Carlisle at Princeton

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  New-York tribune, November 3, 1907, page 10

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  INDIANS NO MATCH FOR TIGER ELEVEN. PRINCETON PLAYS FAST, :, BRILLIANT FOOTBALL. Monster Cro5cd Sits IN the Rain to : Wdtch Hard Fought Gridiron Struggle. Struggle. The football warriors from Princeton redeemed themselves in part for their defeat by Cornell a week ago by clearly outplaying and decisvely beating the Carlisle Indians at the Polo Grounds In this city yesterday. by a of 16 to 0. The willy redskins. flushed with their overwhelming victory over Pennsylvania one short week before came TO New York in quest of another scalp Pr1nceton’s scslp-but they found their master and failed utterly in their fell purpose. that there will be war dance at their tepee in Carlisle tonight. The Tigers, playing with wonderful speed and remarkable precision, under the unfavorable conditions of slippery ball and a wet and soggy field, administered a crushing defeat to the erstwhile champions Of the The fighting spirit and grim determination Of the Indians alone prevented their complete rout Princeton scored two touohdoWns and two goals and Harlan added four points by a pretty drop kick from the 85-yard line executed with rare ekli from a difficult angle. Captain McCormick made Princeton.s first touchdown toward the end Of the first half after three vicious plunges INTO the line the Tigers having secured the ball within striking distance Of their opponents goal line, as the result of fumbled punt. The speedy dashing, slippery Tibbott made the second touch down for the Tigers toward the middle of the second half after brilliant and sensational run of fifty yards around the left end of the line In which he cleverly eluded the Indian tacklers who did their best TO run him down Harlan kicked both goals of the outstanding features of the game came toward the end of the first half. Princeton had forced the bali well into Carlisle territory when Harlan dropped back 10 his 35-yard line well over toward side of the field for a trv at goal Phillips made perfect pass, and while sew eral Indians came rushing through to block the whining true to the% % marx directly 6efween s ‘, ba posts. me crowd cheered tumultuously. and the fIlHceton undergraduates went fairly wild in their JOY as Wen they might, as Poe could not have done the trick better CROWD WATCHES GAME IN RAIN. An enthusiastic, color bedecked but wofulIv ho ofaggied crowd Of fully twenty thousand persons watched the struggle with keenest Interest o,5 enjoyed It. too in spite of the depressing 6rizzle which turned into good, old fashioned rain bafora the END OF the first half More than tyo-.birds oF the cFowo sat in the exposed stands or stood tent v oeep along one side of the field but nobody thought OF leaving until the last scrimmage was over This IN itself was striking tribute to the most ponular OF al college sports. So far as could be JUDGED the rain did not have the slightest efect on +h attendance, as there room for more In the Dig Enclosure. Every possible spot from which 10 see the game was filed, and the fence erected on one side OF the field creGked under the weight of The hundreds who pressed against It, and finally fell with crash near the end OF the second half. r he crowd was orderly. however and did not encroa 2h Gn tie chalk marked gridiron. 1lckets were almost impossible to find before the game began, and the Spectators outside reaped a I’m harvest Seats in the bleachers sold for any price around s. while in the grandstand not a seat eould be had at any price. - The Orange and Black was all over the field Here and there dusky maiden the colors of the Indians, but there few IN comparison TO the mighty host of Pr1ncetonans who cheered and sang to help their team along And there were no college widows left behind. either, for every man seemed to have found girl 10 wave flag or wear Princeton band her arm. In the bleachers every got thoroughly but cheerfuly soaked during the first half A .ey umbrellas appeared in the last row but EFFORT. n obtain this sort OF shelter promptly dis, couraged in the lower tiers of seats. The moment the whistle blew and the teams off the field between halves. however, every seat sprouted a rnushroomlike umbrella The whole OF the two big bleachers covered with this growth, and the bright colors Of the rash girls who had worn their hnery TO the game were hidden. “Bii” Roper, the Princeton head coach. who was naturally happy. anyhow. was also one OF the few men who didn’t get wet He had a big rubber coat that protected him thoroughly as he walked up and down the side lines. AS the crowd poured out of the grounds after the game they saw, walking along In the middle OF Eighth avenue band of braves This wasn’t the Carlisle team, as an enthusiastic newsboy an nounced. but crowd OF stage Indians, sent up by enterprising press agent The braves cheered just hard though their team hadn’t been beaten, and didn’t seem to mind the rain at ALL But that was the keynote Of the day. No one seemed to mind the rain. The game made them forget about it GAME HARD FOUGHT, BUT CLEAN The game marked by many sensational feat ures which sustained interest from whistle to Whstie. The ball could be followed closely in its err ratio fight up and down the field and, while there was little fumbling here and there the work of the backs in handling the greasy ball truly rernarkable There plenty of quick, sharp dashes through a broken field by Dillon and Tibbott of Hauser. Mount Pleasant and Thorpe, of the Indians which kept many persons jumping TO their feet in sheer excitement. A number of penalties were inflicted for holding and offside play, from which the Indians suffered the most, but even these fewer than might have been expected, with two elevens keyed up TO such a high pitch and working hard for the mastery. Captain Mccormick. of Princeton appeared TO be rather free with his hand at time, but IL may have been accident and the umpire overlooked It, Otherwise the game, while hard fought was clean and free from any unnecessary roughness There injuries worthy of the name, and while a number of substitutions were made toward the end OF the second half IL done for the purpose OF saving the regulars and giving the substitutes a chance The gives only vague idea of the many brilliant and sensational features OF the hard fought battle. Princeton surely learned lesson at Ithaca a week ago. for the team played the kind Of foot ball which wins championship games. Dillon was rather slow at times in getting off his plays, but the Tigers developed fast and forceful attack and showed a wellnigh impregnable defence, something which was lacking IN the Cornell game In justice 10 The Indians. IL must be said that the wet and eoggy field a distinct handicap to their style of game, and the Superior weight of the Princeton line told 10 a marked degree The Carlisle forwards could not hold their heavier opponents at bay long enough 10 give their fast and versatile backs “A fair chance TO get the plays we’ll started. and this led unquestionably TO dis courageEDent ana had it’s effect In tlae OF the ssx4hGr open game ShiSa the Indians have devsl-

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  The Birmingham age-herald, November 3, 1907, page 11

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  PRINCETON WHIPS INDIANS IN MUD Tigers 0utclass Their 0ppo- nentS In All Plays GAME FULL OF SAVAGERY Forward Pass Fails In Hands of ln- dians, While Princeton Makes the Most of the Outside Kick By the Quarterback. GAME FULL OF SAVAGERY New York November 2.-(Special.)- Princeton whipped the Carlisle Indians today by a score of 16 to 0. It was a game full of sensational plays and full of all the savagery of football. The Princeton men for days to come will know by the token of wrenched joints and bruised bodies that they have been in a fight. l The Indions too, were roughtly handled A light rain fell throughout the game | and the field was slippery. Twenty thou sand people witnessed the game | The way the Redmen held the Princeton | battering ram and the line plunges of her backs and tackles, was a surprise i to everybody. Time after time Harlan, Reed and Mccormick would hurl them- selves against their opponents only to drop l in their tracks with half a dozen Indians gripping them like eats. But these conditions gradually changed :, as the game progressed and the weight of the Tigers began to tell. | It is notable fact that every time that a forward pass was tried by the Indians it failed. l Three times the game Houser hurled the ball over the heads of the battling lines only to see it muffed and the play spoiled. l Princeton’s pet play seemed to be an on- side kick, by the quarterback. As the game progressed the Indians seemed to ] gradually tire. By succession of lunges | against center and tackles, the Tigers l took the ball down five yards from the 1 Carlisle goals. At this juncture the Indians crouched in low compact line 1 watching every move of the team against them. There was a smash and the thud | of hands and fists and the Indians had l held the Princeton line for their last | down. Although the Redman kicked the ball l out of danger, this seemed to be the be- ! ginning of the end The Tigers again l got the ball on the move and carried it down to the Indians goal and McCor- | mick took it over for touchdown. It l was an easy goal. 1 This seemed to take the starch out of | the Indians and soon after play was resumed Harlan dropped fine goal from the field, adding four points to the score. | Tibbets was the star of the second half On two occasions he broke through the Indians for long runs. The latter of | these resulted In a touchdown and a goal making the score 16 to The game in it’s last stage became rough anu all through the line you could hear | the smash of fists that were doing things not looked upon as fair in football 1 ethics. 1 The lineup: 1 Princeton Position, Carlisle Wisler .... left end .. .. w. Gardner Booth .. left tackle .. :. . Wasenka McF’adyen left guard .. .. .. Long l Philips center .. .... Little Boy Waller .. right guard .. Afraid of A Bear Buckingham .. right tackle .. .. .. Lubo Brown right halfback .. ..Exendins 1 Dillon ... quarterback Mount Pleasant Harlan .. left halfback .. .. Thorpe Tlbbets right halfback .. Hendricks l Mccormick .. fullback .. .,.. Housef 1 Substitutions-Princeto Read for Tiy bets; Bamman for Booth: Welch for Brown; Dawson for Dillon; Whaley for McFadyen; Pfeiffer for Mccormick. | Carlsle-Island for Mount Pleasant. Score Princeton, 16 Carlisle, 0. Touch 1 downs, Mccormick and Tibbits. Goals l from touchdowns, Harlan, 9 Onicials-Thompson, Georgetown. ref | cree; Minds, Pennsylvania, umpire: Me- 1 Carthy Germantown, field judge; will jams, Pennsylvania, head linesman, Time | of halves, 30 minutes

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  The Topeka state journal, Topeka, Kansas, November 4, 1907, page 2

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  Princeton 1e, carlisle O. New York, Nov. 4.-In a rough, bruising game at the Polo grounds Saturday Princeton whipped the Carlisle Indians by a score Of 16 to 0. It was a game replete with sensational plays and sat urated with all the savagery of foot ball. No quarter was asked-ro mercy was given. And the Princeton men for days to come will know by the token of wrenched Joints and bruised bones that they have been in a fight. the Indians too, were dashed and slashed and ripped, until their brown skins sl1one under their torn garments, and the blood cleaned here and thcr e on their faces. It was a spectacle seldom witnessed, even on the rough, bone breaking Amer lean, gridiron. The rain fell lightly, but persistently throughout the game. The field was soggy and slippery, giving a certain advantage to the shoe cleats of the Princeton men, while the lighter Indians slipped and slid around the field likewise crabs. Twenty thousand spectators sat in the rain without UNI brellas forgetful of everything but the bitter battle raging down on the field.

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  Arizona republican, Arizona, November 3, 1907, page 8

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  THE TIGERS THE INDIANS Princeton Took a Game From Carlisle The Results of Contests On Many Other Muddy Fields. New York. Nov. 2.-Princeton prick ed the bubble of the Carlisle Indian football greatness on a wet field at the Polo grounds today, the score at 16 to 0 is a fair indication of the merits of the two teams.

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Princeton leads 6–⁠0 in six meetings, counting the one since this game.