The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-11-15

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IN went down to defeat before the men
OF Princeton today in the annual
football game on Yale field. by a score Of
u TO 6.
The contest. which was one OF the most
spectacular ever witnessed on Yale's grid
iron. was stubbOrnly fought throughout
Until the last five minutes of play when
DeWlJl, the princeton captain, kicked q
marvellous goal from placement and broke
the tied score OF TO 6. the result was in
doubt.
Yale made one touchdown. from which
a goal was kicked. Princeton equaEed
lale's record and added goal from
placement At the end OF the first halt
the score was tied and close observers
looked for Yale victory, bat the New
Haven men were unable % get the pig
skin over the line again. while DeWitts
kicking ability gave to his team the VIC
tory.
While Princeton deserved to win. Yale
deserved TO lose, for Princeton's scores
were practically the direct results of
Hale's fumbling- Yaie's small score,
moreover, was due 90 fumbliug equally
as fatal
Yale Tore Through the Line.
Within fourteen minutes from the time
play began Yale had tom through Prince
tons line consistently and had sent HO-
gan across the line for a. Touchdown.
Princeton could not cope with Yale
sJonewau defense. and the play was
largely ~ Orange territory.
Yale followed up her first advantage
and, again pressed toward the Tigers
goal line. tumble gave the bah 10
Princeton when Yale was on the verge
or crossing the line for another score.
Again Yale pounded Princetons line for
snort, DuL consistent, SANS ana again
Yale was within striking distance.
The Yale quarterback with the game
Well IN hand, apparently decided TO save
his men. and signailed for an attempts et
a goal from the field Mitchell dropped
back and fumbled the bali on Prince
ton twenty-yard line. The visitors
broke through. Dewitt sEatched the ball
from the ground. and, protected by fine
interference. ran the length Of the field
Tor a touchdown. Netterlein kicked the
goal, and the score stood even at SIX
at the end OF the first half
In the second hail. as I'm the first,
Y ale superiority of Oifense was appa-
rent. twice Captain Rafferty, men
rushed the ball with Irresistible force to-
ward the Orange goal line and twice,
with tOuChdOWus-in sight the sons OK
Yale fumbled grlevOusly. Again the back
hurled themselves through the opposing
line, only to lose their last hope of vic
tory through holding i'm the line. which
cost Yale twenty yards and the surren-
der of the ball.
Kick From Placement.
The battle was waged furiously. and
the Yale men were the first to show the
effects of the struggle. 2 Princeton re-
sorted to the kicking game, and with
hut five minutes to play. another Yale
tumble placed Yale 'in serious trouble
near her own goal line. Luckily for
Yale, one of her own men fell on the
ball. but Bowman, the Yale back, was
forced to kick from behind his own goal
llne- He punted well TO Halc's forty
tWO-yard line Nettcrleln. who was play
inE back for Princeton, caught the ball
and with great presence of mind heeled
the catch for kick from placement.
crowd was breathless while Dewitt pre-
pared to try for goal az a slight angle
me distance was torhldding. but De
witt was superbly equal 20 the occasion
and shot the ball between the goal posts
i'm mastery style, thereby ensurihg
Princeton its first victory i'm football
over Yale since 1893. The game afforded
something OF an anomaly in view of the
fact thar Yale. the defeated team, gained
the greater distance both i'm Kicking and
I'm rushing. Mitchell. the Yale back OFT
punteC Dewitt Enthusiastically. Indeed, /
Princeton captain apparently had an
off day. He DUnted poorly and three
times failed dismally in attempts at drop
Kicking. Tn rushing ale was much SUI
perior. Princeton, however. was able TO
handle the ball more cleverly. and was
never SLOW TO take advantage Of Yale's
Play Was Clean.
The play was clean throughout. and no
penalties for roughing were imposed. Yale
was pcnalized four times for Off-side play
ment OF this kind. Princeton played thir-
teen men. while for Yale but three men
gave way to substitutes.
The weather. uupromisiug early I'm the
day. cleared before the game began. and ]
throughout the afternoon was am that
could be desired Nearly $1,000 spectators
watched thC game.
a summary of the work of the teams
showed plainly that Yale Outplayed /
Princeton both at rushing and kicking I
princeton sained 6lS ytrds i'm eighteen
kicks. while Yale gained $50 yards on six
teen kicks an from downs
In rushing. Princeton gained 100 yards
in fifty-four rushes to NaIe's 24s wards
from siXty-fivc rushCs. an from downs
on the other hand. Yale was penalized
fifty yards during the game for off-side !
play. while Princeton was NOT Subjected
to a single penalty from start to finish