Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1915-11-13
TEAMS BATTLE ON
EVEN TERMS IN
GR|D|RON GAME
Princeton Favorite Before
Game-Sixty Thousand
Witness Conflict.
CLEAR SKIES AND FINE
WEATHER FOR FOOTBALL
Fumbles Prevent Tigers from
Scoring in First
Period.

YALE BOWL. New Haven, Conn,
Nov. 1s.--sixty thousand spectators
gathered to witness the annual foot
ball game between the elevens of
Yale and Princeton universities. Re-
markable weather conditions greeted
the players and the huge throng of
gridiron enthusiasts which followed
the fortunes of the rival teams. Not
q cloud marred the blue dome which
shut in the Yale football arena and
q warm, almost summer-like sun,
blazed down, making heavy wraps al
most unnecessary. A stiff breeze
from the northwest blew steadily. but
the spectators deep down in the blue
ampi-theater were so protected that
they scarcely felt the blow.
The playing field was dry and fast,
not the slightest evidence of damp
pess from frost or the slight rain of
last night being apparent, and except
when the punts Of the competing
teams rose above the ramparts of the
bowl the wind did not affect either
the direction or the length of the
kicks. The Princeton squad was the
first to make its appearance on the
gridiron. The entire Tiger football
contingent of more than thirty play
ers and substitutes ran on to the field
at 20 and three elevens were sent out
for signal drills punting and passing
practice by Coach Rush. AS was the
case In the game against Harvard
each Princeton player bore large
number on his back.
The game in detail:
First Quarter rinceton won the
toss and defend the north goal.
Guernsey kicked off to briggs, who
received the ball ON his l5-yard line
and returned 20 yards. Princeton
fuinbled Immediately and it was
yales' ball on her 30-yard line. Sue
cessive line plunges by Guernsey and
Captain Wilson sent the ball 10 yards
in the first two downs. Guernsey
then added five around left end and
the Yale stands were on their feet
how1ifg.
Gurnsey punted to Princeton's %
yard line and Shea furnbled, G. Shell
don recovering for Yale. Wilson put
the ball on Prineeton's 15-yard line
through clever end run. The
Tigers. apparently. were being swept
OF their feet by the Versatility Of.
line, however, Princeton braced and
held the Blue gainIess.
Standing on the 15-yard line Guern-'
sey essafed a drop kick, which Shea
atoned for his cost1f tumble of
moment before, by breaking through
and blocking the kick. Shea recover,
ed the ball briggs punted from be-
hind his goal line to Yale's 30-yaTd
line and Highley fell on the ball The
whole aspect of the game was thus
changed in moment.
Two line plunges by Tibbott placed
the ball on Yaie's 25-yard line. A
forward pass failed and Tibbott
missed goal on the next play by
yard line.
Guernsey punted at this point al
most straight up in the air, and
Princeton recovered on Yale's 25-yard
line, An end run by Tibbott gained
nothing and Shea attempted for
ward pass, which went over the Yale
goal line and was brought out and
given to the Blue on her lS-yard line.
Click stopped Guernsey almost In his
tracks on an attempted run around
left end. uernsey then punted out
~ bounds on Princeton's 40-yard line
and the Tigers began a new offensive
which netted 80 yards on the first
play. briggs came around left END
like a flash, bowling over Yale tack
lers like ten pins. He was finally
downed out of bounds on fale'S 35-
ward line. Tibbott added four yards
through the line Shea found an OPEN
ing on the left side of Yales line and
ulaced the ball on the 21-yard line, the
Tigers rooters were yelling for a
touchdown. A costly tumble at this
juncture gave Yale the ball, c. Shell
don recovering for the Ellis.
on the-flrst play Van Nostrand was
thrown for fve-yard loss by High
ley. Guernsey then punted out OF
bounds in the center of the field, and
it was again PFinceton's ball. CLICK
made five yards around left end. but
the Tigers were penalized for holding
and the officials placed the ball on
Princeton's 35-yard line. Tibbott mace
seven yards around right end.
Wilson, a brother of the Yale cap
tain. replaced Highey at left end for
the Tigers, and il was case ol
brother against brother. briggs sent
a long spiral punt out of bounds on
the Yale ten-yard line, where the
Blue started weak offensive. Van
Nostrand made two yards through
the line. Up to this point the game
had been see-s w sort of affair, the
ball changing h.sids with such rapid
ity that the spectators were CONSTANT
ly on their feet. Captain Wilson was
thrown a two-yard loss. but Bingham
made three q moment later around
left end. The period ended with the
ball on Yales twenty-yard line ln
the Blues possession Score: Prince
ton, 0; Yale, 0.