New-York tribune., 1915-11-07
Cores Ten Points to
Six for Princeton
on GridirOn.
r,IMRLES PLAY
LEADING PART
One Opens Way to Field
Goal by Mahan-Huge
Crowd Enjoys Thrills,
Bv HERBERT.


p.;..e,on. y. j., Nov. GA little
4nr,blins. just like little learning
:. a dangerous thing. Harvard de-
gsstsd Princeton in their yearly foot
bsJl strife IN the Palmer Stadium
Sara I today by a score Of 10 to 6, not
r,,b because the men from Cam
h,;aoa were potentially one whit
MORE powerful or even more finished
hrt because one damaging tumble
novsd the way to a goal from place
mept by Mahan and another cut
hort princeton's last glowing chance
- turn defeat into possible victory.
Il seems unfair almost to lay en-
,bssis on this unfortunate feature
ofa game which by all odds was one
of the cleanest, hardest fought and
most nearly technically perfect that
has been seen in many a day. 1t
ssems as If the burden should not
bs nlaced so heavily on Princeton or
that il might be construed as de-
,rscting from the credit due Har-
,srd. and yet those two little slips
made all the difference in the world.
Opinions differ, but, judging from
~.r,erks made here and there on the
WAY home. a big majority Of those
$4,000 men and women who revelled
in the thrills Of the game and the
tonic Of the bracing, sun-lit air, vii!
ybscribe TO the statement that two
better matched football elevens rare
". if ever, struggled up and down
ehalk-marked. field, and that some
little slip here or there was needed
TO measure the difference.
How Harvard Scored.
King scored touchdown for Har-
ward near the end of the first perlod
after shouldering his way through the
line between guard and tackle and rae
ipg twenty-five yards. Mahan kicked
the GOAL after the punt out.
In the second period the Crimson
eao,sin kicked a goal from placement
after Watson had made fair eaten on
p,ineeton's 41-yard line growing out OF
,ss necessity of briggs punting from
b,A,nd mis- own goal line, a position
hror,b, about through one OF the
s,orementioned fumbles by Shea'
Ty.,s accounted for Harvard's ten
points.
Dave Tibbott subscribed Princetons
total He dropped two goals from 'he
feld-one in the second period wheh
standing on the SO-yard line after the
Tigers had carried the ball forty.,three
wards in eleven plays on wen VI
gsnized running attack, ana sno'hei II
the third period. after steady mai1h
down the field for "a good SIXTY yaius'
when standing on the 26-yard me.
Both kicks were made from sIieh'
angle. and both went as true 10 ,he
mark as shel! from a l2-cenumeIIe
howItzcr.
This gives a bare outline OF GRID
iron battle which was so full OF inter
est from whistle 10 whistle that the
huge crowd hung breathless one MN
ute and rose 20 noisy heights the next
One must travel long and far TO see l's
equal.
The end came suddenly and unex-
pectedly 70 players and onlookers hiIke,
In most football games the last PERIOD
drsgs along into a gathering gloom, but
], was no, so here to-day. When feel
ings were tensest and excitement at its
height the whistle blew. Then came
little scene which many perhaps over
looked.
Click Hands Ball To Mahan.
Under the stress Of grievous disap-
psntment Captain Click Of Princeton
VS. not carried away by his own
tunbed feelings, and did not forget
1ii, after an. the game is the thing. lie
ltsed uD the ball. the valued trophy OF
nt battle. and. taking a few steps, per
ssnslly handed it 70 Captain Mahan OF
hiryard l. was "a thoughtful and
graceful act.
CLICK turned away with q sob in his
iaIoat, a. man on the field said later.
eA Nahan OF some other Harvard
payer rushed over and patted him on
.s back. as ii 90 say Good work.
'hsn came the cXuberant "cancan,
@nmonly called the snake dance, and
ne, came the ruthless destruction Of
1leh good headRear. and finally a
D'herng before the Princeton cheer
~ section of the registering Harvard
vTeefgraduatos 10 cheer the respected,
"eesien, foe
before going any further one name
sN be mentioned. Soucy, Harvard's
sN end. was the man whose quick fol-
ing and keen nose for the ball made
pe TWO unfortunate fumbles by
ee,on an asset for his team. More
!. - mat. he was power all through
game until relieved in the fourth
i'od' doing bis full share, and per
more, ln bringing victory to the
snsrd played what may be called
~ football so far as the tactics Of
), gene were concerned. Advantags
-. Hken Of every little contributing
t. Some blunders OF hands were
b,, Out none Of head. The defence.
.,; apart al times, frightened up,
~" me running attack at least
needs must. while the offence,
N'"''nued on page I. Part II