New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-10-03
TIGERS RUN UP SCORE
Beat Rutgers by Wide Margin,
but Lose Clean Slate.
PENDLETON AT HIS BEST
Breaks Loose for Many Long
Gains in Second Football
Game of Season.
rBy Telegraph to The Tribune. ]

Princeton. y. j., Oct. 2.-Princeton de-
feated Rutgers in football here to-day by
n score Of Al to In a fast but loosely
played game. The Tigers rolled up 81
points In the first half aided by costly
fumbles and Baker and Pendleton's slash
ing attack. Princetons captain was at
his best. talying q points of the total
score by himself.
The team work OF both elevens was
pitifully weak. In the second half. when
the Princeton substitutes were In the
game, Rutgers forced the fighting all the
way. The regulars were rushed In during
the last quarter 10 stem the tide. but
Johnson pierced the Princeton defence
like paper. scoring touchdown for the
visitors. Pendleton made the final tally
for the Tigers on clever dash around
left end.
Baker kicked off at o'clock to Rutgers,
and z. Trendman returned the ball TWEEN
ty-fve yards. On the next play Shenk
tackled johnson so hard that he fumbled.
and Andrews recovered the ball. Pendle-
ton then scored on lO-yard dash around
the end after scarcely four minutes OF
play. Baker kicked the goal. Princeton's
second tally came in less than one and
one"haf minutes after the ball was put
In play. A costly tumble gave the Tigers
the ball IN Rutgers's territory, and Pen
dleton romped thirty yards to the goal
line
Rutgers vas powerless 10 stop tho
Princeton attack in the first period, and
,l.a 90 L., .rh D1n
and around the ends almost at will Every
kind OF football was shown-the Mime
sofa shift. delayed passes and split plays.
The forward pass was given n fair try
out. two OF the four attempts made by
the Tigers resulting in good gains.
beautiful 30-yard pass from Emmons to
Baker led to Princeton's third tally. as
Baker carried the ball over In two plunges
outside OF tackle
Pendleton. Baker and De Witt were
good for three more touchdowns. and the
half ended with Princeton far In the lead
Emmons, at quarter. ran the team we'll,
showing Princeton's versatile attack.
wight. In his FIRST appearance at end.
played hard, snappy game for tho
Tigers
Matters were reversed In the second
half Cunningham sent In the Tiger scrub,
but Rutgers showed surprising strength.
The Princeton line put up weak oppo-
sition TO Johnson's plunge. and the big
half-back got loose for q 60-yafd run
which brought the crowd to It's feet. s.
Baker, the second string quarterback,
failed 20 down him. but swart mated the
runner from behind. For the first time In
the contest Rutgers threatened Prince
toms goal. hut the line held and Penheld
punted out OF danger.
With the opening Of the last quarter the
regulars were hustled In again. but could
not stop the Rutgers attack. The varsity
line showed even less strength than the
scrub. and Rockefeller and Johnson
ploughed through for repeated gains.
Finally Johnson smashed through right
tackle for twenty yards. scoring the first
tally OF the season against the Tigers.
Rockefeller failed to kick the goal
As an exhibition Of football the game
was disappointing, for little could be told
concerning the working OF the new rules.
Five downs seemed 10 hep the continuity
OF PrincetOns attack In the nrst perlou'
but the Rutgers defence was so wretched-
ly weak that the play could not be con-
sIdered a criterion for real football. In
the second half Princeton's defence with
In the 20-yard line was not seen, as John
son scored on "a long dash. The Tiger
coaches expressed themselves as greatly
dissatisfied with the work Of the team.
81.