New-York tribune., 1906-11-18
BIG FOOTBALL BATTLE DRAW
Yale and Princeton Teams Fight in Vain to Score
in Two Long Halves.
ELI ELEVEN OUTPLAYS THE TIGERS.
Monster Crowd Sees Hard Fought Game and Brilliant Spectacle
Princeton C1ridnon.

many brilliant and sensational features Of
struggle which held the attention of the color
bedeCked and wildly enthusiastic crowd until
the last scrimmage over Only those who
watched the players fight up and down the
chalk marked field, the tide of fortune changing
from time TO time. and saw Yale's brilliant and
forceful attack and we'll nigh impregnable de-
fence, and Prnceton's dashing and spectacular
offence and plucky and dogged defence, will
ever appreciate it as spectacle long to be re-
membered.
HOW YALE OUTPLAYED PRINCETON
Princeton had a good team but Yale had
better one, all things considered. The Tigers
hardly more than held their own in the first
half and were clearly outplayed in the second
half. Yale gained double the amount of ground
by rushing, and Veeder outpunted Harlan. Yale
made nine first downs by rushing from scrim-
mage against for Princeton, and these fig
ures enough to show the superiority of the
Yale team as team. In the first half Yale
gained sixty-seven yards by rushing to sixty
three for Princeton. but in the second half the
warriors from New Haven forced the fighting
and gained ISL yards to AZ for the Tigers on
straight football. Yae's total 21S yards to 10
for Princeton. The first half largely a punt
ing due! between Veeder and Harlan. and Veeder
with what little air there behind him. had
much the better of the argument. He got off ten
punts TO nine for Harlan and generally gained
ground on the exchange. Veeder's plnts aver
aged about fortysx yards. while Harlan's aver
aged five yards less.
Princeton penalized six times for total
loss of sixty-fve yards Yale incurred five pen
altes and lost seventy-five yards. These pen
alities were for holding, Interference or offside
play. and marred the game only affecting a
possible advance of the ball for either team.
Princeton seemed to be particularly unfortunate
in earning penalties at critical times. Two well
executed forward passes for substantial gains
We're made worthless by holding. and the
Tigers dear Two of Yale's penalties came at a
bad time also, although Princeton hardly profted
to the same extent Yale for infractons of the
rules by the Tigers.
The game remarkably clean and entirely
free from that unnecessary rOughness which
brought 1t to an evil pass last year Not single
player injured. and II was not necessary TO
take out any time for some exhausted player to
get his breath or be rubbed down. The trainer
with his water bottle and bag who had come to
be considered a necessity In recent years was
conspicuous by his absence, and there was good
feeling manifested even between two sets of
players who were fighting in all earnestness to
gain some advantage. There some hard
and rough tackling. to be sure-a good deal
of it-but that can only be expected in such a
strenuous game. The game was played in rec
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It's way to the trains at 8:3O O'Clock
Heretofore the elevens have been usually strug-
CLING along In the gathering gloom and the game
would drag out for full three hours
That was the best game I ever sawi'' was the
expression heard many times on the wav
home that It seems idle say again that the
revised rules have met with general and popular
favor From technical standpoint there are
shortcomings in the new code, and some further
revision may be necessary before the game Is
entirely acceptable TO the critics and close stu
dents but from the standpoint of those who en-
Joy the sport as a sport nothing further is re-
quired. and the game as now played is voted
success
II was a gray day, but the clouds did not
threaten rain. and the sun managed 10 break
through from time to time and flood the field
with cheering warmth. There was little or no
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