The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-11-23
Princetoa First Among The Colleges in
Football for 1903.
Lou Dillon HandiIy Beat the Monk in
Brush on Speedway.

When Princeton defeated Yale a week
ago 30 the tune of IL to 1t was conceded
that she was the indisputable champion
OF the football world for the season of
1903. This right is more than ever es-
tablished by the decisive drubbing that
Yale gave Harvard last Saturday.
All during the season the sons OF old
Nassau held the lead over the other coll
ieges and the Yale men were the first
after the contest 10 concede first honorr
to that team. Tho fact that Harvard
played so wretchedly all during the sea
son left the matter I'm no doubt even had
she defeated Yale which she did not
The Tigers rams up total OF 20 points
I'm II games TO six points for their op-
ponents.
The Yale team was the only one that
succeeded I'm making n touchdown
against the New Jersey eleven. Prince
toms greatest victory was over Cornell.
the Ithacans being defeated by the re-
markable score OF A to o.
Princeton demonstrated her power in
the second half with Yale. IL was
thought that the Tigers would go to
pieces in the second half. but IL was the
New Haven students that gave out. while
the Tigers battled harder than ever and
excelled their opponents I'm scientific
playing.
The game will go down in football his
tory one of the most interesting and
exciting battles ever witnessed between
two big college elevens.
Will De Witt the captain OF the Tiger
eleven. was the hero OF the contest by
reason OF making that wonderful i5-yard
placement kick. which won the game. he
was by no means the only star on the
Princeton eleven. But the game showed
that DE Witt was backed up by ten play
ers OF the highest calibre and every one
OF them had big share i'm winning the
contest
Bloomer, the star of the Yale team, and
one of the greatest football players that
ever trod the gridiron, was injured so
severely In the battle with the Orange
and Black that he was not available for
the Harvard game. Several other OF the
Yale men were also more or less injured.
ON the other hand, the Tigers came out
OF the contest with every man I'm a sound
condition. which fact speaks volumes for
the Princeton trainer. Jim Robinson.
As to second place Yale is fairly en-
titled TO the position. Until she met the
great team OF Princeton the Blues had
carried all before them I'm the easiest
kind of way West Point and Holy
Cross were the only teams that had sue
ceeded In scoring against the Ellis. The
Soldiers got five points on a fiuke touch
down and the Holy Cross boys earned
ten points on goals from the field
Yales biggest victory was over Colum-
bia. the New York students being de-
feated by the decisive score OF . to o.
In the first half, however. Columbia sue
ceeded I'm holding Yale down 10 a To
score. which fact looked ominous for
Yale I'm regard to her future engagements
with Princeton and Harvard The Coum-
bia team went to pieces IN the second
halt .nI oil ell ,t,,t.
Columbia was by far the hardest propo-
sltion Yale had faced till she met Prince
ton, an the New Haven men were glad
they had not met the New Workers. before
the latter had tackled Pennsylvania.
Yale had a fairly good team I'm the field
this year, but II could not be called the
equal OF the great eleven that represented
the New Haven institution last fall In
Roraback. Yale had a weak centre. lie
was weak at the start of the season and
showed very little Improvement as time
went on. Princeton, Columbia and Har-
ward all made good gains through the cen.
tire of the Yale line. something IL Is safe To
say they would not have been able to
do I'm 1907.
Columbia's clean-cut victory over Penn
sylvsna and her subsequent victory over
Cornell gives her third place on the list
this year. II Columbia had had more
good substitutes she might have stood a
falr cnance OF Dcatlng the ELS. Ine New
Workers used themselves up in the hard
battle with Pennsylvania and were
hardly ft FOR first class game when they
lined up against Yale
AS n matter of fact that was a vast
difference i'm the play of the Columbia
men I'm the battle With the Quakers from
that they displayed I'm the contest with
Yale In the game with the Quakers the
Columbia men were alert. fast, quick |
witted. always on the aggressive and had /
tho Quakers on the run from the start !
OF tho contest.
1t Is almost impossible to select the !
team that stands fourth this year Dart |
mouth. however. seems fairly entitled TO |
the position by reason of her defeat OF |
Harvard by decisive score Of ~ to o. |
Dartmouth also beat Holy Cross and Am !
herst by n score Of rs To Ia each case. /
Only one team succeeded I'm defeating I
the heavy Dartmouth eleven. and that |
was Princeton. The Tigers won by |
score OF IL 10 o.
Neither Pennsylvania nor the Carlisle |
Indians can be placed before Dartmouth. |
owing To tho fact that Harvard got the 4
best Of the Indians by n score of H. to n. !
ADD the Crimsons beat the Quakers II 10 \
10
The Harvard men said after tho con-
test with the New Hampshire students
that Dartmouth was the hardest team /
thev had faced this season.
Harvard Is probably entitled 10 fifth I
place. but n Is doubtful whether the
Crimson could have beaten Lafayette. /
The latter college held Princeton down