New-York tribune., 1910-10-09
SCARE FOR THE TIGERS
Beat New York University After
a Hard Fight.
THE GOAL LINE IN DANGER
Visitors Stopped in Time, After
Long Advance on Daring
Forward Passes.
lBy Telegraph 70 The Tribune. ]

Princeton. y. J.. Oct. S.-The Princeton
football team still has a clean record OF
not being scored this season, but New
York University came so close TO turning
the trick this afternoon that it was no fun
for the Orange and Black followers The
Tigers have had rather easy sailing until
to-day. when they struck their first snas.
and before they got safely away with a
u 10 victory many weak spots were
shown. New York University played a
plucky game throughout and deserves a
great deal Of credit
Individual playing rather than good team
work won the game for Princeton, and IN
the last two periods New York University
pIayed the home team to a standstilI and
came within an ace OF scoring
In the third period the New York players
gave the finest exhibition Of what can be
done with the forward pass that has been
seen here since the Yale-Princston game
two years ago. Taking the ball on their
own 3O-yard line, they swept UP the field
r,ntu they reached Prfnceton's 1-yard line.
where they lost the ball on downs. The
ground was gained almost entirely by for
ward passes varied by a few end runs BY
YuIe. who played magnificent game Had
II not been for the success OF the forward
pass New York University could not have
gained consistently. but time and again.
with five. six. or even ten yards TO go on the
third down. the visitors would spring a for
ward pass that would gain the necessary
distance In all the New York team tried
fourteen forward passes and nine were suc-
cessful for q net gain OF about 135 yards
With the ball on the 1O-yard line and
New York's first down in two plays. the
~r- ff,1G
Of twelve yards. Yule then dropped back
for a place kick, but once more ne passed
the ball ahead 10 Crawford who reached
the 1-yard line before he was dOwned by
Eddie Hart. and what seemed a certain
score was prevented
Princeton scored her touchdown n the
first period. when Pendleton caught one OF
YuIe's punts on the 50-yard line and by
one OF the most dashins runs ever seen
picked his way through the entire New York
eleven and planted the ball behind the goal
posts. He added another point by kicking
the goal
DunIap made the second score on a for
ward uass received from Pendleton, and,
aided by good interference, ran twenty
yards for q touchdown Duff got away
after receiving one OF New YORK Untver-
sity's few forward passes that went arniss
but was overtaken before he could score
In the last period Bard tried two drop
kicks but both failed At the beginning OF
the third period Pr,nceton sent IN an en-
tfrely new back field and several substitute
Iineu1en. Sawyer WAS the particular star
OF the substitutes backs, as he played
great game
Prfncetou's ends at the start 81 the game
vera weak. and all the tacklfng OF the line
Was a little shaky at times The inrerrer-
ence Afforded the backs was poor. which
was in marked contrast to the NiiIanoN0
game. Dunlap. who was substituted for
Sirnons az end, played great game, WHICH
was some encouragement Wilson, In the
line. also played well Pendleton played MS
usual star game. while the secondary de-
fence Of Hart and Sparks was or greas
vaIue te the team. Sam White replaced
Bredernus In the third period. and alrhousn
this was his first real scrimmase, he played
a creditable game. making pretty calcLi
Of q forward pass from Pendleton-