The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1900-11-07
COLUMBIA BEAT PRINCETON
TIGERS DEFEATED BY THE SCORE
OF TO 8.
Close Game Witnessed by an Immense
CrOwd-Roper scorts Touchdown
and Then BIunders, Throwing Away
Prtnceton's Chances for Tie--severaI
injuries.

New York, Nov. 6.-Before nearly 35,-
900 people the Columbia football eleven
| to-day defeated Princeton by score of
6 to at Columbia field. 1t was one of
| the closest games ever seen here, and
from the kickoff was full of fine team
work and individual plays. The inter-
ference of both teams was good. Roper
| of Princeton furnished the sensations
of the game. In scrimmage he got
the ball from Berrien OH a tumble and
made a run of forty-f1ve yards for a
touchdown, planting the bah squarely
behind the goal posts. In the try at
goal, however, Roper, who held for
Mills, touched 1t down prematurely and
| the Columbia men rushed on and stop
ped the place kick, thus depriving
Princeton of the possibility of a goal,
though this technicality has seldom
been taken advantage Of
Great crowds of people packed the
grand-stands and the viaduct which
overlooks the field and the hills off to
the west, The supporters of each team
had their ranks encouraged with large
megaphones, and Columbia kept 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.
At the Kickoff Columbia carried the
bail straight down into Princeton's ter
ritory and held it there for nearly the
entire half. Princeton often had to re-
sort to punting to save herself, and at
one time carried Columbia back when
she was dangerously near goal Co
lumbia recovered from the temporary
setback, and with attacks at the line
and hurdling forced her ball down to
Prlnceton's two-yard line, and from
there Morley was pushed over for a
touchdown. Bruce kicked the goal.
Towards the end of the first half
Princeton loosened up on her reserve
force and played like lightning, keeping
the ball In Columbia's domain until
time was called for the first half. The
score; Columbia g. Princeton 0.
AT the Kickoff for the second half
Princeton continued her swift and hard
playing, and Columbia was kept on the
defensive until Tnearly the call of time
for the end Of the game, when she made
a squirt and pushed Princeton hard. 1t
was in the middle of the second half
that Roper made his sensational run
for touchdown Through some slip
Roper, in holding for the kick for goal,
touched the ball to the ground and Co
lumbia stopped the place kick The
final score was: Columbia 6, Prince
ton 5.
Many of the players were laid out
and Princeton substituted frequently,
especially In the second half Maths
was badly hurt about the head In the
early part of the game and was laid off.
pana received an ugly cut on the side
Of the head, but after having his
dressed and bandaged up he
continued to play through the game. |
The game ended with Columbia in pos
session of the ball on Princetons forty |
yard line. Following is the line-up
Prlrceton. Positions. Columbia.