The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-11-26

NEW HAVEN Conn, Nov 25-Just
one short minute before the close of one
of the greatest football contests ever
played between Princeton and Yale, little
Arthur Poe, Prineeton's right end, mem
Der OF the famous Poe family, dropped a
beautiful goal from the field, and won the
game for the Tigers by the narrow mar
gin of II to 10. All the more remarkable
Is the fact that never before had Poe in
game or practice, ever attempted TO
kick a goal from the field To say that
Yale was surprised, dumbfounded and
chagrined by that kick is to put it mildly,
for up to that time the blue was seem
ingly a sure winner. Princeton had scored
previously, after twelve minutes of play,
mainly through grand thirty-two yard
run by Reiter, who carried the ball
nearly to the Yale goal line, where after
a brave battle by Yale, it was pushed
over for q touchdown. Fortuna tely for
Princeton, the goal was kicked, and six
points scored, for ten minutes after Yale
had pushed the Tigers back to their goal,
through McBride's great punting, and a
block kick gave Yale a touchdown AL
though Browns lightning work in getting
through the line was responsible for the
blocked kick, the feature of the game, i'm
meditely afterward, it still gave Prince
ton the lead, 6 to5 The Tigers felt fairly
easy with this small margin until five
minutes later, when Sharpe, Yale's half
back, brought the entire blue crowd to
their feet by one of the most spectacular
goals ever kicked on a football field send
ing the ball between the Princeton goal
posts from back of the forty-five-yard
line.
YALE ON DEFENSIVE.
With the score 10 to in her favor,
Yale played the second half almost en-
tirely on the defensive, her line standing
up grandly- against the onslaughts of
the Tigers. The play was almost en-
! tirely in Yaleis territory In this half
! although Princeton was never a5le to get
| it beyond her opponents fifteen-Jard line
1t was little wonder, therefore, that Poe's
| kick, which will probably live forever in
Princeton's football annals coming when
! the entire Tiger crowd had almost given
| up hope, should have electrified the
| Princeton cohorts to such: degree that
| they went fairly crazy with joy And
| this pent-up enthusiasm burst forth with
| renewed energy sixty seconds later, when
! the referees whistle ended the battle. in
one of the greatest demonstrations ever
| seen on Yale field.
| The Princeton rooters were COMPARE
| lively few in numbers but as they
charged over the fence surrounding the
| gr1d1ron and surged onto the field the
| volume of eXultant song thev sent sl,v-
ward would have done credit to a mighty
| host.
1t was eminently a kicking game. and
the kicking won, although the strong
breeze, which blew almost directly down
the field promised great things for Yale
in the first half, and really mitigated
against Princeton in the second. for
| Wheelers long punts were carried over
Yales goal line. which gave the blua a
| number of free returns.
MBRIDE'S WORK
Mcbride, Yale's star punter. sent the
| ball Just to the right spots at the ripbt
moments Wheeler on the other hand
| while kicking as strong as his opponent
used poor judgment, and was unfortunate
enough to nave one of his punts blocked
enabling Yale to score But while the
/ puntiny was excellent on both sides. the
two field goals were the sensations of the
game. While the odds were decidedly in
| favor of punting, the Princeton's for
wards and running backs proved much
the stronger, especially In the first half.
| McCord seemed to have no difficulty in
| getting through any part of the Yale
line, while Refers numerous canters
around the ends, the right one especial
ly,were the features of the running game
Snitjer, Yales right end, found himself
pocketed time and time again by Prince
tons interference, and his inability to
nail his man was responsible for Reiter' S
! long run and the subsequent touch
down. Yale's line stiffened materially
in the second half, and Could in taking
Snitjers place, stopped many of the end
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