The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-11-16
DEWITT The HERO
Princeton's Captain Makes All Scores
for His Team and Defeats
Yale.
Costly Fumbles Prevent Scores for
the Blue-Elis Play Sloppily
at Times.

New Haven, Conn, Nov. 16.-John
r. Dewitt of Eagleville, Pa, captain of
the Princeton football eleven, Saturday
proved his title as the greatest in
dividual player in the world by win
ming his own game from the much
Wanted Yale eleven, and probably
cinching for the tigers the American
football championship for 1908.
In the first half of the game he
grabbed the ball on an attempted field
goal by Mitchell, the Yale halfback,
and ran eighty yards for a touchdown.
In the second half, with only one min
ute left to play, after missing field
goal from the twenty-yard line. he
kicked goal from placement which
gave Princeton it's winning score.
The final figures stood: Princeton
IL; Yale, 6.
Yale played sloppily and stupidity at
times. but took the lead at the start
when Hogan scored Yale's first touch
down after the blue backs had
smashed the ball down the field from
center to Princeton's goal, Hogan be-
ing the particular star at rushing.
1t was kicking game from start
to finish, both teams being unable to
gain and punting on the third down
fncessantly. Dewitt missed two field
goals and Mitchell who did Yale's
kicking, missed the same number.
Honors were even in the first half,
but In the second Yale was completely
outplayed. both in the punting and
rushing game. Driven back steadily
during the last twenty minutes of play,
the wearers of the blue found them
and with the ball In Princeton's pos
session in Yale territory Dewitt made
his two attempts at goal.
The last of them was from exactly
the same spot that Poe kicked his
famous field goal four years ago. win
ming the last game Princeton has
taken from Yale until Saturday.
All Blue at the Start.
In fourteen minutes from the time
play began Yale had torn thru Prince
tons line consistently and sent Hogan
across the line for a touchdown.
princeton could not cope with Yale's
stone wall defense, and the play was
largely in the orange and black terri
rory. Yale followed up the advantage
&nd again pressed toward the tiger
goal line. A tumble gave the ball to
Princeton, when Yale was on the
verge or crossing the line for another
score.
Again Yale pounded Princeton's line
TOT snort, consistent gains. and again
yale was within striking distance. A
tWenty-yard penalty lost the chance.
ana the Yale quarterback signaled for
an attempt at a goal from the field.
Mitchell dropped back, but the pass
was bad, and he fumbled the bali on
Prlnceton,s twenty-yard line. Dewitt
broke thru, snatched the ball from the
ground, and. protected by fine inter-
Terence, covered the rest of the field
FOR touchdown. The goal was kicked
and the score tied. -n -
Costly FumbIes Prevent Scores ~.
Again at the outset of the second
half Yale's superiority of offense was
apparent, for the blue kept the play
In Princeton's half of the field most of
the time. Twice Captain Rafferty,
men rushed the ball with Irresistible
force toward the orange goal line, and
twice with touchdowns in sight Yale
hurled themselves thru the opposins
line, only to lose their last hope of
victory thru holding in the line.
The. Yale men were the first to show
the effects of the struggle Prince
ton, meanwhile. never wavered and
the orange and black line became
stancher Yale could not gain, but its
forwards were sturdy on the defense
and Princeton could not penetrate the
blue line for substantial gains. Ac-
cordingly. Princeton resorted to kick
Ing and with five minutes left to PLAY
announcer Yale tumble placed Yale in
serious trouble near it's own goal line
Crowd Waits Breathlessly
Bowman was forced to kick from
b@'iihS1 ebiC . o"il Sodl line. lie
punted we'll to Yale's forty-two-yard
line. Vetterlein, who was playing
back, caught the ball and with great
presence of mind, heeled fair catch
With the score still at 6 to 6, the
great crowd was GREATNESS while De.
witt prepared to try for goal 1t q
slight angle. The distance was for.
bidding, but Dewitt was equal to the
occasion, and shot the ball between
the goal posts in superb style, thereby
insuring Princeton it's victory.