The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1922-11-19
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| Treat of Princeton threw Neale of Yale
for no gain on a a tn down. Princeton's
forwards time and time again broke
through the Yale line and threw the
fleet footed Neale. Jordan and o Hearn
f, for losses. They raced down tie e, ,
swiftly under the fifty yard punts Of
| Cleaves and Thomson. as VII az
the kickoffs. and tackled so savagely
that the fleet backs in Blue failed to
run back single punt for a greater dis
lance than twelve yards.
Once Baker. whose flaming head
flashed everywhere In play throughout
the afternoon, actually beat down for
ward pass behind Yale's line of scrim-
mage. Infrequently indeed throughout
the afternoon were Princeton's backs
called upon to make a tackle. Allied
with Princetons great defensive strength
in multiplying Yales superior running at
| tack was Princetons more resourceful
repertoire of PLAYS.
| Princeton's formations flashed and
changed throughout the afternoon from
tandem to kick. from kick to spread.
from spread to ends out, and from the r
battling and bewildering variety shot
runs from double delayed and triple
passes, forward passes and punts. Yale's
| battle plan was characterized by a con-
| tfnually pounding and battering of
! Princeton's line. by running attacks.
Between, the % yard lines the Orange
and Bl lck bulwark repeatedly was pune
tured for substantial gains and numer-
Gus first downs. but so taut and tense
was the line that the Yale offensive only
In three instances reached Princeton's rs
yard line.
Cleaves and Thompson did not fail in
single instance to outpunt their rivals,
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yards on every exchange. The Orange
and Black field general, German, re-
peatedly cleared Princeton's field Of the
Blue invaders by ordering forward
passes. which shot successfully from
close and spread formations, as well as
from the kick formation.
Princeton's running attack by no
means suffers in comparison with
Yale's. for the Orange and Black on
slaughts by runners were properly
timed in the selection of Mays and re-
featedly served to carry the battle
across the enemy's border, although
they failed to score touchdown.
In fact. the longest an dmost brilliant
run of the day was achieved by Robert
W. Beattie. who had temporarily re-
placed Crum at the opening of the
second half. This flashing Tiger leaped
cut OF a tandem formation and raced
thirty-five yards down the field around
Yale's left end and only was stopped
by being forced out of bounds by the
| mighty Neidlinger. This play never
theless carried the ball into position
rom which on the fourth play follow
ing Kenneth Smith kicked the field
goal which won the game and a foot
lall championship for Princeton.
Similarly, Princeton carried the battle
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far flung forward passes. Only early
winter gales blowing strongly out of
the west and sweeping across the field
from sideine to sideline prevented Ken
meth Smith from scoring another goal
| from the field from the IS yard line
The ball. travelling close to the ground
but sufficiently high TO clear the bar.
actually struck the goal post. but by a
hap or rnishap of fate twisted to the
outside instead of to the inside of the
Losth and so went as a touchback In
stead OF goal from the field.
| Six times during the stirring fray did
! Yale attempt to score. but in vain. The
first of these essays was the drive in
the first fourteen plays of the game.
which terminated in fifth down one
yard from Princeton's goal line. The
other attempts to score were by drop
kicks, the first from thirty, the second
from forty-five. the third from forty
| and the fourth from the stupendous
distance of fifty-seven yards. Two Of
| these kicks fell short and two crossed
the line for touchbacSs. A fifth kick
was attempted by Yale. but was blocked
by the burly Baker of Princeton.
In a battle In which every player
played brilliantly and powerfully space
will not permit individual praise Those
who seek to learn which players ex-
celed must read the detailed account
OF play and conclude for themselves.
All In ALL the Princeton and Yale teams
to-day presented two magnificent foot
ball elevens, men OF powerful physique,
extraordinarily clever in all depart
ments of play and well and thoroughly
coached. and both teams were IN first
class physical condition.
The feature of Princeton's play which
at all times was conspicuously re-
splendent to tactical football men was
the cool soundness with which German
and Dinsmore. field generals for Prince
ton, and Neidlinger. O'Hearn and
Beckett, field generals for Yale, directed
and changed the plan of battle. One
incident, however. out of many must
suffice to demonstrate the calm and
clear thinking these five men exercised
under tn distracting strife and turmoil
OF n great football battle. On the final
play of the game, Cleaves stood on his
| yard line to punt on the final down
In Princeton's series.
Knowing, however. that only few
seconds remained to play. but that
within these few seconds II was remotely
possible for a punt TO be caught by
Yale and run back TO a touchdown.
Cleaves received the ball and instead
OF bunting ran sharply 10 the right.
exhausting the final moments or play
in his flight. thereby being held for
fifth down n few yards from his own
goal line His calculation was correct.
for as he went down beneath crashing
Yale tackle. tho final whistle blew. the
game was over, and ball and opportun-
ity were forever lost to Yale.
First Quarter.
Yale won the toss and chose the
south goal. Princeton kicked off so
swiftly did the Princeton forwards cover
the ball that there was no run back.
Yale Immediately kicked, returning the
bali TO mldfield. Here Princeton fum-
bled and Dllier OF Yale, recovered the
leather Neidlinger OF Yale instantly
unleashed a swift. varied and smashing
attack, two tandem plays hitting
Princeton right and left. Neale in each
instance carrying the ball. swept the
Blue standard forward ten yards for
a first down.
Princeton sought to strengthen the
line by replacing Snively for Howard.
Again the mighty tandem in Blue swung
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