Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-11-07

and were promptly penalized fifteen yards.
A fake kick failed to gain, and Rulen-
Miller booted the ball to the center of the
field.
Cooney Scores Touchdown.
Both teams now set to work on the kick
Ing game. for again and again when
Princeton tried to rush the ball penalties
ate up nearly all of the ground gained.
Then came the beginning of the end.
Tarney sent away poor kick that drove
the ball out of bounds on the army's 10
yard line. 1t was so dark by this time that
the flashes of matches in the Princeton
stand were becoming distinct as firefiies
and the Tigers knew that the dragging min
uteS were few indeed.
They would not be stopped. 1t is doubt
full. indeed. II even better team than the
soldiers. under such conditions, could have
stayed that inevitable march of orange and
black. Rulon- Miller smashed into the CEN
ter for clean Vineyard gain. Foulke and
Cooney stormed through the tackles down
to the 20-yard line and then Doe pulled
down Ritter from behind. 1t was third
down, but the Tigers would not be denied.
Foulke made 1t first down. and Cooney
and Stannard damned the leather along to
within five yards of the West Point goal
line. Two more short smashes. and then
Cooney rammed his way through and
across the chalk mark for Princeton's first
touchdown The big Tiger tackle kicked
an easy goal. and the score was tied
Now began a terrific assault all along the
line. such as the soldiers had not faced
this season. and in few others. Where be-
fore the Tigers had driven along two, three
and five yards at a time they now ripped
through for five, eight and fifteen. Ritter.
whfSking along like a rabbit; RulOn- Miller,
plunging steadily straight ahead Stannard.
working through the line, and Cooney.
strfdng swiftly onward. gobbled UP yard
after yard of West Point territory. But
the greatest of these was Cooney.
fellow nv a
Individual. but always by team. 1t mat
tered not. whether he drove down upon
Upton or straight through the tackles, he
invariably made his distance His play
was without fault. his advance too much
for any barrier of mere flesh and blood and
bone
The Tigers were playing all the foot ball
they knew There were no more quarter
back runs no more fake kicks" simply
the straight articie-and above ALL the
Princeton article Princeton took the ball
from the kick off on her own 25-yard line
Ritter. Rulon- Miller and Foulke tore off
fifteen yards In three dashes-a first down
every time.
Then Stannard was called back and sent
headlong into the line. He was dragged
TO his knees after five yards of steady go
ing. but Cooney and Rulon Miller yanked
him to his feet. and the whole Tiger team
took hold. Down he went again and again,
only to be as surely dragged to his feet
until he had covered fifteen more yards.
for a gain of only few inches. but it was
apparent to the soldier boys that
their team was now undone and lettering
Steady March to Victory
Again Cooney was called upon, and he
like Trojan. Ritters diving run
outside tackle took the ball to the West
Point 15-yard line. There Upton was
knocked over unconscious and was carried
off on stretcher Fresh men went in here
and there for the soldiers. but they might
as well never have forsaken their comfort
able blankets.
Rulon- Miller and Coonsy between them
made 1t first down on West Points five
yard line. and again the reliable and furious
Cooney was called back. He dove into the
waist high disappeared from view and
into the eastern goal post, but
over the line. for Princeton's second
and victory.
The effort seemed not to have tired him
In the least, for he kicked easy goal and
went back to the work as viciously as ever