The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-11-15
Thirty Thousand Enthusiasts See 2 s......ar Battle of Drawn
 At New Haven, cc,.:.. s
GREAT DEWITT PERFORMS
 SOME WONDERFUL FEATS
Prineeton's Scores Largely Due to YaIe's Fumbling and Result Was In Doubt Until Last Five
 Minutes of Play.

New Haven. Conn.,, November 4.-Yale was defeated by Princeton today in the annual football game on Yale's field by a score of to 6.
 Thirty thousand enthusiasts saw the contest which was stubborn and spectacu- lar Until the last five minutes of piay' the result was in doubt with the score tied at six At this critical juncture, De- witt. the Princeton captain, kicked marvellous goal, winning the day for the yellow and black, and giving victory to his team over Yale for the first time since 1S99
 princeton's scores were practically the direct result of Yale's fumbling and Yales small score, moreover, was due to fumbling equally as fatal. Within tour- teen minutes from the time play began Yale had torn through Princetons line consistently, and had sent Hogan across the line for touch down.
 Princeton could not cope with Yale defense and the play was largely Tn Princeton's territory. Yale followed up her first advantage and again pressed to- wards Princetons goal line. A tumble  on the verge of crossing the line for an- other score. Yale again pounded Prince tons line for short but consistent gains and again Yale was within striking d1s- tanee The Yale quarter back, with the game well in hand apparently decided to save his men, and signalled for an at tempt at a goal from the field. Mitchell dropped back and fumbled the ball on Plinceton's 21-yard line.
 Dewitt Makes Touchdown.
 The visitors broke through, Dewitt snatched the ball from the ground, and protected by fine interference, ran the length of the field for touch down. yetterlein kicked the goal, and the score stood even at six at the end of the first half.
 The players on both teams came out for the second half in good physical condi- tion Yale's superiority in offensive play was apparent. for the blue kept the ball in Princetons half of the field most of the time. Twice Captain Raffertys men rushed the ball with irresistible force to- ward Prineeton's goal line, and twice touch downs in sight, Yale fumbled. Again the backs hurled themselves through the opposing line, only to lose their last hope of victory through hold ing in the line, which cost Yale 20 yards and the surrender of the ball.
 The battle was waged furiously and the Yale men were the first to show the ef- fects of the struggle. Princeton, mean while never waVered.
 Vale Could Not Gain.
 Yale could not gain, but her forwards were equally as sturdy on the defense, and Princeton could not penetrate the Yale line for gains at all substantial. Accprd- ingly, Princeton resorted to the kicking game arA ---'+- utes to play~, anc Yale in 5ef3- ous line. Lick fly fell on the ball 0 - back, was fore goal line. He ward line vett back for Prin heeled the Z oatcl placement. With the score still at six to six, the great crowd was breathless while Dewitt pre-. pared to try for a goal at a slight an- gle. The distance was forbidding but De- Witt shot the ball between goal posts in masterly style, thereby ensuring to- Princeton it's first victory in football over Yale since 1899.
 Hogan Makes PIunges.
 Tn the first half, when it was Yale's ball in the center of the field Hogan, Yales sturdy right tackle made several plunges which earned for Yale the first points of the game. In one run Hogan covered 25 yards, to which he added seven more and after short push to Prince ton's IA yard line Hogan followed his mag nificent work by fighting the rest of the way to the Princeton line for I Iales first and what proved to be her only touch- down. When Mitchell kicked the goal. the score stood to o in favor of Yale. Short rushes usually for three or four yards finally planted the ball on Princeton's IT. yard line. Big Dewitt plunged through, blocked the ball, and kicked it back to the ss-yard line and with no one in front of hm, picked it up neatly and started down the field He had not gone twenty yards before one of his men caught up with him and by fine interference the Princeton captain dropped behind Yales goal. After he had regained his breath, Vetterlein kicked the goal, and the score was tie.
 Yale Loses Ball.
 After fifteen minutes play in the secont half Yale got the ball on Princetons 3o- ward line and Mitchell got through for twenty yards to Princetons 15-yard line Hogan fought his way five yards further. and two TT hes carried the ball to Princeton $ rd line. Just as a touchdown seemed almost certain, a wretched tumble lost the ball to Yale. Princeton got the ball on downs and De- witt kicked it 4s vards Yale rushed It hack to the 1aadi f-f the Geld, brt fake play lost the ball five var. Mitchell was forced to kick again. The ball rolled over the side lines on Princetons 5-yard line. gain of 55 yards, and one of the longest in the game.
 A feature of the play soon afterward was a rush of 26 yards by Dewitt on a fake kick around Yaes left end. Dewitt kicked immediately after another tumble and gave Princeton the ball on Yales 2S nn~d line.
 Dewitt Fails of Goal.
 \managed to carry it to the 15-
 kere Dewitt tried for a goal
 d, but the ball went wide.
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 Eyard line and amid almost
 Dewitt stepped back for
 from placement The
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