Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-12-01
HISTORIC DUEL RECALLED
RUTGERS DEFEATED ORANGE
AND BLACK SO YEARS AGO
First intercollegiate Football Contest
Played In 1860 at New
Brunswick.
[Special 10 The Tlmes.

Rutgers fought out on the seminary
campus of Rutgers, College at New
Brunswicll, y. j.. which resulted in Il
victory for Rutgers by a score of
in America are shrouded in myth and
legend, there is no uncertainty regard
me- ,ng the DAFT game ana result of the
details of the play in that game his
tory is not so SPECIFIC.
irlor TO this Observation-Disclosures con-
played for several years at the colleges
as an intramural amusement. The
Ercaiest influence undoubtedly in the
initial emerEcnce OF the game from an
intracol lcEiate 10 an intercollc gate
sport was the proximity Of Princeton
and Rutgers. and the fact that there
mad long been an intense RI Try be-
tween the two institutions Ger III pos
session OF cannon used in TIE battle
was captured and recaptured first by
one college and then by the other in
II series of raids covering
a cons !dcrabl period of years Prince
ton finally obtained possession. and
saw 1u II that there was no danger
oi further exchange by sinking the
cannon IN solid cement.
Rutgers Was Challenger.
Rutgers challenged Princeton for
the game. The university title of
Princeton had not then been adopted
ana The challenge. was sent TO Nassau
Han Rutgers asked for three games.
10 ne played in New Brunswick,
Pfrinceton' and again ON the Rutgers
h iSn ,,,o \ , n19imt Q: dtfference between
was to be settled by allowing the
rules OF each college TO obtain on the
! Nr:hS camrns Nassau permitted a
iree hlck from catch Of IA ny or first
bound while Rutgers ignored the
catch and the privilege OF Kick after
The conditions. were accepted. Bill
Gummcrc, "a. OF Princeton, and Biii
LSGsGtt, -: OF Rutgers. We're the two
Chief Justice OF the Supreme Court OF
-NcW Jersey, and 1.cgsett became one
OF the most distinguished clcrgymen of
lhe reformed Church in America. The
match was played on the Scard street
=, !, 0 o., mon which IS still part OF the
li,ntssrs campus. No admission fee was
reSentation OF its undergraduates 10
the game and the best OF feeling and
couirtnTy was $, observed throughout the
however. college yells and songs We're
4 feature OF The game. The scarlet
Hu, "I prncet was yer yery much in evidence
ne orange and BLACK as it's rcprrscn
tatiVc coiors.
appeared in Street Clothes.
The players appeared for the game
LOT the performance merely Invested
themselves Of their coats, hats, and
iSsh,, The Ruisers team wore red
DIahcc OF uniform sported by either
organization.
The game itself was more nearly
like present-day football T Ih~nS .nan
twenty-five players on each side. and
mere ,Mn .o were no officials, There we're
team was divided into two sections
one section was reserved largely for
a,ei,ensive purposes and confined lis ac-
ohlE; while the other section followed
vas nui zee !, scored . first. a goa, then
o. THIS first goal or game" in the
nrst football game in America. and
I ii%S n NE first game OF its Kind in
kicko1, and that Rutgers then carrird
ne Dali by a steady succession OF
70 sc0rc without a Princeton player
pc!hs able to touch the ball
MichncI Scored Sccoud.
d; iAdward Michael played stalwart
ZANE Tor Princeton and scored the
second goal. Rutgers made the third
goal, and then Princeton tied il mn
agnin Rutgers scored the fifth and
,n.Mth goals. and then Princeton. fol-
adNanlaGe, scored TWO more and once
more tied 1t up Thereafter howover
i;n, gers. ooeying Captain I.e@gett's in,
..irhctions TO keep the ball us close 10
the ground as possible. lesscninD
Frinccion's chance To get hold of If
: n nJ "No the men from old Nassau
81, 80 ~ oliitT SOHlS tnat
vnmched the victory, each goal, OF
course, counting only one poini mt thai
The most. thrilling moment Of tho
game IS said 10 have occurred when
Michae Zig Mike" as he was caiiod
set out with George Large of Rut
scrS' ~ chase for the bali when i,
WIZ rolling toward the side lines. The
PAL struck .hc fence before either
i'ia!rr could reach il, and the two mc;,
~ me fence with such momentum
lhhl IT, gave way and prcciDitated an
excited mob OF students. who were sit
'ihS on 1t; TO the ground. Big Mike
aha j; g. Weir are credited with hav
iihs hLay.d the star game for Prince
t"h' ana Captain Icggctt shonc for
lhc New Brunswick mon
Rules Were NOT EiYrd
Rules Tor the game were not 6xed
pu. II was agreed in advance that ihr
PAL could he kicked. batted by the
hhnd and thrown. hat not carried. The
hhll was round ana of rubber. about
ten inches in diameter Althoueh
seems certain that the teams played
WIN iWeniy-nvc men on a side some
OF inc Princeton accounts OF the game
state that there were only twenty
The second game between the two
co icEcs was won by Princeton. but
the third was not played D,ffjcuitv in
arriving at an understanding on the
! HicH was the main reason for cancel
Ing tho Dlay-off