The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1916-11-18

Pail lmer Stadium, Princeton,
Nov. 18-Ideal football weather
brought out record crowd for
the annual Yale-Princeton foote
ball struggle here this after
noon The crowd came early
and packed the stadium to ca
pacity.
The Tisers, CA .sfora, Il were
the fayorites in the betting be-
fore the game. Yale support
ers were confident that the de-
velopment Of the teams play
during the past week would
bring the bulldog through a
victor.
Yale won the toss and elected to
defend the north goal with the wind
at it's back. Gennert kicked OF to
Legore who was downed on his own
81 yard line. Yale failed to advance
the bail and LeEoFe punted to Ames
who ram hte bad back five yards and
waA downed on Pxfnceton,s % yard
line. The play was recalled and Yale
was penazized five yards. Legore
kicked out OF bounds On Princeton g
81 yard line.
On Prfncston.A first chance to carry
the bail Brown made five yards
through Ya1ets Left tackle. briggs
failed to gain ground around Yale's
right end. briggs punted to LaRoche,
who was downed by H1shley before
he could take step forward. A bad
pass caused Yale to lose six yards
Legore booted the ball high in tho air
to Eddy who made q fair catch on
Pi'ineetoYs A. yard line.
briggs made three yards through
the line, being brought down by
jacques. Driggs carried the bail but
Neville brought f1itn down without
gain. Eddy through Yaies center
placed the lbai1 on the BiHe's 46 yard
1ine and then Princeton made a first
down. placing the bali on Ya1e's A
yard line. briggs was tackled with a
yard gain. briggs again tried to ad-
vance the bail, but Highiey fell in
front Of him upsetting the play. The
bail was downed ON Ya1e's 46 yard
line.
An INTERCEPTED forward pass gave
Yale the bail on her 30 yard line,
La Roche making the catch. La Roche
smashed through Latrobe to Yaie's A
yard line. jacques went through the
Tigers left tackle for 5 yards. Neville
pat tfle bali on Pfinceten's Al yard
nss~ Neville showed through Prince
toms left tackle to the Tiger As yard
fxn
brought down by Wilson.
LeGoFe sent a forward pass to La
Roche who .dewned the bail on Prince
toms ss ya4d hne
LaR0chS made another ward
through left tackle and then LeGere
tried to go around Prineeton's' right
end but failed to gain. Neville trying
to go through Priheetens right tackle
was thrown by Mclean without
gain.
On the next play Legere planted
the bail on Prineeton's IS yard line.
A forward pass to the left side Of the
fieldf allied. Then Legore attempted
field goal from Princeten's 43 yard
line and failed, the ball going for a
touehDae7< and was put in play On
PrineetoHs 20 yard line
Eddy went through Ya1e's center
for 8 yards and then briggs tried to
go around Ya1e's right end but was
brought down by Mese1ey for no gain.
After another attempt to punch Yaie's
center briggs made poor punt across
the field and it was Ya1e's bail on
PriRceton's % yard line. A forward
pass by Yale was a failure
A trick play through Princeten's
left tackle gained one yard. Legore
here attempted another forward pass
and the ball was again grounded.
Next Legore again tried field goal
from Princeton's So yard line. The
bail was blocked and briggs scooping
it up ran 20 yards before he was
fGontnued On RaSe Fwe.3