The Washington herald., 1907-11-03


men succumbed to the Tigers on the rain
soaked gridiron Of the Polo Grounds by
Is TO O. Twice the Princetonians crossed
the goal line Of the Indians for touch
down, once in each half, and In addition
Harlan. OF Princeton, drop-kicked a goal
from the field late in the first half.
Princeton's superiority under the con
ditions that prevailed was unquestionable,
although the fine driving drlzzIe of the
entire afternoon made the playing surface
slippery where the grass was. and muddy
and slippery where the hare spots were,
and handicapped the Indians sorely.
Princeton would have won just the same
on q dry field
On the uncertain footing the Indians
could not make much use Of their chief
asset speed. and did not have a chance
TO display their game under conditions
that suited them. Yet even had the latter
been the case they would still have done
what they did do. met a team which was
prepared for them Moreover. Princeton
had lots Of speed herself, sufficient 20
have counted as an Offset TO the Indians
heetness OF foot on a dry field
The Indians met a team that knew
how to smash their plays on which they
most depended, the long forward pass
IN particular. also one on which the
Christening effect Of a defeat had been
followed by q characteristic rally. While
Princeton's ability TO break up Carlisle's
forward pass was a prominent negative
factor in their winning, Princeton's clever
use OF the outside kick was positive
factor In the outcome, positive and pro-
nounced. This device puzzled the Indians.
put them on their defensive near their
own goal line, opened the way 10 the
first score, and the Indians were on the
defensive from that on.
No Sustained Defense.
There was no sustained strength on
either side, no prolonged stretch Of
power. There were quick, yabblng thrusts.
feints and leads, sharp assaults. and fasr
runs. that carried the battle rapidly from
one part Of the field to the other
The best ground-gainer on the Indians
side was HauSer, the thick-set full back
and his chief stock in trade. as was
that Of his team. was his dashes around
the ends. To do this he fell lack more
than the ordinary distance, and made a
sweeping rush for the end Of the line.
his sprinting prowess enabling him fire.
quently TO OutfOot his pursuers. He got
clear a number Of times, but the Tigers
followed the ball so well that he could
not get far enough away to outstrip the
back-feld guardians.
A somewhat similar means Of gaining
ground was used by Princeton, and with
far better results. Out of a massing OF
men on one flank would come a slim
Tiger with the ball. shooting his way
through a gap in the Carlisle line as
wide as a door, and then hitting 1t I'D
by leaps and bounds for the goal line.
Tibbott was the slim, why Tiger who
did most Of this work. He played superb
football for Princeton on the ofense. and
was a man OF might out Of al proportions
TO his pounds.
Brown Plays Great Game,
Brown. the Princeton right end, was
q hummer from first 10 last and out
shone his better-known mate. Wister
The latter sometimes Overran his man
and sometimes missed tackles, but Brown
missed none, tackled surely and hard,
and not man on the field followed the
bali as well as he. Wherever the pig
skin was. there was Brown
Dillon was another who played a fine
game for the Tigers. He ran back punts
much better than Mount Pleasant. Of
Carlisle. He took a straighter course
and was under fun Roadway Ike flash.
He muffed the punt, but otherwise his
catching Of the wet ball was exception
ally fine. Indeed. it was good on both
sides, but the Indians did not judge or
handle as we'll as their paIe-faced foe
men.
Tho Tigers tackled better than the In
dlans. that Is, after the first part Of the
first half. in which time the Indians we're
somewhat the more aggressive team, and
in scope of tactics, vigilance, and gen
sralship they were more accomplished
than the Carlisle men. There had been
shrewdness on their part in advance in
diagnosing the enemies plan Of battle
They were equal 10 everything the In
dams had 10 spring on them. and on
their own hook they had sufficient va
riety OF moves, sufficiently good execu-
ton Of them, and sufficient dscrimina-
tlou and alertness 10 make timely use Of
what they knew and had
Harlan Better Kicker.
With Harlan doing the kicking instead
Of Mccormick, there was an Improvement
in this department of the game Har-
Ian's kicking was consistently good. It
was fair In distance and nicely placed
Hauser at times punted quite as well as
Harlan, but he was not as dependable
for a ground kick The Princeton tackles
showed up we'll They outplayed their
opponents and put them out Of the way
time and again. Between the rival center
groups II was q stubborn struggle with
little TO choose from, but Philips. of
Princeton. easily surpassed Little Boy. of
Carlisle. in passing the ball The Tiger
ends held their own with the renowned
Indian pair. and in the back field Prince
ton had more evenly distributed efficiency
Singularly enough. Princeton did not
try the forward pass at all and Carlisle
did not try Il often. And when they did
try II. il did not work. There were more
Princetonlans around the ball when it
reached the spot aimed for than there
were Indians. Invariably the Indian
catcher was shouldeTeds out of the way
and the ball either hit the ground or the
Indian was so tostled that he could not