The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1905-11-21
Game Between the Princeton
and New Haven Teams
Analysed.
JERSEY BOYS DID WELL
YALE MEN ARE NOT SO MUCH
STRONGER THAN THOSE THEY
s DEFEATED.

But this score does not always represent
the real comparative strength An in
stance of this is the Princeton Yale ton-.
test Of Saturday last. i
q The 23-4 score does the Tigers an in
! justice. Yale is not that much stronger
rhan Princeton. Princeton had all the
/ III luck that enters in all football com
tests and Yale had her proyerbial good
fortune in full measure. There is no
question that the superior team won.
But that Yale is four touchdowns better
| than the Tigers is disputed by most of
the newspaper critics who saw the con-
test. Princeton should have crossed the
Blues goal line. She demonstrated pow
er enough TO do it. but at the critical
moment there was tumble or d poor
selection of play or bit of misfor-
tune These elements are part of the
fortunes of a game, but they also enter
into any critical analysis Of the contest.
Just how far-reachi2g in the result
| the crippled condition Of the Tiger team
was. only those who have been in the
confidence of the coaches can tell. Ger
tainly Captain Coohey did not hit the
/ line with the sureness and the power he
| did last year at Princeton. Cerrain, too,
f.he stopped plays aimed at him better
then than now In fact, there was a
lack of get together and ierceness in
/ this years Tiger team that was notice
able and the poor condition OF the play
ers might be the cause. Time and again
I Daub, Hard. Mum, Simons and MeCor-
mick would jump through outside the
Yale tackles for four to twelve yards.
I But they were usually alone. Had there
a m n Or q
could have been added to the gain. for
| itswas usually. the Yale end or full-back
that stopped the runner. Yale,s second
I airy defense is poor, and if the Tigers
{ had been a-slittle more helpful and ag-
gressiye their gains, instead of being
| spasmodic. would have been continuous.
I They demonstrated clearly that fale's
defense is not particularly strong and
that plays sent outside tackle are usually
good for gain, particularly on the left
side.
Princeton should have crossed over for
"a touchdown. The Tigers were sevel!
yards distant at one time. It was third
ball was fumbied in the snapback and
the chance lost Before that fast downs
| had been made with q yard or two to
| spare. Yale made no perceptible brace.
/ And Princeton had seemed to get togeth-
er better, Thus it iss not fair to Prince
L
| that they have not the power to cross
+ the goal line. Despite the score it would
+ seem that Yale is no more than two
touehdowns better than Princeton and
that Princeton is strong enough to score
I a touchdown.
sTooker. Of Princeton, showed not only
good drop-kicking ability, but he dis
pended on that enc kick. The ayerag ge
team would have tried place kick. Bus
Princeton had faith III Tooker. One
/ thing he did that showed his mastery of
the drop- kick:s Would-he kickers keep
shifting their glanees fromsthe ball to the
| than they kick. Tucker looked but once
Fat the posts. pointed the ball and gave
his attention TO its bounce and his toe.
The kick couldn't have been tTuer or
Isprettier. And the name .of Tooker can
be handed down to future teams along
!awith the Pees and others who have scor-
ed for the Tigers by, such kick. And
not be forgotten, for it WAS his Ii ead--
work and sure catching first gave Took
er his opportunity
81 AT end. Bra showed up second
only to ShevIin.. He was down the field
well and was in the thick Of every play.
|. He Gould not stand the punishment he
| got and was forced to retire Yale did
l.
| very mulch. 1t was not because Rafferty,
and Herring were thought to be stronger.
but because they had picked elrt Cooney
from the start TO hammer. The Tiger
I ca ptain, was supposed to be the relia Bile
ground gamer of the team. and Yale.de-
| termined the. best way to stop hs1n was
( to wear him out hy sending plays in on
him. 1t may be that Gooney wax trying
TO save himself. and played high for that
!, reason but it is very true had lie shot
under the Yale tandem and broken ii
and left his end and the backs to get the
man with the ball. Yale's ends would
| have been for shorter dietanees and first
/ Y Yale's right guard and tackle. respective
lily, are undoubtedly their best h0le-mak-
i ers, and that is an, added l-ea son why the
|. plays We're put on them.
/ In the quarterback p0sition Yale had
| tlie .ihetfer of it in all ways. Tad"
/ Jones. the Blues regular; for this posi-
/ tion, sat on the side lines. He is said
to be superior. to the whiteshaired Hutch
inson in driving the team. If he can
+ excel his understudy id tackling aud in
running back kicks he should make A
name for himself NEXT Saturday for
/ Hufehjnson shone brilliantly against
| Princeton
a His seyenfy-yard run after catching a
II quarterback kick was as pretty piece
/ nf work IS one would wish to see. In.
I dodging and ability to slip from the grip
( Of tackles he approache very nearly the
1 class Of Stevenson. Of Penn. and Mount
+ Pleasant of the Carlisle Indians Hutch
inson displayed great ability as q
| general. 1t was NOT needed. Had he NOT
/ heth successful then it would have been
I mp tn him to do something. Bnt t,on rhe
6dher hand. he tli,ln'f make mistskes
1 Both Hutchinson and Dillon fnmh ed
T catches and both made spectacular ruu-