The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1909-11-04
DOW1NED
Local Football Team is Skunked BY
the Elk River Eleven in Hot
and Strenuous Onset.
''Pike" Anderson Proves Whirlwind
and His Agility Results In a
Defeat for Princeton.

UeIeat Tor Princeton.
II we only had half tone cut of a
tall, lanky youth, with light hair and
innocent blue eyes, we would print the
same and put underneath this inscrip-
ton, "Pike Anderson, he did it. -
dramatically this would be incorrect
but in football talk it would tell the
whole story Of the football game be-
tween the Elk River and Princeton
high school teams, played on the Elk
River grounds last Saturday.
pike" it was, feet of foot as an
Indian, wiggly and twisty on his feet
as a bad case of delirium tremens,
who did the bulk of the work in the
game and skillfully engineered his
teammates to decisive victory over
the Princeton boys. he scored both
touchdowns after long dashes down
the field and booted field goal in the
second half, besides being the main
stumbling block over which the
Princeton defense was tripped up.
Had this "Pike" only been conspicu-
Gus by his absence the story would
have been altogether different. The
other Elk River backs could do
nothing with the stubborn Princeton
defense, "Pike" being the only con-
sistent ground gamer on the team.
Elk Rivers quarter was exceptionally
good on returning punts, often elud.
ing the Princeton ends for long re-
turns.
The game was called at 2:3O. Roos
won the toss and kicked off to Elk
Rivers 2O-yard line. After about
ten minutes Of tussling back and
forth in the center of the field, the Elk
River offense gradually worked the
ball down to Princeton's 1O-yard line.
Roos booted out of danger once but
on the second attack his kick was
partly blocked and in the general
tumble and mixup that followed,
Shaw secured the ball back of his
own goal line and Referee Mcbride
ca1ad it a safety. Score, Elk River
q, Princeton, O. The first half was
nearly over, without further scoring
on either side, when the aforesaid
" Pike" grabbed a forward pass and
ran about IS yards for a touchdown.
Score, Elk River I, Princeton 0.
In the second half Princeton came
back strong and it looked as if they
would even the score up in short
order, but an unlucky tumble gave
Elk River the ball on their own S.
yard line and they Immediately booted
it out of danger. The play see-sawed
back and forth in the center of the
field for few minutes and then Mr..
Pike kicked drop kick from
Princeton's 30-yard line, the ball
sailing full and fair between the
Princeton goal posts. Score, Elk
River 10, Princeton 0. Elk Rivers
second touchdown came just at the
close of the second half, time being
actually out just after the play, that
resulted in the touchdown, had
started. Once more it was "Pike, .
who ran SO yards for touchdown,
with half of the Princeton team at his
heels, but none of them fleet enough
to overtake the light haired youth.
Anderson kicked goal. Final score
Elk River 16, Princeton 0.
The Princeton boys fought a
stubborn battle throughout the whole
game and showed their gameness il
the face of defeat and with the lone
end of the score tucked safely unde,
the other fellows wing. They die
not show the dash and spirit that they
showed in the Anoka and Monticello
games and it looked as if the whole
team had suffered bad slump
topped off with a touch of over.con.
fdence.
The Princeton team plays the fas>
East Side high school team of Min.
neapolis on the coming Saturday a,
the Princeton fair grounds, and the
team has vowed vengeance and
offered the proper sacrifices to the
football gods, that the screaming
"a ole If victorv NAV noroh ,,non tho;,