The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-11-06
Princeton-Chicago Game Was
Classic in Gridiron
Performances
By ROBERT EDGREN

never saw n more thrilling foot
hail game than the tremendous
struggle between Princeton and
Chicago on stage field, where the
unboHtun Tigers made two touch
downs ana kicked two goals IN the
last seven minutes Of play and won
with "A score OF 2l-1S
There never was. and there never
can be-. finer demonstration Of
dauutlcss, unconquerable spirit. IN
individuals and In team. Up there
on top Of the grandstand. In the
press row. We had watched Prince.
ton slowly beaten back down the
ncid time and again. unable 10 stem
the terrific siuashes OF tho Chicago
limo and the furious plunges Of the
Chicago backs.
u looked AZ II Princeton was
hopelossly beaten when John
Thomas crashed through for chi.
ongo's third touchdown, making the
score Chicago ls, Princeton 7. and
thore was only seven minutes more
TO ppy
a score of times have seen
great football teams facing disaster
that Seemed 30 sure, 20 to pieces
near the end OF the game.
Princeton didn't crack. The
Tigers only played more desperately.
and with better generalship. Gray'a
touchdown after snatching a
tumbled hail. and then the splendid
forward passing OF Snively and the
overwhelming attack that sent
hurtling through ChicaRo's last de-
fense on fourth down with only a
foot TO go. with two goals kicked by
Smith slunrely over tho middle OF
the crossber, put Princeton In the
lead.
IL seemed as II no further sensa-
ton was possible. And then came
Chicago's sweeping advance with Il
series Of short overhead passes that
nothing could stop. right down 10
princeton's five-yard line.
Here Chicago crushed along until
there was only foot to go, and
lined up 20 either win or lose In one
last tremendous effort. princcton's $
rootors were shrieking: Hold 'em,
hold EN-" but as the big Maroon
team bent its backs for tho last
plunge. and the Tigers crouched
tensely TO repel the attack. there
was absolute silence.
Six Seconds 10 Play.
In front OF me, so near ! could
reach out and touch him, sat the
radio man whose instruments were
sending the game by wireless waves.
with the band playing and all the
songs and cheering and uproar. all
over the land. The radio man
.grinned and rolled his tongue 70
wet dry lips.
six seconds" he gasped. "only
ak seconds TO play"
Beat that for thriller II you can.
Six secondsl Count six and see how
short the time Is. In that six
for In the six seconds Chicago
plunged and was held and hurled
back. And Princeton took the ball
and kicked Il out from behind her
goal line Co safety, even as the last
whistle blew.
Ira yeling with a college team IL
an education. II makes a fellow
proud to be an American. and to
have such young Americans grow
ing UP all around his. Clean strain,
these Princeton boys.
Clean strain, too. the Chicago
team that gave them such a fight.
When you think of tho hundreds
OF colleges like Princeton and Chit
cago, all over the land, you know
that Uncle Sam will never lack for
defenders.
In America sport has become an
| important part OF college education.
There's no denying that football and
other sports bring out all the man
hood there may be In n yQupgster.
The training In clean sportIianship
alone. TO say nothing OF the develop
ment OF courage and grit. II worth
all the months Of hard work the
teams go through.
Sport has become one of the things
In life that Is worth while"
Talking about the Princeton
football special. homoward bound.
Coach Roper said that he success OF
his team had come largely through
concentration and tho fine condition