The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1909-11-14

New Haven, Conn. Nov. 13.-Batteringi
Princeton TO pieces by superior strength
OF the football kind, the Yale team won
;o-day's big gridiron battle By a score Of
II TO O. More than $500 men and women
saw the Jerseymen fight TO the last ditch
though hOpelessly outclassed- From tho
moment the leather doomed through
space at the kickoff. Yale supremacy
was apparent. and as the struggle pro-.
crossed It seemed 10 be only a question:
OF how great the New Haven team ,.
score would be
Having thus smothered Princeton. the
Yale bull dogs increased their condolences
Ia their ability 20 cope successfully with
Harvard next Saturday and incidentally
showed that the Tigers have at least
gone back temporarily in the possession
Of championship material
II was a smoothly played game. free
from serious accidents. with the utmost
good feeling prevailing at all times. and
the great crowd went wild with enthu-
siasm over the simplest plays. The day
was perfect for the spectators. but en-
tirely too warm for the players, and as
the contest grew 20 a close some OF the.
kickers, overcome by the high tempera-
ture. were forced TO give way 10 fresh
substitutes.
Rip Through Tigers Defense.
Within I'VE minutes after the game be-
gan Yale's machlne-like attack tore
Princeton's defense 10 pieces. and the
ball was rushed by main force 70 the
Tigers S0-yard line. where. because OF
an error by the Yale quarter back. Coy.
OF Yale. tried a goal from the field. which
missed its mark by a dozen yards. Incl
| dentslly, Capt Coy. by his wonderful
playing from start 10 finish, made the
persons who circulated the story that he
had water on the knee declare that some
body had fooled them From outward
! appearance, Coy was never IN better
physical trim, and the fact that he re-
fused 10 give way 10 substitute, and
| played the string oct 10 the fnish, showed
that he possessed all OF his strength andi
speed which have made him one OF the
/ greatest football players in America.
IL was COy's superb ground gaining
which helped Yale TO advance until the
Tigers We're forced back TO their 4-yard.
line. This occurred near the middle %
the first half. and as Mccormick. stand
ing behind the goal line. tried 70 punt
the bail out Of danger. Hobbs. the Yale
tackle, blocked the kick. and a wild
scramble for the possession OF the leather
ensued. Mccormick picked II up and
dropped II a half dozen times, as it
twisted around and around, and finally,
Just as COoney. OF Yale. made dive for
the ball, Hart fen on il still behind
Prineeton's goal line. Il was a safety.
touchdown and counted two points for.
Yale.
COy's Wonderful PuntinE.
Ii was also COy's magnificent punting
which enabled thu New Haven team TO
make ground on several exchanges. until.
driven almost to their goal line. the
Tigers were caught in another fix Again
Mccormick tried to punt the ball away
from the danger zone. only to have Liney
block it. and Vaughan. who was after the
leather like a panther made the first
touchdown. from which Hobbs kicked the
goal and increased the score TO 8 to O.
Those were the figures at the end OF
the first half. and they indicated clearly
that Yale had the game well IN hand
Soon after the second period was under
way Coy's knee was IN such excellent
working order that he kicked an accurate
goal from the field on the 25-yard line
and boosted the score 10 II to 0. Not
long after. following a brilliant 4O-yard
run by Murphy. Coy literally tore the
Tiger defense to tatters, and battered
his way across the magic chalk line for
Yales second touchdown. from which
Hobbs kicked another goal.
That increased the blue eleven1s total
to Il points, and as the plucky Prince
ton men could make practically no i'm
preston upon their antagonists. they
never had a chance 10 threaten the Blue
goal line, and the only opportunity af-
forded TO break the ice was when Gun
bingham, the much talked Of drop kicker,
tried a goal from the 45-yard line IN the
second half. the kick falling short OF the
target. at the same time increasing old
NasSau's gloom.
Yale was penalized frequently for IN
fractions OF the rules. but there was no
roughing and no unsportsmanlike tactics.
There was holding and off-side play, prob
ably due 20 overanxiety. but on the whole
Yale played a powerful. aggressive. over
whelming kind OF football
Fitzpatrick n Great End.
While Coy was Yale's star, Phnbln,
Murphy, Fitzpatrick, Vaughan, GoebeI.
and in fact every man on the team, play
ed his mightiest Possibly no Yale END.
barring Tom Shevlin and Frank Hinkey.
ever gave such a whirlwind exhibition as
did fitzpatrick. With brilliant speed and
deadly tackling, he was down under
Coy's kicks with such effect that tho
midget Bergen. who handled the long
twisting drives without a bobble, was
unable 70 move from his tracks time
after time
The Tigers. while full OF gameness.
lacked class. They also seemed 10 be
inferior as 10 physique, and when II