Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-11-14
Tore Through Princeton's Line
 in IA Minutes Time
MITCHELL KICKED THE GOAL

The Game Started Promptly on Time
 With the Weather Fine, Although a
 Tr1fe Warm-Enormous Crowd in
 Attendance, Coming From Many
 Towns In and Out of the State.
 New Haven, Nov 14.-Yale and Princeton are battling in the annual championship football game on Yale field this afternoon. The largest audi ence that has witnessed a Princeton game and greater crowd even than that which saw Yale defeat Harvard here last year is expected to attend. The teams, in the opinion of those who are considered experts, are unusually well matched, both having heavy lines (the bulwark of defense), strong, az gressive backs. and brainy, resourceful little generals to give the signals. In every department, especially in the bunting line, it has been pointed out by critics that one team has little advan- fage over the other. Predictions on the outcome have depended on the college af1liation of the prophet.
 Early corners whiled away the time during the morning by trip out to Yale field, and to points of interest. The field was in the finest condition possible, for no game this season has been stubborn enough to tear up the turf, and the absence of freeze. has. kept it perfectly level. The daily rou- tine at the university was not inter rupted during the morning, and at. chapel services many alumni were in the galleries. .1
 Members Of the Yale football squad, some of them inclined to nervousness, were kept well in hand during the morning by Trainer Murphy.
 The N. Y, N H. and H. R. R. had more football specials than ever before. An information bureau was established at the Union depot and diagrams of the tracks conspicuously posted to avoid confusion after the game. This city, aS' on so many occasions. was bright with color from the station to the field. Florists with golden tinted chrysanthe- nuns, and with violets, and fakirs with souvenirs, all did a heavy bust- ness. Many tickets were found in the hands of speculators on the street last night before the game, but prices were kept down, in few instances more than $5 being asked.
 A drizzle which began about 1O:3O started a lively trade ill overshoes. rub Der coats, umbrellas and grass seats at the department stores, and street fakirs remembering the lively business occasioned by the downpOur during the Harvard Yale game Of 1898, added to their varied stock a, lot of oil cloth. A , sauarA of oil cloth with a slit in the middle was sold as a substitute fora poncho, and found many purchaser among the visiting collegians and alumni. Cotton umbrellas of the 49- cent variety met an easy sale among the street merchants at prices ranging from 50 cents to $3.
 The gridiron at Yale field was GOV cred with straw during the morning in anticipation of rain. and it was thought that it would be in fairly good condition when the game opened in spite of the drizzIe
 The New Haven house and it's vIcin- ity was the center of interest during the morning on account of the gather ing there of hundreds of former foot ball men from both the great univer. sities. There was very little betting reported, however, the supporters of the respective eleyens ping unable to agree on odds. A few bets were plac- ed with odds fayoring Yale 10 to T, but Yale men generally declined to give greater odds than 10 to 9 or to 4, while Princeton adherents wanted odds of to l.
 Shortly before noon it was reported from the Yale football coaches that all the men were in first class condition with the exception of Boomer, who was said to be suffering from a cold, which the rainy weather affected ad- al Yo Iaf ak 4o game, however.
 The Princetons arrived in New Ha- ven at 1 o'clock. Coincident with their arrival the sun made it's first appear ance of the day Early in the after noon the conditions showed favorable weather for the contest.
 Yale won the toss and Captain Raf- ferty took the north goal and Prince ion took the ball. Dewitt kicked to Metcalf on Yale's two-yard line and Yale sent 1t back to Princeton's fifty yard line. Princeton went through Kinney for ten yards, but on offside play Yale took the ball. Mitchell kicked to Princeton's fortyfve yard line. but Vetterline funbled and Mitchell fell on the ball. Hogan went through Princeton. hitting the line hard. but on offside play lost fifteen yards. Mitchell kicked to Prince tons f1fteen-yard line and Dewitt re- turned it to the ffty-yard line. Ho- gan then dashed through for two yards Once more Hogan went through and dragged two of the Princeton players with him. They tried hard to hold him. but he went over the line for a touchdown and Mitchell kicked the goal. Time, fourteen minutes. Score Yale 6, Princeton O.
 The play became rough and Prince ton fought the line hard. The play CTS on both sides grew tired from the effects of the terrific struggle and be- fore the half was over the play became slow. After series of 1'ushes Rock, well dropped the ball but recovered ii again Mitchell attempted to kick the goal, but .fumbled.
 Dewitt took the ball on the thirty