New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-10-31
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Princeton Defence Holds Easily
Against All Efforts-La Plante
Stars for Losers.
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football team; Watson, the quarter
back, and Gilman, the tackle. OF the
Crimson, saw Princeton eleven crush
the light and inexperienced. but plueSy
Williams eleven in Palmer Stadium TINS
afternoon. The score was q TO 0, and
while convincing enough for all puf'
poses, it was more measure OF "a"
weakness Of Williams than OF Prince
tons strength. "
The Tigers showed nothing that
MIGHT have been OF benefit 10 their DIS.
tinguished visitors from the banks o.
the Charles River. and aside from
pleasant day in the cool, bracing air.
Haughton and his companions cameo
little.
Straight elementary football, OF the
kind which may be seen on any hlsn
high school gridiron. was the order o.
he day FOR Princeton. And !. was not
the best type of high school football
either. IL was buck OF the taeAies'
a plunge through the middle OF the NE
or run off the end. The couple OF
forward passes attempted were ne
old. time-honored joke passes, r1sht
over the line. The plays were all run
from simple formations. But even De.
fore so primitive an attack. the Ngh'
line of the Williamstown boys was
pried apart and bent back until II hnai-
ly crumpled.
,breo 81 them in the second half. Twice
RUIZ Law. who graced the game with
mis- presence at fullback. added the
points by kicking goals, and Love also
sent the ball over the bar following
touchdown. Two Of these scores were
made after thrilling marches down the
field-one of thirty-three yards, IN
which eleven plays were used. and an.
other of forty yards, in which the Dali
was rushed only eight times.
Billy Moore added another after
beautiful run Of forty-two yards; IL
was forty-two yards as the crow MES,
but Moore raced at least seventy as ne
twisted along through a broken field.
Another followed the recovery OF a
tumble by Lamberton on the o-yard
line.
II Princeton did not score often IL
was not for lack OF opportunity. NO
fewer than seven times the "illiams
goal was threatened in the first hair;
Once Williams held for downs and
checked a march toward the goal line,
.
grounded, twice field goals were missed
from comparatively easy shots and
once Williams recovered tumble on
her own 4-yard line after Princeton had
trooped sixty-one yards IL march
that apparently was ruthless In its
power.
So ii WAS in the second half, although
the Williamstown lads weakened per
ceptibly. Time and time again they
were forced down under the shadow or
their own posts, but often they held
with grim courage and prevented
scores.
Williams's Attack Weak.
Williams showed no attack worthy o.
the name, and glaring structural
weakness was brought to light in the
kicking department. Oyerton did the
puntng for the visitors, and IL was on
rare occasions that he got thirty yards
/ from the point at which he stood. HIS
/ longest punt, with the sweeping north
wind at his back, travelled less than
/ forty yards, while his efforts against
/ the wind were pitsble. Several OF them
gained fewer than fifteen yards.
With briggs sending the leather
/ twisting and swerving all the way from
sixty yards with the wind 10 forty
/ against it, and these kicks well covered,
! one of the causes for the crushing de-
: feat of Williams becomes apparent.
: Big Bill Edwards said after the game
that he was disappointed in the play
of the Tiger eleven. He said there was
a palpable lack Of real power and OF
/ real finish, and. above all. Of clever
generalship. Certain il is that the
smashing line play. so evident against
Dartmouth a week ago was carefully
tucked away in cs'nphor.
There was no dip to the charge to-
day. no lunge that swept the oppo-
nents' forwards back and then con.
/ tnued on to clean up the backs, aai
there was lack Of cohesion. The men
stood stock upright after q few steps.
and the Williams men were able to sift
through to stop many plunge. Ths
backs were uncertain, IL seemed. and
tn. Williams ends smashed play after
play. But there was a great improve
ment in the second half.
. Against the attack Of the visitors the
defence of the Princeton eleven was
good. Not single first down waJ
made by Williams on straight rushing.
and the amount of ground gained wa
negligible. Late in the last period
Fred Days men cut loose with . VOL
I ley Of forward passes in a despairing
effort 10 score. One OF these, from
/ 0verton 10 La Plante, worked for q
gain Of forty-fve yards, and placed the
ball on Princeton's 5-yard line. bu:
somebody fumbled in the Williams
I backfeld and Tiger fell on the ball.
La Plante Deserves Praise.
I La Plante. the right end for the
Williams team, was lion in the fight.
/ He was here, there and everywhers.
smashing up play after play, until IT
last Snake Ames and. later, Blake, d.
voted their attention to The left side 81
the line and let him alone. lie 10 q
b little chap. this La Plante. but every
inch fighter and real football
/ player. In deeds he lowered far over
his mates.
Z Lamberton is g bsckfeld man. snd
Billy Moore an end. Princeton men have
declared. but no one could have con-
WINGED the crowd that saw the eams
that such is the case. LambeYton
played right end for the Tigers, and
played il as ends should play. Ii was
thrilling TO watch him box Parmelss
out and force him yards away from
the plays the quarterback ran through
the position. He got of in a besuti-
full lunge. and carried his man along
with him. He opened the doors for two
of the Princeton touchdowns.
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