Evening star., 1924-09-15

utes remaining before the final
whistle and, notwithsta nding its bril-
lance, no one appreciated it's real
significance. Nobody thought it pos
sible for the Orange and Black to
overhaul and pass the Maroon at
that hour. But, as matter of fact,
some quality was taken from the
Maroons which hitherto had been ex-
clusively theirs. At the same time
the Tigers gained something which
they had lacked. They threw them
selves into an offensive that couldn't
be stopped. After an exchange of
punts. Chicago fumbled in midfeld.
A Tiger picked up the ball and chased
all the way down the field for a
touchdown A few minutes later,
after a series Of great plunges and
runs. another touchdown was chalked
up for the Orange and Black. And
the score stood 81 to 1S in favor of
Princeton,
Now mark the justice of events.
Originator of the supreme strategy
that had delivered his team from de-
feat, Howard Gray had acted but
minor role in it's execution. So far
as the excited spectators were con-
cerned, he was but a humble cog In
that stunning triumph. But when
the tumble which produced Prince
tons first touchdown OF the nnai
period occurred he was the man
designated by fate to take advantage
of 1t. Cray it was who carried the
ball to the Chicago goal line and 1t
was Gray who made the touchdown
which put the Orange and Black
within striking distance of victory.
Chicago Star Is Blocked.
That victory was not made GER
tain Immediately, because, even after
Cleaves, Crum and Euwer had bat
tered their way to Princeton's third
touchdown Of the day, the Maroon did
not surrender. Coming back with
desperate determination, it mixed
forward passes with line pIunges
by John Thomas until the ball finally
reached Princeton's 2-foot line We
threw IN reinforcement just as the
big Chicago star made his final at
tack and blocked him Off Then a.
kick carried the ball out OF danger
Before it could be put in play again
the whistle blew.
"One Of the most thrilling struggles
in Western foot ball history" said
Walter Eckersall of this game. NO
other game of the season could equal
this one" wrote another critic And
the most sensational intersectional
battle of history" was the comment
of a third.
1t was all of these. Certainly it
was stupendous triumph for an
eleven which had been confidently
expected to lose. The memory of the
defeat administered by Chicago at
Princeton the previous year was
erased. The team gained a new'im-
preston of its capabilities. 1t went
on to victories over Swarthmore, Har-
ward and Yale. ending the season
without defeat as mythical cham
pion of the East
Yes, all circumstances considered.
that forward pass from behind the
goal line was the greatest strategy
ever saw. Sincere, hard-working
Howard Gray can always be proud
that he was responsible for 1t.
Princeton has other causes for re-
membering him. Two weeks later at
Cambridge he made splendid 30
yard run with the ball that enabled
us. with a one-yard plunge, to put
over the winning touchdown against
Harvard.
tThe first part of this story. with an
illustration of the play. appeared in
Sundays pink sheet. Other stories of
like nature will follow each week.
Copyright 1924 in the United States and
Great Britain by North American News
paper Alliance.)