The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-11-15

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New Haven. Conn.,. Nov. H.-Yale wen
ton to-day in the annual football game o.
Yale Field by a score Of IL to 6.
The contest, which was one Of the mos
| spectacular ever witnessed on Yale's grid
iron. was %stubbornly fought throughout.
Until the last five minutes of play. wher
De Witt. the Princeton captain. kicked q
marvellous goal from placement INT broke
the tied score Of s to 6, the result was
in doubt.
Yale made one touchdown, from which
a goal was kicked. Princeton equaled
Yale's record, and added a goal from
placement. AT the end of the first half the
score was tied and close observers looked
for a Yale victory, but the New Haven
men were unable to get the pigskin over
the line again, while De Wits kicking
ability gave to his team the victory.
While Princeton deserved to win, Yale
deserved to lose. for Princeton's scores
were practically the direct result Of Yale's
fumbling. Yale's small score, moreover,
was due to fumbling equally as fatal.
YALE STARTS RUSH.
Within fourteen minutes from the time
toms line consistently and had sent Hogan
across the line for a touchdown. Princeton
could not cope with Yale's stone-wall de-
Tense. and the play was largely in orange
territory.
Yale followed up her first advantage, and
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A tumble gave the ball to Princeton when
Yale was on the verge Of crossing the line
for another score. Again Yale pounded
Princeton's line Cor short but consistent
gains, and again Yale was within striking
distance.
The Yale quarter back, with the game
vel In hand. apparently decided to save
his men; and sienaled for an attempt at
back and fumbled the ball on Prnceton'e
twenty-yard line.
sn The Visitors tSa ~, broke thsoush De Wit
protected by fine Interference, ran the
length Of the field for a touchdown. Vet
terlein kicked the goal, and the score
$1,000 even at s at the end Of the first halt.
OFFENSE SUPERIOR.
In the, second. as in the first, Yale's
superiority Of onense was apparent. Twice
Captain Rafferty's men rushed the ball
with irresistible force toward the orange
sight. the SONS Of Yale fumbied s%rievous-
". Again the backs hurled themselves
through the opposing line. only to lose
their last hope Of victory through holding
and the surrender of the ball.
The battle was waged furiously and the
Yale men were the first to show the eff
fects of the struggle. Princeton resorted
minutes NJ ans Ai to pfay game anot aea T xale O fam aIs
own goal line. Luckily for Yale one Of
her own men fell on the ball. but Bow
from behind his own goal line. He punted
well to .Yale's .forty-two-yard line.
Ietterlein, who was playing back for
Princeton. caught the ball and with great
presence Of mind, heeled the catch for
placement.
MAsTERFuL KICK.
With the score still 6 to 6. the great
pared to try for goal. at a slight angle.
The distance IA forbidding. but Dewitt
was superbly equal to the occasion and
shot the ball between the goal posts in
ton its first victory in football over Yale
1899.
Mitchell. the Yale back. o%utpunted De-
Witt Enthusiastically. Indeed, Princeton's
punted poorly and three times failed dis
mally in attempts at drop kicking. In
rushing. Yale wal much superior. Prince
ton; however. was able to handle the
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The play was clean throughout. n no
was penalized fou times for offside play.
or holding. Princeton escaped punishment
of this kind. Princeton played thirteen
men. while for Yale three men gave way
substitutes.
The weather. u~npromislng early in the
day, cleared before the game began, and
the afternoon was all that
the game. A summary Of the
work OF the two teams showed plainly
that Yale cutplayed Princeton both at
rushing and kicking. Princeton gained SIS
SS2 yards on sixteen kicks. all from downs.
In. rushing. Princeton gained 159 yards
ffty,-four PUSHES to Yale's 2s yar9s
On the other hand. Yale was penalized
fifty yards during the game for offside
play. while Princeton was not subjected
70 a single penalty from start to finish.
A KICKING GAME.
1t was 2:14 before Dewitt kicked off for
That the game would be a
licking one was shown almost from the
tart, as Yale. after running the ball back
the ~thirty-yard line and gaining seven
on two rushes, at once kicked.
ditehell sending the ball twenty-nine
Before Yale could get her defense m
rood working shape. Princeton had made
weive yards in four rushes. n then
, sSsn;sen took Isr !; round onns Y shers left r,itb end td for
{ to Yale's Northumberland line; here
Tales. defense got down to work n held
Princeton for downs.
he first down. he covered forty yards,
nd. as a mum followed, 1t was Yale's
all on Princeton's f~orty-yard line. Then
anne a penalty which took 1t back to the
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returned the punt and once
more it was Yale's ball in the center of
he field.
Hogan. Yale's sturdy right tackle. was
allied back. and his subsequent plunSes
armed for the blue the first points of the
anne.
In one rush Hogan covered IS yards to
vhich he added Z more. and after a short
his magnificent work by fight
ne the rest of the way to the Princeton
for Yale's first and what proved to
. Va. ne wre enis dI0u IN Siue VINE when hs Mitc hell
licked the goal and the score was 6 TO 0
n favor of the blue.
YALE GETS BALL
For the next Is minutes of play kicking
ras frequent until at length Yale gothic
all about the center of the field inc once
nore started for the Princeton goal line.
rged on by the frantic shouts of the un-
ergraduates. Short PUSHES finally plant
d the ball on Princeton's II yard. Then
anne a bad tumble and although Yale re-
aimed possession of the ball. Mitchell
ropped back to the COWARD line for a try
{ the goal.
Big De Witt plunged through: blocked
he ball and Kicked 1t back to the thirty
line. and with no one in front
( him: picked 1t up neatly and started
own the field. He had not gone twenty
ards before one of his own men caught
with him and by fine Interference the
amid a whirlwinds OF applause. De
Wit licked goal and the. score was tie.
Yale had come within seventeen yards
he first half was called.
IN PRINCEToN'S LINES.
For a long time the play was almost en-