Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1924-11-09
PRINCETON SWAMPS
HARVARD, "a TOO
Tigers Victory, Surprise,
Most Decisive in History of
Annual Conflict.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
CAMBRIDGE, Mass, November S.
Princeton came back to one of the
greatest moments of gridiron glory
she has ever known today, and under
a Crimson sky sent Harvard down
to the most crushing defeat in the
Al years of rivalry between these
two ancient foes.
Out of the depths of mediocrity and
disappointment, the Tigers-11 fighting,
irresistible junglemen rose to
heights of astonishing bruiancy
to overwhelm Harvard by score of
"a to in one of the most sensational
upsets foot ball annals have ever
recorded.
Banked around the sides of the
Harvard Stadium, vast crowd of
$4,000 had come in expectation of a
Harvard victory, for the Crimson
ruled decided pre-game favorite,
but, instead, it was thrown into a
frenzy by a comeback as spectacular
as it was startling and effective. In
stead of seeing the vaunted power of
Harvard's attack moving through a
Tiger array that had shown little
early-season promise, the throng saw
the Crimson. after a brief stand for
and beaten back by an Orange and
Black avalanche.
Crimson Is Helpless.
After the first period, when Har-
wards stubborn defense twice thrust
back Tiger drives, the Crimson had
nothing capable of checking this
fierce antagonist, who lashed out
with stunning power on all sides and
yrif no ;rrI
TouchdownS in the second and third
periods, and two in the fourth, inter
mingled with field goals in the sec
ond and fourth periods, represented
the toll of Tiger damage.
1t became a rout as the shadows
crept over the giant amphitheater, a
continual sweep of streaking Orange
and Black jerseys over the chalk
lines. And when the final whistle
blew, Princetons cohorts, already
whipped to a frenzied pitch, swept
down on the gridiron in a wild out
burst of enthusiasm. Around the
field the wildly excited mob surged,
marching behind a buffeted Prince
ton band, and all but uprooted the
Crimson goal posts that during the
afternoon had seemed an irresistible
magnet to Tiger ball carriers.
Over the stretch of years since
Harvard and Princeton began their
rivalry in 1877, no victory has been
recorded as decisive as that of today.
Only twice before has a score rival
ing today's Tiger total been run up,
and on each of these occasions, when
Princeton also was triumphant, the
margin of victory was not so great.
Vy, Uy-fv
five years later the Tiger scored
Al to Is. Princeton now has margin
of Is victories to 9 for Harvard, while
ties have figured in the q clashes
between them.
Out of obscurity, a new Tiger hero
came into the fray this afternoon
to dominate triumph that has few
gridiron parellels. This vital spark
in the Princeton dynamo was Ted
21-year-old quarterback, of
Stamford, Conn, a product of Mer-
cersburg Academy.
Williams Is Hero.
Coming into the fray early in the
second period when Coach Bill Roper
switched to his '1ightweight" back
field, Williams was a flashing figure
in the victorious Tiger drive that
marked the remainder of the game.
Scoring two touchdowns himself.
Williams was the outstanding star OF
a slashing offensive. He had able
support in the brilliant broken field
runs of Jake Slagle, the ramming
line-drives of Caldwell and Weeks,
and the knife-like thrusts of Dignan
and Gilligan, behind a line that con-
sistently outcharged the Crimson for
wards.
1t was a great moment for Will
liams when he left the game toward
the close, after plotting his team to
an invincible lead. A year ago this
youngster, playing his first game
against Harvard, came close to turn
ing the tide of Tiger defeat when,
injected Il few minutes before the
final whistle, he tore off 30yard
run. That day. however, his oppor-
tunity came too late and Harvard
won; but this afternoon he came into
his own. Handed the inspired driv-
ing power that seemed to come to
life in the Tigers after long period
of dormancy, Williams got the most
out of it in a manner that stamped
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