The Washington herald., 1907-11-18
Scored a Well-earned Victory
Over Princeton.
OPINION OF WALTER CAMP
Famous Football Critic Says Blue
Was Completely BewiIdered in the
First HAN, hut in Second Period
Got Its Powerful ORense Into
Working order at New Haven.
BY WALTER CAMP.

came back When the two teams left
the field yesterday at the end of the first
| half with the score 10 TO in Princeton's
/ favor it certainly seemed as if all were
over but the shouting.
Princeton had all the better OF the play
and players and the crowd could hardly
help feeling that it was only d question
/ Of whether Yale could hold Princeton
down and prevent Princeton scoring an
equal number of points in the second
half.
But such as thought this had not fol-
lowed with sufficient Cioseness the char
acteristic that had marked Yale's attack
throughout the season 1t differed es-
sentially from Princetons and in almost
every game this year. notably, perhaps.
in the Brown game the test has been
made between the cumulative force OF
the Yale attack and the sharper. more
individual line lancing and circling
tackles which comprise Princeton's Of
fense.
In the Brown game Yale could score
but six points in the first half and her
partisans held their breath in the early
part of that game because Mayhem. the
Brown back, succeeded in circling Yale
tackles for considerable gains.
Mccormick Gained.
Princetons attack was of the order OF
Browns, only FAR better executed IN that
# was less dependent upon one star and
because, too. the Princeton llnesmen open
ed up better holes near the middle for
Mccormick 10 come through. thus drag
ging Iale's tackles in closer in the at
tempt to assist the center, which is being
penetrated. which naturally gave the
Princeton half backs just their oppor-
tunity. Of which they took marked adj
vantage
That tells the story Of the first half as
far as comparison between the offensive
work OF the two teams is concerned, but
| II did not tell the story of the amount of
work that each team was performing.
Princeton was bravely meeting YaIe's
attack. but whenever il got moving they
found their hands fun. Yale. on the other
hand, was being eXasperatingly deceived
Almost every play caught them Of their
/ balance one way or the other. II they
protected the middle. that clever little
general, Dillon. hurled his half backs
out around tackle. The tackles PLAYED
little wide fearing this.
Dillon would send Mccormick 20 the
middle. either with the pail or carrying
/ along the runner for yards at a time
Yale WAS not getting tired. but getting
very worried and mad AT themselves. and
the way they were being deceived and
shown up. as almost schoolboy team
On the defense. IL was like a big man
being constantly hit in unexpected places
I by a little chap who danced around him
and avoided his blows
Clever On-side Kicks.
But Yale's expenditure of energy on
the defense was very small and il Ieft
! them fresh for their own attack. They
were stin more irritated by the very
clever on-side kicking Of Harlan. which
was beautifully timed and we'll covered
by his end Then, TOO, the bugbear that
had been held up 20 them for some
weeks. that Harlan would kick "A fed
goal on them, was in danger OF being
realized
Then, suddenly, while Prlnceton's su-
periority mp TO that time. although IL de-
served "A better fate had not resulted in
any score Nale's attack commenced 10
move. and they began 10 march down
the field into Princeton territory. At this
point Tad Jones. doubling the wisdom OF
/ trying for the distance. signaled an on
side kick, which. attempted altogether
too close 10 the lire scrimmage shot
directly into Princeton Inesman's
hands, and as no one was making the
play safe from behind the delighted and
surprised PrincetOnian galloped all the
way down the field for a touchdown, al
most facsimile Of that made by De
Witt a few years ago on the Yale field.
when MitcheI's drop kick at Princeton's
goal was blocked and the big captain
ran all the way for a touchdown.
II looked like a terrible omen for Yale.
Having met the first onslaught of the
Tigers and having at last succeeded in
getting their own attack working we'll
10 have the tables turned SO suddenly
and completely. owing 10 their own
blunder. and TO have six points marked
up against them without having had a
chance 10 prevent it. was enough to daze
almost any team. and II certainly had
that effect upon the Yale team.
Princeton was soon lancing their side
/ again with those knife-like thrusts, which
! they seemed entirely powerless 70 parry
Down the Tigers came into Blue terri
tory once more. and then, almost as il
they did not care to waste the effort
necessary 10 carry the ball over with
line plunges, they dropped their little
Harlan back and he shot a pretty drop
kick over the middle Of the bar, making
the score 10 to O.
Tigers Were Happy.
Princeton then began 10 lauph for /.