The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-11-26

New Haven, Conn, Nov. 24.-Just
ore short minute before the time set
| for the close of one of the greatest foot
ball contests ever played between
| Princeton and Yale, little Arthur Poe,
| Princeton's right end a member of tha
| famous Poe family, dropped a beautiful
| goal from the field and won the game
for the Tigers by the narrow margin
Of II to 10. All the more remarkable
is the fact that Poe never before, in
| practice or a game, attempted to kick
a goal from the field. To say Yale was
surprised, dumbfounded and chagrined
| by the kick is to put it very mildly.
| for up to that time the blue was SEEM
| ingly sure winner.
Princeton had scored previously, after
II minutes of play, mainly through a
grand 32-yard run by Reiter, who car
ried the ball nearly to the Yale goal
line; after a brave battle by Yale. it
was pushed over for a touchdown. For
tunately for Princeton, the goal was
kicked and six points scored, for three
minutes after Yale had pushed the I'll
gers back to their goal through Nc
Brides great punting, and block kick
gave Yale a touchdown. Although
Browns lightning work in getting
through the line was responsible for the
blocked kick, the failure of the goal i'm
mediately after still gave Princeton
the lead--6 to 5.
The Tigers felt fairly easy with this
small margin until five minutes later
when Sharpe, Yale halfback. brought
the entire blue crowd to their feet by
one, of the most spectacular goals ever
kicked on a football field. sending the
ball between the Princeton goal posts
from back of the 45-yard line.
With the score of 10 to in her IA
vor, Yale played the second half almost
entirely on the defensive, her line stand
ing up grandly against the onslaught
of the Tigers.
The play was almost entirely in Yale,s
territory in this half, although Prince
ton never was able to get it beyond
her opponents 15-yard line. 1t was lit
tie wonder therefore that Poe's kick,
which will probably live forever in
Princeton's football annals, coming
when the entire Tiger crowd had al
most given up hope, should have cleo
trified the Princeton cohorts to such a
degree that they went fairly crazy with
joy. And this pent up enthusiasm burst
forth with renewed energy so seconds
later when the referees whistle ended
the battle in one of the greatest demon
strations ever seen on Yales field. The
Princeton rooters We're comparatively
few in numbers, but as they charged
over the fence surrounding the gridiron
and surged on to the field, the volume
of exultant sound sent skyward would
have done credit to a mighty host.
1t was eminently a kicking game and
kicking won, although 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
e 1at.
goal line, which gave the blues num-
ber 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 almost as
strong as his rival, used poor judgment
and was unfortunate enough to have
one of his punts blocked, allowing Yale
to score. n"
But while the punting was excellent
on both sides, the two field goals We're
the sensations of the afternoon
When the odds were plainly in Yale's
favor in the punting department, the
Prlnceton's forwards and running backs
proved much the stronger, especially in
the first half. Moore seemed to have
no difficulty in getting through any
part Of the Yale line, while Reiters
numerous canters around the ends, the
right one especially, We're the features
of the running game.
Snitjer, Yale's right end found him
self pocketed time and again by Prince
tons interference, and his inability to
nail his man was responsible for Reit-
ers long run and subsequent touch
down.
Yale's line stiffened materially in the
second half, and Gould, in taking Shit
jer's place, stopped many field runs.
This was all the more commendable
when it is realized that, while almost
the entire Princeton team was changed
before the game was finished. the fresh
men could make but little impression
upon the Yale line. Both the teams
played straight football throughout, few
trick plays being tried. There were no
fake kicks, guardsback or quarterback
kicks. 1t was plunging at the line, runs
around the ends with a well-started in
reference, and both teams showed mar
velous speed in getting the play under
way.
Princeton, if anything. excelled in
starting her backs into play, but the
speed shown in the first half was lack
ing in the second. The Princeton de-
fense however. was the feature of the
game. Except when driven back to her
goal line by McBrde's long punts. the
ball was almost always in her oppo-
nent's territory, and especially entirely
so in the second half of the game.
Five times Princeton held Yale on
downs and secured the ball. while her
forwards burst through the blue line
a number. of times and threw the Yale
backs for five and 10 yard losses. Ed
wards, Prineeton's big guard and cap
tain of the victorious team, played brill
liantly in this respect, getting through
his opponent, Gordon Brown. with the