Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-11-12
THE SONS OF OLD ELI
 INVADE NEW JERSEY
One of the Important Football Games of the Year Be ing Played To-Day-Roraback Kicked Off for Yale at 2:4S-After IS Minutes Play Boomer of Yale Was forced Over and He Kicked Goal

Princeton, N. J., Nov 12.-Princeton and Yale meet here to-day for their annual gridiron battle, the ethitieth football contest between these two in stitutiOns.
 Football enthusiasts, from the old est alumnus to the younger football crank who is just as ardent parti- san, pronounce the elevens of this season as the most evenly matched of any that have ever rperesented the two institutions.
 The result of to-day's games will not affect the football championship of 1904, but this fact has not lessened the interest and it is expected that the greatest crowd that ever Wftntss- ed a football game in this place will be present when the game opens. Thousands have been coming into the town since early yesterday, and every train continues to increase the num- Der brought here on special trains.
 The Yale team arrived from New York early to-day When the men stepped from the train every member appeared to be in the pink of condi- tion.
 Each member of the Orange and Black eleven was reported in fine phy- sical condition and fit to play the game of his life.
 Persons who spend their time in trying to figure on early season con tests have nothing to work upon ex- cept the games between West Point and Yale and Princeton. Yale was beaten by the young warriors by score of il to while Princeton was victorious over the same eleven few weeks later by the score of F to 6. Supporters of Yale claim that their eleven was not so far advanced at such an early date as was the Princeton boys and that the game cannot be taken as criterion of what will occur when the two elevens meet to-day. If the betting in, dicates anything then Yale has the SUI perior eleven, as she is favorite atIOdds Of 10 to even in this town.
 The record between the two univer- sitieS up to the present time stands seventeen victories for Yale and nine for Princeton, with three tie games.
 The weather was clear and perfect for good football The teams lined up as follows:
 Yale. Position. Rginceton. Shev1in .... left end ..,. Crawford Bloomer .... left tackle z Cooney Kinney ..... left guaPl ...... Dillon. ROraback .. center .f..... Dutchef Trfpp ...... right guard ....-. Short Hogan .s..-. right tackle ... Stannapd Neal -..... right end Tooker Rockwell :. quarterback ..... Burke fHoyt ... left halfback -. Ritter Ieavenworth.r fright halfback F'oulke ] OswIey fullback .....s. Miller
 Both teams were late in getting on I the field and it was PAS before the game started At that time the grand stands were filled to uyerfiowing.i The lYale sympathizers occupied the west lend of the stand
 Roraback kicked off for Yale and the scrimmage began. X
 After 15 minutes of playing, during which time Yale steadily pushed Princeton down the field. they reached the 21-yard line.
 Three mass plays sent the ball to the 14syard line. One plunge by Bloom CT and two by Hogan carried the ball close to the goal line.
 On the next play Bloomer was forced over the goal line for the first touchdown of the game. Bloomer also kicked the goal.
 Score to 0. with the first half un- finished
 Play was resumed and in a few min utes Leayenworth was pushed over the line for touchdown and Hoyt kicked goal.
 Score, Yale 12, Princeton 0.