The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-11-16

Northwestern University. g.
At University of Observation-Disclosures University.
6 Polytechnic Institute o.
AT GalesburE. m.-Lombard. IL: Eureka, 0.
AT -. Marys. Xas.-St. Mary's. Al: Leayen-
worth. Q.
At St. Joseph-Kansas City High School. 6; St.
Joseph. O.
At Princeton. m.-Princeton. 81: Kewanee. 8.
At Lafayette. ., University Of
Indiana O.
Princeton. N. j., Nov. h.-Yale to-day de-
Tested Princeton In their annual football
game by the score OF Il to 8. All the scor-
ing was done in the first half. Yale twice
placed the bah over the Tigers goal line
and Dewitt, for Princeton, dropped a beau
tiful field goal from Yale's forty-fye-yard
n 1t was an inglorious ending for an
otherwise brilliant season
The score does not adequately show
Yale's superiority over Princeton. Prince
ton was really outciassed at all points of
the game except in the kicking department
Here Dewitt easily held the honors. but his
Deaotitnl puntInS was mtnimized by the
very clever vorx of the Iaie back field.
No matter who caught Dewitt's skyscrap-
ing spirals. whether It was Chadwick.
bowman or AetcaE. tie ball was inyart-
ably brought back from ten to twenty
lore he could be knocked on his oils by tho
Princeton endx-
The game was ono Of tho finest ever wit
messed on a football gridiron. yet It was
free from unnecessary ~xoughpess. The
Yale men played like fends incarnate, and
me Princeton payers were but a tribe
less recklesA Yaie men tackled dcrcely
aud threw themselves dariugly under
frincton's TEMPE mass pays. Prince
ION also played nerceiy, nun ner attempts
line.
When the Tiger line went low The Yale
men would jump over. and wheel they stood
tone defense had been her malnstay dur
inS the season. but the wonderful holding
enlliy Of her hne was seldom manifested
half Yale secured The bali on her 6fy-
yard Line. and By hard. straight football
e eon!s so Il to Fit .rshi r.. two fee. Of Prince
line held Ike q rock and Yale lost what
looked like a sure touchdown.
within striking distance Of Princeton's
again on a tumble. Princeton did not seem
played the game OF its life.
PRINCETON WEAK IN OFFENCE
70 illustrate the weakness Of Princeton's
o6ense. 1t In only necessary to record that
seven yards. the kicks expected. Tim and
again Yale's heavy forwards would bend
PrincetOn's line back before the play was
through Dewitt, Princeton's star guard, and
tackled the Princeton runner back Of the
P En- and Sae the ,s Sa m =nsws,anan sG
line plays Of Yale It = . rsmafkabie fact
pendtng almost entirely on line plunges
game. scoring both touchdowns after SEN
battle between Glass and Dewitt, who are
specfive positions. was interesting. The
former had the better OF the big Prince
tSnisn. At kicking DEWITT work was little little
RED by the Yale forwards. but in spite Of
this handicap. his punts averaged about
There Ii no telling what the score would
have been had Princeton been without the
services Of Dewitt. Where Princeton. was
supposed to excel. namely, In the back
field, she was lamentably weak. and not
until the close Of the second half. when al
put behind eli dun the n line. Sd did 0i pr Mso ono show IssN
any aggressiveness in line bucking. Yale's
men appeared to be in much better physical
that the latter had had a two weeks rest.
Yale was penalized 1--WE times during the
game; three tines for holding and vice vice
BOTH SIDES FUMBLE.-
The fumbling of the two teams was about
equal. Once Princeton procured the ball
on Yale's wenty-fve-yar line when a Yale
Tcipas SsSGp apnoth hs ah neld ai Eoai by syf ps%itt, S Snt
after three futile attempts to advance the
ball. Yale secured it and Immediately kicked
put OF danger.
Both elevens played straight football. with
the exception of a few fake kicks, on one
OF which Dewitt gained I'VE yards for
Princeton, and On another Bowman went
through Princeton's center for ten yards.
Aside from those there was no ground
gained on fakes
The crowd was the largest that ever wit
messed a football contest In this city. As
early as II O'Clock the crowd began NOV
ing toward Nassau field and long before
the two teams appeared on the gridiron
standing room was at a premium. Seats
had been erected at both ends of the field
1t Is m that about 1900 persons
were within the big amphitheater, and
there were thousands of orange and black
nags and rosettes and blue fags and
streamers.
Contrary to the Yale custom the blue
eieven was the first to make its appear
ance. As Captain Chadwick led his young
plants on the field a mighty roar went up
from, the west stand. This was outdone
by the demonstration which greeted the
later behind Captain Davis.
PRINCETON SCORES FIRST.
After running through signals for a few
minutes the two captains were called to-
Ecther, and the coin was tossed. Captain
Davis called the turn and chose the south
goal. giving Yale the ball, The referees
whistle announced the beginning of hos
Titles and Bowman Of Yale kicked to
Pr1nceton's ten-yard line. DEWITT returned
the kick and Yale fumbled on he. forty