New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1901-11-03

PRINCETON DEFEATS CORNELL
EIGHT TO SIX WAS THE sCoRE-BIG CROWD
SEES THE GAME.
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half Cornell made her touchdown by blocking d
Princeton punt Priaceron's 2o-yard me- I'M
getting the bali and taking II over the line -
,,,;,,,ae later when the bali in Princeton $
possession. on Cornells e6-yard Ene LAWS "
Princeton broke through the line on delayed pass
and scored. In each case a goal was kIcheu' 60
the score therefore stood TO O. Il stayed ''i"7
until the last two minutes Of play. when frlncoh
cot the TWO points on a safety that won her INC
game Punts Were being exchanged Wheii De"I't
from the g5-varE line tried field goal It fel
short brewster. the Cornell quarterback so' 'iie
hall ard was pushed back over his goal line
Tho game until the last part Of the second man.
was magnificent from the spectators point o. view"
The two teams were about evenly na1cheo- 1Nes
were both especially strong in defence and though
there were 10 very long runs. the constant chahe-
IT, o4 hill between the two teams kept up the
interest steadily. The end Of the game, however
owing to the length Of the halves-thirsy-nFe MIN
utes-and the frequent waits, was played almost III
the dark II was the most largely attended game
ever held in Ithaca many of the Corneil aluhlIh
7,esnr presen- The cheering and singing by the
Cornell contingent was far and away the pest thef
had done at any game Cornefs hymn the AiliA
Mater was sung by two thousand undergraduates
while some three hundred Princeton men, occupy
,ne one Of the stands sang in almost perfect unison
..Od Nassau and When We Are Marching
Through the Contest
p19I- regan at o'clock. Cornell the west
goal with the wind. Brewster kicked off to NC
C1a1e who carried the ball back fifteen YARDS
Dewitt punted out Of bounds Cornell then started
what looked like touchdown play comm ana
Purcell COZ the ball TO Prl1cetcns @-yard line NOT
once did the Tigers hold Cornell for the distance
Two more plays took the bah ten yards further to
1,-,,,oe.o--s ra-xard line Purcell made two yards.
,,,- al the next Try five, and after the next
r,lav the ball went Princeton What was pron-
ably Cornelrs best chance to win the game was
lost.
Underhin kicked 10 mdfeld. Brewster being
downed in MS tracks. Coffin and Warner failed to
get Eve wards in three downs, and the Tigers took
the bali They failed 10 gain around Taussig send'
and then lost the ball for the first OF the oHsIoe
bays that marred the work OF both teams. ooI-
nell took the ball the Tigers S5-yard lire, ana
.he, lost il again on downs. Underhin punted-
Brewster caught the leather near his goal line ana
took Il out fifteen yards. Then CORN kicked out OF
bounds near nidfeld. Dewitt made two gains
through centre. Meier's try TO do the same
through left guard failed, and Underhiu punteo-
Purcell caught at Cornell's 3o-yard lire Cor
nell failed TO get and funbled-
Then Underhin made a beautiful attempt at
play goal. The play faultlessly executed and
no Cornell man allowed to get anywhere near
the ball. but It fell little short Brewster got 1t
behind his goal posts and punted from his 25-yaro
line. The Tigers had the ball at midheld Ten
wards they got for Cornels offside play and eleven
yards on a delayed pass splendidly worked An
other small gain brought the ball TO Cornelrs 30
ward line and from here another attempt was
made at a placement goal. 1t was a poor one but
Purcell who caught the ball, was tackled so cleF-
lost courage at once.
They began cheering again. however, when Pop
Warner. running up on Brewster's punt, tackled
the Princeton player where he caught the ball. In
the centre Of the field Here Mills. Prtncetons
right guard who had played against Warner, was
taken out, and Butkiewicz went in in his place.
UnderhiI, too, came OUT, and McCord went IN the
game. Here Purcell got ten yards around Davis
linen Coffin took the bah, and. going through
tackle and end. he get thirty yards He was tack
LED hard, however. and fumbled the ball McCord
SoLt . I,i55-Id fSor,eIJ 90. The bsII for
holding, and immediately after she got ten yards
for o1tsi.ie play. Purcell got four yards through
The FIRST half was ever with the score to 0.
During the intermission Cornell was all confident
one on the Red and White team had Yet been
forced out. Brewster had not been much out
punted and, anyway, his backs hac supported MIN
better than Princeton's backs had supported their
At 40 Dewitt kicked of. The kick returned
and Cornell got he ball for hS Nd IN I'll the me
iin after he had come near to saving free Held
a delayed pass and q centre plunge by Pell then
brought the bau the Ithacans' 3o-yard line,
blocked it. Warner made a splendid tackle Cor
nell got the bah for holding in the line Then
there was some punting. and Of those punts
at the Tigers 2o-yard line Corners score was
Al the Red and White team jumped in the air TO
get hold Of the leather, and Coffin. the right half
vas doubtful succeeded. He put the bail under his
arm and without interference ran through the ten
mad and the jubilation increased when Coffin
fT on the oG neR s k of eof sad ths a Sp and
tackled his 20-yard line. Pearson had sue
brewster punted. The ball changed hands a few
ball on Cornelrs 2O-yard line Davis, the Tigers
left end, broke through the line. and. passing
So eager was he TO make no mistake that as he
reached the line; though 10 one was near him he
dust Ihen mats waNSd aIlc voices rose Wildly In
the Princeton stand The goal was kicked-an easy
one-and the score was lied. Excitement at
Henry was replaced by Roper De Witt punted.
her 4o-yard line Conn lost three yards and then
he tried PLACEMENT kick It was a good Try. but
sig missed him. but Tydeman got him round the
waist Cornell got the ball on downs. Pop"
come back for holding; Here r. McClave took the
man was replaced by Ransom. and Purcell. cry
ing and protesting, was carried off by Jack
Moakey. the Cornell trainer Shepard went in in
The Tigers got yards for orside play Cor
ing. Brewster, by clever lodging covered forty
yards. Shepard got in excellent interference for
start for another touchdown. Cornell nevertheless.
failed and lost the ball for holding in the line,
and spectators rester and Dewitt ' excl ansed
vances for Princeton Captain Pell doing especially
our bur this time It was drop kick Every one
watched ball best he could First a great
great moan from the Red and White. it seemed
that Dewitt had PIT The ball over Then the truth
had touched Brewster. and as he starting
with ii r M ba s men rs, struck nd him and
went. and the referee decided il was safety.
counting 2 points for Princeton and making the
That was all there was Of the game The players
lined 10 for the kickoff. but Immediately after
the ball had started the time was up and Princeton
The decision Of the referee in regard to the safe
~ IS thought here TO have been close Mem