New-York tribune., 1914-09-27
ilsg Football Elepens Shop Power in
Winning Opening Battles on the Gridiron
mr6. Yale, Princeton
Pennsylvania Be
Ga Season Wen.
ndrRS ROLL BACK
y IN RUTGERS TEAM
.,v Great Strength in Tending
~ attack and Display a
Most Daring Offence.

r,i.s,.on, n, j. sept. 2S-oPen
..u scored its first triumph at
.s...e., to-day when the Tigers van
49, Rutgers in the FIRST game Of
,,ssp by q score Of IL to o.
s.,-,rs presented a team Of tremen-
..ver and size, with Drawn and
!, decided evidence in the back
~ Tostsr Sanford, an old Yale star,
- ,,is his plans for utilizing the
,,inr power Of the burly Rutgers
- spa hnemen in some Of the
-. most successful llays and swing
.aif,s, but his efforts we're blocked
,ns hand BY fumbling and the
s,,,hed passing of MeCloskey at
~. ,pd on tho other by the fight
s.fenee Of powerful Princeton
-, Tiger backs could not match
-, - easements in weight and strength
~. 3orvards did, but they laid their
- n forward passes and quick
h.s,s around the ends, and it was no
p,;stston men we're pleased with the
..a,,sss shown, especially in the new
.S.ges bpt they " re forcd 20 admit
- too much early season rawness
~ side discounts the Importance
4 t5e victory. ,
terbling was one Of the worst of
a, faults on each side, and the Tigers
'f..Se5 fully IS often rs Rutgers, but
rsys6 quicker on the recovery: Three
Srss New Brunswick lost the ball
& fumblss in their own territory,
sSne the Tig- rs lost il twice in the
- wey. but at less critical times.
is well beyond doubt that the
pibeeton line showed q defensive
.sver that would have stopped even
Sa,e ACCOMPLISHED heavyweights than
pstvers's had Captain BALM, larger
ll,b ever and playing the bigges man
= he Rutgers team, shown his old
sntroI. or IL Shenk had plsyed with
"a same snap and grit that wo,. him
hs all-AmeTiea choice IN 1917 a
slsndid supply Of ends furnished all
4, wing material that was needed,
- there was no position that 'as not
flea as well as OF better than Tor sew
sfal years.
Speeishzing on the open game told
tssvily for the Tigers, who completed
% per cent Of their attempted forward
nsses, varying the gains from almost
B6ihing 70 one Of thirty-two var A
stl Of over $50 yards was gained BY
nine successful passes. Rutgers re-
'mted to the pass about nine times and
,tRpleted only two. resulting IN total
gin Of fifteen yards.
Rutgers received the first kickoff,
ID. sitter an exchange fumhles Tai
asn punted 10 Tibbott, on the 45-yard
ne. Two forward passes from Boland
4 Tibbott anu briggs enabled T'bbOtt
y soore fr5tsO0 neat feld goat"frorn
he S0-yard lire.
Although Princeton passed the ball
ger she goal line three times on for
Elrd passes and gave TibbOtt two more
dances at drop kicks, no more scoring
vi done until the third period, when
HsClosky apparently lost his head and
ent q wild pass rolling to his own
lgard line. Garrett stopped the ball
here, but another bad pass caused
Isman's punt 20 be blocked behind the
gosl line, and Nash was downed for q
sfsty.
Prineeton's next advance started at
lidheld, when BOland tossed q forward
ass to Brown for twenty-five yards.
ibbott made fifteen around the end,
nd Boland tossed to Brown, back Of
he goal posts, for a touchdown. Tib-
n.t kicked the goal,