The Washington times., 1905-10-08
BLUE AND GRAY
BATTERED DOWN
BY PRINCETON
Georgetown Unable to
Withstand Plunges of
Heavy Tigers.
SCOREDSIX TOUCHDOWNS
Sons Of Nassau Showed Fine
SCORED SIX TOUCHDOWNS
Sons of Nassau Showed Fine
Form in All Departments
of the Game.

| PRINCETON, n. J., Oct. 7-Princeton
downed Georgetown here this afternoon
| by "a to 0, before a crowd of 5000 peo-
pie. The game was played on Prince
tons gala day, the day on which the
| seniors have their annual FANTASTIC
parade and on which the annual sopho-
more-freshman baseball game takes
place.
The Georgetown team arrived early
and went directly TO the Princeton Inn.
where they rested until nearly time for
the game to be called
The visitors came on the field first
and were given a good reception by tho
Princeton undergraduates. Tney had a
short signal practice and punted a few
times before the Tigers put in an an
pearance.
Mccormick Played.
princeton had short signal practice
and then prepared for the game. The
Tigers were fortunate in having Nc
Cormick, the regular fullback, back in
the game He has been sick for a few
days and his loss was keenly felt.
The game started at ESQ d. m. with
Georgetown defending the north goal.
Georgetown kicked of to Herring. who
ing downed. On the next play. Bard
kicked to Georgetown's 45-yard line.
Georgetown was unable to gain a first
down and was forced to kick, Bard
catching the punt and running ii back
fifteen yards The Tigers then began a
steady march down the field toward
Georgetown's goal. Bard. Mccormick
and Daub took turns at carrying the
ball and gained five or ten yards ON
every play. Mccormick was an espe-
cially hard man to down He finally
carried the ball over the line for the
first touchdown Captain Cooney kicked
the Poal
Georgetown kicked of to Princeton
again and the Tigers. after couple of
plays. fumbled. giving the ball to the
visitors on Princeton's 40-yard Jsle.
Here the visitors tried for a field goal.
but the Orange and Black players block
ed the ball.
Back Dropped Ball.
On the next play. finding that George
town could make no impression on her
line. Princeton kicked to her 50-yard
line, where the Georgetown back let the
pisskin slip through his arms. and
Fryer. the Tigers right end, picked it
UP while running at full speed. and
continued his journey OF sixty yards for
a touchdown He was. however, forced
far TO the side and a kick-out was
necessary The kick-out was fumbIed
and thus no goal resulted.
The game now became punting
match in which neither side could Sc
cure the advantage. Princeton changed
her tactics and again began rushing the
ball down the field. Bard scored the
third and last touchdown in the first
half and Cooney kicked an easy goal.
The half ended with the ball in Prince
toms possession and II points to her
credit
The second half began with a number
OF substitutes on the Tiger team, while
Georgetown kept the same team in the
field The whole second half was a re-
petition of the first. the Orange and
Black securing three more touchdowns
and two goals. O'Brien, who went ia at
left end in place of Brasher. distin-
guished himself by his all-around good
playing.
The Princeton team was much heavier
than the visitors eleven and had a
stone-wall defense, which the George
town team was unable 10 penetrate. The
visitors, however, played Il plucky up
hill game and had they had a little
offense the score would have
been very different.