Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-10-22
BY II. C. BYRD.

The inability of the Princeton back
field to get started on a soggy field ana
the sturdy playing of the Princeton Tor
wards against the charges of the heavy
Navy backs explains the tie game be-
tween those two elevens yesterday. There
was not a time during the contest when
either team could gain consistently. The
Princeton backs failed to get the most
out of themselves because the conditioh
that the playing held was in was not
conducive to fast work and the Navy
plungers could gain nothing against
Princeton because about the only pays
tried were those through the line. and the
excellent work of the Tigers linesmen pre-
cluded any possibility of such methods
bringing victory to the Sailors
From the start of the contest it was
evident that the Navy intended to play
a punting game and that 1T did untii
the last two minutes, when II MADE a
desperate effort to register a tally ana
win. ThroCsnout the entire contest tne
Sailors were on the defensive, with the
mentioned exception. While IL is DOUBT
full if there was single man in the con-
test who could be mentioned as having
done exceptional work, so well balanced
did the two teams appear. IL there was
one feature which stood out 1t was the
halfbac,-.
Except once when his kick went wild
and outside the gridiron. there was not
a single exchange on which he did not
best Sawyer, the Princeton kicker. by at
least ten yards. Dalton would KICK ana
the Princeton team would be held after
gaining a first down or two, then Sawyer
would kick. Dalton Immediately returned
almost every punt made by the Prince
ton man and he more than made up for
-bat nj
rushing the ball.
The conditions were not those under
which Princeton could do its best us
backfield was composed OF men who are
extremely light and who must rely more
on quick openings. tricks and end runs
for their gains. Under the conditions that
style of play could not be shown to It's
best advantage. Once or twice when a
Princeton back almost clear ne
slipped and fell as a result OF quick
| turn, thus turning into no gain a play
| which otherwise might have meant nrst
down To just what disadvantage Prince
ton was under might be best explained
nv mentioning that when il faced Lehigh
under practically the same condition II
was able to get but a tie score and yet
came back the following Saturday and
won from Colgate, 81 to o.
| Aside from the excellent puntlng OF
Dalton. the one factor which kept Prince
ton from scoring on the Navy was the
| fact that its secondary defense played
some great foot ball, coming in and back
| ing up the line at times In manner sell
dom SEEN There were many times during
the game when the Princeton linemer
| opened I'D holes through which one oil
! their backs shot. but he was hardly clear
of the line of scrimmage before ne was
struck by a Navy secondary man. Hac
the ground been more solid, so tnat saIe
| foothold could have been secured. IL Is
probable that bigger gains would nave
been registered by the Tiger runners, a.
they would likely have eluded the tack
| lers several times in the open field.
With one or two exceptions. 1t might bt
said in this connection that the boasteo
s,iberiority of the Navy line did not as.
sert itself at any stage of the game II
was practically an impossibility for the
| Navy forwards to open holes tnrougi
| which their backs might plunge whlie
on the offensive, and when they were or
| the defense the Tiger forwards openec
| big holes and their backs shot through
without being touched by a Hneman ano
with nothing between them and the navy
goal but the secondary defense, Whicf
proved impenetrable.
| Big Brown, one of the Navy tackies,
showed himself to be classy payer
both on the offensive and defensive. he
had little trouble getting through the
Princeton line and smearing the play
whenever 1t came his way. On the OIL