The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-11-14

Compared With That of Princeton.
 Yale was defeated by Princeton Sat urday afternoon in hard fought con- test by the score of to o. The game was neither won nor lost because of the brilliant or poor playing of either team. It was a splendid exhibition of championship football and regardless of their sympathies doubtless every spectator will unite in saying that the game ewasintensely interesting from the side lines. The teams were in about the same condition, physically speak 1ng' each one having several men who were not in their best. The fact made the contest the more interesting. Yale played the better football and her of fensive work was fine as shown by the manner in which she rushed the ball down the field by line plays, but her miserable fumbling was very costly and 1h fact to this fault can be attributed the loss of the game. Time after time Princeton failed to gain the required live yards and was compelled to kick, While Yale worked the ball down to the danger point several times with out resorting to any kick. The second half was for the most part kicking contest, in which Mcbride had little the better of it, but the fault lay in the inability of Yale's ends to get down on the kick and keep the man catching it from returning from three to twen- ty yards. Princeton's ends far out classed Yale's in that they were down the field like a flash on every kick and not more than two or three times did they fail to down the Yale man in his tracks. The weakest point in Prince tons line was at left tackle. Yale took advantage of this and Durston and Benjamin were sent through there re- peatedly and for good gains. Durston's plunges through the line were terrific and caused even Princeton's support CTS to applaud.
 Yaie's center trio, Cutten, Brown and Marshall, were like a stone wall and it is very doubtful if more than five yards were gained through them during the whole game. Cutten played easily as good a game as Booth and was in better condition when time was called. Brown played such a fierce game that Crowds was compelled to retire and Mills was substituted Mar shall and Brown were evenly matched and neither was able to handle the oth- CT. At tackle Stillman played remark able game. It was his first experience in that position with the exception of s fox. iv,r.t i,,f and he was the equal of the veteran Hillebrand Stllman's defensive work was superb. At right tackle Captain Chamberlin played his usual brilliant game clearly outclassing Geer. Time and again Chamberlin would hurl Geer out of the way and allow Benjamin or Durston to make good gains. Coy, Eddy and HubbeIl all played good games for Yale, Eddy doing especially well on offensive work, but both Poe and Palmer were far superior to them. The two men worked together beauti- fully, being speedy and good tacklers. Poe's sprint, which won the game, was wonderful, considering the fact that not more than three minutes before he was laid out with an injured knee, and was limping badly. de Saulles fumbled very badly during the time he was playing quarter. This was no doubt due to the fact that he had been laid up for sev- eral weeks with a sprained ankle and had been unable to practice. When Ely was substituted this fault was overcome Ely led the team in sur prisingly good manner, considering the fact that he too, had only been out
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 His judgment in making the play was good and unless deSaulles makes much improvement during this week Ely will undoubtedly be found at quarter. Dun- cans work at quarter was very good and he did some fine defensive work. Hutchinson was substituted when the game was nearly over. Durston's best work was in his line bucking and in this he far surpassed any of the other men. He was taken from the game and Townshend substituted simply because Durston was tired out, not having had as much preparatory training as he should have. Benjamin's fumbles were inexcusable. This has always been one of his faults, and was never worse than Saturday. Both Corwin and Townshend played well after taking the places of Benjamin and Durston.
 McBride's kicking and line bucking was splendid and he several times out punted Wheeler by from five to fif- teen wards. Beardsley Kafer, Black. Ayres and Wheeler all played well for Princeton. but none of them did espe- ciallv brilliant work. They failed to gain many yards through the Yale line.
 Yales team was not so good as was expected and the backs would 'undoubt- edly have made good gains around the ends had they had any interference. Princeton scored her first and only touchdown on a ninety-five-yard run by Poe after a tumble by Benjamin on Princeton's fifteen-yard line. They came near scoring a second time just three minutes before the game ended. They had the ball on the one-yard line and after gaining half yard, the Yale team made a wonderful brace and kept them from forcing the ball over the line. Yale got the ball on the fourth down and Mcbride kicked it out of danger and when the game ended the ball was in the center of the field. Yale came near scoring three times, but lost inc ball on their inability to gain the necessary five yards. One time in the