The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-11-17
FOOTBALL
PULL TIGERS TEETH
Yale Team Outclasses Princeton and
Easily Scores Two Touchdowns
in First Half.
Orange and Black Unable to Stem
the Fierce BUSHES of
the Ellis.

Princeton, N. j., Nov 17.-Ya1e Satur-
day defeated Princeton in their annual
football game by the score Of ~ to 5.
All the scoring was done in the first half.
Yale twice placed the ball over the tigers
goal line and Dewitt. for Princeton,
dropped a beautiful field goal from Yale's
forty-lve-yard line
1t was ingiorious ending for an other
wise brilliant season.
The score does not adequately show
fale's superiority over Princeton.
Princeton was really Outclassed at all
points of the game, except in the kicking
department.
Here Dewitt easily held the honors, but
his beautiful punting was mimimized by
the very clever work Of the Yale back
field.
No matter who caught Dewitt's sky
scraping spirals. whether it was Chad
wick. Bowman or Metcalf, the ball was
Invariably brought back from ten to
twenty yards by lodging, wriggling blue
leg before he could be knocked off his
pins by the Princeton ends.
The game was one of the fiercest ever
witnessed on the football gridron, yet 1t
was free from unnecessary roughness.
The Yale men played like flends incarnate,
and the Princeton players were but
tri1e less reckless.
Yale men tackled fiercely and threw
themselves daringly under Princeton's at
tempted mass plays
Princeton also played f1ercely, but her
attempts were futile before the quick
charging Yale line.
When the tiger lnenen went in low
$he Yale men would jump over and when
they stood up Yale would brush them
aside.
Princetons defense had been her main
stay during the season. but the wonder
full holding ability of her line was seldom
manifest during the game
Early in the second half. Yale secured
the ball on her fifty-yard line, and by
hard straight football carried it to within
two feet of Princeton's goal.
Here the orange and black line held
like a rock. and Yale lost what looked
like a sure touchdown
On two other occasions Yale had the
ball within striking distance Of Prince
tons goal. Once she lost it for holding
and again on tumble.
Princeton did not seem to be at her
best while the Yale team played the
game of it's life.
To illus trate the weakness OF Prince
tons offense, it is only necessary to say
that in the entire first half the team
gained but seven yards, the kicks ex-
cepted.
Time and again Yale's heavy forwards
would bend Princeton's line back before
the play was started. and several times
star guard, and tackled the Princeton run
ner back of the line.
Cannot Hold the Ellis.
Yale's offense was a revelation to
Princeton, and the latter's much-vaunted
defense was crumbed before the crush
ing line plays Of Yale
1t is a remarkable fact that Yale rarely
attempted an end run, depending almost
entirely on line plunges and mass on
tackle.
Captain Chadwick played a remarkable
game. scoring both touchdowns after sem
sational runs Of fifty yards each.
The battle between Glass and Dewitt,
who are recognized as the leading men IN
their position. was interesting. The form
er, however. had all the better OF the DIG
Princetonian.
At kicking Dewitts work was little
short of marvellous. He was always hur-
red by the Yale forwards, but In spite OIL
this handicap his punts averaged about
fifty yards.
.Yale's men appeared to be in much bet
ter physical condition than Princeton, de'
spite the fact that the latter nad nae
two weeks rest.
Yale was penaliZed five times during
the game. three times for holding and twice
for off side, while Princeon was penal1zet
only twice, both times for off-side.
The fumbling of the two teams wa!
about equal. Once Princeton secured tn
ball on Yales twenty five-yard line Whel
a Yale man dropped it. and almost every
body anticipated another field goal by De
witt, but after three futile attempts to al
vance the ball Yale secured it and I'm
mediately kicked out of danger.
Both elevens played straight football
with the exception Of a few fake KICKS, OF
one of which Dewitt gained five YARD
for Princeton. and on another BOWMAN
went through Princeton's center 1or te
yards Aside from these there was n
ground gained on fakes
Bowman of Yale kicked to Princeton
.ten-yard line.
Dewitt returned the kick and Yale fun
bled on her forty-fve-yard line.
Pearson secured the ball and ran II Dslc
ten yards. With the ball on Yale's thlr
ty-fye-yard line Dewitt tried a goal fro1
the field, but failed by a few inches.
Yale kicked from her twenty five-yar
line, and Dewitt returned the pun
Princeton securing the ball on Yale
thirty eight-yard line by a fumple. ne
witt then dropped back for second IF
at goal, and sent the ball squarely be
tween the posts from Yale's forty-three
yard line.
An exchange of kicks and the ball wa
on Princeton's fiftytwo-yard line. y
the first lineup Chadwick broke throug
between left guard and tackle and ra
dfty-five yards for TOUCHDOWN. 30"
man kicked a goal.
There was no further scoring until
few minutes before the first half ende
Dewitt punted to Metcaf on Yale's twe1
ty-five-yard line and the little halfbac
ran the ball eighteen yards.
Two line plunges placed the ball
Princetons ffty-yard line and Chadwit
again broke through and scored the SCI
ond touchdown. Bowman kicked the goa
srhis ended the scoring.
The teams lined up as follows:
Yale. Positions PRINCETON.
pafferty Hare.,.. left end. Davis, Crawfo
Kinney ....... left tackle. -. Brown She