New-York tribune., 1920-11-14

for Joruan. Sturm for Campbell, Quailc
OFFICIALS
II w. G. CrOwell Swarl hmore. referee.
I. j. Thorp. Columbia umpire: Y. A
schwartz, Brown. neld Judge; G. n.
hahkart. Dartmouth, head linesman.
and SLOW. Here and there KELLEY or
some companion back found an oman
-ng Tor short advance, but these
marches were far apart and as rule
We're quickly halted by the charging
Ilger ior'1ards before they ever drew
IN sight OF the Princeton goal.
Passing Inferior on Both Sides
Neither had a passing game worth
catching. Princeton attempted twelve
passes in the course Of the contest and
competed only -four. Yale attempted
ten passes and completed only three,
and thes~ >hree passes gained for Yale
the total eli fourteen yards. That was
VI the ground that Yale could gain
unS-SS Hodern football, using one of
the sea cams of modern attack.
Princeton gained most of her ground
III the first half, where she rushed the
ball 1876 yards to meager thirty-nine
for Yale. In the second half, with the
big accumulation through the kicking
game, the Tiger defense slackened
with greater attention psid then to
defensive play.
The day was perfect for football,
cool and clear with a yellow Novem-
Der sun slanting down across the fild.
The crowd was the greatest that ever
saw a game in the Palmer Stadium,
numbering close upon $4,000 souls.
Princetons power had been proved
against Harvard. Yale rad yet to meet
big November test, but her men
looked heavy and we'll conditioned.
There was every sign that another
old-timc Yale Princeton collision would
soon take place. But two minutes after
the game opened it was easy to see
that this Yale team had little instinc-
tive football in its makeup. They were
all game and willing, but they lacked
the speed and alertness which char
acterized the Tiger play.
On one of the first attempts of the
day Murrey crcled Yale's right end for
35 yards. In that first run Yale
showed her weakness at tackling. as
man after man missed Murrey on his
brilliant dash. This Yale weakness
lasted all the afternoon. There was a
notable absence of the old time Yale
way OF mailing a runner. There were
occasions when three or four Blue
tacklers in succession would miss an
open chance, giving Princeton thereby
many precious yards.
Princeton Play Nearly Perfect
Outside OF ker weakness in the for
ward passing game, Pr.nceton's play
was hawless. The Tiger outfit worked
like perfect machine, both upon at
tack and defense. Tiger backs took
their openings and when Yale man
n tod s-.tA L.
eveny chance by tackle as deadly as
the grip of doom.
Neither eleven could make much
headway through its rivals line. but
Yale had no forward to match Stan
Keck, who again proved his greatness
in big game. Near the finish Of the
third quarter Keck appeared to be
badly injured as he was carried,
writh,ng. off fhe field. The big crowd
were over Bat shortly after the final
quarter opened there was Keck trying
for placement goal, fifty yards away,
and the ball struck the cross bar in
its flight.
In addition 10 Keck, the fne back
field play Of Garrity, Loure and Muir
rey were features, while the punting
Of the tall and willowy scheerer was
thing of beauty and q joy to every
Princeton man in the stands His
kicks were high and far, battling twist
is no wonder that Murphy juggled one
of these with Davis diving at him as he
made the catch.
Princeton's down-field play under
kicks was remarkable. On one occa-
sion, late In the game, as Kempton
covered q punt, no less than four Tiger
tacklers swooped upon him at once,
literally smothering him from sight 1t
was after this fashion that Princeton
followed the ball and proved again the
greatness of Bill Roper as a football
coach. This team is his masterpiece,
for while the material was there, this
material was effectively nodded into a
great marhine.
Callahans Passing OF Color
The one weakness. outside OF the
erratic passing to his backs. But upon
defensive play the Tiger leader was
again at his best. Yale had no stars
to call for any headlines. Into and
others in her line played high grade
football, but there was neither speed
nor power in the Yale attack. 1t could
not get going, no matter what Murphy
and Kempton tried.
Yale, in short, was outclassed--out,
stronger to-day than it locked to be
week ago against Harvard. Only
great eleven would have had chance
with Princeton to-day, and Yale had
no such team. Weak in the running
game, weak in passing, weak in tack
ling, it was up againss more than it
could hope to handle, no matter how
gamely it fought.
When you are outclassed nerve is !
a minor matter, especially when there
i; nerve to spare on the other side
the most successful seasons the Tigers
have ever known, while Yale, beaten
and discouraged, still faces another
test with a powerful Harvard team
that hopes to better Princeton's score
but probably wAa'A