New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-11-02
FOOTBALL.
DE WITT GIVES PRINCETON VICTORY
OVER CORNELL
TIGER GUARD KICKS TWO GOALS FROM
FIELD-CoRNELLs LINE THE BEST
MISTAKE IN NOT USING
1T MORE

III MORE
Princeton won rom cornell at Princeton yes
terday. but it was the almost unanimous YER
DICT that the Tigers were lucky TO squeak out
victory. II was almost a case of De Witt
against Cornell, for Princeton's two scores were
made from many goals from the field kicked
by the herculean guard. one Of them dropped
between CornelTs goal posts from a most diff
cult angle Once Cornell rallied finely and
bucked the leather from the centre of the field to
Princeton's I-yard line. Her attack had been
tremendous. and it seemed almost certain that
she would cross the Tigers goal line. but the
New-Jersey line held like rock and got the
ball on downs. Right here Cornell made her
greatest error. Had she used the second down
20 carry the leather across the field and plant
It in front Of Princeton's goal it is hard TO see
how Brewster could have failed TO kick goal.
Aside from the one department of kicking. the
teams proved TO be pretty evenly matched If
anything the Ithacans presented the stronger
line, and when they really got 10 playing in
deadly earnest they made more ground in line
bucking than did their opponents. Captain
Warner, who is without doubt one OF the best
guards in the country. a host in himself
and far outplayed De Witt IN the line. getting
through him time and again in time to drop a
Princeton runner Once the Cornell captain
broke through quickly enough 10 block one Of
De Wits kicks. Next TO Warner. Brewster
played the best all around game for Cornell.
He ran the team with clocklike evenness. and
punted clearly as long as his strength lasted.
De Witt far outmatched him at kicking, how
ever. On several occasions the Princeton kicker
booted the leather for sixty yards. and this
without the aid OF the least breeze. Sometimes
he kicked too far to allow his ends time TO get
down under the ball, but on the whole De Wits
punting one of the best exhibitions in this
department of the game in years
Cornell showed bad judgment when It became
apparent that she was getting the worst of the
kicking game. Several times she punted on the
first down, instead Of waiting until she had
exhausted her other resources. The sharp rally
Of the Ithacans when they almost got a touch
down showed that their chances at that sort Of
play were far better than at the kicking game,
yet they deliberately chose TO play the latter.
Pearson. who filled the quarterback position
most OF the game. did admirable work and
VIII probably play there in the Yale game in
stead of Vetterlein Captain Davis showed once
more that he is one Of the best, if not the best,
ends in the country. But De Witt was the
star once he punted and then got up the field
in time TO tackle tie man who caught the punt
and again he fell on his own punt after it had
been muffed. Cornell played we'll enough to
have deserved TO score. and. at any ra.e. she
has the satisfaction OF knowing that no Prince
ton runner took the ball across her line.
The game was witnessed by about eight thou
sand persons many of whom came special
trains from New-York and from Philadelphia.
a Cornell delegation consisting of about twelve
hundred occupied the eastern stand and rooted
and cheered and sang for the Ithacans. The
western stand was solid with Princeton parti-
sans, among them being Mr.. and Mrs. Grover
Cleveland, who We're cheered on their arrival
heard az intercollegiate game. but there was
enough Of it to encourage the players and 10
express the enthusiasm of the spectators.
Cornell appeared at 2:3O O'Clock precisely, and
their friends rose at them as, headed by Captain
Warner, they trotted the gridiron and began
TO pass the ball about Princeton came on the
field about half minute later and then there
were locomotives galore. After that, Princeton
oheered for Cornell and the visitors returned
the compliment, after which the two captains
and Empire Dashieli, of Lehigh, and Referee
Wrightington, of Harvard, had a long confer
ence. which tried the patience of the spectators
because they did not know what it was all
about At length. however. princeton trotted TO
the northern goal and Cornell TO the south and
the referee spotted the ball at the centre of the
geld.
De Witt kicked OF at 2:50 o'clock. ana Purcell
brought the bail back twenty-five yards before
he was thrown. Brewster promptly returned
the punt TO McClave at the centre of the field.
Thus early did the feature of play that to
predominant make itself apparent Then fol-
lowed one OF the most sensational runs OF the
game, Foulke taking the ball and circling Cor
nelIs right end for a run OF over fifty yards.
The Cornell backs forced him out OF bounds at
the 5-yard line, that the Lall was brought in
again. Princeton's partisans were in a perfect
aame OF enthusiasm at the prospect OF scoring,
but Cornell held once against AIcClave's centre
plunge. and then Foulke fumbled and lost the
ball, Brewster promptly punting out OF danger.
After one two Intellectual attempts at ground
gaining De Witt punted over CornelTs goal line,
and back the leather came from Brewsters toe.
Foulke mufflng. but recovering in time 10 make
ten yards. Coffin then aroused CornelIs dele
cation to a frenzy OF delight by breaking
through and downing Foulke for a loss where
upon the big Princeton guard again kicked.
Brewster sent il back and Pearson shook off
three Cornell tacklers in pretty style 10 make
ten yards Cornell was tackling lamentably
high.
Another punt gave Cornell her first chance to
hit the Princeton line. and the initial attempt
was rafting good one On fake pass Coffin
went around f. Browns end for no less than
twenty yards. and to hear the yell from Cornells
benches one would have thought ii was all over
but the shouting. and that that was TO be at
tended TO a tumble gave the pigskin
10 the Tigers however. and r. Mcclaye inst
made his distance by narrow a margin that
IL had TO be measured After FouIke had made
tive yards and Hart had failed to gain through
the centre. De Witt, the old reliable punted
once more. Purcell should have let the ball go
for q tOIchback. but lost his head. and +
Brown dropped him where he stood, three yards
from his goal. OF course. Brewster at once
punted out of danger. Forty yards from the
Ifhacans' goal Princeton got five yards for Off