New-York tribune., 1910-11-13
YALE TURNS ON
PRINCETON TEAM
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e. aS tbe hail was carried UP or down
rbe field The cheer leaders, Win eiii va -
i< ..e.1 saw little of the struggle; 'heS
s,,,v IN r,erforrn. and they per
formed it well.
The most inspiring moment. perhaps
raroe in the closing moments OF the pio''
uner the Princeton men. expec'lIs oe
foe. yer bouins against hope. STOOD III
their places, and with bared heaos
strain after strain Of "Old Nassau 'heii
,,o1leee hy1nn. They kept on singing TOO
.,-o,, 7rben the keenly anticipated ana
confidently expected victory hao shppeo
away.
The Yale hosts broke away from their
merry frolic. their profigate destruction
IF nerfectly good headsear, soon after
the glad celebration began. and nlarched
IN front of Princeton's stand to cheer
their game. even if discouraged, Zoe. 1t
was the happy thing to do
II showed and the Wind Howied.
= showed a little il froze little. it
blew 2 lot. A baby blizzard howled over
,be little town as part Of the crowd piled
.,,- of the trains Everybody snuggled
I'D in their furs. greatcoats and blankets.
shivered 4 biz and asked OF their neigh
tors if winter had come unannounced.
Il is hard to tell what the sisters and the
aunts Of some fifteen hundred under
graduates would have talked about II
the weather had not furnished such d
fDll supply of its fifty-seven varieties.
n ii l.
most always SHOWS at Princeton on the
day Of the Yale game The memory OF
many went hack TO the last game here
tn 1908. when il showed and rained and
hailed all through the game, making
everybody Vet. unhappy and miserable
The feathers and furbeIows were spared
to-day, but fingers and toes suffered, TO
say nothing Of ears and noses.
TIE sun cared nothing about football.
Il peeked out now and then, Just for the
sake Of variety. but its very presence
vas an evaporation II looked warm
hut did not feel warm. II may have been
doing its best. but. unkindly as it may
aIpear. it neglected Princeton, on the
plains Of New Jersey, and directed its
energy. so much needed, to climes un-
known.
The Wind came out OF the northwest in
g1sts-nct ftful gusts. but frigid gusts
It carried q sting. and made the handling
of punts an exact science. Enough Of
the ueather-it was chilly.
Yale Springs Novel Play.
Something came out Of Yale's secret
practice, and the whispered rumors OF
some startling play that Tom SneVlln
had come ont Of the West to teach in
the time. OF Yale's greatest need mate
rialiZed into a real ground gaining for
nation II was new. It was novel, IL Was
effective. and it counted largely Tor the
fact that Yale gained $50 yards by rush.
ing to only S5 for Princeton. The tackles
dropped back behind the centre as II
for the old tandem formation but on the
" ord Hip" the two men made quick
shift back to the line on one side or the
other The ball was then passed to one
Of the backs who shot between end and
tackle behind a compact interference, or
else Jumped straight through the centre
or of slightly 10 the other side. when
the opposing defence was drawn out
The play did not work so well In the
second half, after the Princeton coaches
- had had a chance TO advise their men OF
a more adequate defence, but il was
responsible for eighty or ninety yards
At least in the first half. when the Tigers
were taken by surprise.
Neither team was strong enough TO
score by straight rushing, and. is it hap
nened. both scores were due TO the ex
ceptional opportunities presented SO Of
ten in football as played under the new
rules Yale. however, gained more ground
by rushing, gained more ground by the
running back OF punts-135 yards TO 80.
10 be exact: made better use Of the for
ward pass and gained some ground On
tie exchange of punts. due partly to
Hoves good work and partly to the
speed and sureness with which kilpat-
rick and Brooks got down the field and
covered the ball In some ways the
rYkers played a snapper game, and they
followed the ball more closely, particu-
Ier1v & the first half, but this short sum-
srary gives some idea of why the score
strength of the two elevens.
Both teams suffered, and suffered bad
". at critical times from penalties i'm
posed chiefly for holding in the heat Of
battle There was more or less loose
handling Of the ball, too, with Yale the
chief offender. but, on the whole, the
game was cleanly played The officials
did their work well ". s Jangford- Of
Trinity. the referee. and David Fultz. Of
Brown. the umpire, handled the game
with the skill for which they are famous
Comparatively few substitudons were
made and only one Of these was made
necessary because Of slight injury.
Field was kicked in the head accidental
" and forced to leave the game but he
was almost as clipper as the rest Of the
rlavers as the train left for New York
Yale Opens with a Rush.
The game began with a surprise-a
stunning surprise TO Princeton men and
surprise TO most everybody, except the
Yale coaches, who had never ceased 70
express confidence IN the ability OF the
team TO beat Princeton Captain DAILY
won the toss and decided 10 defend the
north goal with the wind behind him. so
that Princeton kicked off In spite of
this, however, the Yale team quickly
fought its way into Princeton territory,
and there the fight was waged for a
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