Waterbury Democrat., 1902-11-24
ON THE GRIDIRON

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 ON THE GRIDIRON
 Mcrrimacs and Torrington's Play a Tie Game
 The football game at the Driving park. yesterday afternoon between the lorrlngton and Merrimac football leelns resulted in tie, the score being 10 6, when the game was caled on account of darkness, after only six minutes of the second half were played. It was lucky for the visitors that the game was called for the Tor rlngton line was being torn to pieces DF The Merrlmacs in the second halt. Alter about five minutes of play in me nrst half TOrirngton secured the DaIl near the center of the field and by line bucking and by hurdling the line caFrled the ball for touchdown goal was kicked. From this point the visitors were outplayed. The Merri. macs kicked to the Torrington i've yard line. 1t was run back for five yards. Then Torrington lost the ball on downs. Here Hannon of the Mer- rlmacs would have made touchdown put the crowd was in the way. The half ended with the ball in Torring- tons possession on her eight-yard line. Iorrington kicked off in the second half and the Merrimacs started in at once to win the game. They fairly ripped to pieces the visitors line and after six minutes of play made a touch down. McNellis kicked the goal. The game was then called on account of 
 which the renowned Naugatuck team couldn't score against in two games The playing of Slavin. Hotchkiss. Ham, non, J. J. Hayes, Hogan, Wa1l and Kersey was fine.
 follows: Torrington Merrimaos Ed Halloran Il e. B. Hayes Mel Donald Mlilott .......-. l.. t. ... .Clapp-King J. sullivan .....L g. .... Hotchkiss McDonala -...... c. Mates " wentworth T. g. Horan-Fairclough Dallen .-....... r. t. ...... Hannah NerSey ........r r. e. ...... McNeIlis D sullivan .... l. h. ...... S1avin doean ......... r. h. ... .Byrnes wan ........... f. b. ....... Howard J. Halloran .... c. b.. .Kennedy-Ghen
 Officials: Umpire. Lawlor of Tor r1ngton; referee, H. Dews, Waterbury.
 Princeton, Nov 24.-GeneraI Athletic Treasurer George R. Murray announced Saturday that the receipts from the Yale-Princeton game here amounted to S32.O0O Two thousand dollars was deducted for expenses and the remain Ing S30.OO0 was divided equally be- tween the two colleges. The total at tendance was 17.499, which was 4,O0O more than ever attended a game here before. The Princeton association will clear snug sum on the season, which will be used in taking up the mortgage on the university athletic field.
 Conspicuous among the qualifications that won the Harvard game for Yale was her speed. Having more speed than Harvard, her plays had more ina- petus. Coupled with this was a great variety of attack. It was a very yer satlle team in all departments, in the opinion of John Hall, end on the Yale 1857 team more versatile than Gordon BreWnss 1900 team. Frank Butter worth says this years Yale team was stronger than the Yale team-of 1900. While 1t Is generally conceded that the Harvard team this year was stronger than Harvard's 1900 team. To place this years Yale team on plane with the Yale team of 1900 is high praise and is to place it on a plane with the pest football teams ever produced. The Yale 1900 team and the Harvard 1901 eleven have been considered top-notch- CTS. but not a few experts rank Chad Wick's aggregation right a1ongside. Quiet and mild hammered off the field as one could find in a days travel. Chadwick has proved brilliant lead er The choosing of his successor will be watched with interest.
 One thing is clear as a result of fhe fast expiring gridiron season and that is Yale is the champion. But to rank the other teams is not so easy. In stead, the subject presents a confusing fangle. One of the first questions to arise IS whether Harvard or Princeton 3 IS the stronger. There is considerable difference in the scores. Taking the # figures alone into consideration. Prince ton was harder for Yale than Harvard. l Harvard could not stop Yale inside of the fiye-yard line, but Princeton could and did. On the other hand, Harvard's attack ieOpardized Yale's goal line far more than Princeton's. and Yale was together better and conducted a more furious assault against Harvard than aoainst Princeton. Harvard being the last game of the year there was noth- ing for Yale to hold back for. The Princeton team was the steadier in the face of a srnarior foe. One mioht speculate until donmsday on the resnec- tive merits of Harvard and Princeton without coming to a satisfactory con clusion. Again, where is West Point to be ranked? The soldiers were the only team Yale met that she did not beat. West Point has yet to play her great game and the question may be easier of solution after the set-to with Annapolis.
 There will be a number of new faces on both the Harvard and Yale teams next fall. Princeton is better off than either of them in this respect. Gradu- ation will deprive Yale of Goss and Holt. so that it will be necessary to build up new structure. and Chad wick. Half a dozen or more of this years stars will remain for a nucleus for 1903. At Harvard. Barnard. Slug