The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-11-18

pected TO sweep the Yale men on tbs nhid.
Iohnny Mack, Yale's physical culture
lrtsst, did not go into tbs plover and duck
game, but At lck to steak, chops and other
ordinary dishes. doing his work 30 well
that the Yale giants when they lined up Tor
action looked fit ID eat several football
teams alive, and az the game drew to a close
the Mack sy 81 m a. compared to the Flood
syst IN was eas.ly the bt tier.
In the Immense throng that watched the
struggle we're thousands who looked upon
tue gar1a under the new rules for the first
time. 10 say that they wa1ed enthusiastic
over the improved At lie of football o in
vogue would net I've exaggerat.nS II a BIT.
In fact, cid football mCn deClar a that TIM
game IA T. PIT y. mt stdts Is far more in
tor Il nc than ever before, and at IN same
time ~ dangerous. Probably for the
first time in TIM history Of the game the
first half was pla, ed without a minute
he ing taken OFT for injuries or other dt la, s.
TIL - coud half. including time take n OFT.
last d only tClty mint =, the hCt tine
Of the game from the first kickoff, including
intsrmiSsiOu and the * como half b' ing eX-
10y 1 noUr anu % minutes, the shortest
on record.
Not a man vas injured. Several we're
exhausted for "a mon ent. and three " en-
gave way To sui stitutes not eCause they
were seriously hurt, hut for the reason
hat fresh players were needed to carry
on the fight. There was no smuggling, no
rouRh.ng of any account, and the best OF
good feeling prcva led. There were fire.
Tlent q spntes over the ules, however,
the officials having their hands full. There
was one instance wh,ch called for n con-
sultation involving the rule | ook "A strange
proceed ,ng when under the new rules all
officials are supposed to he thoroughly
posted as 80 the regulations.
One point stood out co~nspicIOnsly While
the game was under way, and that was
that under the ten yard rule. where teams
are equally Tatched in defensive ~ strength,
II is practically in posstl IL to rake a long
series Of gains such as prevailed under
the old rules. when a team taking the Iall
at one end of the field used 70 drive II forty,
fifty and sixty yards without losing posses
sion of it. To those who watched the
game AS il progressed it appeared that
the rule makers mil hit make. a change
by which four downs. instead OF three.
would be required before the ball should
be surrendered after a failure to gain. hut
under this contention il might ! g said that
a change of this sort would bring tack
the unpopular mass plays which caused 80
much trouble and almost killed the game.
The merest novice with a keen eye was
able to follow the ball to-dsy beC use OF
the general open style Of III y. he for
ward passes. the on i1e kicks, the long
punts and runs through broken fields,
the mteTlcTcuCt, tuC 80 pSCVVo 0bu NAC
flying tsckles combined to mSk Ike the spec
tacle 90 thrilling thu I the crowd, went away
emphatic in it's prt Use of football up to date.
There were many Instances where blunders
we're made on both sides. There was holoing
In the line and in the interference. which
was promptly penElLed. There were mufs
and fumbles because of the constant kick
ing, but all thu I sort Of business added to
the general excitement, and a. a football
crowd loves to see a thriller, there was a
feeling OF general satisfaction, although
a definite result one way or the other would
h. We caused much more Of a chance to
celebrate.
As it was. Princeton. with hopes dashed
to the ground, felt IA IL a aefeht had been
administered by the foxy young men from
New Haven, while Yale. prepared for a set
bG ok, woke up to the feet that the Blue
eleven. after Bll, ives a remarkable combina-
tion which at the last moment turned tlmost
certs in defect into a practical victory.
Princeton had made preparations to cele-
brate the expected triumph in royal style,
but tonight there was nothing but gloom
in Old N8ssau's town, while VI les harry
followers focked to this city TO AVE a good
time in recognition of the fact that the
Tigers once again a been sadly fooled,
and now Yale Ia ready for Harvard next
saturday. What the outcome of this strug-
gle will b. is a matter for conjecture, but
il Yale improves a. much in the next few
days as she did for the Princeton gene
there may be as much sorrow in Cambridge
next Saturday night as there WAS in Tiger
Vile today