The Washington herald., 1916-11-19


up afairs-a messy sort of football q
talk, that Tad Jones, the Yale coacE
Princeton was the favorite in the bet
ting.
So Yale won.
The conditions recited are almost ideal
for Yale winning against Princeton. The
same thing happened last year. and in
other years.
People always forget Yale's birthright
when they get to doing advance thinking
on this particular game, which is the
privilege of licking Princeton.
1t must be a birthright, for Yale Is al
ways doing II.
Yale and Princeton have played forty
two games up to today and Yale has won
twenty-five. Princeton has taken ten
and nine were tied. There is certainly
something in that birthright theory. The
score this afternoon was 10 to 0. That
represents a goal from field by Jim
Braden. who is a sort Of pinch-point
kicker for Yale. and a touchdown by
Harry Legore. star of the Yale back field,
followed by goal from touchdown
Harry Legore, who was about the only
able-bodied regular of any considerable
experience left to Yale by the wallopings
of football fate, Is the first man to cross
Princeton's goal line this year. Capt.
Cupid Black. leader OF the Yale squad,
was all mussed up at the close OF tne
game. His satorial arrangements were all
disarranged He was rushing here and
there. and plugging in and out, and in
citing his supposedly half-backed fol-
lowers to such deeds that presently his
Iuoleskins lost coupling with his under
garments, and the neither extremity OF his
shirt. which he wears nearest his skin,
was huttering out behind like a flag o.
truce.
somehow the 1ustered condition of
Capt. Cupid seemd to typify the spirit
of the whole Yale team. 1t was not
expected to win, so 1t just up and won.
The Yale cheering section was naturally
in quite ferment toward the close; pu'
the cheer leaders counselled restraint
You are not to touch any of the play
ers after the game" they bawled through
their megaphones, wherefore Capt. BLACK:
Jim Braden, Barry Legore and the rest Oh
the lads escaped intact
Tn. cheering section took IT out In
snake dancing around the field, aloeo
and abetted by large segments OF the
army Of 5000 which mustered in at
Palmer Stadium today.
Jim Braden's goal from field was the
first punch Yale got over. and 1t came
IN a surprising manner. The princeton
PLAYERS all stood still and watched Yale
kick on in the second half, apparently
without making the slightest effort to
get under the ball, as It came Wnirhns
downward. 1t was just as II a group OF
outfielders stood still and let ny fall
safe.
what was in the minds Of those Prince
TON lads at that moment is to this hour
unknown, but the thoughts OF one
MoseIy. of the Yale squad, are generally
public.
Nosely came tearing up into the midst
of the assembled, and waiting princeton
players, grabbed the ball and lugged II
10 an advantageous position TOT jim
Braden the pinch kicker 10 KICK II o'ei
the Princeton goal
A tumble by Princeton led to 4ales
touchdown. 1t will be seen that faies
birthright was in grand working oroer
The Princeton team seemed to De play
ing without any great amount OF dasn.
Yale had a lot OF that
Through the first half the teams Iousnt
on even terms. so even that II was nos
r1ucb of a spectacle from the standpoint
~ the people in the stands. That boot
of Braden's seemed to affect the Tigers
for n moment ike a kick below the oelt,
although they never quit hght1ns' anu
never quit trying.
Toward the finish the lads on both
sides were growing a bit rough with each
other-iust a bit-but football game De
tween two such desperate rivals could
scarcely be expected to be parior pas
time
The tunult and the shouting began at
1.30 when the two squads made their ap-
pearance on the field, one after another.
They ran through signals perfunctorily'
and then went out again. At 1:5o the
squads returned.
They lined up in battle formation and
again ran through signals The Yale
cheering section gave Black, the fast
captain OF the varsity. a huge 'whoop.
and then cheered for the other members
Of the team one after another. The
Princeton yeIlers did the same thing for
their boys. ...
The players Of both teams had num-
bers plastered on their backs.
Harvard alone Of the big colleges Of
the country holds out against numbering
the players.
At 2 O'Clock Nate Tufts, the referee,
called Black, captain of Yale. and Hogs.
captain of Princeton. together and flip
ped a coin. Black called the turn and
announced that he would defend the
north goal. The skirmish lines formed,
the ball was teed up in the middle of
the field and at 2 o'clock 1t began climb
ing high and far from the foot OF q.
Gennert, of Princeton. The game was on.
Iegore recovered and ran the ball hack
until he was dragged down by one of
the Orange and Black ends.
Laroche, who fumbled the kickoff, was
taking the place OF Travers Smith, sick
with fever. The Yale lineup was pretty
well scrambled up, 1t appeared. A lot
Of the veterans were out from injuries,
or illness. One fellow. Fox, was playing
his first regular game. Princeton was
a 1o-to-7 favorfte.
It was well on the first period. Yale
had the middle of the field. Emil Jacques
made Is yards and then a couple Of line
plunges. and a short forward pass was
tried. They produced little advantage.
Finally Legore tried a goal from field.
He was standing on the 40-yard line. The
kick had no carry. The ball fell short.
1t passed to Princeton. One line plunge,
and Eddie, briggs then punted. 1t was
a poor punt. The ball was recovered by
Yale on Princeton's 2e-yard line.
moent later Legore tried forward
pass. He had tried several with poor re-
suits. This one. too, went askew. Legore
tried another kick. The ball was blocked.
For an instant the ball disappeared en-
tirely in a swirl OF black jerseys. Then
It oozed out OF the mass, and trfckled on
to the side. briggs detached himself
fror, the lam and snatched I'M the hall