The herald., 1898-11-13
TUMBLE BY BENJAMIN
LOST THE GAME FOR THE SONS
OF OLD ELI
LONG-LEGGED LITTLE TIGER
Took the Only Chance Offered and Won
Princeton Victory-Other
Gridiron Games
Associated Press Special Wire

PRlNCElON, N. d., NV -
Princeton Tigers defeated the sons OF Oio
Eli on Brokawa field this afternoon by the
score of to D. While 1t was one OF the
most bitterly contested games ever witnessed
on football field, it was at the same time
one of the most satisfactory, not alone 10
the Yale team and its supporters, but also to
the wearers OF the orange and black and
those who cheered them on to victory.
The solitary touchdown was made on
miserable tumble by Right half-baek BenJa-
min when the ball was within nlteeh yaros
of Princeton's goal.
The ball had been carried down the field
by the Yale team by steady plunges into the
Princeton line, varied by an occasional end
run. until it lay between Princeton's twen-
ty and twenty -fveyard lines. The teams
lined I'D and DE Saulles signalled for Ben
iamin to go through left tackle, position in
Princetons line which was awfully weak.
The ball was passed and Benjamin dived
into the mass OF humanity. A second later
the ball was seen to roll clear OF the bunch
of PLAYERS and advance a few yards towards
Princetons goal line. Quick as flash Poe,
the Tigers right end, had gathered up the
ball and was sprinting down the field, with
Chamberlain, Stillman and benjamin in hot
pursuit.
The further he ran the greater was his
lead, until in less time that it takes to write
it he had planted the ball squarely between
the posts of the chcoveted goal OF Yale.
The scene which followed beggars de-
scription. The entire stands which surround
the field were one surging, yelling mass OF
humanity in an instant. OId men and women
threw dignity aside for the time being, and
Joined with the younger, but not less en-
thusiastc, football cranks in their cheers for
Poe and Princeton. 1t was several minutes
before the game could proceed on account of
the jubilant Tiger supporters crowding onto
the field. Later in the game when the ex-
ctement ran high, spectators who had seats
in the grand stand left their places and
surged on the side lines, the management
making no effort to clear the field.
Todays game was almost a repetition of
The game at Cambridge on last Saturday be-
yween the University OF Pennsylvania and
Harvard. In the latter game the wearers of
.he red and blue gained almost three times
10 much distance on buclling as did their
opponents, while Harvard scored on a tum-
pe. The same can be said OF today's con-
est Yale would carry the ball down the
ield toward the Tigers goal, only to lose it
IN an exasperating tumble.
On one occasion Yale carried the ball by
Dunges into the line fifteen yards, finally
osing it on tumble within twenty yards of
he Princeton goal
Princeton was content to play on the de-
ensive until within about fifteen minutes
before the game was called ,and it looked
is though they had been instructed in this
point by their coaches. Their entire effort
at line buckng during the first half and for
twenty minutes of the second half netted
them all told about fifty yards, while their
opponents had carried the ball four times
this distance.
Yale's play in the main was directed
against Princeton s left tackle, the only weak
spot in the Tigers line.
The report that had been sent out from
New York to the effect that the Yale team
was in a badly crippled condition, had but
little effect on the betting on today's game.
The orange and black had been up against
Yale's cripples and their spending money
had gone toward paying for the tuition of
their opponents.
For the Princeton team the bright partic-
ular stars were Palmer, Poe, Edwards. Ayers
Ind Hildebrand, while Durston, Townsend,
Brown, Ely and Coy did the best work Tor
Yale.
When the teams lined up the attendance
was about l5,000 with the adherents of
Princeton naturally in the majority. There
was no lack of Yale men and women how
ever, and they lifted up their voices in en-
rouragement of their favorites whenever
opportunity offered. The Princeton shout
rrs were banked in a solid mass in the east
stand, opposite the Yale contingent and
they kept up an untiring shout for three
hours, varied occasionally by college song
Olympic c-Berkeley
SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. l2-In the best
game of football played upon San Fran.
cisco gridiron in several years, the California
and Olympics tied this afternoon, with the
score 5 to 5. One touchdown each, with
failure on the part of the Berkeley back to
kick the goal and OF the Olympic man to punt
out, comprised the scoring. Both counts
were made i'll the second half.
1t was game full OF star performances,
which more than offset the fumbles and
errors of judgment. Percy Hall, captain and
halfback OF the California varsity, shone
as the bright particular star OF the day.
During the first half he performed the feat
of carrying the ball IS yards by hard run
ming, some magnificent straight-arm work, |
and aided by interference by Womble and
Prngle, which was as fine as anything in
the way OF offensive play seen for many sea-
sons Morse had kicked the ball and Hall
got it while running. Keeping his stride, he
went around Olympic's right and close to
the north side line. Womble was with him.
the two going as a team. They shool: of the
bunch in 30 yards, but Sheehv was ahead.
and it took Halls left arm and Womblc's |
shoulder to put him out. Morse tried hard
to stop the runner, but on he sped Morse
put Nomble out of it, and Code, coming
fast from behind, was able to down Hall on
the l2-yard line
Morse, for the club men, made a harder
run in the second half. which led to the
Olympic touch down, the first one made
Walden had returned Morse's punt and the
fulback of the college team fumbled, and
was within the 25-yard limit. and Morse,
aided by Sheehy and Hamilton, circled Cal.
ifornia's left end for 20 yards to within 21a
yards of the goal line, being forced in touch
finally. 1t was hard run, as the teams
were massed on the south line, but the back
wrgged through Two line plays led to the
touch-down
California uncovered but one trick pIav.
and that nettcd a touch down On end rms
by Hall, Smith and Thane. with some Olym-
pic ofiside play, the niqsking was on Olym-
pics 7-yard line. The formation was for n
end run, and Smith led off the cubmen at
one end. while Hall went straight
through for clean gain and touch down