New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-11-15

kick. Then, indeed. De Witt redeemed himself.
Amid deathly silence, Re lifted the bali straisht
and true through the fOrty-twO yards OF space
between the goal posts Of the Ellis. and the game
was won PrfncetOn's partisans leaped into
delirium of joy swarmed riotOusly over the rail-
trgs upon Yale Field. and began their carnival
of jubnation. 1t was Princeton's first victory
over the Blue since 1899. and she made the most
of it.
In a sense, il was a victory. fO- De
Witt made Prfnceton's only touchdown ard
kicked the goal from the field. thus scoring ten
of the Tigers eleven points; but the entire
Princeton team put up a game that surprised
the Yale coaches. OUtplayed in the first haif
of the game. they pulled themselves togethers
and showed their heavier rivals all over the grid
iron in the second half II was a game and
plucky rally yet. though the honors would
amer have been with Princeton haG he end
of the game seen tie. il would not have wor.
the game but for that fortuitous goal from thu
field. snatched as a brand from the burning by
De Witt. the Titan
GAME Is CURIOUSLY UNEVEN.
All told. it was a curiously uneven game Is
contained exhibitions Of unexpected briIEsney
and revealed spots Of unanticipated weakness.
From the point of view OF the casual spectator
it was game in a thousand. The new rules re-
suited in a open style OF play than any
championship game has seen in many year and
the spectator was the gamer thereby He knew
what going most of the time There
were fewer apparently blindly struggling heaps
of humanity. Individual work counted for more
A premium was placed speed. instead of or
mere weight and strength.
There is question that Yale's team disap-
pointed its coaches bitterly. one man who has
been intimately concerned in training the team
declared that the eleven played % per cent be-
low it's practice game form and certainly played
good deal Of loose and slovenly football.
Princeton. too. far from playing an unim-
peachable game. on the whole the thirty thou
sand spectators who cheered themselves frantic
and nearly developed flag paralysis much
poorer football than they We're entitled to ex-
pect Exciting. II was scarcely edifying
Experts who the game and at first mar
yelled at YaIe's Disappointing showing wers
forced to conclude that poor physical condition.
had much to do with the result Half a dozen
of the men who the blue booked over
trained. Rockwell in particular seemed like y
deaths head Metcalf was not much better or
Hosan's buIl-like strength faded gradually
away. and Blooner. too. grew steadily. weaker.
II is a significant thing 10 say that. though
YaIe's eleven averaged pounds heavier than
Princeton's in the greater part Of the second
half the Tigers were standing the Els ur
viii opposing an irupregnable defence to every
assault made or their line and ripping up ths
Yale forwards though they were children
Nothing but poor condition can account for this
For once Mike Murphy's charges were not 1T
YALES BACKS DEFENCE
The only thing that saved Yale from BAD
beating was the fierce and consistent defencs
nut up by her backs. Mitchell Metcalf ard
Rockwell again ard again dropped Princeton
runners and threw them back after they had
penetrated the line. Hogan aid valuaols work
an the same line as long his strength held out.
~ the line that looked so strong on paper vas
re,uv TOO much Ike that paper IN quality.
t1es,-iAr and stronger ar its best IL worn
,,,,t erd down and though IL died IN the last
dttrb vet il died. an The sGue
However. while al this is true. the thing
that contributed most ritauy 10 Yaies defeat
US sloverlly handling ~ the elusive oval Rora-
hacks poor passing has all along been source
OF great anxiety 20 the Vale coaches I'D was
partIy responsible for Princeton touchdown in
..DrvE,Yrs WINES ARE pr-REs