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

forward through like a shot ana the o@li
struck his foot and rolled past the Yale half
hack In an instant De Witt was upon it. picked
il up and was of for the goal Of the Blue
With him raced little Kafer. Metcah pursued
Them closely hut. blocked off, fel spraying,
and De Witt completed his So-yard run I'M
hindered.
Princeton's final score was also Indirectly the
result Of a tumble. De Witt punted to Met
calf on Wales 25-yard line henry VINO
played a perfectly phenomenal game at end
WIS up the field like the wind, and when Met
calf mufed the punt drew il promptly to ms
breast So. though De Witt missed the Try
for goal this misplay allowed the Tigers TO
get so close in that Bowman could not punt
out OF danger and De Wits successful place
kick followed.
Though the Princeton captain made ms
free kick his kicking. which Princeton reIeo
so implicitly. was, the whole, disappolnt-
ment. He missed two not especially diIncui'
goals from the field, and his punting' Tor the
most nsr+ Was moor in direction and distance
Indeed. Mitchell more than held his own IN
this departuent Of the game. De Witt ire
cuently punting out OF bounds and thus MISS
ing many valuable yards Of distance. Ne0Ier-
lein the Tiger quarterback, was also guilty OF
much rnsshandling OF the ball. and displayed
when playing in the last line OF defence' a
le.bsrr-, as curious as It was unexpected. He
c,1racy. though at times he showed poor Juds-
-,snt Yster was easily the star Of the Tiger
hacks and he frequently got around the ends
ana through the Yale tackles for good gains
Little King. TO whom he gave place showed up
10 good advantage also.
BATTLE OF THE RIVAL ENDS.
Great interest centred IN the battle between
the Princeton and Yale ends. All four OF them
G veterans Of championship games ana were
rivals of a previous season. Yale pinned her
faith TO Rafferty, and Shevlin. but the truth
must be told. and the truth is that the New
Jersey pair were rather too much for them'
Henry IN particular played a whirlwind game
Running up under punts, he got his man When-
ever IL was humanity possible, and Davis was a
worthy colleague
CAPTAIN Rafferty, played an uneven game, but
ne was Unexpectedly weak on the defensive
Time and time again the Princeton interference
boxed him up completely. end that the Tigers
did not make long gains was due 10 the superb
defensive work Of the Yale backs already re-
eerred TO. shevlin showed to better advantage
on the whole, than his captain, but he, too was
below his 1902 form. Indeed the Yale team
as = whole was not the team of last year. II
Was plsyfns q game new 20 Yale and did not
rise 10 the occasion. Whether IL would have
done so had its condition been better viii never
be known.
A word of praise must be given the football
put up by the Princeton forwards as whole.
They simply outdid themselves, growing
stronger and more effective steadily as the
time ran on In the last third OF the game
there was not a man OF them who was not
outplsying his opponent
II Is striking tribute TO the success OF
the new rules that despite the inferior con-
dition OF the Yale team and til number OF
men playing who were more or less crippled,
not a man Of either eleven received any seri-
Gus injuries. When the two teams lined up
for the second half not a change had been made
in their personnel There were few personal
encounters entitled to be described as scraps"
The principal one was lightning affair between
Burke and Metcalf Thousands Of spectators
distinctly saw Metcalf punch the Princeton
Quarterback The affair happened in full view
OF the Princeton stand. but Metcalfs fellows
promptly dragged him of and as the umpire
did not appear TO see the row Metcalf went
punished. though he surely did enough to
rant his being ruled of.
YALE HEAVILY PENALIZED.
Yale was sadly at fault in ofside play and
holding in the line. and several times lost val
liable yards by reason Of this offence. But,
when all is said and done. the fact remains
that It was exciting football. won almost at
the last moment, and the better team was the
victor. Princeton worthily the champion
ship OF 1903.
AS matter of course every one Of the TWEEN
ty-nine thousand-odd seats was occupied long
before the payers Appeared, lac The est
stand and Princeton the west, as usual AS
usual, too side famed with orange and the
other with blue. Pretty girls By thousands
graced the scene thousands of ole grads" re-
turned TO root" for alma mater. and sang and
cheered themselves hoarse. The Yale "Boola'
hurried across the arena from the east
sno ''Old Nassau responded from the west Half
dozen frantic young men with megaphones
roasted on the railing either side of the field
and led the cheering that rioted across the grid
iron, and clashed IN the middle. Inside the fence
twoscore anxious subs" squatted under their
blankets. and yearned for something to happen
that would give them a chance A handful Of
coaches and expert advisers consulted along the
side lines. Sixty thousand eyes were focused
on the scene It was the same scene that is al
ways TO be observed at a championship game
The same old scene ever new. ever thrilling with
It's enthusiasm its alternating hope and despair,
It's exultation in victory, its courage and its
loyalty in defeat
The frst great roar OF a dinfuI afternoon went
ap at 202 O'Clock. and it came from the chrysan-
,hemum side OF the arena T. giant De Witt
ais head bound in a white canvas fIlet loped
at the head OF ais pupils. and in their orange
and black garb they looked for all the world
IKE a nestful OF wssps. an illus. which was
heightened in every scrimmaFe that mixed them
-. Promptly they fell work At signal prac-
ice, and a few minutes later a howl Of iov
Rent up from the Princeton conservatory and
deep breath Of disn1ay from Yale's benches
Then De Witt lifted goal from the field from
he 45-yard line.
Yale appeared five minutes after her rival
ma she got the royal welcome that every, Yale
n