The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-10-15
COLUMBlA'S FINE GAME.
PRINCETON's FOOTBALL TEAM HELD
DOW To ELEHEN POINTS.

of FIuhe and in tho Last Few Minutes
of Play Their Defence Was Broken Up
Carlisle Indians Defeat Pennsylvanin.
Columbia University undergraduates and
alumni have reason to feel proud OF their new
Varsity eleven. which met Princeton's tigers
at Manhattan Field yesterday afternoon in
what was to those teams the first really Inn
portant game OF the season. II was Princeton's
frat appearance In this city In several years.
and 1t was Colum bias initial bow to New
York crowd since the season OF 1889. Probably
1000 persons vera inside the enclosure and as
many more crowded the yiaduct and Deadhead
Hill. But the sale OF tickets convinced the
Columbia manager. W. E. Mitchell. that he
has made start In the right direction.
Nobody expected Columbia with its mex
perienced eleven. which has been splendldy
coached and developed by George Sanford. the
former Yale player. to win the game. and many
expert predictions were made that the tRers.
almost all veterans In football service. would run
up twenty points or more. But to the surprise
OF the ortius. who closely watched the play from
the side lines, the Colum bia eleven succeeded
in making the Jerseym men play for oil they were
worth. On~ touchdown scored against the
local Varsity In the first half was due steady.
consistent line buckire. but the touchdown
made by Poe In the second half was the clean
est kind OF fluks. Poe grabbed the ball out
OF a Colum bia players han de Just as the latter
yelled Down." and had Q clear 1ed OF forty
yards to the goal line. Some persons convers-
ant with football rules. believed that the
officials would not allow the play but In this
they were mistaken.
In the last eight minutes OF the second half
Columbia excelled all previous efforts In the
attacking line. The Prnceton defence was
we'll broken Nd and the tipers' goal was
nf
weakening and showing signs OF exhaustion,
the Columbia team worked with wonderful
strepp 9Th until Wilnon with fifteen secouds OF
time left tried to drop-kick a goal from
Princeton's thirty-yard line and failed
While Column bias exhibition yaa n source OF
deljg hit to the thousand or more students and
graduates. who chesrsd and sang In ane style
a i through the battle. the work OF Prlnceton's
kickers was DISAPPOINTMENT The line was
,.rn ,,oat -, ~. ,..LI.. ,ho,.h .hi,h O.
snry weak az inc taek'es. 'hrouRh Wh'cn 70
lumbia made the greatest gains. aud the backs
49, ~, oopoeu ", " .un T.n t""'
was W 'ar oe.o~ tne usua' rrihcesoh s.Ahuelu'
all times con spicuou,. did much to nulify Col
, umhi,,s ,ttacr Ths hio nl b,ct mads M
muffs and placed hls kicks with skillful prec-
sion. Palmer and Pos. the crack ends. who
fall. backed up all of wheeer's punts with the
amazed Of raoe horses They got down the feld
difficult m after to catch and return the kicks.
BOOM ana towards were po"elu' IN the
oentfe o. cue i'ne, ou, sno ,9rmef was 80 oauy
used up in the second nall that he had to retire.
back. made lew mis'akes with the signals and
his taokiiag was feature keiter was. OF
course. usea to als'no 1s more 'han inc olh'.
newcomer was almost as effective mis- plunge
for the first touchdown being a fine piece OF
aegre.siveness. Pdnceton's failure. however.
to make big gains against Columbla's defence
was considered an evidence Of weakness be-
hina the me anu tne coaenes appeared 70 DC
worried moro on this score than on any other.
., "eoH Wv. So wv Us
hoes were ripped IN the uhe on several ocoa-
TINS best, feature OF ColumDia's az was the
into mis- men and they followed them to the
etter In the open, uearly al OF Columbia's
" every instance II. Princston runners a we're
laid ow. 20 umbiaI, defence. when the line
s tho Sa1. Tee
paying. BshlnL the line Molly played such
ipc-ssantly fast football that he 70 entitled to
astars that he proved b himself star half back.
He was ssnt into the Tigers defence hall d
| dozen times without rest and each time hs
maus his distance; Finally he broke through
hole made by Nj Ter. who. by the way. is rat
| class guard, and hau q clear field before the
Princeton men knew what had happened. For
twenty yards Molly dashed along. while the Co.
| lun bia rooters were simply crazei with de-
| light. They thought a touchdown was q GER
! tainty. but Wheeler who was alive TO the situa-
ton rushed over from the other side OF the field
and with hard. low tackle threw his man on
| Princeton's thir y-yard line.
o. the line up Molly was used three times
| hand running aud m ads ten yards more. all OF
his plungss being directly through the centre:
| but unfortunately on the next play Princeton
| del. vi attack went for, nothing as Wheeler
kicked tho Gall back TO ths centre OF the hsld:
great assistance to the other backs in point OF
| Inter erenre. He did not gain as m uch ground
as Molly but he was Just as willing.
| 1t was an unfortunate occurrence that re-
! moved Simnns. COluinbia's full back from the
| game In the first five minutes He Is u heavy
| line buck-r and began ais work IN a way that
made the Princeton coaches oren their eyes
But in fierce scrimnage he wrsnched his
ankle and gave way TO <. Jones. The latter
| did vary well. but 10 tho puntlnK m atches With