Washington & Jefferson at Navy

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  The Indianapolis journal, Indianapolis [Ind.], November 17, 1901, page 1

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  HARVARD’S PLAY IS RAGGED BUT 1T BEATS DARTMOUTH AND ITS FRESHMEN BEAT YALE’s. Naval Academy Defeats Washington and Jefferson I’m q Fast Game Other Good Contests. NEW HAVEN, Conn.,, Nov. 16-Yale defeated Princeton in the annual football contest at Yale Field this afternoon by the score OF u to 0. The score, according to the experts who witnessed the game, rep resents accurately the superiority of the Sons of Eli over the Tigers Of old Nassau. Aside from the general excellence of the Yale team, the feature of the play was to be found in the entire absence OF unfair tactics. Probably no game ever has been played on the Yale Field where there was less roughing. slugging and offside play. During the game, lasting nearly two hours, including the intermission and the time taken out by delays resulting from injuries. but two penalties were imposed, the rival teams being equally guilty. In the first half Princeton was the offender and Yale was awarded ten yards distance. In the second half Yale’s anxiety cost her the same distance and honors were even. On two occasions players were warned by the umpire for tactics unnecessarily rough, but on these occasions, as in the instances of offside play. Princeton and Yale were alike guilty once each. There was nothing of the spectacular In the contest. The game was won by Yale as a result Of the simplest kind Of old fashioned play, and a physical condition which enabled the Sons of Eli to last” through a gruelling contest. Princeton, on the other hand, displayed a tendency to go 10 pieces, and throughout the seventy min utes Of actual time with a single change, when Captain KunZig, of the varsity boat crew, took the place of GOss at left tackle. Princeton found 1t necessary to call upon seven substitutes and the introduction of this half dozen Of fresh men enabled her 10 make a superb finish of a contest which had been altogether uphill. Yale’s goal lines were never endangered. Indeed the Princeton players never reached a point nearer Yale’s goal than the thirty yard line. Yale scored one touchdown in each half and each of these were converted ceverly into goal by Olcott. Yale’s touchdOwns came as a result of a superbly developed system of line plunging IN which the famous tackles back formations. in all their varieties, netted the greatest gains. Yale’s backs, assisted by as sprightly a set OF forwards as could be asked, found holes in the Princeton line which enabled them to make consistent gains when once they found their pace, and the touchdoWns were inevitable with the magnificent teamwork displayed by Yale when the occasion demanded 1t. The first touchdown was made after about fifteen minutes OF play. A tumble by princeton at the center Of the field gave Yale her chance and seizing the ball on Princeton’S twenty yard line the Yale men in ten plays forced the ball over for the first score. The rest OF kicks and. in this department OF the game little Desaulles, the Yale quarter back. surprised his admirers by holding his own fairly well with Dewitt. Yale required about twenty minutes Of play in the second half to score the second and last touchdown Of the game. Ihls score like It’s predecessor, came as Ine resuit OF straight football, made possible by great strength and superior team play. HOnOrs were evenly divided as TO KICKS, Desaulles holding his own amazingly Well Wit VDawrr In ha h1 Princeton excelled, perhaps a trt1e. In the matter of scrfmmageS, however, 1ale play was impressively cleaner, princeton time and again losing the ball on deplOraDle fUmbles. Throughout the game the play was largely in Princeton’s territory. From the kickoff at the start Yale did not let up until the first touchdown mao been made. Then she resorted to the kick ing game and the scrimmages were confined TO the middle Of the field. SO, too’ IN the second half. the New Haven DoyS clung 10 the ball amazingly and confined the play TO the Tigers territory until SIX points had been added to the Yale score. When the score was u to against them’ the Princetonians disclosed that never say-die” spirit by which she often mas Won great victories in the past, ana gave a superb exhibition OF last-dltch hshung: Uuquestionably beaten, and with seven OF the team substitutes, the heroes OF Olu Nassau went at IL and fairly hIted tne tne Yale men from their feet Then IL Was. for the first time in the second haII, tndl the Princeton men forced the play INTO Yale’s territory, and for the last nileen minutes of the game Yale was decidedly on the defensive. BarndOOr holes were torn i’m the hitherto inv1nc1ble 1ale Hhe and amazing distances were gained oy Ie Ihe New Jersey men. Their brace had come too late. however. and time was caneu for the end of the game. No player was seriously injured ana there seemed 10 be no disposition on the part OF the Princeton men TO quesIloh Yale’s all round superiority. Line-up’ Yale Position. Princeton. Gould ...-..... Left end .......-...DdNiSS IL – Goss kunzing Left tackle ....-.--.. feli Uoft Center Fisher BotkiewicZ hewitt

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Navy leads 4–⁠1–⁠1 in six meetings, counting the four since this game.