Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-10-22
Bad Weather Bas Worlds Series Games Yale and Princeton Humid
NAVY GREAT DEFENSIVE
GAME AGAINST TIGER ELEVEN
Dalton's Effective Punting Big Factor in
0 to 0 Resut-Sailors' Line
Outplayed.

Tense il could he seen that he generally
had his man well out OF the way in al
most every scrimmage in which his team
had the ball. He was also very fast
getting down under punts. Howe, who
played one of the guard positions and
Gdlchrist We're the other two Navy for
wards who showed up WELL Princeton's
line played well as whole. There were
no individuals in It. there was only con
certed action, and there We @ only two
instances in which the secondary defense
had to come TO its assistance. Both OF
those times il was Dalton, who had broken
4 through the Tigers first defense.
Ingram. the former backfied man. who
| is being played at center on the Navy
eleven, was off in his passing and Dalton
had to kick from all conceivable posi-
tions 10 get the ball away from him in
time to keep il from being blocked. 1t
was this which caused Daltons punting
| TO look all the better. Then on punts
the Navy linemen showed a certain
tendency to neglect the kicker and with
out waiting to block the opposing for
wards would rush down the field TO get
| the man receiving the ball.
In Sawyer, De Witt. Baker and Pen
dleton. ii is probable that the Tigers
have the fastest backfield in college foot
ball today. Each man is individually
fast and quick to turn and dodge would
be tacklers- Ii one of the cham nionship
games which Princeton is to play hap
pens TO come on a day when the field is
will be very few, as the style OF play
which ii depends on to gain its ground
will be useless under other conditions
Princeton used line shift in yester
days game, In which the tackles and
ends were brought back behind the line
of scrmmage and the run up on either
side of center. and then the play was
run on the strong side The first time
the play was tried Sawyer gained about
II yards. but after that the Navy
forwards diagnosed ii completely, and as
8round-gaining propensity ii was use
less.
The Navy tried little other than a kick
ing game. IL being content to lie back
and play defensively throughout, with the
exception of the last few moments. when
1t had chance to score If ii could have
gained the ground. Dalton carried the
ball for one first down, a penalty gave
! the Navy another and then Princeton
held. There was less than a minute to
play and Dalton dropped back to try for
goal. There was tenseness in the stands
| that could be felt all over the field while
| he prepared for the kick. IL failed. a
| touchback resulted and Princeton elected
| to put the ball in scrimmage on the
25 yard line. The whistle had hardly
| blown before time was called.
| The game was a moral victory for the
| Navy. Princeton so far this year had
| made an enviable record, and there were
| few who thought that the Navy would
| get as good a tie score. That the
| Navy adherents and players were de-
| cidedly well satisfied with the result of
the game was shown by their actions.
while judging by the Disguised actions
| of the Princeton players they We're equal
ly as much dissatisfied with themselves.
The game showed one thing for each
eleven. The Navy to win from West
Point .aust develop a different offense
than that which it has now. Dalton at
4 present is practically the whole eleven.
and is the only man relied upon to
gain ground at critical moments. IF
the Army watches him, the offense Of
the Sailors will not prove effective
against the Soldiers. and consequently
they will stand even less chance to win
than many thought they did last year
Princeton, if it wins from Yale and
Harvard, must have a field which is
hard and dry. On wet gridiron the
Tigers would have little chance to win
| from either of the big elevens they must
meet in succession next month.
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