The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1922-11-19
FIELD GOAL
SMITH IS ONLY
SCOREOFC GAME
Princeton Right End
Calmly Boots Ball
Over Goal In
Third Period

, PRINCETON, n. j., Nov. 18.
Another hero was added to
| the long list of Princeton's
gridiron stars when Kenneth
Smith, the Tigers right end,
drop-kicked a field goal in the
! third period Of the game against
Yale here this afternoon and
won the annual inter-varsity
classic for the Orange and Black
| 3 to 0.
J Smiths name win go down in Prince
| ton pigs<in history with those OF the
! famous Poes. John Dewitt, Sam White
and others who with sterling gridron
deeds have scored winning points for
| their alma mater.
! All season Princeton coaches have
! been drilling Smith in the art Of drop
kicking as some years ago Harvard de
| veloped Charley Brckley- Today their
task brought ample reward. The New
ark lad, scarcely out OF his teens, stand
ing Yale's fifteen-yard line calmly
lifted the ball over the goal bar and this
! feat, not particularly impressive ar the
! time, spelled victory in huge letters late
in the twilight when the rival teams left
the field without further scoring
The story OF the play which gave
Princeton another victory IN the seriex
which received the forty-sixth game to
day can be told in a few words
Following exchange Of puuts
Princeton received the bail near mid
field. On the first line up the Tiger
crossed the Bull Dog with q forward
pass. CIeaves sprfnted and side stepped
his way through Yale'g left wing be
tween tackle and end for a seven-yard
gain. Besttie substituting for Left Hair
Back Crum, dashed around YaIe's right
end TO the En's 13-yard line. Caldwell
gained four yards on & triple pass and
here Princetou's offeuse was checked.
Yale's powerful line refused TO yield
an inch and after TWO attempts 10 pass
SmIJh's signal for drop-kick was
called. Standing within easy distance
of his objective and the Princeton line
holding The savage Yale chargers like
stone wall. he calmly dropped the san
to the ground and booted on the re
bound neatly and completely over thu
bar for field goal which ultimately
won the game.
The feat in itself was nothing extra
ordinary from football standpoint. IL
rounded out and completed. however.
one of the most remarkable seasons aC
the history of the Tigers gridiron
Princeton's oldest and dearest rival and
as the climax 70 IA fail Of football play
In which both University Of Chicago and
Harvard bowed IN defeat before Nassau
great combination.
Considered as a whole. the teams APP
peared NOR" or less evenly matched and
each seemed 70 lack the finishing punch
TO put over scores when Opportunities
and excellent plays had brought tie tan
we'll within the scoring
Outstanding In Prlne@ton's defensive
play Was the brilliant work of Tackles
Treat and Baker. Captain Dickinson al
guard ard Gray at end. Treat especially
shone on the defensive. several times
breaking through tho Yale line I" throw
the runners for big losses, He also WAS
on tho receiving end Of Prinoetor's most
brilliant aerial play. receiving a pass
from Cleaya Cor a gain of 25 yards,
Failure to sustain It's running attack
cost Yale It's golden opportunity IN the
first period This lack of punch also
was sadly lacking IN the second half
when the Blue had at least two good
to score. Yale had no effective
aerial game to fall back on when Prince
tons sensational defense smashed its
rushing tactics.