New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-10-06
PR|NCETONS ATTACK
0VERWHELMS LEH|GH'
Forward Pass and DashinQ
Line Charging Gives Tigers
a Huge Score.
WINNERS MUCH IMPROVED
Play in Strong Contrast with
Earlier Games - Logan
and E. Trenkman
the Stars.
lBy Telegraph to The Tribunsl

ADs tN4NsAoph ~ Inc
Princeton. n. j.. Oct. 6.-Over six hum
drcd Lehigh supporters saw their team
go down to defeat before Princetons foot
ball eleven here to-day By the overwhelm-
ing score OF IS to o. 1t was contest OF
new football from start to finish with the
forward pass figuring as the principal
feature. Both teams were evenly matched
in the line, but the faster backs. proved
too strong for Lehigh. NJ
Andrews and Pendleton showed what
the new rules have done for the forward
pass by scoring touchdown in two sue
cessive plays in the second half On the
first play Pendleton took a forty.yard
pass from Andrews on a full run and
Melted twenty-eight yards before he was
downcd. The speedy back then dupii-
Gated the performance with thirty-yard
gain for a touchdowng Neither team could
gain consistently through the line. though
F. Trenkman did some brilliant piunging
for the Tigers.
The main factor in advancing the ball
was the forward pass. Lehigh tried the
play fourteen times and six OF these at
tempts resulted in fair gains. The Tigers
broke even, executing four out OF eight
passes, but an average gain OF over
twenty yards on each throw and the fact
that in two successive passes the ball was
advanced almost sixty yards goes to ex-
plain Princeton's success with the play
The Tiger eleven showed dash IN at
tack and a stiffness of defence far In ad-
vance OF anything shown in their earlier
games. .-.f
Pazetti kicked off for Lehigh at
O'Clock and "Hobey' Baker carried the
ball back twenty yards. Pendleton and
Baker made frst down. but Lehigh held
and Andrews was forced to kick. kealy
got loose for l5-yard gain on the FIRST
play. but Lehigh fumbled and f. Trenk-
man recovered the ball. A penalty for
Lehigh and two plunges by Trenkman
carried the ball over for the Tigers nrst
score after less than FIVE minutes OF play
Baker kicked goal.
Lehigh's clever Interference and fast at
tack showed up strongly In the second
quarter. The backs lined up three In a
row, no shift being used. and PLAYED
straight. old-style football. The only
trick play used was sort Of basketball
backward pass from one man 10 another.
Bakers attempt at field goal which MT
one OF the uprights gave Lehigh the ball.
and then the attack got In motion no.
bart. circllng left end, was tackled. and
passed the ball TO Pazettl, who got loose
for a sensational forty-two-yard run
Emmons downed him on Prineetons %
yard line. Two more plunges gave Lee
high ten yards more. but then Prince
toms line stiffened, and held for downs.
Two forward passes, Andrews to Baker
and Andrews to Pendleton, were respon-
sIble for the Tigers second score. as r.
Trenkman had scarcely foot to gain OH
the plunge across the line, me haii
ended Princeton IA. Lehigh 0. .eT
The third period showed the Tigers at
their best. The line charged fast and low
and smashed up the Lehigh attack before
the plays got under way. Logan ana r..
were towers OF strength on
the right side OF the line, and showed a
30 per cent Improvement over their work
in the Rutgers game f"Huie'0" $780,
the third touchdown on crossback on
right tackle after six minutes OF play.
"Goldie" Wight took Dunlap's place
toward the end of the quarter, and re-
covered the ball for Princeton on tumble
by Hoban. ....s -t
With the opening Of the last period
came the two remarkable plays scoring
Princeton's fourth tally. Andrews. the
Tigers clever left end. deserves lot OF
credit for his long, skilful passes TO Fen
dleton. who romped over the Lehigh goal
line in less than two minutes. No better
Of the possibilities OF the new
game for speedy open play could be de-
sired than these two perfectly executed
forward passes.
The lIne-lp follows.