Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1899-12-01
SPORTING.
Princeton IL, Yale 10.
A Foot Rail- Game Marked by Surprises
and Inconsistencies Won In the Inst
Minute by a Goal from Field.

a Foot Ball Game Marked by Surprises
and InconsIstencIes Won In the Inst
Minute by a Goal from Field.
One of the most spectacular and sensa1
tional games in the history OF the grldlron
resulted in the defeat of Yale, ii to III, by
Princeton, at New Haven Saturday. 1t
was a game of constant surprises and in
constituencies. In the first half the score
was 10 to in Yale's favor, but the Blue
had been completely outplayed so far as
straight foot ball was concerned. Prince
ton scored first, largely through Refers
run of nearly 40 Yards around the end.
He carried the ball to Yale's three yard
line Here the Ellis held twice for downs
without a gain, and a repetition of the
wonderful defence seen at Cambridge
seemed probable, but on the next charge
Reiter went through the line for touch
down. Wheeler punted out, and Hutchin-
son made a fair catch directly in front OF
the goal posts. Wheeler kicked goal and
the score was to in Princeton's favor.
Yale had a good chance to score little
later when the Princeton quarter back
fumbed one of McBride's long punts, and
Snitzer. the little Yale end, fell on it on
Princeton's 10 yard line. After gaining
five wards, however, Yale lost the ball and
the Princeton full back punted it down the
field. Two or three minutes later, after
the ball had been punted far down into
Princeton's territory, a kick by Wheeler,
the Princeton full back, was blocked by
Brown, the big Yale guard, and Mcbride
fell on the ball, scoring five points for the
Blue. Brown failed to kick goal.
Yale's attempts to gain through Prince
toms line were Intellectual and shortly
before the half ended Sharpe, the Yale
half back, dropped back to the 4S yard
line, at one side of the field, Tor Try al
drop kick from field. No one expected to
see him kick the goal, but he was aided by
the wind, and the ball sailed directly be-
tween the posts. The blue banners hut
tered on all sides, and thousands OF specta-
tors cheered again and again the most re-
markable exhibition Of drop goal kicking
that the American game of foot ball had
ever recorded.
In the second half Yale played strong
er game in the line and Princeton attempt
ed to strengthen her team by replacing the
tired men with substitutes, until only three
of the original II men were in the game
With two minutes to play and the Dali III
Yale's possession on her own 80 yard line
every one thought all was over out the
shouting, but Arthur Poe, the dimlnutlVe
raven headed Princeton end crushed Y ale s
hopes and snatched victory "from the Jaws
of defeat by kicking a goal from held
from the 50 yard line. Poe won the game
for Princeton last year by making run OF
So yards after securing the ball on fum-
BILE. His feat in kicking the goal was a
surprise even TO Princetonians, as he mad
never been known to attempt goal kicking
before. This was Princeton's last, desper-
ate chance, however, and it settled the
game, as there was less than minute OF
playing time left. More than half OF the
Princeton players rushed forward to EN-
brace Poe, and the Princeton contingent In
the west stand waved their orange and
black flags, threw their hats into air, and
yelled and danced like lot of manlacsi
made crazy by pure delight. The Yale sup,
porters were aghast at the sudden turn OF
the wheel of fortune and were as nVely
and demonstrative as lot of clans.
Poe is the fifth brother of Baltimore
family to attain distinction as foot bal
player for old Nassau. He was the hero
of the game, but the work of Sharpe, VINO
is we'll known in Brattleboro as basket
ball player, was even more wonderful
To many spectators Yale seemed TO lost
the game through poor generalship. hae
Mcbride punted when there was only twt
minutes to play instead of attempting u
rush the ball Princeton could not hav'
won, barring a blocked kick or fiuke
AutOpsies, however, are easy