The Washington times., 1906-11-18
TIGERS WEAKER
THAN EXPECTED,
YALE STRONGER
In Second Half Blue
Braces Wonderfully and
Nearly Scores.

y
ton and Yale played 10 a tie this after
noon in their annual gridiron contest,
neither side being able to score in the
sixty minutes OF hard play.
Princeton. touted to win, failed 90
show her expected superiority, and Yale
played a surprisingly strong game after
the poor showing she has made during
the earlier season,
Yale put forth her traditional burst OF
reserve power in the second half, and IN
the last few moments was clearly out
playing the Tigers. The whistle sound
ed, however, too soon to show whether
or not Yale could carry the ball over.
Few Sensational Plays.
In some respects the game was disap-
pointing With the exception of thirty
yard run BY Z. Dillon, Princcton's quar-
| terback. the contest was lacking in sen
sational plays such as the spectators
had expected in view OF all that has
been written OF the changes in the game
due To the new rules. Princeton, who in
earlier contests. has shown great ability
! in the new method. did not resort TO the
/ forward pass and ou-side kick as fire.
/ quenJly as had been predicted. Yale
also. wneu il got down 10 the point
where IL looked as II a score might be
/ made went back to her old-time batter
ingram tactics.
The officials were in part responsible
/ for the lnfrequent use Of the new plays
as. with few exceptions. all efforts TO
use the forward pass were penallZed
the officials detecting some infract0n
B of the rules when the plays succeeded
and nettsd gains The ball would be
+ called back and given TO the outside
{ This was dsheartening to the teams
/ both of which suffered about equally
al the hands of the field officials and
the aged devices which raised no ques-
F tons were resorted 10
/ Both Kicked Well.
/ Princeton played kicking game to a
/ great extent. using Harlan with much
/ advantage. The Quickness Of the
I Tiger ends. Webster and Hoag-
( land. in getting down the field on punts,
/ made this form OF play effective. Time
ann again Harlan was called on to punt
even on the second down. and not once
/ did he fail. or was a kick blocked.
Veeder. for Yale, did almost equally
Wen on puntlng. He missed two on
portunities for drop kick goals however.
/ on one other occasion Yale had an op-
{ porrunity to score field goal. but
/ Bigelow's attempt a a kick from place
! meut was a miserable failure.
Toward the close OF the game Prince
ton weakened somewhat and the Yale
backs found great holes in her line. av-
eraging nearly i've yards TO the rush.
The squirt came too late to result in a
score and the whistle sounded while
Ia
. coveted goal after carrying the ball Tor
thirty yards by steady hammering.
PrinceJon's Poor Judgment.
in the first half both lines held like
: stonewalIs Line plunges when tried
failed. the runner going down just where
he struck the line Quarterback kicks
. were. resorted TO, but seldom could the
ends gel doRn the field to recover the
/ bail Then would come resort TO punt
( ing. and so the game progressed. The
! ball zigzagged back and forth. first at
Yale's end of the field, then 10 return
! into Princeton's territory after one OF
/ Veeder's long punts.
Once IN the first half Princeton worked
/ the bali inside the Elis 50-yard line. In
stead of calling on Harlan for a drop
/ kick Dillon held TO straight playing and
/ Princeton's possibility of scoring van
/ ished
| Again IN the second half Princeton
reversed the order on Yale. who had
been showing TO greater advantage. and
! on the recovery Of one of Harlan 5
punts and three good rushes through
the Yale line, carried the ball 70 the
( EITs 30-yard line a forward pass net
| ted fifteen yeards more. but the refree
got in his work. called the ball back,
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