Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-11-07
SPORTS in GENERAL
g. II
Princeton Meets With Another Sur
prise on Columbia Oval.
ORDINARY RACES AT AQUEDUCT
Vardon Defeated Douglas and
Broke,a Record.
ROAD FIGURES LOW Erred
ROAD FIGURES LOW Erred

Before nearly $1,000 people the Columbia
foot ball eleven yesterday defeated Prince
ton by a score of to ) on the oval at Co
lumbia University. 1t was one of the
closest games ever seen, and from the kick
off was full of fine team work and individual
plays. The interference of both teams was
good. Roper of Princeton furnished the
sensations of the game: In scrimmage he
got the ball from Berrien tumble. and
made a run of forty-five yards for a touch
down, planting the ball squarely behind the
goal posts In the try at goal, however.
Roper who held the ball for Mills, touched
it down prematurely, and the Columbia men
rushed on and stopped the place kick, thus
depriving Princeton of the possibility Of
goal, though this technicality has seldom
been taken advantage Of -.s-.,
Great crowds of people packed the grand
stands. the viaduct which overlookS the
field and the hills to the west. The support
ers Of each team had their ranks encour-
aged with numerous large megaphones, and
Columbia kept a band playing popular airs
all through the game. Princeton. although
her team had been through a game with
Cornell on Saturday. was in fine shape, and
So was Columbia. The latter had weight in
her favor her men averaging nearly four
pounds heavier. The final score was 10 ).
Big Games Yet to BE Played.
The college foot ball situation has begun
now to narrow down to a few big games.
little over three weeks. The foot ball year
to date has been highly interesting. One
of the chief virtues of foot ball as a sport
are the surprises which it unfo.ds. Oi:a of
these was the way in which Columbia held
Yale down little over week ago. The
others. and very striking ones at that We're
Harvard's decisive victory over Pcnnsylva-
MIA Cornell's defeat of Princeton last Sat
urday. and yesterdays throw-down Of the
Tigers by Columbia. 1t is more than prob
able that the remaining struggles Of the
season will contain still further surprises.
The chief games that remain to be played
may be summed up as follows: Next Satur-
day, Yale against the Carlisle Indians, at
New Haven. Harvard had a very difficult
time beating the Indians. who scored on the
Crimson. Next Saturday also The Quakers
will line up against the strong Lafayette
eleven, which held the Tigers down. % five
points, and which defeated It's old-time
rival. Lehigh. so badly last Saturday.
On November II GENES Princrtons su-
preme struggle against Yale. Another big
game on that day will be the Quakers
against the Carlisle Indians. and still an
other will be Cornell against Lafayette.
Then. on Noverabet "a, comes what is
likely to be the biggest game of the season.
Yale against HHSard..dat New Haven.
Thanksgiving day will he marked by the
annual struggle betwetn' the Quskers and
Cornell at Philadelphia. ana Columbia
against the strong Carlisle Indian team at
New York Then the Whole season will
wind up with the game at Philadelphia be-
tween the Annapolis tans West Point ca
diets, a struggle Which always :irouses al
weeks. therefore. Will be crowded enough
red-het football toi.maEe the most sangune
admfrer of the game happy for AT least
year. or until another season rolls around.