The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1901-11-10
CADETS TWIST TIGERS TAIL.
WEST POINT AND PRINCETON
PLAY A TIE GAME.
Exceptionally Fast work In the First Hair
IN Which Each Side Scores q Touch
down-A Spectacular and spirited
Contest -PhIpps n star for the Army

LIZ EtlNlH
turn to-day to feel tho power OF the army
football team and the Tigers, as did Harvard
and Yale before them. left the gridlron won
dering what they had been up against. The
score to-day was 0 to o. each side making a
touchdown In the first half. Last saturday
these aggressive cadets played q te WIN
Yale and u short time before that were beaten
by Harvard only 9 to o. This is u remarkable
record and shows better than anything else
what big strides the cadets have made In
football. II they prove TO be as good tac-
ticlans and strategists m real war they VIII
be great soldiers indeed for with Their attain
ments in the science Of the game they play
with superb spirit, never b'ins beaten no
matter how much things may go against thcm'
See what We did to Yale.
Wen twist the Tigers tail"
SO proclaimed the cadet purtlsans in stir
ring song and they did give the caudal APP
pendare Of the fierce Jersey beast a severe
wrench. They were not as big as the Jersey
men but only In weight did the Tigers ex-
oel them. For q while the Tigers shattered
West Points defence. but In turn West POINT
tore Princeton's defence TO shreds. The West
Point attack to-day was the fastest and
hest organized they have shown this year.
In Justice to Princeton II must be said that
abe did not have all OF her best men out; but
even II she had there is no reason TO DOUBT
that the result would have been the "A me
since frequent gains we're made through one
OF the Pa .aceton regulars. the much-lauded
Dewitt.
The game was exciting and spectacu-
lar. nercely contested and in the first
half contained the fastest offensive play
seen here In n long time, each side con-
tributing. Princeton was the first % score
splendid interference. compact and speedily
formed, threatening n sweep the soldiers
of their feet IL did hurl them back to their
- - ~ - A.. I-naAl and hnlI
Princeton for downs. but one OF their number
being offside Princeton again took the ball
and crossed the line. But for Goodspeed
being orside West Point might have
won the gar me. The Princeton attack
while Il lasted was great. but IL was not long
before West Point was cutting the same
sort Of capers md Old Nassa u was flung
back forty consecut i've yards for a touch
down., the first time West Point has crossed
the goal line of one Of the Big Four" since
1891.
West Point handled Princeton's offence
much better as the game progressed. Prince
tons defence was not nearly as good as her
offence. There were plaring weaknesses
m along the line exert az the ends. ard after
l'rinceton's swift squirt in the first half her
attack became less difficult 10 withstand
West Point breaking through too effectively
fr the Tigers To get dang' rously near the
army goal line more than once.
The usual big crowd saw the contest. The
cadets were never in better voice for cheering
and a group OF Princeton men across the
field upheld the reputation Of the Orange
and Black for vocal proficiency. The ball
vas handled exceptionally we'll by both 'idts,
fmples being few and far between. with
nm entire absence of mufine
Daily easily out-kickcd Dewitt, who was
lar eely a failure at p%untine. lie tried one
The Wes, Point line held 5esuiifglly when
ppossessed Of all is usual Gunner High
IL wa. not the fault Of the Princeton backs
that they could not gain more ground They
ran low AND m fast f Eoal ser and Snq Paar rS1 h sa4e
good play 'Phipps was ws;, Po!n,;s 6cst
. sISno of tsse e'. game !" He is'' wa! pr under D fgll speed s%d
e .na the N 'SsmRSi rIn Ssa S'' be nj shot 'n's enough
would have done still better hut for. a ten
dency 70 get away from his interference
as did Hnckett. his successor The Prince
ton ends were, mos, proficient last runners
and ,; sIre az sse IKE 1ig sq. s az no o Their P iarkI o.
and guards hsd their hands full from start
TO finish with their West Point OPPOSITE
one OF the surprising features 81 the game
The Tigers discovered what a hard game
nss ~ f Sessn no hba utGIh Nv booting tRe hail
low 10 West Points io-yard line and il csme
back ten yards, with a rush The teams
and Days signal came quickly Phipps
was the medium Of advancement md he
crashed into hnncf'9R, ao Tfs rs, n1hk ~
BIZ the other wing with the force u q cita-
putt and travelled hive yards and then PhiDps
eludsd Henry for o siN-yurd Journey
The cadet rou,ers were IN Their toes With
eycitameut, while the lrincetoniHna acrus-
,ss Ny pyr, were sssg.9s ss % " sG,aS Paag.-
ton stopped on ,the spot. 9ui he nsi'
on PRINCETON In-tnrd line aud was thrown
by Doe ". Sas nov fnhreign- urn 20
nsh the ball Gnd Sh@ gr's@sasA 10 d' q
aud Pearson. b~t"akihg through With "a bound.
ran fiy yahi- aided hK maEhth'rhi a.
isppled him with force and rudd"nn'--
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