Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1899-11-26
PRINCETON DEFEATS YALE.
Arthur POs's Sensational Goal From
the Field Did the Work.
POE HAD NEVER BEFORE IN A
GAME OR PRACTICE. ATTEMPT
ED THIS FEAT-A SCENE OF
WILD ENTHUSIASM AMONG THE
PRINCETON ROOTERS-D. C. &
A. C. SCORED AGAINST-OTHER
GAMES.


of one of the greatest foot ball contests
ever played between Princeton and
Yale, little Arthur Poe, Princeton's right
end, member of the famous Poe fam
lily, dropped a beautiful goal from the
field and won the game for the Tigers
by the narrow margin Of II to 10. An
the more remarkable is the fact that
Poe never before. in practice or game,
attempted to kick a goal from the field
To say that Yale was surprised,
dumbfounded and chagrined by that
kick is to put it very mildly, for up to
that time the blue was seemingly sure
winner.
Princeton had scored previously, after
twelve minutes of play, mainly through
a grand 80 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 touch
down. Fortunately 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 block
kick gave Yale a touchdown.
Although Browns lightning work in
getting through the line was respon-
sible for the blocked kick, the failure
of the goal Immediately after still gave
Princeton the lead to 5. The Tigers
felt fairly easy with this small margin
until five minutes later, when Sharpe,
Yale's halfback. brought the entire blue
crowd to their feet by one of the most
spectacular goals ever kicked on foot
ball field, sending the ball between the
Princeton goal posts from back or the
As yard line.
With the score 10 to 6 in her favor,
Yale played the second half almost
entirely on the defensive, her line
standing up grandly against the on
slaughts of the Tigers.
The play was almost entirely In
Yale's territory in this half, although
Princeton never was able to get 1T be-
yond her opponents Is yard line. II
was little wonder, therefore, that Poe's
kick, which will probably live forever
in Priuceton's foot bali annals, coming
when the entire Tiger crowd had al
most given up hope, should have cleo
trifed 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 wills
tie ended the battle, in one of the great
est demonstrations ever seen on fale
field. The Princeton rooters were COM
naratively few in numbers, but as they
charged over the fence surrounding the
gridiron and surged on to the field, the
volume of exultant sound they sent sky
ward would have done credit TO
mighty host.
It was eminently a kicking game,
and the kicking won, although a strong
breeze which blew almost directly down
the field did great things for Yale in
the first half and really initiated
against Princeton in the second, FOR
Wheeler's long punts were carried
over Yale's goal line, which gave the
blue a number of free returns.
Mcbride was easily the star punter,
sending the ball with a steady, sure
aim to Just the right spots. Wheeler,
on the other hand, while kicking al
most as strong as his rival, used poor
Judgment and was unfortunate enough
to have one of his punts blocked, al
lowing Yale to score. But while the
punting was excellent on both sides,
the two field goals were the sensations
of the afternoon.
While the odds were plainly in Yale's
favor. in the punting department, the
Princeton forwards 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 especially, were the features
of the game.
Snitjer, Yales right end, found him
self pocketed time and again by Prince
toms interference, and his inability TO
nail his man was responsible for Rel
ter's long run and the subsequent
touchdown.
Yaie's line stiffened materially in the
second half and Gould in taking Shit
jer's place stopped many of the end
runs. This was all the more commend
able when 1t is realized that, while al
most the entire Princeton team was
changed before the game finished, the
freshmen could make but little impress
sion on the Yale.
Both teams played straight foot ball
throughout, few trick plays being
tried. There were no fake kicks guards
back or quarter back kicks. 1t was
plunging at the line, runs or round the
ends with a well started interference,
and both teams showed marvellous
speed in getting the play under way.
Princeton. if anything, excelled in
starting her backs into the play, but
the speed shown in the first half was
lacking in the second. The Princeton
defense, however, was the feature Of
her game. Except when driven back to
her goal line by McBride's long punts
the ball was almost always in her OPP
ponents territory and practically. en-
tirely so in the second half of the
game.
Five times Princeton held Yale on downs
and secured the bail while her forwards
burst through the blue line a number OF
times and threw the Yale backs for five
and ten yard losses. Edwards, Princetou's
big guard and captain of the victorious
team. played brilliantly in this respect,
getting through his opponent. Gordon