New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-11-13
THE TIGERS ON TOP.
PRINCETON SCORES AN UNEXPECTED
VICTORY OVER YALE
THE SCORE 8 TO 0-oRANGE AND BLACKS TOUCH
DOWN SECURED THROUGH PoE's sENsA-
TIoNAL NE-HUNDRED~yARD RUN
YALE's DESPERATE EFFORTS TO
REDEEM HER COSTLY
Ft'MBI.ES.


FUMBI.Es
Princeton. n. j., Mo- 12 tSpeciaD The Tam.
many Tge- was swallowed tail and all last
Tuesday by the doughty colonel OF the Rough
Riders. To-day tho Princetol Tiger completely
reversed the process. and took down Eli Yale in
big gup.
The score was q to q. A solitary touchdown
and goal. made by the Orange and Black aftcr
a sensational run of hundred yards by little
Poe. Mr.. Croker's surprise and dismay last
Tuesday night could hardly have exceeded that
OF the Yale lads who cane here this afternoon.
fully determined to make history by beating
Princeton for tie first time in football on her
own field But the New-Haven contingent is
vending its way sorrowfully and dejectedy
New-Havenwards tonight. leaving as memen-
toes in the hands OF the Princeton youths sum
dry crisp bills and banknotes enough surely 10
make this stad old college town ivelier than Z
has been for many lay.
In a paragraph the history Of the game runs
like this: After the first five minutes Yale forced
the play ana got to Prince toms l2-yard line.
There she fumbed the ball. and little Poe. quick
as n fash picked it up. eluded two Yale backs
and ran the length Of the fed for touchdown.
That was the play that spelled victory for
Princeton. Yale kept her foe on the defensive
all the rest OF the half. In the next half Yale
started in to get a touchdown right Off. hut lost
the ball The fight waged in middeld till toward
the end. when Princeton forced the pace close
to Yae's goal line, but could not score again.
Surprises seem to be the order of the day
in football this season. Pennsylvania was picked
as a sure winner over Harvard. and odds Of 10
to 8 on Yale were fairly plentiful this morning.
The game showed fairly clearly just why the
.l.f. for
without her unexpected fumbes Yale would
have probably won the game. or az any rate
have tied it, But-and II is a mighty big but
Yale fumbled and stumbled and slipped and
trpped as no other Yale team OF recent years
has ever done and the penalty was defeat.
YALEs DISASTROUS FUMBLING.
The game was a heartrendng one for tho
Yale coachers and the Yale 'rooters' generally,
for they were forced to watch their strong at
tacks. well Planned and brilliantly executed up
to the last moment fade away into nothngness
through one loose play after another. week
ag) the Quakers met defeat largely because On
the defensive they couldn't catch punts To-
dav Yae's downfall WAS due. too. to slippery
| fingers when on the offensive Her ha'Ns
dropped the ball at critical moments.
In explaining Yalo's fatal bunderns in this
nsrticular it is not rtendcd in tho slightest de-
! gree 70 rob Princeton Of the credit NJ her VIC
rory which was magniiicenty fought for ana
superbly won. Princeton was "on her tees All
! the time playing with bodness ana hasn a"'
taking advantage like fash of every fa'e m's-
nlav and of every chance that came. Prince
ton,s careful coaches had been counting on
some oe the very weaknesses that Yale us
n,avod and had taught all the Tigers. big ana
little 10 take unerring advantage of them Inc
| New-Jersey men had n" doubt felt connueht
that the lack Of practice on the part or one 'r
two Of Yale's stars would show carry III 'ne
game and that these were just the things to
take advantage of. And the Princeton rushers
took advantage Of them to the full.
ELS STRONGER POINTS.
Al tho same time in estimating the Work ot
the two teams one cannot get arouhn certain
facts For instance Yale gained far more 'h"n
/ Princeton in rush,s in the course oi 'he sa"'e,
,rho rlre attack was stronger, and time and
again smashed through the orange Inc III na''
ra,.rg fashion. Two or three times the Yale
.,.,.o,, ,,,ll,ed I'm the field with the ball. right
through the Princeton line. on the other hahu'
rm,.,o,or PUSHES were rather weak Her backs
couId NOT make much impression on yale hhe'
an, tr,ice ,yhen close TO the New-HaNen goai
,ha Tigers. attack petered ont. and they couih
80. sooro Had Princetons interference oeen as
oornact as Yale's the Orange and BACK "ouid
90 r,obt he rejoicing in an - to d victory rather
than & to one.
put six noints on the right side are just as
ooa as eixtv and Princeton deserves tn me iuii
har hard and brilliantly won victory. Inc N'"-
Jersey youths started the season uhner ra'"e'
discouraging circumstances. beaten iaS' ''"
a,d with their backheld for tn" coming seas'''
badly broken up But with characteristic o"u'
age the Princeton men set 10 w"rh' d'' ," VIZ
toco or many sotbacks developed Team 'nA'
-. sarr,, eager play II would be hard to edna'.
rha coaches have worked o. rly and late" ana ne-
so,ve tho reward that they have ga'h'o' '''
Saesau has produced race or tootra' heroer'
and the members Of to-lay's victorious ''a''i VIII
aeservs 10 be numbered among them
SOME HARD LESSONS FOR THE BLUE
pr,nceton.s paans Of victory sound sadly III 'h'
oars Of the Yale warriors as they are ed'heri"t
~ denart tonight, hut the defeat VIII NOT ~
wIthout its useful lessons to the fale men u
will show them mistakes that could nave "''
avoided and weak points that can DE "'''
strong. In the first place, Yale VIII kno" oFf''e'
next time than to play brilliant indNi'ua' n'ei
,o .ra ont of condition. IT has taken Har
yard inst about ten years TO learn TINS ieSSo"
prnceton had It rubbed into her pretty ha''
last season. and 1t was iales turn inns '''''
,earn II through costly experience DE Sau"'S
the heady, the dashing. the brilliant shouI'
certainly not have been allowed to play ~
has been nursing a badly sprained ankle ~
season. and to-day he plainly had To taVor
from the very start His lack Of practice IN IN
last few weeks was clear as daylight lie n'ad
heroic efforts and some splendid plays put o
tho whole was much weaker than ms wont a
49, -, 80 addition 10 the fighting strength Of tn
foam The fact that Yale was rather nara u
for quarterbacks should not nave co'lpe"e" "e
70 nlav DE Saulles. Another man who scenes
no, a, wos Gov. at right end. Hc has not beer
&, oood shene lately and he was not strong no