New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-10-12
IN TIE GAME
Gets Stunning Shock When Le-
high Scores a Touchdown.
FOOTBALL FAME FOR KNOX
Forward Pass Proves Boomer
ang to the Tigers-Baker
Then Saves His Team.
rnv Telegraph 10 The TrIbnne. }


fBv Telegraph to The Tribune
Princeton. y J.. oct 1.-THE fast travel
ling Princeton football team was brought
up with a sudden and surprising turn this
afternoon. when T,ehigh not only held the
Tigers 10 a tie score. but crossed their goal
line. The score was 10 8. Not since
Irnlischler the ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS L.
fayette substitute. blocked drop kick BY
Cunningham and beat the Tigers with an
aightv-yard run f0r "a touchdown IN the
last second Of play two years ago. mas
Princeton team been 90 stunned with sur
prise as when Knox almost duplicated
Irnischlers trick and ran siNty yards Tor
a touchdown this afternoon.
The only difference between Irmischiers
run and Knox s. was the fact that m" iot-
mers came late iu the game. while IN"
latrer's occurred almost at tho very start
The Tigers had the ball on Lehgh's -
ward line when Pendletou called for for
ward pass
The hal had scarcely left Bn@thenthsi
hands when Vels. with Knox a. his heels
came crashing through With Nels on TOP
Of him Pauhed foolshly attempted -
make the pass bat tho ball struck me
hands II Lengths speedy left end snd
carromed N into the waiting arms Of
Knox. who with an open field before MN
raced away before the sstonished Tigers
realized what had happened.
Sawyer took chase. nut he was full Ntte"1
wards behind Knox Ar the start. and the
latter beat his pursuet I'm tho dash for the
goal line Pszatti then kicked goal
Tho score. coming ss If I'D a. tho very
start Of the game. put All the ginger ne~d-
ed iuto tho visitors, but seemed m crush
tho Tigers Although the Princeton backs
fought desperately. there was generally
Brown and White striped man on hand ~
stop them before thev had travelled far
The Orange and Black line, which has been
weak from tho start n the season. Vas ~
mo- assistance 20 the rght backs, who hal
N battle tho elements a. well az the op-
posing team.
During most ~ the drst Two periods NE
Tigers forced tho Eight. hut Lehlgh vas
game. and with tho possibility 81 ? victor
over Princeton ahead If them repulsed inc
Princeton eleven every time ~ looked dan
gerous
I'm the second period 10 Witt made TAR
eaten on Lehehs award line. where Pen
6sld attempted drop kick. which went
low. striking the goa post and BOUNDING
/ back into the held Of play. With this tail
urs the last hope If tielug the score before
tho intermission went gIimmerinE, and time
was called with Lehigh on the biz emo NJ %
, IN 70 score and With good prospects ~
/ staying there.
The third period opened with the J@hig1
mon making their strongest showing ot
,bo game Crichton plunged through the
princeton line for big gains and Lehign
made re only two FIRST downs Of the game.
/ Hero the Princeton coaches began throwing
j., substitutes and toward the END or the
neriod hammond replaced Sawyer and
FAR took Pendletons place at quarter
Raker had already supplanted De Witt On
the first play after Farr went I'M. Baker
tore his way through right tackle, ano'
shaking off the secondary deteno" ran
fortv wards for touchdown. he followed
This up by kicking the goal
Farr seemed 20 put new life m the Tigers.
md with Baker playing in truly wonder
.,J fashion. another touchdown seemed
imminent when time was called. Most or
,ba regulars then returned 20 the game At
the beginning Of the last period and the
Tigers seemed 20 slip back once more into
a sort Of lethargic condition.
4 Baker and Hammond gained the major
: mart OF Princetons ground. but neither
TcouId score again. The former. although
the lightest man on the field and Of slight
build. tore his way through the Brown anu
White team Jon truly spectacular fashion
and never knew when ne was downed
In a way the game was just what the
Princeton coaches wanted. for IL showed
how useless tire open game is on "a wet
field, and the srdiron to-day was a sea Of
mud Pendleton and Sawyer slipped every
time they attempted lodging, and the
former found IL absolutely impossible 20
make tine ughming-Iike turns ana quick
changes Of stride that have made MIN a.
q most irresistible IN previous games. On a
dry field the Tigers might nave had l;lur
trouble lon dmassns total u tNenly-LON
points against Lenlgh. bur u the mud
they We're almost fortunate 10 escape a
defeat which stared them I'D the tace tor
the ma jor part of the game.
The line was hopeless, and not a single
f. Princeton player could approach keia ami
f. Crichton. OF Lehigh. in tack.ing j arr once
again displayed his ability az quarter. H.
appears 20 be- a born general
The Lehign team was accompanied Dl
over one hundred enthusiastic supporters.
who returned % South Bethlehem IN an
eCstacy Of Joy 10 celebrate what was a I-
most as good as a victory over Princeton.
The Tigers returned % the field house
. with visions % long uphill night getore
/ them for the. remainder u the season, =
. the last easy game is over.
T The lineup follows