The Washington times., 1908-11-01
Tigers Lose Ball on Downs
Ten Yards From
Army Goal.
PUNTS FALL SHORT
IN TEETH OF GALE
McCrohan Only Man Who Could
Split West Point Line
for Gains.

WEST POINT, y. Y. Oct Sire
pulsing the rushes Of the Princeton
Tigers four times within ten minutes
when one more chalk mark would have
meant victory for the Jerseymen. West
Point this afternoon held Princeton TO
a TO l,e.
1t was as game a defense. in the face
of as disheartening circumstances. as
ever a football team was forced to eX-
hIbIt to stave off defeat and with a grit
aad gameness II at aroused the thous-
ands of spectators TO a frenzy of en-
tl1siasm. the soldier lads met the
problem and solved it,
The Army was put to the test in the
second half when the Tigers, with the
aid of the winds that swept down from
the north and a tumble on the part Of
the Cadets, got the ball within ten
yards of the Cadets goal
Wind Blocks Kicks,
Twice the Army held for downs. only
to have the terrific strain taken up i'm
meiiately through the failure of Greble.
the Army punter, TO ger his kicks away
IA the teeth of the gale. one punt
went up almost perpendicularly ana
another sailed away only to be driven
back by the wind 2nd to fan into the
claws Of a waiting Tiger almost on The
spot where Princeton hal left of ham,
mering the Army line. The Army viz
tually gave rna Tigers twelve duwEs
within the 5-vari line, but her heroic
dr-ense kept the coveted gOal-lirc safe
from invasion.
Had the Cadets been guarding the
National Capital from attack by for
eign Zoe. they could not have done a
better job. Greble time and again
booted the leather for good gains. one
Of his kicks went seventy-1ve yards,
counting the roll.
In the second half. with the ad-
vantage OF the wind reversed, Prince
ton failed TO utilize it as successfully
as the Army did in the first period.
Use Line PIunges.
Instead % kicking continually and
risking one OF the numerous fumbles
giving her the ball within striking dis
lance. Dillon first and then Bergen,
who succeeded him at quarter. con-
tinuaIly tried TO wreck the army line
or turn her TANKS. The attack was not
even enough 10 bring results from these
tactics.
Big NcCrohan, the Tiger fullback. was
the star OF his team, with Tibbott run
ming him a close second. McCrohHn
seemed the only man who could split
the Army line, and TibbOtt was more
successful than any OF his mates in
end running, returning punts and open
field work
McCrohan was used on every other
play and on one occasion he hurled
himself against the Soldiers four times
in succession.
GrebIe was the lieutenant general OF
the Army team. His punting was mag
uificent, his end running the most spec
tacular feature of the game, and his
ability TO sift by the Tiger tacklers I'M
crriug and intuitive.
End Positions Weak.
Greble tried many end runs on kicking
feats and got away with enough Of
them TO show that the Princeton ends
are the weakest that have come out OF
Tig artOWn in yeas. BTedmus DOwd.
end Dale were put out of the way re
peatedly, and Coach Bill Roper must
have trembled for the big games as he
saw the turning OF the Princeton TANKS.
Both sides were penalized frequently
for holding and Onside play. and through
the failure Of the forward pass to reach
the spot aimed at
The forward pass, supposed TO be the
greatest development OF modern football,
was q dismal failure this afternoon.
The ball was thrown around blindly
and usually fell into the arms of the
opposition or struck the ground IN
hiudered
TOday's score was the third to 0
game that Princeton has played this
season. the others being with Lafayette
and Syracuse. Yale has shut out both
the Army and Syracuse. and the Prince.
ton cohorts left the field in a deeply
contemplatiye mood.