Omaha daily bee., 1902-11-16
YALE DEFEATS PRINCETON
Proves Victorious by Twelve to Five After
Exciting Match.
TERRIBLE PlUNeEs WIN THE BIG GAME
Losers Excel on KickinE, However,
Thus Making Their sole score OF
Day, but otherwise Are
OutpIayed.

EftAINCb iONs ~ De- WV ~ 'NN"J
defeated Princeton in their annual foot
ball game by ~ TO .. All the scoring was
lone in the first half.
Yale twice played the ball over the
Tigers goal line and De witt, for Prince
ton, dropped a beautiful field goal from
Yale's forty-hve-yard line. II was an in
glorious ending for an otherwise brilliant
season.
The score does not adequately show Yale's
superiority over Princeton. Princeton was
really outclassed at all points except In
kicking. Here De Witt easily held the
honors, but his beautiful %puntlDg was mini
mized by the clever work Of the Yale back
field. No matter who caught De Wits
skyscraping spirits. whether 1t was Chad
wick, Bowman OF Metcalf, the ball was in
variably brought back from ten to twenty
yards by a lodging. wriggling blue player
before he could be knocked of his pins.
Fierce Game waEed.
The game was one Of the hercest ever
won on a gTidiron, yet Il was free from
unnecessary roughness. Yale played like
hends, and Princeton was but a trife less
reckless. Yale men tackled hercely and
threw themselves under Princeton's at
tempted mass plays. Princeton also played
hercely, but its attempts we're futile be-
fore the quick charging Yale line. When
the Tiger Iinemen went low the Yale men
would jump over and when they stood up
Yale would brush them aside.
Princeton's defense had been its main
stay during the season. but the wonderful
holding ability Of its line was seldom mani
tested during the game. Early in the Sec
ond half Yale secured the ball on its fifty
yard line and by hard, straight foot ball
carried II to within two feet Of Prince
tons 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 Princeton's goal. Once 1t lost
IL for holding and again on a tumble.
Princeton did not seem to be at its best,
while Yale played the game OF its life.
To illustrate Princeton's work, in the first
half the team gained only seven yards,
kicks excepted. Time and time again
Yale's heavy forwards bent Princeton's line
back before the play was started, and sew
eral times Glass broke through De Witt,
Princeton's star guard. and tackled the
Princeton runner back Of the lines.
Yale's offense was a revelation to Prince
ton, and the ~latter's much vaunted defense
was crumbled before the crushing line
Gays Of Yale. It is a remarkable fact
ESlt Yale rarely attempted an end run, de-
Binding almost entirely on line plunges
bp mass on tackle.
Chadwick Plays Remarkably.
CC0tain Chadwick played a remarkable
Ru9, scoring both touchdowns after SEN
sattonal runs OF fifty yards each.
The battle between Glass and De witt.
who are recognized as the leading men in
their positions, was interesting. The former
had the better Of the big Princetonian. De
Wits kicking was little short of marvellous.
He was always hurried by the Yale forwards,
but In spite Of this handicap his punts av-
eraged about fifty yards. There is no tell
ing what the score would have been had
Princeton been without his services.
Princeton was supposed to excel in the
back field, but was really lamentably weak,
and not till the close OF the second half,
when an almost new set OF men had been
put behind the line did 1t show any agrees
sive line bucking.
Yale's men appeared in better physical
condition than Princeton, despite the fact
that the latter had had a two weeks rest.
Yale was penallZed three times for holding
and twice for of side, while Princeton was
penalized only twice. both times for of side.
The fumbling OF the two teams was about
equal. Once princeton secured the ball on
Yale's twenty-hve-yard line when a Yale
man dropped II, and almost everybody ex-
pected another field goal by De witt, but
Yale secured the ball and kicked out Of
danger.
Both elevens played straight foot ball
With the exception OF a few fakes, in one
Of which De Witt gained Ave yards, and In
another Bowman went through Princeton,s
center for ten yards. Aside from this there
was no ground gained on fakes.
The crowd was the largest that ever wit
messed a foot ball contest in this citK AS
early as 2 it began moving toward Nassau
field, and standing room was soon at a pre-
MUM, about $4,000 persons being within the
big smphitheater.
Contrary to Yale's custom, the blue
eleven was the first to make its appearance.
As Captain Chadwick led his young giants
on the field a mighty roar went up from
the west stand. This was outdone by the
demonstration which greeted the Princeton
boys behind Captain Davis.
Princeton wins Toss.
After running through signals for several
minutes, the two captains tossed. Davis
called the turn, choosing the south goal,
giving Yale the ball.
The referees whistle sounded and Bow
man kicked TO Princeton's ten yard line.
d Witt returned the kick and Yale fumbled