New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-10-24
Princeton Displays
Wonderful Form in
Beating Dartmouth
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string in at the finish Dartmouth's
rally was admirable in every way. II
is hard 20 keep any sort Of offence
going toward the end where the score
stands 27 10 0 against you. But the
Hanover delegation never quit, and
good running by Gerrish and Thielscher
soon put the ball on Princeton's 20
yard line Here a forward.pass from
Gerrieh struck the hands Of Prince
ton blocker, bounded on into the arms
Of Gle and a touchdown resulted,
yielding the Green the subdued conso-
lation Of at least one score.
Dartmouth's Alibi.
The Dartmouth eleven still needs sea-
soning. IL showed the lack OF rugged
pposition prior 10 the Princeton game.
The places Of such stars as whitney
and Chez are not to be supplied IL
week or two. And Dartmouth was up
against a better Princeton team man
the one which upset Harvard and Yale
in succession four years ago-a team
better in all-around material and
team better lar taught II the ways OF
winning football.
II wasn't so much Dartmouth's
weakness as Princoton's strength mat
accounted for those thirty points. for II
isn't often that in October one sees an
eleven so far along in deferce and GER
tain portions of attack.
And no Dartmouth team before ever
met upon Punceton's field such perIec-
ton in every detail Of the kicking
game. involving the accurate drop
kicking of Tibbott and Law. the accu-
rate and long distance punting OF
briggs and the ability OF Highly ana
Brown TO cover these twisting spirais
and permit them TO yield their greatest
gains.
II was only mere and there that
Princeton. with Click and Tlbbott %
ing the bulk Of the work. gave any evil
Ccnce Of exceptional power IN the run
ring game This may come later. or ~
NAV never come at all. Bu, she has
no need TO worry about any defect here
as long as her forwards charge ns theF
did TODAY. as long as Tiobott gets
chance through a broken field or III
waiting cross bar or as long as Drlggs
can drop a football upon a l2-incn
space forty-fve yards away.
Rush has quite evidently grounded
Tiger taGisuR>. in the main. was sharp
/ and elem. with Highley the leader OF
then~ail The blocking was good and
with GOOD average material Princeton
has I'm Tibbott. Click briggs and
Highly at least four stars Of unusual
value for open play for the kicking
game. the broken field game and the
forward pass game, the three winning
departments Of football as organized
to-day
Another impressive feature OF Prince
toms strength was the great amount OF
reserve material she has in store. she
has two full sets of backs, st least two
additional good ends, and enough line
material 20 last. But, above all, she
has Dave Tibbott, q young man who is
almost as dangerous az Mahan AZ ms
best-a fine drop kicker from any dlS-
lance and a human eel through a
broken field. whore he runs with his
hard as well as his feet-a star OF the
first magnitude and one OF the great
football players of the season.
Tibbott i'm Princeton's big games has
done the bulk Of the scoring lie beat
Rutgers and Syracuse almost unalded.
scoring all the points made. And yes
terday il was l.bott again who started
Dartmouth's decline By scoring IS OF
the first 20 points and thereby closing
out any chance Of successful rebuttal.
Princeton has come far under the
fine coaching of Rush, but she hash I
vet reached the top. as Harvard and
Yale are likely ~ find. unless their i'm
prOVcment is miraculous.