Evening star., 1922-11-19
Victory Giues Tigers
Undisp,.ted Title
of Big Three.
BY WALTER CAMP.

(; 1S.-The raging Princeton
tiger won the undisputed
championship OF the so-called big
three here this afternoon by score
of 5 precious points that came
when substitute Ken Smith, in the
third period, booted a drop kick
over the posts.
The Orange and Black victory
was due to more skillful use of a
lesser supply of weapons than were
possessed by Yale. Princeton had
not as many weapons as. Yale, but
used every one to the limit; Prince
ton had not such a powerful plunger
into the line as Yale had i'll Jordan;
but the Tigers used every man to
the utmost of his capacity.
Princeton had just the one roppor-
| tulty to score in the whole of the
able to penetrate the stalwart Yale
defense with running game the
home team took the drop-kick route
and hung up the points which proved
adequate to win the game.
Princeton today showed more In
her running attack than she did in
the game with Harvard, although
she scored less But Yale did not give
today's winner such an opportunity
as did Harvard when Gehrke last
week fumbled and allowewd Prince
ton to get to the 2-yard line.
Tigers Hold ON 1-Yard Line.
Yale had the more varied and pow
erful attack today and showed it. by
advancing the ball down close to
Princeton's goal line in the first quar-
ter. There was but one yard to go.
A touchdown seemed assured The
adherents of both teams thought Yale
Against the mihty attack OF Jordan
the Tiger Zine held like a rock and
this chance for the Blue was gone
Princeton barely missed a beautiful
attempt to score again by the field
goal route when the ball struck the
of inside. This was one of the thrills
of great game. Another thrill came
when O'Hearn. sent in by Yale as a
last resort. made magnificent try
from the 4o-yard line. The ball SAIL
ed directly toward the middle OF the
posts. but just barely short.
For time it looked as il Yale
Jordan and Neaie were making good
gains against Princeton. But when
the teams came onto the field for the
third quarter there seemed to be a
mental and physical weariness on
Yale's part. and Princeton seized upon
the opportunity and for the first time
In the game showed a variety of plays
and attacking power and a whirlwind
offense which Yale could not stop until
too late.
Tigers Gain by Pass Route.
successful forward pass followed
by two deceptive double plays caught
down the field. But after Princeton
had made the successful drop kick
Yale came back with several des-
perate spurts which brought the Blue
partisans to their feet with joyous
hopes Three times Yale carried her
only to be stalled before she could
transfer her efforts into figures on
the scoreboard.< When Jordan lost
his grand opportunity in the early
part of the game through being sent
into the goal post. 1T did not at the
time seem very serious. because Yale
was going strong and her adherents
believed she would get within strik-
ing distance again. But as the periods
passed it became more and more
manifest that the occasion was to re-
main Yale's one golden opportunity
to win the game.
A ghastly block of a wild attempt
by O'Hearn in the last peiod for an
impossible field goal came very near
giving Princeton another score.
Fortunately for the Blue. the ball
shot downward instead of back over
Jordan's head. and Yale recovered 1t.
blues Line Attacks strong.
AS TO the quality of play. Yale's
forward passing was better concealed
than Princeton's. but 1t did not offer
such a gamblers chance for big gains
tacks with Jordan were better than
anything Princeton had. but it was
largely the speed and power of the
big hack that carried him through.
Both Cleaves and Neale started their
teams from the kick formation and
which was opened up on these plays
usually c.osed up tight before the
runner reached it. The punting was
better than in some of the earlier
games by both teams. Princeton's
kicks were not hurried as. much by
Yale as they had been by Harvard:
fair distance. Yale's puntine with
one exception was good. But neither
placed the punts with the best of ac-
curacy. >
Cruikshank played a remarkable
game game for f Yale at guard. as sI he has
tackle for Princeton.
Tigers Win without Stars.
The writer predicted at the outset
of the season that Princeton would
profit rather than lose by starting
without stars. Results have proved
this contention. Roper has sent
eleven-no not eleven, near a score
of men-unto the gridron this season
who could work together as a team.
fight as a unit. use q limited repertoire
of plays with precision. diagnose an
attack of the enemy before it had
become too dangerous. and he has
finally brought these men through to
the goal Of his and their ambitions
big three championship-and yet
Roper has had no stars.
Copyright. 1927. =