The Washington herald., 1907-11-03

Mount Pleasant,
Indian quarter back, who failed 70 shine in the
Princeton game
make the catch. This state of affairs was
a salient point in the battle, salient in its
bearing on the Indians nOnsUccess.
Princeton Improved.
brace since last Saturday. when she was
defeated by Cornell, and would probably
have defeated the Indians even on the
fastest field to-day. as she demonstrated
in the first few minutes of play. before
the ball became slippery and the field so
soggy. that she had a few tricks up her
own sleeve and could play an open game
# the occasion required
PrinCetOn's first touchdown, scored
after the first period was half over by
Capt. Mccormick. was made after the
Tigers had bucked the ball 40 yards down
the field The second score, made lust
before the call OF time in the first half.
was a spectacular drop kick from the
4S-yard line, booted squarely oyer the bar
by Harlan, the Tiger half back The
teams had been exchanging kicks and
fake kicks. When the back field fell
away, no one expected the Tiger kicker
to attempt field goal under the condi-
lions Of such Il distance but as the ball
sailed squaTely between the posts, $500
people came 10 their feet In a cheer Of
admiration
The Indians won the toss, and chose to
defend the south goal, with the wind at
their backs. Mccormick kicked of 10
Mount Pleasant, ard the quarter back re-
turned il 10 yards. Thorpe went around
Princeton,s right end for 10 yards. with a
forward pass. The Indians then tried the
Tigers line, without success, and an eX-
char &c Of kicks followed. Hauser booted
the Dall behind the Princeton goal. and
Harlan kicked out from the Tigers %
yard line. Carlisle tried a forward pass.
and the ball went to Princeton on her
own 4o-yard line. Harlan kicked. and on
me next play Hendricks went around
Princeton's left end for 10 yards.
Tigers Work Fakes.
Carlisle was penalized 10 yards and the
Indians kicked. An exchange of punts
followed Getting the ball on his own
9O-yard line. Mccormick smashed through
the Carlisle right tackle for 30 yards. An
on-side kick gave the Indians the ball
on their own 4O-yard line, and Hauser
circled the Tigers right end for 70 yards.
Princeton obtained the ball on an ex-
change Of kicks, and Harlan worked a
forward pass for yards A fake kick
by Mccormick netted another Yards.
and Harlan and Hauser exchanged punts.
At this stage Of the game rain began
to fall steadily, and Princeton buckled
down to straight football After the ball
had see-sawed back and forth between
the 2O-yard lines for several minutes. the
Tigers got IL on their own 2o-yard line
and took it to the Carlisle 5-yard line
by line bucking. Here the Indians held
for downs, and Hauser, behind his own
goal line kicked TO the Indians 30-yard
line Again the Tigers started line pIung-
ing, and despite a second desperate stand
by the Indians on their 5-yard line, Nc
Cormick went over for the touchdown
Harlan punted out 10 Dillon and then
kicked an easy goal.
Hauser kicked off to Wister on the
Tigers 10-yard line, who made a brilliant
return of 10 yards. Harlan pUnted, Mount
Pleasant receiving the bali on the In
dams 40-yard line He fumbled it. Booth
grabbed the oval and was dOWned by
Lyon, after a desperate spring, on Car
isles 1O-yard line. Booth dropped the
ball, which rolled behind the Indian line
but a Carlisle man fell on it. and Hauser
pUnted It out of danger. Harlan dropped
back supposedly for a fake kick, but in
stead made a drop kick goal from the
4S-yard line.
Time was called shortly after Carlisle
had kicked off. Score: Princeton, 10; Car
Isle, o.
In the second half the Indians kicked
off to Dillon, who, by a wonderful sprint
and some sensational lodging, returned
the bali to midfeld Near the middle OF
the second half the Indians braced tenn
porarily, Mount Pleasant making a 5-yard
gain and Thorpe gaining 20 yards on an
end run. Mount Pleasant tried a forward
pass, but Hendricks dropped the ball. and
on the next play Harlan went through
the Indians left tackle for - yards
Booth was dragged through for more.
Then the Indians braced. and. following
an exchange Of kicks, Tibbott was called
on and contributed his sensational So
yard run for Il touchdown. after which
Harlan kicked the goal Score: Prince
ton 16: Carlisle, 0.
BY this time the rain was falling stead
lily, and throughout the remainder of the
contest the play was mostly in the cen
ter of the field The game ended with
the ball on Carlisles 25-yard line in pos
session Of the Indians.