The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-10-25
TIGERS MANAGE
TO PIN DEFEAT
ON DARTMOUTH
Strong on Defence and Seize
Opportunities as They
Are Presented.
GIlEE'S PLAY BALM FOR
GREEN: SCORE Is TO II
ny WILLIAM II. HANNA.


eleven beat Dartmouth. ls to 12, here
the victory with which the Tigers intro
duced their brand new stadium to COM
petitive football In n game in which
they were outrushed. but conducted their
game with better judgment. the Tigers
won by taking advantage OF Dartmouth's
errors Their first touchdown came close
on the heels OF Dartmouth tumble,
which transferred the bail to Princeton
their second was the immediate result OF
q blocked Kick. To the thirteen accru-.
Ing points they added beautiful field
goal Dartmouth made two touchdowns
ana didn't kick goal from either.
In output It was an even battle with
the exception Of one point from goal con
version by Princeton and three points
from splendid long lift from the 40
yard line by Tibbott OF Princeton There
was more productive football contained
IN few minutes of the second quarter
than In all the rest put together. Points
came thick and fast for n little while.
and the scoring congestion Of the second
period yielded sixteen points for Prince
ton and six for Dartmouth. The Green
made d second touchdown In the fourth
quarter, and III a dying effort to get
another was strewing tho sward with
forward passes when the game ended In
the dusk.
New stadium Well Populated.
With all Princeton on one side and
such of Dartmouth as could get there
the centre stretches of the lofty stadium
were well filled, and before the teams
came on the field the Spectators admired
the rich, green turf OF the new gridiron,
carefully prepared and groomed work
OF landscape art--an inviting bed for the
tussling combatants to run on and pound.
fan and roll upon. The green OF Dart
mouth also left It's impression, but It was
not applied thickly enough to submerge
the Orange and Black and the elated
PrincetoniaTss, delighted TO trim the Han
oN erians 10y any score, honored the vic
tory with snake dance.
watchful. quick 10 diagnose and
quick to act defence by Princeton. fitting
In with swift seizures Of opportunities
turned TO scoring account. won over an
adversary who had "A stronger straight
away attack. Figures bear out the asser-
ton of stronger attaCk-Gi total yards
for Princeton by rushing. 1873 for Dart
mouth, and two first downs by Princeton
TO eleven by Dartmouth. Yet with tho
Princeton defence Tightening as required
Dartmouth could not utilize her more fire.
quent use of the rushing game for n single
point. A long sweeping run by Ghee--7O
Nards-gave Dartmouth Its first score the
second was the quick sequel to "A forward
pass which landed the ball AT Princeton's
= yard line. The Princeton defence on
that particular occasion couldn't hold
Dartmouth
Tigers, In Lead. Are Conservative.
The Tigers showed little in the way OF
set organized attack, hpt their show
ing in that regard hardly was a true
measure of all they may have. They
played largely a defensive game after they
made their sixteen points. The Tigers
outgeneralled the New Hampshire enemy.
Dartmouth held off too long on its open
game and expended uselessly IA good deal
of energy I'm pounding AT the line. The
Tigers probably were quite content to see
them do this, and on the other hand. the
Nassau players did not cNpend energy TO
no purpose. hut saved their energy for
more propitious moments and won with
out being called on to demonstrate
whether or not they had stronger at
tack Their players showed a lot Of
football keenness.
great deal OF straight rushing with
its tumbled scrlmmages. two blocked kicks,
a seventy yard dash through broken
field, kicking which varied from poor 70
fine, with particularly poor work in con
vertinE touchdowns 10 goals forward
pass eruptions, and, near the last.
lateral pass or two by both sides CON
tributod spice to game which alternately
bristled and dragged
Good tacklng by Princeton. exception
ally proficient work by the secondary
defence, in which Click was horse for
work. and an effective way the defence
had Of enveloping tackle TO tackle as
saults were prominent in Princeton's play
ing Also Nassau obtained material ad-
NuDtaRA in tnnfinR pNphunRgg GOnhn-
more briggs of princeton. although incon-
slstent an a punter, did lot Of good boot
ing before ne became tired, and his better
puntng increased partmouths troubles
Rallin, Shenk, the ends. in fact most Of
the line, took extensive part in the after
Moons work and were active and capable
forwards AZ the game was played the
Princeton backs showed no such commen-
surate ability TO advance the ball.
Ghee's open Running Effective.
Not that the Tiger defence wasn't
shaken considerably. lrregularly Dart
mouth made solid gains hut Dartmouth's
assaults weren't knitted together for any
length OF time Ghee's running in the
open was the biggest menace to Princeton.
that and the forward passing which broke
out az "A last resort Whitney, Thielscher
Wlnship, after he went In 10 take forward
passes McAulifie and Cotton played hard
and efficiently. numerous FORWARD passes
wore intercepted or incompleted because
Of faulty cooperation between thrOwer
and receiver Dartmouth tried twenty
seven forward passes TO Frinceton's seven
Six Of Prnceton's forward passes were
incompleted and sixteen OF nartmOuth's
Dartmouth gained lii yards by forward
passing to PTincetons ten.
The play just following tho opening
kickoff by Princeton was slow until en-
livened by "A twenty yard run by Ames.
Ames made neat catch Of n punt and
scoOted back twenty yards to his own 81
yard line. Shonk was hurt after briggs
had punted back, and there WAS a Dart
mouth cheer for Shcnk The Tiger fac
ton in the stand acknowledged the cour-
tesy by applaudinG,
with the ball on Dartmouth's 40 yard
line ThielsCher hit tho limo for n first
down. hut G.ick got up and nailed him on
the next try. The Dartmouth men were
throwing their plays close TO the middle
and Balm stopped Whitney At tho line.
Whitney punted and briggs punted. and
Ghee, who caught, hesitated and was
downed in a hurry by Lamberton. Chico
tried two onside kicks close together. on
the second there was q grourN and lofty