New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-11-16

Yale arrived promptly AT = q CLOCK, anu lNO
minutes later the Princeton shouters had an op-
portunity, which they improved to the last jot,
as the Tigers came trotting on the gridiron and
fell to signal practice. A few minutes later
Captain Davis called the toss Of the coin. and
Princeton went TO the south goal. giving the
ball TO Yale. and at 2:15 o'clock Bowman kicked
of to McClave. who got back fifteen yards be-
fore he was stopped. Princeton promptly
showed her hand by sending De Witt back to
punt and a cheer arose as the big fellow lifted
the ball back to Metcalf at Yale's 40 yard mark.
Both sides seemed nervous in the first few min
utes of play, and there deal OF fumbling.
Chadwick being the first offender, and giving
drop on IL when fumbled Hart tried the right
end for no gain. and De Witt then made his first
attempt at a goal from the field. 1t was forty
seven yards IL il was an inch, ana IL missed py
a fraction Of an inch.
YALEs LINE BEGINS GATHERING.
McClave muffed Bowman's punt when the ball
was brought out, but saved the ball. Then De
Witt aroused much enthusiasm by pulling down
a bad pass and getting II away before he was
knocked over. the big guard having TO kick with
HIS left foot to elude the Yale forwards. Bow
man punted back again. and when Hart got the
ball Glass got through De Witt like flash and
dropped the Tiger halfback for loss Of eight
yards Then the Yale 'rOoters' sang the 'un-
dertaker's song which propheses melancholy
fate for Princeton. De Witt again punted. and
as Metcalf muffed the leather Davis fell on 1t
and IL was PrincetOn's on Yale's 40 yard line.
A mistake in signals lost two yards for the
Princetonians. and after Hart had made a good
gain De Witt got the signal for another goal
from the field
AS the hammer thrower fell back the thou
sands held their breath as they saw that he was
standing fifty yards from Yale's goal Many
thought IL must be punt that was intehueu.
But no De Witt dropped the ball. and II
4oTrrh had fha md hiS foot a
blow. and, sure enough. it flew over all those
fifty yards, high over all the twenty-five play
ers and fair between the goal posts Inc east
ern stand was frantic mass of orange ana
black in an instant. and the Princeton players
danced in JOY around De Witt as. indeed, they
had cause to do, for it was an achievement Nor-
thy Of record in football history.
Yale was depressed, but far from Discouraged,
and at once rallied for n determined attack.
After the teams had changed sides Bowman
kicked off TO McClave. who again fumoled, but
Pearson saved the leather. and De witt re-
turned the punt to Metcalf. who was downed at
Princeton's 5O-yard line. Then CHADWICK got
the ball and got through Brown for three yaros
The very next play was the one by which hale
scored her first touchdown Again Chadwick
took the leather. and his interference started
on a sprint for Captain Daviss end. At once
Princeton's players massed there to meet the
play but Chadwick left his interference and
darted through between Brown and Bradley,
who made only surprised and inenectual re-
sistance. The Yale captain did not walt, but
shot down the field to where Pearson was wait
ing for him. The Princeton quarterback is ordi-
narily regarded a sure tackle but at the criti-
cal moment he missed, and Chadwick rampled
along by himself. and crossed the line between
the posts. Then Yale had her chance at cheer
ing, and cheer she did for fully minute. Ihen
Bowman kicked the goal. and the score was
8 to 3.
Then the superiority OF Yale's back field at
running back punts began to manifest itself.
De Witt outpunted Bowman every time by from
ten TO fifteen yeards but Metcalf or Bowman or
Rockwell would nearly make up the difference
by the agility with which they scrambled back.
After one exchange Of kicks De Witt punted
again. and Henry threw himself on Metcalf as
the latter started back with the hall. The
Princeton end. however. missed his prey, and
before Metcalf was dropped he had run fifteen
yards. Then Yales tandem hammer got To
work and Chadwick and Hogan and Glass
raped the centre for a total of ten yards, when
Bowman had TO punt again, and Rafferty,
showed his class by bouncing on McClave the
instant the hall fell into his arms. De Witt
kicked TO Metcalf who promptly sat down when
tackled. Then Princeton got ten yards for hold
ing. and Bowman made up the loss fake
kick but the handicap of the penalty was too
much and real punt followed, Pearson run
ming the leather back fifteen yards. as Rafferty,
missed his tackle badly. The Tigers hit Yales
centre and were beaten Off and the indispen-
sable De Witt punted again. and. though Met
calf ii back in fine style for twenty yards,
eluding both the Princeton ends, the umpire gave
the pigskin To Princeton for holding by some Of
the Ellis II was Impossible Tor spectator 10
find out just who was supposed TO be at fault.
HOGAN LIKE ARMOR PIERCING SHE'LL
with the leather in Pnnceton's hands on
Yale's 25-yard line the Tigers began to cheer
like mad. and for a time IL looked Ike a score
for the Princetonians. for Foulke got around
Raffertys end for four yards before he was
stopped. on the second down Princeton tried
the centre again, when II seemed that De witt
had an excellent chance to drop a goal from the
held-certainly a much better chance than the
one he had already successfully improved. But
on this down the umpire saw a Princeton for
ward holding. and the leather went to Yale.
much to the sorrow of the Princeton partisans.
Then the deadly Eli tandem got to work once
more. and gain after gain OF two. three and five
yards was ripped off. Hogan was the most con
spicuous ground gamer and once he hurdled for
four yards and plunged through like armOr
piercing shell for five more. When Metcalf
got the ball he chung TO IL like grim death while
Glass and Goss dragged him a matter Of seven
yards. Hogan plunged again for five yards. and
Netcalf Joined the tandem for seven more.
The Yale attack was irresistible. and Princeton
was evidently unable 10 cope with ii. Here the
umpire came to their help, for he took the BAH
from Yale on Princetons 40-yard mark on the
ground Of holding in the line. De Witt got the
ball on the signal for a fake punt. but he got
only four yards before the long arm of Glass
reached out and brought him to earth. Then he
punted IN good earnest 20 Metcalf. who by a
fine exhibition Of lodging got the ball back to
Hales 42-yard line, thus bringing De Wits
punt down to total of thirty yards.
Once more the deadly tandem. II never sit
the line at the same place twice in succession,
though most Of the plays were directed on
PrincetOn's left wing. The triumphal progress
was good for total OF eighteen yards, winding
up with 7-yard man dragging feat by Glass
before Chadwick got the ball. and on the double
interference play sifted through the line that
had been thinned 10 stop him at a point 10
which he did not go. He lodged Pearson's
tackle. and Henry made a flying leap at his
heels Just too late. Then he was off like a deer
One or two of the Princeton runners pursued
him. but they were bowled over by two Yale
men, who flung themselves bodily at the pur-
suers. and the Yale captain had no trouble In
planting the ball squarely between the posts
Bowman kicked a goal, and the scoring was all
over with the total IL TO - for Yale.
An exchange OF punts gave Shevln chance