Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-11-16
FIELD GOALS TIE
TIGERS AND YALE

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with those of Alex Moffat. Johnny Baird,
John De Witt and other famous field goal
kickers who scored for the Orange and
Black In the years OF early foot ball.
Tigers Failed to Gain.
1t is well, perhaps, that such should
be the case. for the Princeton team as
whole failed to gain any lasting glory
In this the thirty-ninth contest with
the Blue. Hailed as one OF the best
elevens developed on the Orange and
Black foot ball field In recent years, it
was outplayed in almost every depart
ment of the game by team just finding
itself after defeat and two scoreless
tie games with smaller colleges. An anal
ysis of the offensive and defensive play
of the two teams shows the remarkable
| manner In which Yale outshone the play
ers from the Jersey plains. BY rushing
Yale gained 130 yards in forty -four plays
to PHnceton's 81 in twenty-five efforts.
Three first downs were scored against
| the Tigers solitary gain in this respect.
Thirty-fie kicks netted LIZA yards.
against 1.1ss yards for Princeton in
thirty-three kicks Yale regained $50
yards by running back Laws punts,
| while Princeton picked up but 143 yards
In similar manner. The Tigers tried
three forward passes. two OF which were
incompleted and one intercepted. while
Yale's lone attempt in this respect also
went for naught because Of a tumble
when q touchdown hung on the catch
ing Of the ball.
all-round team play, Yale could only
win the credit for tieing Princeton in
the yearly gridiron battle. Errors of
judgment and individual slips at criti..
its effectiveness and left the Blue with
q still greater problem to face in the
Harvard game next Saturday. This. in
part. was due to the fact that Wilson,
formerly a fullback. was shifted to quar-
terback less than two weeks ago. and Is
still more or less unfamiliar with the
possibilities Of the new position.
To this and other recent changes in
the Yale line Princeton owes her escape
from defeat. for brilliant streaks of play
which advanced the bali to within strik-
ing distance of the Tigers goal line
went for naught when some individual
play or slip would nullify the work of
the eleven as a whole The most striking
example came late in the final period.
when after a series of punts, the ball
fell into Yale's possession on Princeton's
40-yard line. Ainsworth. behind splendid
interference, circled Hammond and raced
the Tigers line before he was thrown
by Capt. Baker.
Yale Seemed Victor.
1t appeared as though Yale was to
score its first touchdown against Prince
ton since 1910. and her adherents were
cheering and shrieking encouragement
and advice, 10000 strong. The Tiger
team, desperate, blocked two line plunges
that carried the ball to the extreme
right side Of the field instead of to-
ward the goal posts. third attempt
put the ball well inside the Princeton's
s-yard lire. but so far to the right of
the posts that field goal was virtually
impossible.
With about two yards to gain, Wilson
made a perfect forward pass to Carter
who had slipped across the goal line. but
the Yale right end fumbled and then drop
ped the bali In his excitement and went
out OF the game crying like child
few morsents later.
sey attempted to duplicate his earlier
field goal. each time within Princeton's
36-yafd line. but failed. Once Balm
charged through the Yale line and block
ed the rising ball. and in the other eff
fort the ball sailed fully five yards to
the left Of the goal posts. These were
conspicuous examples Of the lapses in
the Yale play.
The other and brighter side was the re-
vival OF the real Yale fighting spirit and
bail in the game against Harvard.
Brilliant individuality.
So far as individual brilliancy was con-
cerned, both Yale and Princeton cohorts
found much to admire and praise. Capt.
Bakers field goal caused his fumbling
and poor running with the ball to be for
gotten. and Ballin charged through the
Yale line and into the backfleld like an |
all-Amer1can tackle. Law outpunted |
Knowles and was In turn outkicked by |
Guernsey. but great credit is due him. for |
his line failed to hold like the Yale for |
wards and e. Trenkman's passing was at |
times poor. The Yale ends. Avery and |
Carter. played harder and faster foot ball |
than Hammond and s. Baker, and Mar
ting's work at center was superior to that
of his opponent. Princeton uncovered q !
sterling end In Brown. who replaced Lam
berton IN the closing minutes of the game
In speed and tacl<ling he completely sur
passed the regulars.
In Ainsworth and. Wilson, the Blue |
showed two backheld players who did re-
markable work in running back the ball |
from punts. Sktrting the end and general |
advancing OF the ball. Wilson In particu.
lar demonstrated that the modern quar-
terback can be used to advantage either
for q direct line plunge or for skirting the
wings.
Princeton's Wanted shift formation did
not appear to bother the Yale forwards.
due. probably. to careful coaching for
this particular attack. On the offense
tho Blue line and b&ckfeid gave the
men with the ball splendid interference.
whereas the Princeton runner was forced