The evening world., 1911-11-06
Although White Won for Tigers
Over Harvard, Princeton Is
N6 a One Man Team.

Princeton. II seems. In the old
days 1t used TO be a Poe or n
Cochrane or a Kelly. This year It Is
White. Sammy White. they call him
at Princeton. captain last year of the
baseball team. left end on the football
a He's something OF an athlete.
this White, six feet one. and $50 pounds
In weight. fast on his feet as any half
back and aggressive as a ring cham-
plon.
White scored Princcton's one touch
down Saturday. Pendieton kicked the
goal. IL this had been all Of the Tigers
scoring Harvard might have tied, for
near the end Of the game Harvard
made a touchdown ana q goal. But
Sammy White performed another feat.
and that won the game. II was after a
punt. Gardner. Just put IN at quarter
for Harvard. picked up the BAN only
two or three yards In front of Har-
wards goal line.
At that Instant he seemed TO have
plenty Of room to get under way. II
there vas IN question about that. of
course. 1t was the most solid kind Of
bonehead playing to touch the ball at
I'll u ittNluk ~ Tou ONtT the
line nrst. But Gardner picked It up and
started to run. And right there was
whore Sammy White appeared In the
role Of g~ame-setter. There was a
twenty : yard clear space around
Gardiner. Then. all OF a sudden White
came shooting across 4 like . sky
rocket. There was no lodging him.
Gardner tried to wriggle aside. But
White banged into him with q terrific
tackle that hurled him clear across the
goal line and slammed him down safely
on the other side. That added two
points gave Princeton the game.
During the next two weeks. OF course.
Princeton coaches and students will AZ
feet little regard Tor these performances
Of Sammy White. They'll pretend that
II was absolutely nothing more than
was expected OF HIM. for It's against
all the principles OF Princeton football
"a let any player be Satisfied with him.
self until the seasons work has ended
with the great Yale game. Afterward.
however. Sammy White will become an
IGNORED eradicate. and for years he will
bs welcomed a. = coach. and future
vi SkoI8 ~ Will ibtoU
10 him respectfully and live in hope of
some time doing something as great as
sammy White did in the Harvard game
IN Dl1.
A. for Sammy Whites run. there was
nothing fiuky about that He had his
nose pointed after that ball every Sec
ond Of the time while tho game was on.
His work all around pointed him out
q . probable all-Ameriman end this
ysar. ds vas ~ busy A. . pointer
flushing quail. On this occasion Har-
ward had . chance to kick . isld goal.
with only I'VE yards TO 20 she had
found Princeton's line ~ rigid ~ armor
plate. Once Princeton held fast. Next
tine Harvard's attack was smashed
aaA her a thrown for q three-yard
losa. There was nothing to DO but kick.
A. the bail rose and scared toward the
OoA posts three Princeton men leaped
up In front Of It. II wa White that
struck II and beat Il down. Instantly
he was after II like . terrier after Q rat.
Picking It up before tho dismayed Har-
ward men could move from their tracks
he circled swiftly and In two strides
had . clear field. Ninety yards he ran
to the Harvard goal. ana in all that
ninety yards no Harvard runner came
within reach. White finished his run
looking back and laughing.
nUr n hero doesn't make q foot.
ball team. Princeton has q whole
team. not q one-man team. Pen
"a.
when Wendell. picking up the ball after
q blocked Princeton kick. started down
a clear neld all alone. Pendleton. sigh,
yards directly behind Wendell. over.
hauled and brought him down in TWEEN.
ty-ive yards. Had Wendell escaped
Harvard would have would have Tailed
the winning score. Pendleton. too
blocked two Harvard runners who wer,
trailing White on his nlnety-yard run
preventing a possible tackle.
Capt. Hart played u magnificent game
Hart furnished much OF the strength
and energy OF the Tiger OUTFIT. He's
great captain. a driver. and always /,
the play himself. During the gam
Harvard used twelve substitutes. On,
of the first men to 20 was Gardiner
who played opposite Hart No doub
Harris terrific attacks had much to d
with the smashing up OF the CrimsoI
team. They say being tackled by hin
is very much like being struck by a.
automobile. In fact. all the Tiger
tackle hard.
Dun, who played with a headgear. an
whose red head was always bobb.n
IKE a battle nag where the fighting wa
tbickest. was a close second to Har