The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1899-12-01
PRINCETON DEFEATED YALE.
Won in the Last Minute Of Play-Poe's
Sensational Efforts.

Sensational Efforts.
In all the history of foot ball there
never was game more resplendent
with brilliant and sensational features
than that played at New Haven Satur-
day when Princeton won in the last
minute Of play. And Poe, the fifth
of his family to play on the varsity,
did the trick by a drop kick from the
field
Princeton scored first after ten
minutes of play, series Of runs by
Reiter, who also carried the ball over
the line, being among the brilliant
features of the game. Wheeler kicked
goal. Score to o.
McCord secured a touchdown for
Yale by blocking kick and falling
on the ball when it was passed to
Wheeler. Sharpe missed goal, leav-
ing the score Princeton 6, Yale 5.
Sharpe distinguished himself later by
dropping the ball over the goal from
the 48 yard line and the sons of Eli
were wild with joy. The first half
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| AS the second half progressed it
seemed as if neither the blue or the
orange would add any points to their
score. But when only minute re-
manned and many Princeton enthusi-
asts had started to leave the field,
while Yale had her band in line ready
for "peerade, little Poe saved the
day for old Nassau.
Many stories have been circulated
as to how he came to kick the goal
within the last minute of play. The
fact is that Captain Edwards, when
time was taken out few moments
before, said to his team that the only
chance Tor victory was a drop kick for
goal Poe asked permission to try it,
and Edwards sent to the lines to get
Coach Leafs advice on it. The latter
said it was the only chance and gave
his permission. Then McClave made
few yards through Yale's line, and
the ball was brought to little to the
east of the goal posts. Poe fell back
and when the ball was snapped the
Yale team bore down upon him. 1t
seemed as if they must block the kick,
but the pigskin arose from Poe's toe
just in time to clear their heads and
instantly he was smothered. He did
not see the ball pass between the
posts. 1t seemed to Princeton men to
stay in the air for an hour, and the
whole crowd was dazed and silent for
some time after the ball!had fallen be-
tween the posts.
Then pandemonium broke loose.
There was nothing but orange and
black in the air. Dignifed looking
men danced and prayed hoarsely while
they Rugged or punched each other
from pure ecstasy. And to see the
Yale side of the field one would have
thought that there had been a death
in every family represented there.
Princeton was a winner when the
Blue had thought victory within its
grasp. The crowds were even leav-
ing the field, so certain seemed the
game for Yale. Never in all the his
tory of the game had match been so
won at the last jot Of time.
The Princeton team broke training
in New York after the game. They
dined at the Murray Hill Hotel, into
which Poe was carried by as many
undergraduates as could get their
hands on him. The team went to
Princeton Sunday night.
The team was quietly but cordially
welcomed. By force of habit they
walked to the athletic clubhouse at
Osborn Field, where Captain Edwards
unwrapped his overcoat from the foot
ball that was used and placed it car
refully in the place reserved for it in
the trophy-room. Notwithstanding
the treatment it received the ball is
remarkably clean. Some dark red
stains near the lacing are the only
evidences of the fierceness of the strife.
On Monday night the foot ball cele-
bration took place at Princeton. A
big parade with Captain Edwards as
Chief Marshall, and the coaches at
the head of 1900 university students
and seminary men and alumni march
ed down Nassau street, and around the
entire college campus, finally stopping
at President Patton's residence.
A huge bonfire was started off at
the historic cannon. All the fences
new and old that could be removed
contributed to the blaze.
The Yale foot ball players were all
in good condition Sunday. Aside from
slight bruises around the eye received
by Olcott and Francis, not Yale man
gives an indication of having been in
a game.
An innovation which the Yale foot
ball leaders will favor before another
season will be to have two timers at
foot ball games. In both the Yale
Harvard and the Yale-Princeton con-
tests the Yale watches held by un-
official timers, recorded the expiration
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