New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-10-11
FumbleS and Intercepted
Forward Passes Prove
Costly to Losers.
THROW AWAY FIVE
CHANGES TO SCORE
Tigers. However, Show Consid-
cradle Improvement Over Earl
Ter Games of Season.

Princeton. \. j., Oct. 10.-None OF
the possible thrills OF modern football
were omitted on Unity Field this
afternoon. when Princeton defeated
Syracuse by a score of II to I. Again
the Tigers just managed to get
through by the narrowcst margin and
fight Off team that the statistics
prove TO have been the aggressor for
the greater part of the game.
Nothing but sheer determination not
TO give up at the darkest moments and
the serious plumbers of opponents
saved Princeton from defeat, for SYRIA
cuse gained more than twice as much
ground as the Tigers and punted
total of only 20 yards less. The Wis
itors gained 239 yards by rushing, to
Prncetons 1903.
Plays that might be called luck by
some and watchfulness by others car
ried the ball back and forth from one
end of the field to the other in jumps.
keeping both players and spectators at
the utmost pitch of uncertainty TO the
last whistle.
Syracuse outdistanced Princeton in
the gains made by forward passes by
50 yards to SO. but intercepted forward
passes and fumbles decided the game,
and the Tigers held decided ad-
vantage in Just those things.
Five times Syracuse rushed the ball
TO the danger point in Princeton's ter
ritory, only to be repulsed by having
q pass intercepted. This happened TO
Princeton twice.
Syracuse lost the ball in her own
territory twice on fumbles, which a
Tiger gathered in. while Princeton
was handicapped once in this way
Two of Princeton's scores started from
these recovered fumbles and. the
Orange players failed to make their
opportunity count because of an in
tercepted pass on the 15-ysrd line.
Syracuse would have had little
trouble in trouncing the Tigers, could
a few fatal blunders have been elimi-
mated. On the other hand, the figures
do not do Justice to the real improve
ment in the Princeton play since last
week
Against far stronger team than
they had faced this season the Tigers
gained more ground by rushing than
against the weaker teams, and though
results do not show IT, they showed
more fight and better form. The line
charged lower and tackled better, even
though outcharged by the husky SYRIA
cuSe forwards.
The spot in the line through which
the Syracuse players forced most OF
their gains was apparently weakened
by the style Of play 70 which the centre
Of the Tiger line is trained.
The tackles and guards played some
distance apart. affording chance Tor
a understanding Interference to get
The edge Of its wedge in, and Wllkin-
son tore through time after time. lie
easily featured the visitors play, with
Kingsley and Seymour good seconds.
Ames PLAYED his first game at quar-
ter for Princeton, and chose his plays
with good judgment, but he was not
nearly so effective IN running back
kicks or intercepted passes as any or
the other quarterbacks who have been
used
Tibbott played for only small part
Of the last period, but made spleh'
did sixty-yard run on pass that ne
intercepted on his own 23-yard line
Had briggs not become confused on
the next plav and tossed the ball to
Syracuse man when he was tackled,
score would probably have resulted.
CAPTAIN BALM was the leading spirit
Of his line. lie was in nearly every
play at the crucial point and tackled
savapelv. Shenk played about hall the
game and though badly out OF condl-
ton. made himself conspicuous by his
grit. II:
Highley and Moore. two new add
tons TO the varsity. played IN form
that will probably give them their po-
sitjons. Law did effective work at full /
back.
Syracuse was the heaviest offender
in holding and ofside plays, but
Princeton's total Of penalties came up
with lump when Lamberton was dis.
qualified and Syracuse advanced half
the distance to the goal, distance OF
thirty yards. .,
Princeton scored first about the mid !
do If the first quarter. Foster had re-
covered Syracuse tumble on her own
35-vard mark. and Law had slippec or
tackle for fifteen yards and shortly
after had passed successfully to GilcK
on the s-vard line. Syracuse held and
Law kicked field goal.
The second score came soon AFTER
ward. when Lamberton scooped up
tumble of one of Laws punts on the
35-vard line and went TO the 20 before
being stopped. A pass from Law 20
Highley went to the 4-yard marx, ana
from there Ames went through on the
fourth down for touchdown. Law
failed to kick the goal
Syracuse worked the. ball back INTO
the Tiger grounds, and Wilkinson at
tcmpted goal from placement on the
45-yard line. 1t hit the post. but di
rot 90 over the bar, and Law punted
out ..,,
Rose. Kingsley and Wilkinson tore
through and around the Princeton line
for two consecutive gains of sixteen
Yards, and left the bail on the 23-yard
line at the close of the first period;
They marched straight to the 4.ya 1
line in the second period, and tnaliy
sent Seymour around end for touch
Gov,n after two failures TO get through
=, -. UJL;,eop licked the goal.