Evening star., 1922-11-19

his objective and the Princeton line
holding the savage Yale chargers like
q stone wall, he calmly dropped the
ball to the ground and booted 1t on
the rebound neatly and completely
over the bar for a field goal which
ultimately won the game.
The feat in itself was nothing ex-
traordinary from a foot ball stand
point. It rounded out and completed.
however. one Of the most remarkable
seasons in the history of the Tigers
gridiron elevens. 1t added a triumph
over Yale, Princeton's Oldest and
dearest rival as the climax to a fall
of foot bali play in which both Uni
versity of Chicago and Harvard
bowed in defeat before Nassau s
great combination.
Yale Reaches LIZARD Line.
Considered as a whole, the teams
appeared more or less evenly matched
and each seemed to lack the finish
ing punch to put over scores when
opportunities and excellent plays had
brought the ball well within the
scoring zone. Tho game opened with
one of these thrills. Almost imme-
diately after the kick-oR. Yale rushed
tho ball in a series Of almost ire
sistible dashes and charges down un-
der the shadow Of Princetons goal
post, where. with Captain Jordan. the
almost irresistible line plunger Of the
Ellis carrying the ball, tit appeared as
though nothing could stop the Blue
In its march to q touchdown.
Princeton rose to the emergency
Just as II did in the final seconds OF
the game against Chicago. With
fourth down and the ball in Yale's
possession on the Tigers one-yard
mark, Capt. Jordan flung the whole
power and weight Of his 20O-pound
frame into the Princeton iinesmen
who barred his way to score. The
shock Of Jordan and his own team
mates could almost be felt by the
$1,000 spectators who filled the Palm
er Stadium. The Princeton scrim-
magers and the secondary defense
lust a step at their back, closed In
with the rush and the two eieVens
met exactly in the middle OF the
neutral zone.
Princeton Holds.
For a second Princeton's line
seemed to waver and slip back
ward, then the motiop swung onward
again and Jordan, diving into the
mass, was stopped dead in his forward
plunge and ms momentum directed
upward SO that he appeared to pop
out of the mass OF struggling players
like the squirt OF water from a seyser.
That WAS as far as he got. ne
crumpled back without the gain of an
inch, and it was Prlncelon BAN on
downs Yale threatened many times
in the battle, particularly alter the
appearance OIL Charlie OHearn,
Yale's famous drop-kicker, but the
Ellis never had quite the same op-
p0rtunity to win.
and defense that really won the game
by the narrow margin of the three
points from the field goal by smith
W hose early foot ball education began
at Newark Academy. was continued
1T Andoyer and rounded out on
Princcton's playing fields.
Princeton's Line Stands Out.
Outstanding in Princeton's defen-
Tackles Treat and Baker, Capt. Dick
inson at guard and Gray at END.
Treat especially shone on the defen-
siye, several times breaking through
the Yale line to throw the runners
for big losses. He also was on the
receiving end Of Princeton's most
brilliant aerial play. receiving pass
from Cleave for gain OF 25 YARDS.
Failure to sustain its running at
tack cost Yale its golden opportunity
in the first period. This lack OF
punch also was sadly lacking In the
second half, when the Blue had al
least two good chances to score. fale
had no effective aerial game to fan
back on when Princeton's sensational
defense smashed its rushing tactics.
Yale Drive Powerful.
Late In the first half Yale regained
its offensive stride and had Launched ID
slashing drive from near mIddeld
with Jordan making most of the
gains, when the whistle checked the
squirt.
Again in the third period Yale
threatened.
From Yale's 40-yard line Neale and
Jordan made first down on two line
bucks: a pretty forward pass over
is more, and Neale followed with a
l0-yard dash of tackle, planting the
bali on Princeton's 25-yard line
Caldwell stopped the Blue advance at
this juncture by intercepting an at
tempted forward pass on Princeton
15-yard line.
Yale Just Misses.
Twice in the last period O'Hearn
attempted drop-kicks from around
midfield in an effort to tie the score.
Once the brilliant Yale quarterback
booted the ball across Princeton $
goal line from the 50-yard mark. and
a beautiful boot from his own As
yard line. The ball dropped just
under the crossbars and squareliy be-
tween them.
An analysis of the games statistics
shows clearly Yale's offensive strength
and Princeton's defensive power.
Yale registered sixteen first downs to
six for Princeton, and gained 20
yards by rushing to 80 for the Tigers.
Princeton's aerial game was superior
to that of its opponent.
Game Particularly Clean.
The Tigers completed three for
ward passes for a total Of Al yards,
while Yale completed two for q gain
Of 81 yards, Ave Yale tosses and four
Of Princeton's were incompleted.
Punting occupied a large part Of the
game, especially in the first half.
Thompson for Princeton. and Neale
for Yale did most of the booting.
with honors about even, the formers
kicks averaging about As yards. while
the Yale toe expert kicked con-
sistently for about the same average
distance.
Although remarkable hard fought
the game was marked by few penal
ties Yale was penalized five times