New-York tribune., 1909-10-31
TIGERS BEAT NAVY
CANE HARD FOUGHT.
Princeton Bucks Line for One
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Annapolis, Oct 80. - Princeton wen
well-earned victory over the Navy here
this afternoon in the presence of fully ten
thousand persons. by the score OF , TO 3
The Tigers scored a touchdown through
straight, hard line hucking, while Dalton
Tailed for the midshipmen on a beautiful
goal from placement. All the scoring was
done i'm the first half. and il the second
neither goal was i'm real Jeopardy, except
in the final half minute OF play when Bat
tie recovered Bergins onside kick and
prevented another touchdown for Prince
ton.
Despite the fact that during the fifty
five minutes of actual play the plucky mid
shipment kept the bail i'm their opponents
territory the larger portion of the time,
Princeton deserved victory because she
showed greater strength in offence.
slightly stronger defence and better gen
eralship. 1t was due To Dalton's great
puntins that the Navy did so bTsveiy.
overworked in the second half. staggering.
bleeding and hardly knowing his own
signals, Dalton weakened in his kicking
game both in distance and direction, yet,
strange as it may seem, he still remained
a power on defence and seemed instin2-
lively to know where the Tiger plays
would strike.
Long before the hour for the game the
crowd began to flow in. Naval officers in
their simple blue service uniforms ''driftei
in by ones and twos and took their places
In the stands. Marine officers in lighter
blue. with the brilliant red of their capes
i'm relief, followed. Then. too were the
civilians in their sober business suits and
women garbed In ways and colors too vivid
for mere man to attempt to describe.
A few minutes before the game started
the color picture presented was such one
as is characteristic of big game at Aa-
nspoIs. In one stand was the brigade of
midshipmen-a solid navy blue mass. Across
from them. officers. navy. army and marine.
sat with their wives and escorts; then,
further down on the same side, a large
delegation of Princeton men. literally deco
rated with their coIors and armed with
Tiger flags. gathered Directly across from
these the ST. Johns cadets, several hundred
strong sat en- masse uniformed in gray.
On either end OF the field We're the stands
for the enlisted men of the navy and
marine corps
Suddenly the NAVY team and substitutes
rushed on the field. The midshipmen gave
them rousing cheer. Before it's echoes
had died away the air was all a-flutter
with orange and black ribbons and flags.
for the Tiger warriors had quickly fol-
lowed their opponents. and Nassau's sons
rose to roar encouragement at them.
The rival teams went through some
snappy signal practice, while the subs
retired to their respective benches, wrapped
themselves in blankets and. like stole Ind
ians. prepared 10 await patiently the
eagerly desired word which would put
them in the fray.
There was silence as the two teams took
their positions-the silence which precedes
the storm Then, as the whistle sounded
starting the game, the IN yell rang out,
the ball scared in the air and the battle
was on.
1t was only for about twelve minutes in
the first half that Princeton showed what
her offence was capable OF. Csoaded by
Daltons goal from placement, the Nassau
hacks smashed through the Navy line for
big gains. and carried the ball from near
the centre of the field to first down on
Navy's s-yard line. But here the midship-
men made veritable last ditch stand, and
when Hart tried their line on the third
down he found it impregnabIe and Navy
took the ball on her e-yard line.
Navy victory might possibly but not
probably have been won had Dalton punted
we'll at this critical moment. He did not,
The ball went out of bounds on Navy's 2s-
yard line, and the Tiger offence would not
be denied. although seven plays were neces-
sary to take tho pigskin over.
The midshipmen tried two long forward
passes and lost on both. the second being
so eumsily and slowly executed that Prince
ton could not fail 10 know what was COM
ing and prepare for it. The Tigers used a
1t succeeded each time tried. and netted
total of twenty-nine yards In three attempts
The work of three men stood out pre-
dCmina ntly. They were Hart, Princeton
fuIlback; Dalton Navy half. and King.
Navy tackle. Hart was practically Prince
toms whole offence. His line breaking re-
minded one of Coy in last years Yale
Princeton game. and Bergin used him re-
lentessly. Daton's punting in the first
half was good for ten yards on every ex-
change. He played a splendid defensive
game, and once on the offence made nine
yards on q clever double pass King was
the malnstay OF -he Navy line, and time
after time smashed promising plays. Byrd
Navy's quarter, was uncertain at the start
In handling punts. but just before being
hurt was playing rather enarkabIe game.
The Navy won the toss and chose to de-
fend the south goal. Both teams quickly
r,sorted to a punting game. in which Dal-
ton bested Read. Frequent fumbies and
lucky recOveries marked the work OF the
backs. On Byrd's tumble 1t was Prince
tons ball on her own 45-yard line. Byrd
then redeemed himself by a remarkable
catch of q short punt his own 45-yaFd
line. After more punting the Navy took
the ball on her own 5a-yard line. hammered
out two first downs and then not being
able To gain, Dalton dropped goal from
placement from his 3S-yard line.
Shortly after the next kickoff Princeton
cut loose her offence aud, using Hart.
peatedly smashed her way to the Nays
2-yard ,ne, earning four consecutive drst
downs The Navy punted after taking the
ball on downs, and Hart took II over for a
touchdown after seven plays. starting from
the 23-vard liue. Waller missed goal
The second half was much of punting
duel, Sparkes having replaced Read and
Buckingham Waller. Buckingham did the
Tigers punting. Neither team could sain
steadily on rushing. although Princeton
showed evidences of strength. Many sub
stitutes were put in. The last play OF the
game was an onside kick, which Battle
who had taken Byrd's place. luckily re-
covered on his own 5-yard line.
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