Perth Amboy evening news., 1903-11-16
TIGERS DOWN YALE
Captain John De Witt the
Hero Of the Hour.
VICTORY IN ONE DESPERATE KICK
P~rincctOn's Great Leader Made "a
Record Play, Scoring u Goal Mt
Forty-tvo Yards Distance-The
Team Then Rugged Him.


Forty-tvo Yards Disfance-The
Team Then Rugged Him.
NEW HAVEN, Conn, Nov. 16.-On
every Princeton tongue there is but
one name, and in every Princeton
heart there is Il new image enshrined
side by side with these of Lamar and
the beloved Poes. This name and this
image are those of John De Witt. Ev-
cry heart and every voice is tuned in
praise of Old Nassau, the logged, the
valiant and the victorious, for on the
tramplcd and torn 'gridiron of Yale
field the glory of Yale became as Il tale
that is told, the tigers humbling the
blue Ivy the close score of IL to 6-and
John De Witt did it.
Seldom in the history of football has
there stood on the gridiron, strong and
cool in the desperate need which comes
ut the eleventh hour, so picturesque, so
indomitable Il leader as the big Prince
ton captain proved himself. Grim
| with the call of his hearts desire and
| begrimed with the turf to which he
had been hurled in the long battle for
supremacy. this year so deeply dear to
| old Nassau, the big captain stood.
easily, coolly, ~summening his every
faculty for the beautiful play the great
| orange smeared stands awaited in the
hush that is only felt when thousands
IRE silent.
Thrice his painting forwards, grind
ing steadily and swiftly, had opened
the door of victory to the great drop
kicker, and thrice it had been closed
N tEoir faces, miserably and weakly.
Now when, with the score tied, Vet
,erlein, the tiger quarter back. made
I fair catch, which gave Princeton a
chance for a goal from placement. the
big leader knew that undying glory
md comparative oblivion hung on eli
ther side of the scales.
Forty-two yards away arose white
and clear against the dark background
Of the quiet and waiting stands the
white goal posts of Yale. Netterlein lay
prone upon the ground, holding the
leather for his captain to sight, while
The big Yale forwards, ten yards away,
were swinging their arms and digging
thcir cleated shoes into the turf in
readiness for the spring. -"
There were less than two minutes
left to play, and the seconds dragged
by. Then DE Witt took two quick steps
forward and kicked. The Yale men
shot from the crouch into the air, their
arms extended, but the ball sailed on
serenely far over their heads, spinning
laZily on its shorter axis.
Not Il breath of wind turned it, and
so long and so high was the kick that
the Yale team had time to turn in its
tracks and see the oval sail cleanly
and truly over the crossbars and be
tween the posts.
Then that happened which makes
mems hearts beat quick with the joy
Of living and fighting. The entire
Princeton team beat down upon theil
captain and Rugged him where he
stood. the big, rugged men who had
fought for him and for Old Nassau
pressing their cheeks to his in the &c
;tasy of devotion. De Witt fought
hem off like. so many children and
sun tilt itttdCIs tluNh tlltll Win us
lists, eXhorting them to their places fol-
the final few seconds of grinding strug
gle.
Banked in the west stand. tier on tier
stood the men of Old Nassau, many OF
them members of the class of 1904
which had seemed doomed to go dow
in college history as the first class that
never saw a Princeton team humble
Yale. and suddenly yer this stand shot
Il lightning streak of orange, in the
gathering twilight dancing like beaten
geld.
From that moment till the whistle
blew-a second or so to Princeton, an
age to Yale-the singing tigers forgot
the existence of a gridiron, of every.
thing but victory.