Yale at Princeton

• 

  Evening star, November 18, 1934, page 1

  Read the text

  YALE WHIPS TIGER, 70, IN GRID UPSET Gets Touchdown Early, Then Checks Princeton, Once on LIZARD Line. PRINCETON, N. j., November H. Eleven stalwarts in blue, eleven iron men” of Yale, who laughed at the odds and the opposition against them, rose to magnificent heights of grid iron achievement today and swept Princeton from the ranks of the Ma Lion’S unbeaten teams in the most spectacular upset of the 1884 foot ball season. The final score was to o. An astounded and electrified crowd Of $4,000. jamming Palmer Stadium’s S concrete horseshoe to capacity. saw the gallant Ellis seize the opportunity for first-period touchdown. stanchly defend their lead against two crushing counter-attacks and crown their dazzling triumph by playing throughout the game without making single sub Stitution. The Bulldogs entered the game as underdogs, on the short end of 3-to-1 odds. and conceded no more than an outside chance to topple one of the most formidable squads of gridiron talent in the country. but they sprang upon the unsuspecting and bulging Bengals with such ferocity from the outset. that all thought of a Prince ton walkover was speedily dispelled. First Tiger Loss Since ’32. The Ellis not only accomplished the most stunning form reversal of the season. but ended the Tiger winning streak after it had reached Is consecutive games. 1t was Prince tons first defeat since the Ben gals were trampled at the end of the 1882 season by Yale, 81 to IA. and promptly established the Blues as favorite to capture its first Big Three” championship in decade. Yale plays Harvard at New Haven next week in the closing game of the season. Yale’S decisive touchdown was scored midway in the first period on a sensational 4l-yard passing play after a succession of Princeton fumbles enabled the Ellis to keep striking through the air. From fake punt formation, Quarterback Jerry Roscoe faded back on fourth down and threw high pass down the center alley” 1t looked like wild pitch until Larry Kelley, rangy right end, leaped high, stopped the ball with one hand, grabbed it and started off on a tangent from Princeton’s 25-yard line.

• 

  , November 18, 1934

  Read the text

  Princeton, Navy, Syracuse Are Toppled .YALE’S VICTORY BIGGEST UPSET PRINCETON. Nv. J. NOV. IT, |N9-Elevcn stalwarts in blue. eleven iron men” of Yale Who laughed at the odds and tine nppo- Sltlon against them. rose tD mhKrificcnt heights Saturday and swept Princeton from the ranks Of the nations unbeaten teams I’m thn most spectacular upset Of thr 1904 football season. The final COZ wa1 TO An astounded and electrified crowd OF $4,000. tanning Palmer Stadium. mw the gallant EliH seize the opportunity for the first period touchdown staunchly defcnd their lead against two crush ing counter attacks and crown their dazzling triumph by playing throughout the game without q single substitution. The Bulldogs entered the game as underdogs. orr the short end of g to I odds The Ellis not only accomplished the most stunning form reversal cf the season. but ended the Tiger winning streak after ~ had reach cd IS consecutive games.

Public-domain newspapers from the Library of Congress’s Chronicling America, found through the American Stories dataset (Dell and Harvard, CC BY 4.0). The text is the machine reading of the page, mistakes and all.

Yale leads 71–⁠45–⁠10 in 126 meetings, counting the 68 since this game.