Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-11-14
PRINCETON BEAT "YALE."

PRINCETON, NOV. 14:|The
Princeton undergraduates yesterday
succeeded in producing in miniature
Saturdays stirring scenes, eve down
to the game, and, as they hope, the
victory as we'll. The mass meeting
that was held in Alexander hall Mon
day night had served to key the whole
university up to the highest pitch o.
enthusiasm, and yesterday afternoon
at half-past two the walks that en-
circle the old quadrangle and the his
toric Princeton cannon suddenly be
came black with students and red.
client with tobacco smoke.
Shortly a band hired for the oc-
casion hove in sight and with a great
amount of cheering the ''peerade," as
it is called in ~Tigertown, started for
University field, led by the band,
which was followed by the four class
es in order of seniority, Z~ig-zagging
and see-sawing down the road with
every variety of song and yell in the
student repertoire, the procession
finally poured through the gates and,
after circling the field once, took seats
in the west stand to watch the team
in their last open practice. sd.
The excitement was by no mean;
over, for in a. few minutes came from
the field house a long procession In
Indian file. headed by an impromptu
band, which used a boiler for a bass
drum. 1t vas the scrub Over hi'
football suit every man wore an oy'
ercoat and, on his head perched a high
hat that had a big blue Y mosaicked
on the front of it. The stockinged
legs moving under those o%vercoats
and the whole topped by the stove
pipe hats gave a comically g%rotesqut
air to the procession that was keenlJ
appreciated by Princeton sense of hui
NOR.
After many maneuvers, the Yale
yell was given, and the team then
sent up a paper balloon, from which
however, dangled a figure of a man
done in bright blue cardboard, then
rs a final move, every yale" MAI
walked under the goal posts and
threw his nat not over, but under the
bar, while the stands roared with de
light. The scrimmage began, ant
when the overcoats were discarded
the scrub appeared in blue sweaters
each with a big white Y conspicuous
ly sewed on it's front.
The weather was still and cold and
.laa1 fOn thA n0 ~ NNhnn ~ no m
to the scrimmage, however, thc
coaches apparently did not want tc
work the men too hard, and 1t was
only once in a while that the Varsity
seemed to be putting forth its besi
efforts. The scrimmage vas yer,
fast while it lasted, and open play.
interlarded literally with the forwart
pass and other wrinkles of the new
game, were largely used. The prac
tice did not last long, but resulted il
two touchdowns for the Varsity.
The "Yale" team threw themselveI
vigorously into the play, and man
aged to make things pretty warm for
the orange and black at times. The,
also used the forward pass with I;
skill that if it is to be considered a
all prophetic, ought to give some ex
citing moments next Saturday.
Several men did not appear in tn
scrimmage, and Eddie" Dillon ani
Harlan were kept on the side line,
throughout.
At the end of the afternoons woti
the Varsity gave a hearty 'tripl'
cheer" for the scrub and the scrub az
heartily returned the compliment
Then as the two teams were leaving
the field, the university took a hand
and after Locomotives all around, the
striking note of 'old Nassau rolled
out in a way that certainly meant tina
the university to a man is back of the
team, whether it lose or win.