New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-11-17
PLAYS in Detail Which Led
Up to Four Goals from
Field at Princeton.
fBy Telegraph to Che Tribune. J

Princeton, Nov. 16.-This is the story
| play by play OF how the Yale and Prince
ton football elevens fought their way to
tie score at 6 10 on Osborne Field here
| this afternoon. Neither team was strong
, enough extensively to gain much ground
consecutively by straight rushing, and
both. as previously told, depended on
goals from the field TO do their scoring
How these plays were made possible Is
! here told.
] The Tigers ran out on the gridiron first,
but were quickly followed by Yale, ana
| both elevens ran through few forma-
lions and did some punting 10 warm up
while the captains and officials gathered
| near the centre OF the field 10 toss coin
| for the choice of goal. Captain Spaldlns
was the lucky one, and without heSta-
ton decided to defend the north goal with
a strong wind behind his team, a wind
by the way, which played an important
part In the struggle, particularly In the
first half.
The elevens were greeted with a riot
Of cheers as they took their places. and
promptly at o'clock the game was on
| Princeton made a blunder right at the
start which gave Yale the advantage OF
| both the wind and the k!ck-oif. In open
! ing the battle "Hobey" Baker twice kicked
| the ball out OF bounds. and under the
rules II went TO Yale on the Blues 40
yard line for a kickoff. Flynn sent the
pigskin sailing far over Princeton's goal
, line, and the Tigers put II In play on
' their 2o-yard line by scrimmage.
No time was lost In testing the Yale
defence, and when Stew" Baker slipped
! through a hole in the centre for i've
yards on fake kick formation the
! Princeton stand blossomed forth Ike a
field Of orange. After a penalty OF five
yards had been imposed against Yale for
| interference with the centre, Avery
missed 6. Baker, who squlrmed along for
| five yards. and the same player added
| three more, only to be stopped by Phil
| bin. Dewitt then found narrow open
ing through which he plunged for four
Yards and first down. Waller and \
Baker fought their way along for six
} more in three desperate dives, but the
| Yale defence stiffened and dewitt punted
, 10 Wheeler on Yale's l0-yard mark
The Blue then experimental with the
running attack, but when Flynn failed
to gain more than a scant yard In two
trials Wheeler fell back on punt ana
Flynn sent the ball booming down the
! field to II. Baker, who was turned over
| In his tracks by Bomeisler. the dashing
Yale end. After two running plays, which
were effectively stopped dewitt punted
| high and far and the Tigers found them
selves In position TO strike when Wheeler
fumbled and Bluethenthal fell on the ball
for Princeton on Yale's 30-yard line.
Stew" Baker quickly launched an az
ssut on the Blue line as the undergradu-
ates called frantically for touchdown
but Waller. dewitt and again Waller
could only gain eight yards and on the
fourth down 'Hobey" Baker tried drop
kick. The pass was high. and while his
| forwards held we'll and gave him plenty
OF time the kick was short and to one
side. Thus Yales first danger was passed
Two minutes later the tide Of battle