The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-11-17
HARVARD'S PLAY IS RAGGED
BUT 1T BEATS DARTMOUTH AND ITS
FRESHMEN BEAT YALE's.
Naval Academy Defeats Washington
and Jefferson I'm q Fast Game
Other Good Contests.

NEW HAVEN, Conn.,, Nov. 16-Yale de-
feated Princeton in the annual football con-
test at Yale Field this afternoon by the
score OF u to 0. The score, according to
the experts who witnessed the game, rep
resents accurately the superiority of the
Sons of Eli over the Tigers Of old Nassau.
Aside from the general excellence of the
Yale team, the feature of the play was to
be found in the entire absence OF unfair
tactics. Probably no game ever has been
played on the Yale Field where there was
less roughing. slugging and offside play.
During the game, lasting nearly two hours,
including the intermission and the time
taken out by delays resulting from injuries.
but two penalties were imposed, the rival
teams being equally guilty. In the first
half Princeton was the offender and Yale
was awarded ten yards distance. In the
second half Yale's anxiety cost her the
same distance and honors were even. On
two occasions players were warned by the
umpire for tactics unnecessarily rough, but
on these occasions, as in the instances of
offside play. Princeton and Yale were alike
guilty once each.
There was nothing of the spectacular In
the contest. The game was won by Yale
as a result Of the simplest kind Of old
fashioned play, and a physical condition
which enabled the Sons of Eli to last"
through a gruelling contest. Princeton, on
the other hand, displayed a tendency to go
10 pieces, and throughout the seventy min
utes Of actual time with a single change,
when Captain KunZig, of the varsity boat
crew, took the place of GOss at left tackle.
Princeton found 1t necessary to call upon
seven substitutes and the introduction of
this half dozen Of fresh men enabled her
10 make a superb finish of a contest which
had been altogether uphill.
Yale's goal lines were never endangered.
Indeed the Princeton players never reached
a point nearer Yale's goal than the thirty
yard line. Yale scored one touchdown in
each half and each of these were converted
ceverly into goal by Olcott.
Yale's touchdOwns came as a result of a
superbly developed system of line plunging
IN which the famous tackles back forma-
tions. in all their varieties, netted the
greatest gains. Yale's backs, assisted by
as sprightly a set OF forwards as could be
asked, found holes in the Princeton line
which enabled them to make consistent
gains when once they found their pace, and
the touchdoWns were inevitable with the
magnificent teamwork displayed by Yale
when the occasion demanded 1t. The first
touchdown was made after about fifteen
minutes OF play. A tumble by princeton at
the center Of the field gave Yale her chance
and seizing the ball on Princeton'S twenty
yard line the Yale men in ten plays forced
the ball over for the first score. The rest
OF kicks and. in this department OF the
game little Desaulles, the Yale quarter
back. surprised his admirers by holding
his own fairly well with Dewitt.
Yale required about twenty minutes Of
play in the second half to score the second
and last touchdown Of the game. Ihls
score like It's predecessor, came as Ine re-
suit OF straight football, made possible by
great strength and superior team play.
HOnOrs were evenly divided as TO KICKS,
Desaulles holding his own amazingly Well
Wit VDawrr In ha h1
Princeton excelled, perhaps a trt1e. In
the matter of scrfmmageS, however, 1ale
play was impressively cleaner, princeton
time and again losing the ball on deplOraDle
fUmbles. Throughout the game the play
was largely in Princeton's territory.
From the kickoff at the start Yale did
not let up until the first touchdown mao
been made. Then she resorted to the kick
ing game and the scrimmages were con-
fined TO the middle Of the field. SO, too'
IN the second half. the New Haven DoyS
clung 10 the ball amazingly and confined
the play TO the Tigers territory until SIX
points had been added to the Yale score.
When the score was u to against them'
the Princetonians disclosed that never
say-die" spirit by which she often mas
Won great victories in the past, ana gave
a superb exhibition OF last-dltch hshung:
Uuquestionably beaten, and with seven OF
the team substitutes, the heroes OF Olu
Nassau went at IL and fairly hIted tne tne
Yale men from their feet Then IL Was.
for the first time in the second haII, tndl
the Princeton men forced the play INTO
Yale's territory, and for the last nileen
minutes of the game Yale was decidedly
on the defensive. BarndOOr holes were
torn i'm the hitherto inv1nc1ble 1ale Hhe
and amazing distances were gained oy Ie Ihe
New Jersey men. Their brace had come
too late. however. and time was caneu
for the end of the game.
No player was seriously injured ana
there seemed 10 be no disposition on the
part OF the Princeton men TO quesIloh
Yale's all round superiority. Line-up'
Yale Position. Princeton.
Gould ...-..... Left end .......-...DdNiSS IL -
Goss kunzing Left tackle ....-.--.. feli
Uoft Center Fisher
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