New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-10-29
DRY FIELD AIDS TIGERS
Make a Score of Points While
Holy Cross Gets None.
YET VICTORS PLAY POORLY
Work of Hart and Pendleton
Stands Out as Admirable
Features of Game.
by Telegraph to The Tribune. ]

by Telegraph TO The Tribune
Princeton, n. j., oct. 2s.-Open football,
or perhaps more correctly loose football,
enabled Princeton to defeat Holy Cross
here this afternoon by the score Of % to O.
The game did not give as much room for
encouragement to Princeton as the score
would indicate. There was little for the
Tigers to be proud OF except for two
brilliant dashes by Pendleton and the al
most phenomenal work of Hart at left
tackle.
II is true that the Prncetonians gave a
pretty exhibition OF the possibilities of new
football. The onside kick, which worked
successfully twice and even the forward
pass proved valuable ground gamers. But
when it came to straight football, or try
ing to gain through the Holy Cross line
there was nothing doing
Invariably che Tigers were held for
downs when they tried line plunglng, and
in the last period after Pendleton had car
ried the ball to the 4-yard line on beau
tiful end run. it took three downs to push
the ball over and then the touchdown was
made by inches. At the close of the sec
ond period two line plunges failed to carry
the ball over from the 3-yard line, and a
tumble on the third down lost the ball TO
Princeton.
The game showed to a marked degree
what a difference wet field can make in
the scoring ability of the Princeton team
Had to-days game been played on a wet
field, such as that Of last Saturday the
local eleven might possibly have been
beaten. and probably wouldn't have es-
tod
score Every one of the Tigers points
came in consequence OF an onside kick,
long end run or forward pass, and with a
wet field these plays. judging from prcvi-
Gus games. would have been useless.
Holy Cross played better offensive
game than any other team that has met
Princeton this year. They made as many
first downs and gained more yards by rush
ing than all the rest of the teams the
Tigers have played this season together.
Colleary gained forty yards I'm the first
period on a play directed outside Of tackle,
and OBrlen duplicated this in the third
period. The New Englanders had a quick
little shift that seemed TO bewlder the
Princeton team. and this, coupled with the
atrocious tackling Of the Tigers, enabled
Holy Cross TO force the fighting through
out the third period. when Princeton was
on the defensive all the time despite severe
penalties sustained by the visitors.
The tackling Of the Princeton eleven was
the worst seen here this year, with a few
exceptions. Hart played a magnificent
game, often stopping plays directed on the
opposite side Of the line from where he
was playing. lie regularly beat his ends
down under kicks, and. with one or two
exceptions, when his speed carried him
beyond his man. he never missed an open
field tackle. Quick and shifty as the light
est man on the field. it was good man
that managed TO sidestep the Princeton
captain. The other forwards shown were
decidedly of IN their tackling and repeat
eddy missed comparatively easy tackles.
1t must be said Of the Tiger line how
ever. that it never failed to brace when
the goal line was in danger. and i'm the
fourth period repulsed the visitors attack
regularly. Dun, who played part Of the
time at left guard I'm place Of Wilson, and
later at right guard in Browns place. dis
tinguished himself by playing a strong
game, and Wilson in the,last period often
times broke through and stopped the Holy
Cross attack before it could get started.
Chrystie played al quarter during the first
three periods and was succeeded by PEN
field in the last quarter Pendleton played
hallback in every period except the third,
when Sawyer replaced him.
The Tigers scored a few minutes after
play had started. Wight recovering one Of
De Wits punts and carrying it to the
3J-yard line The next score was made
in the second period, and was made pos
sible by a pretty forward pass from Baker
TO White, which net,ed twenty yards and
brought the ball within few feet Of the
goal line, where De Witt plunged across.
The Tigers never came close to scoring
I'm the third period but i'm the fourth two
long runs by Pendleton enabled them TO
increase their total Of points by two touch
downs Late in the quarter Pendleton
broke away on a long run, which carried
the ball to the 4-yard line. Penfeld
carried the ball through centre on a quar-
terback play for a touchdown. Pendle-
ton missed the goal
on the first play after lining up for scrim-
mage Pendleton repeated his previous run,
only this time he passed them all and
scored the touchdown himself. 1t was "A
pretty run and brought the crowd 10 its
feet.
O'Brien played "A great game for Holy
Cross at left halfbaCk. Whelan, a, quarter.
also played we'll but his frequent fumOling
Of De Wits punts proved costly TO his
team as White and Hart We're getting
down under every punt and were not slow
to take advantage OF any fumbics that
might occur. De Witt showed great i'm
prOvement in his punting, getting OF long
twisting spirals which were extremely diff
hcult 20 handle. His placing of onside
kicks was also good. The Princeton
coaches were not sparing in subsututions,
and practically all the varsity squad got
a try at some stage Of the game.
The lineup follows.