New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-10-26
Sol Metzger Says Neither Had
an Opportunity to Display
Its Best Methods.
SCORE DUE TO BLUFF PLAY
Considers Tigers a DRY Day
acknowledgements
Strength Principally in
Line Plunging.
BY Sol Metzger.
fBy Telegraph 10 The Tribune.l

by Ooi WchL9SI'
fBy Telegraph 70 The Tribune.l
Princeton, n. j., Oct. 25.-Dartmouth
clearly outplayed Princeton here this
afternoon in their annual football game.
and, by reason of its ability to take ad-
vantage Of one of the many opportunities
that came to each team on account Of the
condition OF the field, won a 6 TO victory
b. driving the ball across the Tiger goal
line in series OF plays after blocking
one Of Giles punts
Il was a miserable day for a game, so
that after few attempts at rushing and
pa ssing the two elevens settled down to a
runting duel, each playing for an opening
near the rival goal line by reason Of a
tumble or a blocked kick. And though
opportunity followed opportunity for each
team, Dartmouth proved its superiority
by converting one of them into a score.
The touchdown was made possible by
the very good line plunging of a splendid
halfback. Whitney by name, who carried
the ball down 20 the Tiger one-yaTd line,
where the Princeton eleven showed signs
of holding Dartmouth for downs Then
Llewelyn, Dartmouth's sub quarterback
worked Prnceton's left end for a touch
down by means Of an old trick
Princeton had been in just this same po-
sition earlier in the game. In the first
instance the Tiger line had held this same
Whitney on It's vineyard line, so that II
appeared a foregone conclusion that Dart
mouth would depend upon Whitney 10
make this last yeard. especially as end
running seemed impossible Therefore,
Prlncetons left tackle and left end
charged toward the centre to help to resist
the onslaught OF the pounding, aggressive
Whitney
Llewellyn Trieked Tigers.
This was exactly what Llewellyn calcu-
lated they would do. and to clinch mat
tiers he sent Whitney tearing into the
Tiger line at centre. but instead of pass
ing the ball to him he made d bluff, and
then ran around Princeton's unguarded
left flank with it for the only score Of the
game. II was good headwork that won
the game, and Llewellyn deserves con-
CALCULATIONS.
have seldom seen a game played un-
der such absolutely slippery conditions
conditions that made it impossible to get
a good line on the merits and dement's of
the two elevens. End running was out OF
the question. except in each Of the four
corners Of the field. where the turf was
for some reason firm.
II was In one OF these four corners that
Llewellyn made his touchdown. Line
play was Of a poor order and backfield
men were limited to a few straight
plunges or an attempt at outside tackle,
which went for naught as a rule because
Of the long pass required from the quar-
terback to the man carrying the ball.
which generally slipped through the
backs hands.
Forward passing also proved unsuccess-
full. SO there was nothing TO do but punt
and play for the tumble or the blocked
kick. And in the punting game Dart
mouth stood far above Princeton. Curtis
easily outpunted both Gle and "Hobey"
Baker To my way OF thinking, had the
day been fair and the turf firm we would
have seen some really wonderful kicking
by the Dartmouth hack. as his few at
tempts before the ball was heavy with
water showed both direction and distance.
Bakers Speed Of Little Use.
In this puntins game Dartmouth's ends
proved slightly better than the Tiger pair
in getting down the field. especially al
the start, when Curtis was able to get off
his punts in good fashion. When the
game was Ave minutes old, however,
Curtis had to drive the ball low and hard
to get any distance. so that his ends and
tackles who came down with them. found
it impossible TO get over the ground fast
enough.
This gave Princeton an opportunity to
get HOBBY Baker away on run, but
Baker found the footing too insecure, and
generally wound up his efforts by slipping
to the ground when lodging the first
tacklers.
For Dartmouth the work in the receiv-
ing end OF the punting game was very
poor. Both Ghee and Llewellyn. who did
nearly ali Of II. had ample time TO get
under way after stopping Giles punts,
but they seemed glued to the spot where
they caught the ball or picked up their
luTlDlrs, anu Wy icdeOh VI thcoo
poor tactics failed TO gain many easy
yards for their team.
Another point that cropped out In the
kicking game to-day which aided Dart
mouth and gave the Green It's first chance
10 attack the Tiger came early In the
first period. when Curtis sent a high punt
down TO Princeton's 6-yard line. Captain
Baker, who is decidedly dangerous as an
open field runner, as Dartmouth has good
cause to remember from one year back
made a grave mistake in catching this
punt. instead OF letting IT roll over for a
touchback.
Az IL was, Louden crashed into the
Tiger leader and rolled him TO his 2-yard
line. The play came close to giving Dart
mouth two points BY means of a safety.
Had Baker let the ball go by a touch
back would have resulted. and Princeton
could have brought out the ball to its
a-yard line for punt out. the safe style
Of kicking, with the ball within thirty
yards OF teams goal on such a day.
Safe Tactics the Rule.
Gle had 20 punt for Princeton from be-
hind his own goal line. a punt that was
hurried so much that II went out OF
bounds on his 2l-yard line. from which
point the Tigers were temporarily saved