New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-10-05
PRINCETON PLAYS
SOME REAL" FOOTBALL
Toys with Fordham. Scoring
Touchdown After Touch.
down at Will.
WHOLE SQUAD HAS A TRY
Freak Play Begins Game
STREET Scores Four Times
for Tigers-Law
Also a Star.
lBy Telegraph 20 The Tribune. J


Princeton, y. j., Oct. 4-Thirty Princeton
football players had hand in running
UP 4 score OF co TO against Fordham
here this afternoon. The real football
that Andrews promised from his players
was not long in making it's appearance
after the opening whistle had blown, and
after the first period the Tigers toyed
with their opponents, while practically
avery man on the squad had a trial ex-
sept Captain Baker, who was held to the
side lines
The game was too one-sided 20 be called
good football even for the victors. for
they had practically no opposition 10
either bring out or take advantage OF
their faults. They simply scored. Sixty
nine does not total all that the Tigers
ought to have had, for three times In tho
third period alone they pushed their way
over the goal line. only to lose the credit.
twice on penalties and once on tumble
by Law, after he had crossed the chalk
mark, and the game ended with the ball
in their possession on the 6-yard line
lacking just one play Of a touchdown, for
they had advanced without hesitation to
that point.
So little opposition was offered by the
Bronx team that the Princeton quarter
backs did not have TO pick their best
plays, but called of any on their list.
Neither open play nor straight line attack
was favored, but good mixture was the
programme, with tackle plays perhaps the
greatest fayorite.
Fordham, on the other hand, found dif
fculty in locating a single soft spot in the
Tigers line, and resorted to open play en-
tirely. giving a weird succession OF at
tempted followed passes from trick for
nations.
A freak play. which brought TO mind
de Wits much discussed drop kick
against Dartmouth TWO years ago, started
the game. Law had Immediately returned
the first kickoff by punting with the wind.
The ball rolled TO Fordham's 5-yard line,
and the Maroon players were unable to
move It a foot by rushing, so Robin was
called on for a punt. He misjudged the
wind. and his punt was carried up almost
straight over his head When ii fell II
bounded back over the goal line before
being touched by either team.
Vivlano fell on the ball before Prince
ton player could get TO il, and the argu-
rant started. After long conference
the officials judged It a safety. and put
the ball in play in Fordhams possession
or the 20-yard line. Whiting, OF Cornell.
the referee. explained after the game that
this ruling had been made because the
officials considered that 1t was Fordham's
own kick that had furnished the motive
power that sent the ball back Of the line.
No rule fully covered the play.
The most noticeable improvement in the
playing of Princeton over that of last
week against Rutgers was in the Interior
ence. on every kickoff a wedge was
formed in front OF the runner that sew
eral times gave him time to recover
tumble and run the ball well up toward
Fordham's territory before being dovned.
on the shift plays the interference seemed
10 get started with a snap that was ire
sstible, and cross bucks proved disas-
trous for the visitors. Not one OF the
backs, whether a substitute or not failed
to make some play that in any other
game would have been brilliant.
Brad" STREET. played the stellar role
for the Tigers by scoring Is OF the %
points on four touchdowns and four goals
from touchdowns. lie ploughed up the
centre OF the Maroon line for steady ad-
vances of from five to fifteen yards nearly
every time he was called up. IL was
STREET. who furnished the final push when
ever Fordham threatened to hold.
Merritt. Borden and Law all made long
runs, and did some clever lodging Mer-
rift scored in the last quarter on forty
flve-yard run. starting from a fake fol-
lowed pass and again IN the same period
he broke through tackle for twenty yards.
but fumbled when tackled In the shadow
OF the goal posts. and Love carried u
across for touchdown. Borden scored
from the 25-yard line on splendid broken
field running.
The forward pass was much used In the
closing half of the game by both sides,
total of ten attempts being made. A
triple pass ending in forward pass tried
by Fordham, was the most intricate play
of the game. but 1t failed. The Tigers
were more fortunate and worked several
masses. one, from Gillespie to Doolittls'
good for IS yards and the last touchdo"n'
TAYLOR made Fordham's nearest APP
proach to scoring in the third period, "heh
he gathered in Laws tumble back OF the
goal line and went the length OF the he'u
through the whole Tiger lineup. but was
called back by the officials for runnih9
out of bounds on the 20-yard line.
The lineup follows: