Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-11-10
BEAT YALE IS NOW
CRY At PRINCETON
Tigers Are Favored to Win
After Saturdays Great
Work.
BITS OF GRTDIRON GOSSIP

Undaunted by the reverse suffered
Saturday the Princeton Tiger will
now make ready for its annual con-
fiict with the Yale Bulldog. BEAT
Yale" Is the cry at Princeton. and the
followers OF the Orange and Black
team are confident that the sons of
old Nassau can do 1t.
Princeton is already the favorite for
this battle because of the superb
fighting spirit displayed by the IT,
gers against Harvard Saturday. The
Tigers clash with the Ellis at New
Haven next Saturday.
|
AS a result of Saturdays Southern
| football battles the fight for the .. L.
| A. A, championship has narrowed
down To a, triangular struggle between
| Auburn, Vanderbilt and Georgia. the
defeat of Georgia Tech by Auburn, by
! the score of 20 to 0, put the Techs out
of the running and at the same time
indicated that both Georgia and
Vanderbilt will have to extend tnefn-
selves to keep pace with their rivals
| from Alabama. Tennessee played
Vanderbilt to a standstill, the latter
winning by to 6. Earlier In the week
Georgia defeated Clemson by only
points. Next Saturday will see van
derbilt and Auburn clash at Birmlng-
ham. while Georgia and Georgia Tech
meet in Atlanta. Upon these games
and that between Georgia and Au-
burn, at Atlanta, on November ~
largely wilh depend the S. l, A. A
title.
Princeton lost again In a slime
covered field, but the dopesters are
still asking what would have been the
result of the Dartmouth-Prin
and the Harvard Princeton games
had the weather conditions been bet
ter.
Early in the Decentralization
game both teams realized that the
muddy field hampered the chances OF
scoring touchdowns HOBBY Baker
tried for a field goal every time the
opportunity presented itself, but he
was not so lucky as Brickley.
Brickley again holds the centre OF
the spotlight with Eddie Mahan sec
ondary in Harvard's hero list.
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Mahan got away for a sixty-yard
run. after taking Hardwicks place.
Hardwick's kicking leg was giving out
and the wisdom of the Harvard
coaches in saving Mahan for the most
critical part of thu. game worked well.
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A blocked kick was feared right
along, because of the speed shown by
the Harvard forwards and when
Slower got the ball on Princeton's
twenty-yard line after Streit's kick
had been blocked. Brickley's toe did
the rest.
Princeton's wonderful fighting spirit
was evident every moment. Like real
tigers the boys in Orange and Black
fought to the last minute.
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Hammond's defensive work for
Princeton was marvellous, especially
a clever tackle he made of Hardwick.
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Harvard gained 1877 yards by rush
ing the ball, while Princeton carried
the ball 80 yards. bucking the Har-
ward line during the four periods. Az
half-time the Tigers had gained 10
yards to the Crimson's 40 yards. In
the last two periods Princeton gained
Olly oV ydidS o6dlIiSt 1Adi feb' " % 80
80
Harvards "Tiger-kllling" football
team arrived home apparently none
the worse for its hard battle in
Princeton. There was no demonstra-
ton by the students. So far as the
trainers could see The regulars came
through the game without bruise or
sprain to speak Of. In view of their
hard work, however, they will be
given q lay-off, although the substl-
tutes will report for practise as usual
today.
Baker outpointed his rivals, his
punts averaging 38 yards in the first
half and IS in the last part of the bat
tie. Harvard's were SO and 80, respec-
lively.
There was enough scoring in the
game to fill in two
or three tussels. The Red and Black
rolled up twenty-one points, but the
Green and White pot thirfy-fOur