Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1905-11-25
YALE IS VICTORIOUS
Princeton Tigers Beaten In
Annual Gridiron Battle.
TOOKER KICKED MAGNIFICENT GOAL
Earcnnous, sportsmanIiIse Game al
New Haven - Thirty Thousand
Gheered Both the Grand
Teams.

Cheered Both the Grand
Teams.
NEW HAVEN, Conn, Nov. 20. - In
q strenuous, exciting sportsmanlikc
game of football Yale's superb eleven
defeated the plucky Princeton Tigers
ny score of % to A in the presence
of a vast crowd of 10000 spectators.
The game never lacked interest for
q moment and was one of the best ex-
additions of Americas greatest sport
shat ever has been provided by two
rival universities. For fair. square and
manly tactics the struggle never had
nm equal, for there was an entire alb
Sence of bad blood There was no hot
seaded smuggling, and there was the ut
snost good fellowship, which wound up
sm fitting manner when thousands Of
fFappy Yale men, headed by their biar-
sing band. stopped in their mad career
around the field after the victory to
cheer the loyal followers OF Old Mas
ssau.
Enemies of football, if any were
Esresent, must have felt that their argu
snents against the game had been in
vain, and had certain high authorities
VA the conduct of intercollegiate sport
sveen witnesses of this meritorious con
sest they undoubtedly would have
wavered in their feelings of antago-
sism.
IT was Yale's magnificent team work
atsas fhn 4FirtApV Win GkHift pn1
concerted attack the blue champions
MIowed through the Princeton defense
dime after time. Yet in the face Of
shese odds the Tigers never conceded
sbeir defeat until the last minute Of
aine had expired Then, overwhelmed
Wy four touchdowns, from which three
goals were kicked, Princeton still re
-Faiced in the fact that with only a few
s8inutes to play Tooker, the star right
end, had drop kicked a magnificent
goal from the forty-three yard line.
which saved the orange and black from
q whitewash and made the first score
Of the season on Yale
This goal from the field was bril-
hant feature of the game 1t was the
Eesnlt of head work on the part OF
Quarterback Tenney, who wisely made
a fair catch of punt on the forty
dlree yard line, from which point Took
CT. after due deliberation. sent the ball
Whiriing over the crossbar with won
cfcrful accuracy. 1t was play that will
go down in football history as the
s48a1 OF Foes famous goal in 1899 aud
also Dewitt's star play year before
aast- II saved Princeton from worse
defeat, although the Tigers earned IN
Asmited praise for their exhibition Of
She proper spirit TO the very last.
The first half was the fastest ever
aA9yez by two big elcvens. Including
siBae italEen out, it was ratified off inside
Ut forty-hve minutes, and Yale by the
eieanest and hardest kind of football
sscared a touchdown which was made
ny Forces aud from which Hutchinson
Kicked n goal with this slight adj
vantage Yale in the second half re-
doubled her efforts, and though the
Tigers fought for every inch of terri
unfy the &ew Haven men wore their
givalS down anu outplayed them in all
departments of the game. There were
shines, however. when Princeton play
sa1 brilliantly. The attack made much
5ea6Hay against Yale's defense. and
srzce or twice it looked as if the Jer-
.scymen might score. But ON those oc-
sczsions Yale rose in her might and
snote the Tigers hip and thigh to the
esjsmay of the hordes of rooters. who
continued to cheer until the battle was
at an end.
Then, like n huge serpent hundreds
sf Vale men, young and old locked
arms, and winding In and out in fam
fasiic dance they circled the field
cheering and throwing mp thcir hats,
Re8chiue the middle of the Princeton
Stand tlH Yale procession halted. The
Aand ceased playing and a great c}rer
went uH for Princeton This eNhibi-
ton OF sportsWmship ana good feel
mg called for am echoiug reply from
Jersey and food Of congratulations