team. There were
| some injuries during the half, but no
one left the field.
| When the teams lined up for the sec
! ond half it was seen that Lathrop had
taken Cochrane's place at right end and
Princeton ended the game without her
captain.
The punting began again with even
more fierceness. Each team would try
couple of runs and then would come