New-York tribune., 1909-11-14
YALE CRUSHES
TIGER ELEVEN
COF PROVES TERROR
TO PRINCETON.
Scores one Touchdotrn and
Kicks Goal from Field Be-
fore Monster Cro5rd.
~ Telegraph - Th- Trisun.


Princeton again ~ -dav, sending N.
Tigers aT the held crushed and beaten
bv score n - 70 q. the worst defes,
me Blue has Inflicted ~ its ancient rival
s.nc4 1908 Lrlev blocked two kicks IN
rhe f~st faf a safety resulting once.
while Wales right tackle. who PLAYED a
wonderful game. scored a touchdown the
se-ord time. Yale left the field with the
score N tn her favor AZ the end or
this period. and in the second half can
tain COY. who PLAYED throughout the
game. despite reports OF serious injury
M his knee. scored a touchdown and
kicked a Geld goal
vale plainly had The better team, fn
every department - the game. ana. even
= COY had been unable 70 play AZ al. e
Is doubtful whether his absence would
have enabled Princeton 70 stave or de-
fest The rush ~ the smashing Blue at
ts-s ooul5 not he denied Yale lost on.
t0uchdown I'm The second half because
there was holding as Philbin carried the
tsl over. and = march toward the
T-iroeton goal Just after The game be-
Esn was interrupted by a similar pen-
srrv
Some thirty-fve thousand psrtisans
sVarmed over the stands. and there was
r0t vacant seat anywhere. OF square
trch of standing room that was not oc-
cupied. no greater crowd ever saw the
Tiger and the Bulldog clash. and none
more enthusiastic
7 was left for Yale again 70 celeh-z-.
victory with a snake dance Of won
terful proportions. but Princeton's sons.
l-yal as ever. cheered their beaten team
- the last word. and not all the blare
q Tale's hand and the roaring chorus Of
Down the Field" from thousands Of
Yale throats could drown out the strains
of "old Nassau grandly sung in the
gray cusk that marked the burial OF
Princeton hopes for another year
YALE STRONG EVERYWHERE.
Yale was strong everywhere. Ther.
wasn't weak spot Princeton was
NVeskwhsre weakness was least expected.
the left side % the line being the target
to- most of Taie's tremendous bstterinS.
Siegiing. Waller and BALM proving to
tally unable 20 hold their own. Prinoston
vas AZ Il slvzys. fighting 70 IRE last
ditch and the last moment. Dangerous
siwsys. nsre- willing ~ eduait defeat
Iwtcs Yale was hela for downs in N.
very shadow of the Princeton goal posts.
end q moments cessation Of struggle
BY Yale would have spelled disaster
P-tnoeton had but two chances 20
soore. Once. q The second half. Gun
ninghau's attempt for q goal from the
feld fen I'VE yards short- and a fsv-rao-
rnents later e. forward pass made from
z drop kicking formation fsu 20 the
ground two feet from Gfn. That was
al however.
A few figures really tel rhe story OF
the game. Yale gained $50 yards md
made ten trst downs by rushing the
bsn and straight football Princeton
gained sixty-six yards and made two
Hrst downs. That in itself shows where
The power lay. Yale had a powerful,
We'll oeveloped orenoe. one that v-ss an
<zenplihcafion 70 the nth" power ot
concentrated tesm work. with every man
helping the other. Princeton fought
hard on the defence. rallied enough 70
Etave OF imminent touchdovns twice.
but could not successfully oppose the
untiring Blue machine all the time.
TIE Tigers had no consistent ground
gaining ability. They never did make
their distance twice n succession. and
their attack lacked the variety that
r1srled Yale's offensive tactics.
Wales superiority on the wings meant
much. too Fitzpatrick was star IN
every way. and Vaughan was not far
behind him while he played Savage.
who was 81 right end all through the
second half. PLAYED a strong game-as
Eood q game as Vaughan. in fact and a
ruch better one than any 81 The Prince
ton ends. AT the Princeton hacks could
gather in running hack kicks was one
kUrdred Yards on tVenty-four punts-an
average II less than Eve yards-and one
rIn BY Chrvstie was for thirty yards
The Yale hacks gained 215 yards in this
Uav. - average ~ nine yards 70 the
Kick
OPEN PLAY BT PRINCETON.
Pr'noeton made more use ~ the open
game than Yale. trying sir forward
passes. three IN each hair. as against
fp'o ~ Yale. both IN the first half The
r'sv gave ~ Tigers = gain once in each
hair rheir total distance gained being
fortv Yards. while Yale's use ~ the play
vas unEuocessful once for a twelve-yard
gan. Princeton tried three onside kicks in
The FIRST hair. one ~ which was reoov-
erec FOR p gain ~ twenty-five yards. but
abandoned the play IN the second half
Yale tried the kick twice m each half.
fhe two attempts IN the second period
heing recovered for = total gain OF
fsirtv-e ght wards.
President Taft vas not on hand 20
'aeer The Yale team 10 victory. but rs
many - could crowd into Yale Field
Turned out 70 look on. with varying emo
uons Certainly the crowd was limited
~ nothing but the Eize ~ the inclos-
nnf for the spectators who had oh
fained tickets did p thriving business
sno sold their holdings st almost sny
nrloe they wanted 20 ask. Nothing less
man 81 was talked about. and. even so.
hundreds 4 Yale and Princeton men.
Particularly the former were unable 20
80 into the field. The sisies we're
crowded and the space between The
stands and the fence was parked. The