New-York tribune., 1905-11-19

7 &avHaven Conn. Nov 1S-Yale over
wheImed the Tigers on Yale Field to-day III the
presence OF thirty-two thousand frantcaliy
cheering spectators Outfought, outgeneralled
ana showed under by a total OF touch
downs greater than any Yale team has
rolled uD AGAINST :. Princeton eleven in a
decade, the New-Jersey players ouccumbsd at
last. but not until they had played themselves
off their feet painting, Basping- hghtInR ike
demons Till the final whistle shrined across
the field When il wag over and defeat had
crushed them irretriovably only three 81 the
eleven mon who faced the Blue at the ref
arpe-s f1rs1 call remained to struggle for the
Orange and the Black, The other eight had
been led or carried from the field
-Four touchdowns for Yale and none for the
Tigers together with three goals kicked from
touchdoWns made the Blues total 70, While
only Tooker's great goal from the 40-yam hne
saved Princeton from a whitewash and MADE
the final score % to f. In game full of in
cident of hairbreadth escapes of one kind or
another. of long runs through broken fields and
of ups and downs enough to terrify even an
elevator boy, this feat of Tookers stands out
as the most spectacular doing of long to be
rennem bered day.
II happened late in the second half, after Yale
had beaten down the Princeton wall that stood
so like a rock in the first half, and had rolled
IN her four touchdowns against it. 1t get
ting late in the afternoon. Many persons had
already left the ground, for it seemed that the
Anal chapter in the history of Princetons disas-
yer could only be more scoring for old ELL
Then the inspiring thing happened. Unable to
cain against the last despairing stand Of the
beaten Tigers. Yale punted. Little Tennes, the
substitute Princeton quarter, saw his opoortu-
nifty He stood waiting calmly. with a smile on
Sol
catch. The bail nestled easily in his arms ON
the 40-yard line.
TooKER RISES TO THE OCCASION.
Instantaneously the Princeton stand was in an
uproar. for everybody knew that that meant a
trv for a goal from the field. Tooker the tail
right end was the man upon whom the respon-
sibilfty of the hour depended. Carefully he
weighed the ball in his hand, while the umpire
marked off the line behind which the Yale rush
ers chafing like greyouhds in leash. must
stand Iust moment he eyed the distance that
Law between him and goal for old Nassau
The next instant he dropped the ball, lif-ed it
on the toe of his boot and amid hubbub that
would have been Internal if it hadn't been so
gleeful. the pigskin sailed clear and true be-
tween the goal posts of Yale. That kick saved
good deal of money for numbers OF persons
for much of the betting had been upon Prince
toms ability TO score.
1t seems surprising that game whose score
seems show such preponderance Of ability
on one side, could prove so absorbingly interest
ing. Yet so it was. There was scarcely a mo-
ment from whistle to whistle when It was pos
sibe to take ones eyes off the field There was
scarcely a--noment UP TO the last ten minutes
When it did not possible that Princeton
might yet lift herself out of the slough OF de-
spond For her PLAYERS never gave up. You
said to yourself. a : you watched: Wei. they re
beaten now. They've played themselves into the
zroundr-and the next moment there came
fash Of renewed strength or skill that set your
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