The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-11-17
AIEW HAVEN. Conn.. -. -

n EW HAVEN, Conn, Nov l6--Aale
~ defeated Princeton in the annual
football contest at Yale field this
afternoon by the score OF y TO g. ne
score. according 10 the experts who WIZ
messed the game, represents accurately
the superiority of the sons of Eli. Aside
from the general excellence of the yale
team, the feature of the play was 20 be
found in the entire absence OF EnIalt
tactics During the game, lasting nearly
two hours including the intermissIOn ana
the time taken out by delays resulting
from injuries but two penalties were I'M
posed, the rival teams being equally
guilty.
On two occasions players were warned
by the umpire for tactics unnecessarily
rough. but on these occas iOns, as I'm the
instances of on-side play, the dishonors
were even.
The game was won by Yale as a re-
suit of the simplest kind Of old-tasn-
toned football rendered effective by en-
tire consistency in team play and phy-
steal condition which enabled the sons OF
Eli TO last through a gruelling contest
Princeton Goes to Pieces.
Princeton. on the other hand. displayed
tendency to go TO pieces at times, ana
throughout the game her men REQUIRED
frequent nursing. Yale played through
out the seventy minutes Of actual Tune
with single change. when Captain nun
seig of the varsity boat crew TOOK lhe
place OF GOss at left tackle princeton
found it necessary to call upon seven
substitutes, and the introduction Of these
half dozen fresh men enabled her 70
make a superb finish of a contest when
had been altogether uphill.
Yale's goal line was never IN danger.
Indeed. the Princeton players never
reached a point nearer Yale s gOal Ihan
the 30-yard line. Yale scored two toucn-
downs. one in each half, and each on
these scores was converted cleverly INTO
came as a result of a superbly developed
system of line plunging IS the ldn-ous
tackles back formations IN an laeiI
formations netted the greatest gains
Yale's backs, assisted by as sprlgntN
a set of forwards as could be asked toT
found holes in the Princeton line when
enabled them 10 make gains when they
once found their pace, and toucndoWns
were inevitable with the magnificent team
work displayed by Yale as the occasion
demanded 1t.
The First Touchdown.
Yale's first touchdown was made after
about fifteen minutes OF play A fumblt
by Princeton at the center of the helo
gave Yale her chance, and seiZlnS LIle
ball on PrincetOns 50-yard line, the rae
men, in ten plays, forced the pail over
for the first score. The rest of the -hrst
half Witnessed many exchanges or KICKS
Yale required about twenty minutes OF
play in the second half to score the sec
ond touchdown. This score, like Its pre-
decessor came as a result of straight
football. made possible by great sJrehs III
and superior team play.
Houors were evenly divided as TO KICK
Ing De Saulles. the little ale quarter
back holding his own amazingly wen
with Dewitt In the handling OF KICKS
/ Princeton exceled a triie. In the mat
ter OF scrimmages, however, J ale play
was imDressiVely cleaner. Princeton time
and again losing the ball on deplOrab'e
| fumbles. Throughout the game the play
/ was largely in PrincetOn's territory.
Yale's Kicking Game.
+ From the kickoff at the start of the
game Yale did not let UP until the f1rsJ
/ touchdown had been made. Then she re-
/ sorted to the kicking game, ana tne
/ scrimmageS were confined to the mluOle
/ Of the field. So, too, In the second nan
/ the New Haven boys chung 10 the pan
amazingly, and confined the play 10 tne
/ Tigers territory until another SIX polii's
I had been added to the Yale score.
/ When the score was Y to against
: them the PrincetOns disclosed that 'neV-
er say die" spirit which so often has Won
4 great victories in the past, ana gave d
. superb exhibition of last ditch HSnl-
. fnE. Enthusiastically beaten, and Win
! seven-elevenths of the team substitutes
the heroes of Old Nassau went at II, ano
/ fairly lifted the Yale men from their rect
Then il was, for the first time IN the
| second half. that the Princeton meI
. forced the play into Aales territory aht
for the last fifteen minutes OF lhe sdmt
Yale was decidedly on the defensive
BarndOor holes were torn in the htheF
10 invincibIe Yale line and amazing $50
tances were gained by the New jersey
men, Their brace had come too late
however, and time was called Tor the las
[ of the game.