The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-11-26
How Princeton Laid Low the Yale
Eleven.
GREAT KICK FROM FIELD
IN THE NICK OF TIME CAME
PoE'S WINNING PLAY.
Contest One of the Hardest Ever
Fought-Score One Minute Before
Time Was In Yale's Favor
Then Poe Kicked a Goal and
Princeton Had Won.

New Haven, Conn, Nov 25.-Jus-
one short minute before the close o.
one of the greatest football contest:
ever played between Princeton an6
Yale. Little Arthur Poe Princeton's
right end. member of the famous Poe
family. dropped beautiful goal from
thu field and won the game for the
Tigers by the narrow margin of IL to 10
All the more remarkable is the fact
that Pee never before, in practice or a
game. attempted to kick a goal from
the field.
TO say that Yale was surprised
dumbfounded and chagrined by that
KICK is TO put ii very mildly. for up to
that time the blue was seemingly a
sure winner
Princeton had scored previously, af-
ter twelve minutes of play mainly
through grand thirty-two-yard run
by Relter, who carried the bail nearly
10 the Yale goal line, where after a
brave battle by Yale ii was pushed
over for a touchdown. Fortunately for
Princeton the goal was kicked and
six points scored, for three minutes af-
ter. Yale had pushed the Tigers back
. TO their goal, through McBride's great
punting, and "a block kick gave Yale
touchdown.
Although Browns lightning work in
getting through the line was RESPONSE
bic for the block kick, the failure of
the goal Immediately after still gave
Princeton the lead, 6 to 5.
Shapes Goal From Field.
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 football field. send
ing the ball between the Princeton
goal posts from back of the forty five
yard line.
With the score 10 to in her favor,
Yale played the second half almost en-
tirely on the defensive, her line stand
ing uD grandly against the onslaughts
of the Tigers.
The play was almost entirely in
Yale territory in this half, although
Princeton never was able TO get it be-.
yond her opponents fifteen yard line. It.
was little wonder. therefore. that Poe's
kick, which will probably live forever
in Princetcn'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 sixty
seconds later. when the referees Whs-
tie ended the battle in one of the great
est demonstrations ever seen on Yale
field. The Princeton rooters We're COM
paratiNely few in number. but as they
charged over the fence surrounding the
gridiron and surged onto the field. the
volume Of eXultant sound sent skyward
would have done credit to a mighty
host.
1t was eminently a kicking game.
and the kicking won, although strong
breeze which blew almost directly
down the field did great things for
Yale in the first half and really mill |
tated against Princeton in the second. |
for Wheeler's long punts were carried |
over Yale's goal line, which gave the |
blue 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.
Where Team Excelled
When the odds were plainly in Yale's
favor in the punting department, the
Princeton forwards and running backs
proved much the stronger, especially in
InS IllSl NALL MOOIt Stetlleu 10 nave 10 |
difficulty in getting through any part
of the Yale line, while Refers numer-
Gus canters around the ends, the right
one especially. were 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 70
nail his man was responsible for Rel
ter's long run and the subsequent
touchdown.
Yale'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 it is realized that, while
almost the entire Princeton team was
changed before the game was finished,
the fresh men could make but little inn
preston upon the Yale line. Both teams
played straight football throughout.
few tricks being tried. There were no
fake kicks. guards back or quarterback
kicks. 1t was plunging at the line. runs
around the ends with d well started in ;
reference. and both teams showed mar
Vicious speed in getting the play under :
way.
Speed OF Princeton.
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 :
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her game. Except when driven back to
her goal line by McBrides long punts Z.
the ball was almost always in her OPP
ponent's territory, and especially en- .
tirely 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 ten-yard losses. Ed
wards, Princeton's big guard. and cap
tain of the victorious team, played bril- r
iantly in this respect, getting through |
mis- opponent. Gordon Brown, with the
greatest ease. and tacixling iercely. In
-act all the Princeton team seemed TO
nave acquired the act of not only nail
ng their men. but Of throwing them +
pack two or three yards. The tackles
IN both sides played fiercely. but Hill
ebrand was forced TO quit the game
md Pell was badly used up. while thef
Yale tackles, Stillman and Francis.
we're quite fresh at the end. The fleet
Princeton ends We're much too speedy ,.
or their Yale opponents and Poe's -
work from start TO finish puts him at :,
he head of the ends of the country. y
His partner, Palmer. was not far be- =
lind, and the brilliant work of the pair =,
n getting down the field, as well as -
,reakiDg up the Yale interference was p
tightly sensational. There was some :.
umbling and three times Mcbride. in ~
ucking the line. dropped the ball. and =
bad DIun by Hutchinson, Princeton S | .
quarterback, gave Yale her chance to ~
lex her goal from the field.