The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1922-11-19
YALE AND HARVARD
ARE BOTH HUMBLED
Tiger Smiles at Chicago,
Chuckles at Cambridge and>
Laughs at Home.
GREAT ON THE DEFENSE
Rarely Has Such an Undefeat-
ed Eleven Been So Gener-
ally Underrated.
BY WALTER TRUMBULL.

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PRINCETON, Nov. 1s.-The Tiger
smiled at Chicago, chuckled at Cam
bridge. and to-day at home laughed
out loud. On the Orange head of the
jungle lord-its streamers criss-cross-
ing the black of his stripes-the wreath
OF victory rests secure.
Beattie's thirty-foyr yard run, fol-
lowed by Smiths fifteen yard drop
kick. which defeated Yale by score
OF to 0, brought about result which
had not been paralleled since 1911.
Not since Sam White gathered in a
couple of loose footballs and ran for
touchdowns has Princeton triumphed
over Yale and Harvard in the same
season.
1t is small wonder that thousands
of Princeton graduates and undergrad
yates twisted through the mazes, of
the snake dance to mass at the goal
posts standing against the western
sky, where Yale's hopes had set. 1t
was this goal line which the Tigers
had so fiercely defepded in the first
period when the charging warriors of
the Blue were but scant yard away,
and it was this goal line which they
had safely protected in the final mo-
inents of the battle when the Bulldog
was making his last grim, frenzied
effort.
We have called attention many times
this season to the fact that Princeton
had q strong eleven. quick thinking
eleven and a fighting eleven. Rarely
has a team been so generally moderated.
AS a defensive combination it has had
few superiors.
Its attack looked weak, but this was
partly due to its system of waiting pa
tiently for the breaks and then leaping
to take advantage of them
Fails in Drop Kicking.
The Tigers did not win because Yale
was weak. The Blue is a powerful ma
chine and we'll coached. 1t defended
itself ably against rushes and forward
passes, and when the game was over
there was no imprint of a Tiger claw
behind its goal line. 1t played good.
hard football and always was threaten
ing to turn defeat into victory, but never
could quite land the final punch. II
wasn't so much that failure on the
yard line. Princeton had held John
Thomas, hard line breaker-harder
than Jordan---in the same position. The
lack of real drop kicker. such as
Pumpelly or some of those others of
ancient days, accounted for the down
fall of the Blue. AS matter of fact 1t
was only by virtue of recovered tumble
that Yale had that chance to cross
Princeton's line in that first period.
And the Blue on that occasion marched
thirty-six yards through the strong
Princeton defense, only to fail to make
the extra thirty-six inches which 1t
needed so sorely.
When one yard meant more than the
thirty-six which had gone before,
Princeton held.
II was unfortunate for Yale that that
play was right In front of goal post.
The upright quivered from the shock of
impact, and Il may be that II furnished
the Tigers with n brace to Withstand
the foemen's charge. The fact remains
that they did Withstand.
Caldwell Powerful.
Caldwell played a fine defense all
through the game. He was the best de-
fensive back on the field, although
Bench of Yale was also powerful In
bringing down runners. Much of
Princeton's ability to hold the Blue in
check came from its tackles. Baker
and Treat are a sterling pair. Baker Is
as good as any tackle we have seen this
season and Treat is a worthy running
mate for him.
These two often were down the field
In advance of the ends. and frequently
crashed through TO grab a runner be-
fore he reached, the scrimmage line.
Princetons ends were frequently taken
out of plays or boxed, but the tackles
and secondary defense always prevent
ed much damage.
Dickinson. the Tiger captain, was an
other man who stood out. He and
Cruikshank seemed to be the ablest of
the guards. At center the battle was
close. Afford was the shower. but
Loyetoy was always just about where
he should have been, and valuable to
his team.
stout and Luman attracted attention
No ends. although both Gray and Beaver
made some pretty tackles. Beattie was
the only man who circled Yale end
for a dangerous run but that one long
dash proved fatal TO the chances OF the
Blue.
Jordan was the best line bucker in
the game and Neale appeared to be the
hardest running back, although Jordan,
too. made some pretty dashes
Cleaves played his usual compre-
hensive game. Thomson proved that he
had ability outside of the captaining
OF the Princeton track team. From his
work to-day we should say that he was
one of the best punters In the country.
Cool "a Alaska In winter, he stood on
his own goal line and booted the ball
fifty yards into the advancing breeze.
To resort to slang. when IL comes to
bootinR, he's the Tiger cats "whiskers."
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