Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-11-16
LEGGED YOUTH Wins
CONTEST FOR PRINCETON
Schcerer's Twcnty-Five.Yard Run
for Touchdown Causes Defeat
OF Yale.
HAILED AS NEXT GRID HERO
with Score Tied in Second Hail.
Trimblc's Stellar Interference Aids
Gawky Lad to Cinch Duel With
Blue Lineup.
ny DAMON RUNYoN.

ny DAMON RUNYoN.
YALE BOWL, NEW HAVEN. COM.
new football hero of the hour.
Schecrcr. Of Princeton, is long
legged. knock -kneed youth. who came
men in The "t dusk Of this aftern S ~
snatchcd UP Il fumbled football and
his isng'99S limbs a, on aoW yar
,wen.y-tnlve yards to CO. but no
less time and certainly never in fever
strides. Scheerer. OF Princeton.
and shipped away the distance that
meant victory TO the Jersey college In
If one wanted to resort TO the low
DrnGt,ce 90, OF PPunnng on name they
those twenty-five yards.
The fnal score was IL TO in favor
It was tie when scheerer grabbed
up the ball and made his run.
Strubins. OF Princeton. kicked q goal
from from the field early in the game that
until the second ham. Then big Jim
sraden. OF Yale. kicked brace Of
"e!d goals. putting Yale ahead.
1'rimbIc saves Scheerer
Murray was put in late. in the game
;ust long enough to kick a goal that
t 2e me score for Princeton. and as
hSCtoH h!Ckcu OIL after the Dlay
Campbell OF Yale, ran the bali bacS'
Then Yale tried double pass and
kempton who took the ball first made
hall onward It was a sort Of tumble
and and bad pass. and as the bail hi
snatched it UP. A moment iater he
Was Was across a the Yale goal line. There
on Scheerer as The long Princetonian
reached for the ball. This Yale man
sna Just about TO bowl Scheerer over
down had it not been for Trimbie, on.
OIL me stars of the Princeton lineup
I3b young men the game has ever seen
nc was following the ball when he
5 Yaio S sol danger and he sent ,he
him Trimbic Kicked the goal from
9checrers touchdown.
ttnTiiiing occurrences that make foot,
~, oilo%ins what might be termed
a, oa'tie or boots 1t looked very much
- the game would end in tic.
Yale Was Fnvorite.
Princeton had come here as Prince
Sol generally comes TO Yale the
snort-ender in the betting. but the
ee.m showed itself superior through
They. certainly had great day for
NE sriuiron soings on. II was cold
as the violets on the Yale girls coats
y wIntry breeze na,tened tho giant
grange and black banner OF Prince
ton out aEans, the sky on the east
crn rim OF The rampant and stretched
the huge blue pcnnon OF Yale ,aut
i!9ns the wind on the opposite side.
II was tough break TO the old
Grads There were a lot OF them
around peerinG into the ancien, haunts
Of John Barley,corn. and sadly was-
and the rusting foot rails.
OF course Joho MI present TO some
extent. at IL. nut ne was mere
IN the bowl every time some persons
moved you could hear light ripping
sound az OF a hip poke, giving way
1T the seams under the strain.
The first period Was mark cd By a
spectacular march OF the Tigers that
carried them over forty-two Yards Of
goal from field by Strubing.
Makes DImcult Kick.
On the thir,y-yard line standing at
rather a difficult: angle Strubing boot
"a the r 6a afress sn Gaes posts ,oo i
lots of time to the operation. He
held the ball so long before dropping
it tina. the blue sweatered players
were almost on top OF him. Then he
cut loose and the ball went twisting
and turning nigh above the white
sticks. while the Princeton cheering
section let 30 tremendous demon
'r,geks' march would fnish with a
].
they move along under shelter of
Trimble's mighty passing. OF the ball.
In tho late stages of the period,
Yale made twenty. yards by straight
rushing. 1t was the first real offense
the Blue had opened UP. Neville car
ried the ball during the greater part
OF the advance.
"iike, Knocked Out But REEVES.
Tho Princeton Callahan was laid
out in scrimmage and Thomas be-
gan warming up on the Princeton side;
ayF se him onG Shoop for his
r gamcness 1t was not recorded who
laid him out, though thoughtful 70,
hsarl throb by attributing il to Broth
" In the second half Yale suddenly
loosed an attack tack that had its sup
forced Yale to kick, however
The kick grounded I'd and Princeton
OF Princetonts twenty-fiveSt,rd line
Trimble tried to kick out of trouble
and Walker. the Yale tackle. who al
count of injury; broke through and
covered by a Yale man:
Big James Braden dropped back to
front r,oIt,,o Of the Princeton posts and n,d
lars with, a beautiful boot.
Later: the New Haven men crowded
the ball to ePIinceton's twenty-yard
hammerinG with Neville and Kempton
and Lay packing the leather. They
mace! Iiant,r tnreee downs in rapid succession
ing to tell.
Lay tried to vary the attack with a
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