New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-10-27
Roll Up % Points to 7 for Oppo-
nentS by a Punch When
Punch Is Needed.
"HOBEY" BAKER THE STAR
Makes Dashing, Dodging Run
of Ninety Yards for Touch
down, That Clinches
Game for Princeton.
BY Herbert.
rRy Telegraph to The Tribune.


a bitter. hard fought struggle here to-
day. by a score Of % to Z, and by no
freak Of the game, either as was the
case a year ago, when dewitt scored
lonely points for the Tigers on
drop kick when the ball rolled along the
ground and in some weird way bounded
over the cross bar. The score to-day
would indicate an easy victory for
Princeton and a crushing defeat for
Dartmouth, but such was not the case,
as the goodly crowd, which looked on,
almost with bated breath, will testify
For three periods the tide of battle
ebbed and flowed, and the outcome was
still in doubt, although Princeton leo
bv a score of to as the touruh
quarter began. Then "Hobey" Baker not
10 be outdone by a Poe, a dewitt oil
other DAYS, or a Sam White, hasheo
like a meteor across the footoaA SKY
and almost single handed crushed the
last hopes Of the loyal band or Dart
mouth men who came down from tarolI
Hanover four hundred strong to cheer
on the team and celebrate as was
hoped, a victory.
'sHobey" Baker-and his first name
must be used to distinguish him from
"Stew' Baker, who ran the team as
ouarterback-did not start the game
but early was substituted Tor hdlI
waller, who was ordered Off the heiu
in disgrace by one of the officials 1or
undue roughness. At first he was haru-
" noticed. as dewitt and Captain Pen
dleton were called On to do most OF the
work in advancing the ball. but Wheh
the fourth period began Baker Woulu
not be denied
This ouarter opened with the ball III
Princeton's possession on Dartmouth
4O-yard line, and by brilliant sho" VI
offensive work march down the ue'"
began. which carried it over Tor
touchdown. Baker was instrumental III
this advance. as twice he broke loose
once for six yards and the other tine
for eight. when every yard couht'o'
A clever forward pass dewitt to Pen
dIeton. also helped, and dewitt was the
man who made the final plunge Tor
sever wards, which gave Princeton al
most a strange hold on the game.
Baker. however, was yet to shine IN
his brightest way The Dartmouth
men. who never knew when they were
beaten. fought on and carried the bau
we'll into Princeton territory, but Baker
caught low. we'll directed punt close
10 the ground on his own 1O-yard line
and was off down the field like fiash
for run Of ninety yards and another
touchdown. which put the game Tar
out Of Dartmouth's reach.
II was one of those plays which
stand out through the years in loot
hall It was one Of those plays which
make football so fascinating TO ts
many followers. 1t did not seem pos
sible for any human being to weave his
way successfully through HELD OF
those fierce Dartmouth taCklers, who
throughout the game had been SO I'M
erring in bringing down their men, puI
Baker seemed possessed. He eluded
two tacklers even as he caught the ball.
and then doubled and lodged his way
along, picking his openings with rare
precision, taking full advantage OF the
clever Interference provided by his fell
lows, warding off one Dartmouth man
with a straight arm, outrunning an
other. until he was practically clear
and the goal line in front Of him.
1t seemed almost as II every man on
the Dartmouth team had some sort OF
a chance to bring him down, but finally
only two stood in his way. He shook
himself loose from a frantic diving
tackle by Rogers, and, evading Whit
ney. dashed on and over the goal line,
to fall painting behind the goal post
Thus is recorded the last part of a
football struggle which was crammed
fun Of tense situations and exciting
moments. It is necessary now TO go
back bit and say that the score, one
sided as it was, did not begin to show
how evenly in most respects the teams
were matched and how fiercely and
even closely the battle was waged.
Dartmouth scored the first touch
down early in the second period by
battering down the Princeton defence.
II lost perhaps another touchdown by
a tumble on the 1-yard line of the
Tigers in the first quarter, and it was
checked on two other occasions when
a score seemed probable by penalties
for holding and off-side play. Further
than that. damaging fumbles and
bad error Of judgment when a Dart.
mouth man tackled II. Baker while the
latter was signalling for fair catch
opened the.Yay for Princeton to strike.
IT may almost be said that the Dart
mouth men did much to bring about
their own defeat, and this without de-
tracing one bit from all the credit due
Princeton.
The Tigers scored their first touch
down shortly after Dartmouth had
broken the ice by recovering the ball
on a costly tumble on Dartmouth's %
yard line The Tigers rarely, if ever,
failed 70 take advantage Of the oppor-
tunities that came their way, and
whenever the chance did come TO strike
they struck hard and to good effect. In
just seven plays the ball was carried