Albuquerque morning journal., 1922-11-19
SMITH STARS AS
PRINCE TON WINS
FROM YALE, so
Fifty-SeVen Thousand
Spectators See Forty
Sixth Contest; Drop Kick
ed Field Goal Defeats Ellis

Princeton, \. i, Nov. l8.-An-
other hero was added to the long
list of Princeton's gridiron stars
when Kenneth Smith, the Tigers
right end, drop kicked a field goal
in the third period of the game
against Yale here this afternoon
and won the annual inter-varsity
classic for the Orange and Black,
8 to 0.
Smiths name will 60 down in
Princeton pigskin history with
those of the famous Poes, John De
Witt, Sam White and others who
with sterling gridiron deeds have
scored winning points for their
alma mater.
All season Princeton coaches
have been drilling Smith in the
art OF drop kicking as some years
ago Harvard developed Charley
Brickley. Today their task brought
ample reward. The Newark lad
scarcely ous OF his teens, standing
on Yale's 15-yard line, calmly
lifted the ball over the goal bar
and this feat, not particularly inn
pressiye at the time, spelled VIC
tory in huge letters late in the tWi-
light when the rival teams left the
field without any further scoring
Story of the Play.
The story Of the play which gave
Princeton another victory in the
series which reached the forty
sixth game today, can be told in
a few words.
Following an exchange OF punts
Princeton received the ball near
mid-field. on the first line up
the Tiger crossed the Bull Dog
with a forward pass, thrown by
Cleaves and caught by Treat, for
a 11-yard gain. on the next line
up Cleaves sprinted and side
stepped his way through Yale's left
wing between tackle and end for a
yard gain. Beattie, substi-
tuting for Left Halfback Crum
dashed around Yale's right end toI
the Elrs 13-yard line. Caldwell
gained four yards on a triple pass
and here PrincetOns offense was
checked. Yale's powerful line re-
fused to yield another inch and
after two attempts to pass, Smiths
signal for a drop kick was called.
Standing within easy distance of
his objective and the Princeton
line holding the savage Yalel
chargers like a stone wall, he
calmly dropped the ball to the
ground and booted it on the re-
bound neatly and completely over
the bar for a field goal which ul-
won the game
The feat in itself was nothing |
from a football |
standpoint. It rounded out and |
however, one OF the
most remarkable seasons In the
history of the Tigers Sridiron elev-
ems. It added a triumph over Yale, |
Princeton's Oldest and dearest RI
val, as the climax to a fall OF foot
ball play in which both University |
of Chicago and Harvard bowed
in defeat before Nassaus great
combination.
Teams Evenly Matched.
Considered as a whole, the teams
appeared more or less evenly
matched and each seemed to lack
the finishing punch to put over
scores when opportunities and eX-
cellent plays had brought the ball
well within the scoring zone. The
game opened with one Of these
thrills. Almost Immediately after
the kickoff Yale rushed the ball in
a series of almost irresistible
dasles and charges down under the
shadow of Princeton's goal post,
where. with Captain Jordan, the
almost Irresistible line plunger of
the Ellis carrying the ball It ar-
peared as though nothing could
stop the Blue in It's march to a
Princeton rose 70 the emergency
Just as It did in the final seconds of
the game against Chicago. With
fourth down and the ball in Yale's
on the Tigers one-yard
mark, Captain Jordan flung the
whole power and weight Of his
200-pound frame into the Prince
ton linesmen, VINO barred his way
TO a score. The shock Of Jordan
and his own teammates could al
most be felt by the $1,000 specta- !