The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1910-12-01
THE SEASON CLOSES
.0ridiron Clashes Have an Interesting
Ending for This Season on
Thanksgiving Afternoon.

f1igh School Team Whacks 1t to the
F1as-Beens and Shows Them
That They Lack Science.
The annual football game between
the alumni and the Princeton high
school was pulled off at the fair
grounds last Thanksgiving day be-
fore the largest crowd of the local
season. The alumni ran true to form
and in every respect lived up to the
football "dope' which was being
peddled around town for several days
before the game and which reached
the boiling point on the day OF the
gridiron battle. Those on the inside
knew that the alumni we're planning
on giving the "kids" the game of
their lives and, in order 'sto make
assurance doubly sure," the alumni's
most skillful gumshoe diplomat,
Monsieur Meinherr Umbehocker was
instructed by the alumni strategists to
approach the officials and "fx
things" so that the alumni would get
at least square deal. How we'll the
aforesaid diplomat succeeded anyone
can tell who saw the game.
The day was ideal for football, the
sun shining almost continuously,
melting what little snow there was on
the field and leaving it as fast and
hard as could be desired. Old Sol
took all the sting of the late Novem-
Der weather out of the atmosphere,
but left just enough tinge in it to put
football fight into wooden Indian.
The game was called at $3.50 sharp,
with Doane and Mallette acting as
referee and umpire respectively.
Robideau for the high school team
kicked off to A. Roos, who returned
the ball Is yards before being
downed. The alumni backs failed to
gain on two attempted line bucks and
on the third down A. Roos punted to
the high schools 30-yard line. The
high school carried the ball to the
center of the field and then lost it on
downs, Dugan breaking through and
mailing the runner for loss. After
some desperate playing in the center
of the field the high school got pos
session of the pigskin and Robideau
shen got away with we'll executed
forward pass over the alumni's left
end and ran 30 yards for a touch.
down. The goal was missed and the
score then stood to in favor of the
"kids." Realizing that their laurels
we're about to be ruthlessly torn from
sheir noble brows the alumni took a
mighty brace and went at the high
school in the good old-fashioned way,
and by end runs and line smashes
carried the ball to the high schools
lO-yard line. With the crowd yelling
wildly for a touchdown the alumni
backs made two desperate attempts to
advance the ball but the high school
line and ends held like stone wall,
and on the third down there was still
10 yards to gain. A. Roos then
dropped back for a try at goal, but
the pass was low and the ball went to
the high school on their own 1O-yard
line. They worked the ball back to
the center of the field before the alum
nj could again get possession of it.
Then A. Roos sent a thrill through
the crowd by kicking beautiful
drop kick from about the 43-yard
line, making the score: high school,
5; alumni, 3. A few minutes more and
the first quarter was over without
further scoring by either team.
The second and third quarters saw
some desperate playing by both sides
but the score remained the same,
neither team being strong enough to
retain possession of the ball long
enough to make touchdown. But
the pace was telling on the alumni
cohorts and in the fourth and last
quarter they weakened enough to lei
the high school boys slip over two
touchdowns, making the final count
Is to in favor of the high school,
The second touchdown came on ar
on-side kick by Galley ,Angstman pick.
ing up the ball on the dead run and
crossing the alumni goal line before
he could be stopped. Robideau col
away for the third touchdown on a
forward pass from a fake kicking
formation. Although the alumni had
the ball within their opponents rs.
yard line on several different
occasions during the latter part of the
game they we're unable to do any
further scoring.
NOTES.