The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-10-20

3O-yard line, we began an irresistible march down the field. Not once did we lose the ball. In three plays out of five Coy rushed the Tiger line. Finally, from the four-yard line, he went over for touchdown, carrying two Prince ton tacklers with him. Goal from touchdown gave us six points to our opponents ten. Things were looking up!
 Princeton received the next kickoff. A series of punts among the plays that followed ultima tely in Tiger kick be- ing run back some 45 yards to the Princeton 30-yard line. There we be- gan our final attempt to avert defeat.
 New Formation
 On the very first play we used new place-kick formation devised by Walter Camp. It was great success. got down ten yards behind the line. us though to receive the ball is passed back from center and hold it for Coy to kick. Instead it was snapped di- recetly to Coy, standing three yards in my rear. He immediately set sail for right end-my duty being to form in- terference-and gained 10 yards.
 The game now was nearing its fin ish, and, with the ball ours on Prince tons 20-yard line, the stands were in delirium. We were directly in front of the goal posts and called the same formation as before. It looked very much as though we were going to try for a field goal, which would tie the score. but this was not all assured and Princeton was left in a state of un! certainty.
 Out To Win
 sA svrAn kfNxr to play for tied game. We were out to win. And when we repeated the new Camp formation on which Coy had made his ten-yard gain it was with variations, which the Tigers did not suspect.
 First. center snapped the ball to me and placed it on the ground, ten yards behind the line. Next, Coy set the op- position to further guessing by swing ing forward for kick. He did kick, but it was a fake, for he swung his foot outside the ball. When he had done this, my assignment was to pick up the pigskin, turn around. run five yards toward right end and stop. Mean while, Olcott, our right end, had got ten past the Princeton line and had run to a point 16 yards beyond. Then he sprawled on the ground as though he had tripped himself.
 Referee Spills A Lot Of Gloom
 All this maneuvertng increased Princeton's doubt as to our intentions. oicott's pretended fall was the prelim- mary to their revealment. The bull was hurled to him on a forward pass aimed we'll above the spot where he had gone down. He immediately picked himself up, sprang' into the air, grabbed the pass and ran the remaining five yards to a touchdown.
 The score was now Il to 10 in our favor and victory seemed assured. Our rooters succumbed to an absolute snasm of delight. But the referee unex- Bectedly transformed our happiness into the bitterest gloom. He had detected holding in the Yale line and he not only returned the ball but penalized us L5 yards.
 This brought us back to the 35-yard line. It was second down and Yale had 25 yards to go. Fate seemed very muck against the Blue. There was but a slight margin of time in which to act. What next to do was a problem.
 The decision was in favor of the un, expected. After giving Coy the bal for a five-yard run around end that brought us again in front of the goal posts, we staged the same place-kick formation that had just put Olcott over the goal line.
 It being third down, with the Bull dog still having 20 from field. The re- retition of the forward pass to Olcott. with the play including even his un- graceful tumble behind the Tiger line. csught them unprepared. This time there was no offside. Olcott didn't make touchdown, but he was within q yard of one when he was thrown by Mccormick.
 Coy Gees Over
 We lined up quickly. Coy went over the line on the very first play, rush through center. He kicked goal and tho game was won, 12 to 10.
 The following week we were victOri- ous over Harvard and championship honors were ours.
 But probably this would not have been the case had Princeton's strategy at the start of the second half succeeded. Had Dillon made touchdown, or paved the way for one, the Tiger would have built up a total of points which it would have been almost impossible for us to have eQualled or passed,
 Some little trick of fate frustrated Dillon, just as it interfered on the first forward pass that put Olcott over the line for us. The difference was that we were in a position to repeat our strategy and so gained the victory.
 But I will always consider the on- side kick, Harlan to Dillon, as the most thrilling strategy ever witnessed by me.
 Next Sunday: Glenn Warner.