Princeton at Yale

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  The Salt Lake herald-Republican, Salt Lake City, Utah, November 14, 1909, page 10

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  PRINCETON TIGERS HUMbLED BY YALE Great Crowd Sees a Brilliant Game on New Haven Gridiron. INDIVIDUAL STARS SHINE COY AND PHILBIN DIVIDE HON. ORs FOR ELI. INDIVIDUAL STARS SHINE New Haven, Conn, Nov. IA wonder full game was the Yale Princeton contest this afternoon, which Yale won, II to 0. The blocked kick contributed eight points against Princeton today All the players put up wonderful exhibitions. COy’s rushing and punting were splendid but the kicking of Nc COrmick was just as good. Philbin’s remarkable running found a counterpart in Sparks dashes against the Yale ends. Murphys great work on the back field was offset by Walters splendid firmness in the Princeton line. For the New Jersey men it was the final game of the season and for the blue team the first of the big games of the college football year. A great throng of visitors poured into the city, eager for the struggle From the spectators point of view the weather was all that could be desired, but the coaches and players would have preferred a cooler atmosphere. COOney kicked off for Yale, WEIGH get ting the ball at his 25-yard line and run ming it back y yards. Mccormick made 3 yards around Yale’s end. Mccormick kicked to Philbin at Yale’s | 9-yard line and he ran il back to his 53-yard line. Philbin then took the ball | in another run to PrincetOn’s 45-yard line. Coy was showed through the line for 8 yards, when he was thrown. Daily went | through Seigling for Z yards. Philbin, with another dodge and run, got yards. | | PTincetOn’s 26-yard line. | Coy failed at a drop kick from the So yard line. The ball was brought to Princeton’s % yard line, where Mccormick dropped | back, but it was a fake. Mccormick Kicks. | Mccormick kicked to PhiIbin at Yale’s 35-yard line, He lodged back ten yards The ball went to Coy at his 25-yard line / and by an end run he took it out of | bounds at Yale’s 52-yard line. Coy punt | ed to Bergen to Princeton’s 30-yard line, where the Yale ends GOwned him almost / in his tracks. Reed attempted a run around Yales left end, but failed. and Mccormick | kicked to his own 50-yard line. Coy made an onside kick to Princeton’s 15-yard line. | Yale was penalized yards for Off-side / play on the next lineup. | Mccormick punted TO Philbin at his | own 50-yard line and he ran Is yards, but the ball was brought to Princetons AZ yard line. Coy then went half the breadth of the | field without gaining. He then punted | 10 Bergen at PrinCetOn’s 25-yard line. | Mccormick returned the ball to Philbin | at Yale’s 45-yard line. The latte, bowling / over the Princeton men, got the ball to / the midfield line. Coy punted to Bergen | at Princeton’s 20-yard line, the latter be- ! ing thrown instantly. Mccormick punted / to Coy at midfield, where Hart threw / him. | COY was driven through bdDlI1du lDT yards, and a moment later went through | the whole Princeton team to the 35-yard | line DAILY was shot over outside of left tackle for yards more, Daily made it more through the other side of the Princeton line. Then Coy dashed through center to the 12-yard line. Daily added 4 yards more. On the next play Coy was forced out of bounds at the 6-yaTd line. Princeton held Yale’s gain on the next savage attack to 4 yards The Tigers were fighting bit | terly. Princeton was given the ball on downs at the 3-yard line, and Mccormick / blocked and the ball went bounding be- / hind the goal posts. McCrohan fell on the ball and so made q safety, giving / Yale points. | Mccormick tried an end run, but it / brought little gain, and he punted TO 1 Philbin at Yale’s 5O-yard line. This | player once again made wonderful run / through broken field to Princeton’s 30 yard line Coy tried an on-sde kick, which BALM got on his 22-yard line. | Mccormick punted to Philbin at Prince | toms 5O-yard line. He made yards on the run back and Coy punted and the | ball struck the goal post bar. which was | equivalent to a touchback. Mccormick | dropped back for a kick, which was | blocked and the ball went behind the goal line by half foot, where Lilley- fell on it for touchdown. HOBBS kicked an easy goal. | Yale s; Princeton, Q. | On the next lineup Corey displaced Howe as Yale’s quarterback. | Princeton began to speed up her plays. / DAILY was replaced by Murphy at right / half Princeton was unable to gain against Yale and punted to Coy. The lat | ter worked the ball to PrincetOn’s 12-yard / line. II was called from the side lines | that Yale had a safety to her credit / Reid received the ball to make pass, but he was thrown for a loss of five / yards Time was taken. as Reid seemed | to be hurt, but he resumed and presently ! by run around Fitzpatrick put the ball | on Yale’s 45-yard line, where the half | ended. First half-Yale, s; Princeton, 0. Second Half. The second half began with Savage / pIaying at right end for Yale, in place | of Needle. who had replaced Vaughan | lust before the end OF the first half. | Princeton kicked off and after Yale had | failed to gain on the lineup at the yard / line Coy punted TO his own 53-yard line. ! Princeton hit the line hard, but Yale gained five yards, when Princeton was | penalized for being Offside : Mccormick punted to Murphy at Yale’s / 40-yard line and he made a run of 20 / Yards Sparks took Reds place at right ] balf Gov was driven u wards on a NAV

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  New-York tribune, New York, November 14, 1909, page 1

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  YALE CRUSHES TIGER ELEVEN COF PROVES TERROR TO PRINCETON. Scores one Touchdotrn and Kicks Goal from Field Be- fore Monster Cro5rd. Princeton again ~ -dav, sending N. Tigers aT the held crushed and beaten bv score n - 70 q. the worst defes, me Blue has Inflicted ~ its ancient rival s.nc4 1908 Lrlev blocked two kicks IN rhe f~st faf a safety resulting once. while Wales right tackle. who PLAYED a wonderful game. scored a touchdown the se-ord time. Yale left the field with the score N tn her favor AZ the end or this period. and in the second half can tain COY. who PLAYED throughout the game. despite reports OF serious injury M his knee. scored a touchdown and kicked a Geld goal vale plainly had The better team, fn every department – the game. ana. even = COY had been unable 70 play AZ al. e Is doubtful whether his absence would have enabled Princeton 70 stave or defest The rush ~ the smashing Blue at ts-s ooul5 not he denied Yale lost on. t0uchdown I’m The second half because there was holding as Philbin carried the tsl over. and = march toward the T-iroeton goal Just after The game be- Esn was interrupted by a similar pensrrv Some thirty-fve thousand psrtisans sVarmed over the stands. and there was r0t vacant seat anywhere. OF square trch of standing room that was not occupied. no greater crowd ever saw the Tiger and the Bulldog clash. and none more enthusiastic 7 was left for Yale again 70 celeh-z-. victory with a snake dance Of won terful proportions. but Princeton’s sons. l-yal as ever. cheered their beaten team – the last word. and not all the blare q Tale’s hand and the roaring chorus Of Down the Field” from thousands Of Yale throats could drown out the strains of “old Nassau grandly sung in the gray cusk that marked the burial OF Princeton hopes for another year YALE STRONG EVERYWHERE. Yale was strong everywhere. Ther. wasn’t weak spot Princeton was NVeskwhsre weakness was least expected. the left side % the line being the target to- most of Taie’s tremendous bstterinS. Siegiing. Waller and BALM proving to tally unable 20 hold their own. Prinoston vas AZ Il slvzys. fighting 70 IRE last ditch and the last moment. Dangerous siwsys. nsre- willing ~ eduait defeat Iwtcs Yale was hela for downs in N. very shadow of the Princeton goal posts. end q moments cessation Of struggle BY Yale would have spelled disaster P-tnoeton had but two chances 20 soore. Once. q The second half. Gun ninghau’s attempt for q goal from the feld fen I’VE yards short- and a fsv-raornents later e. forward pass made from z drop kicking formation fsu 20 the ground two feet from Gfn. That was al however. A few figures really tel rhe story OF the game. Yale gained $50 yards md made ten trst downs by rushing the bsn and straight football Princeton gained sixty-six yards and made two Hrst downs. That in itself shows where The power lay. Yale had a powerful, We’ll oeveloped orenoe. one that v-ss an <zenplihcafion 70 the nth” power ot concentrated tesm work. with every man helping the other. Princeton fought hard on the defence. rallied enough 70 Etave OF imminent touchdovns twice. but could not successfully oppose the untiring Blue machine all the time. TIE Tigers had no consistent ground gaining ability. They never did make their distance twice n succession. and their attack lacked the variety that r1srled Yale’s offensive tactics. Wales superiority on the wings meant much. too Fitzpatrick was star IN every way. and Vaughan was not far behind him while he played Savage. who was 81 right end all through the second half. PLAYED a strong game-as Eood q game as Vaughan. in fact and a ruch better one than any 81 The Prince ton ends. AT the Princeton hacks could gather in running hack kicks was one kUrdred Yards on tVenty-four punts-an average II less than Eve yards-and one rIn BY Chrvstie was for thirty yards The Yale hacks gained 215 yards in this Uav. - average ~ nine yards 70 the Kick OPEN PLAY BT PRINCETON. Pr’noeton made more use ~ the open game than Yale. trying sir forward passes. three IN each hair. as against fp’o ~ Yale. both IN the first half The r’sv gave ~ Tigers = gain once in each hair rheir total distance gained being fortv Yards. while Yale’s use ~ the play vas unEuocessful once for a twelve-yard gan. Princeton tried three onside kicks in The FIRST hair. one ~ which was reooverec FOR p gain ~ twenty-five yards. but abandoned the play IN the second half Yale tried the kick twice m each half. fhe two attempts IN the second period heing recovered for = total gain OF fsirtv-e ght wards. President Taft vas not on hand 20 ‘aeer The Yale team 10 victory. but rs many – could crowd into Yale Field Turned out 70 look on. with varying emo uons Certainly the crowd was limited ~ nothing but the Eize ~ the inclosnnf for the spectators who had oh fained tickets did p thriving business sno sold their holdings st almost sny nrloe they wanted 20 ask. Nothing less man 81 was talked about. and. even so. hundreds 4 Yale and Princeton men. Particularly the former were unable 20 80 into the field. The sisies we’re crowded and the space between The stands and the fence was parked. The

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  Evening star, Washington, D.C., November 14, 1909, page 1

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  YALE PLAYS BRILLIANTLY /. AND SMOTHERS PRINCETON Bulldog Too Fast and Strong for Tiger Capt. Coy Shines, as Usual-No Chance for Cunningham to Kick. were down the field In speedy fashion and took part I’m many plays that smash ed the Tigers attack TO flinders. 0oebel and Andrus were giants at the guards positions. particularly the former. for II was his aggressiveness in opening holes through Princeton’s left wing in the frst half that enabled Yale’s attack to show to great advantage. Two Men Injured. Yale came out Of the battle practically unscathed. except for injuries TO DAILY and Vaughan, which may possibly keep them out of the Harvard game. There have been few foot ball games between such prominent eleyens as Yale and Princeton when the one side was go much on the defensive as the Tigers were today. BY the same token the other side was on the offensive most OF the time. Yale had the ball such a big proportion or the seventy minutes Of actual playing that the Tigers scarcely had a chance to learn how 1t felt to the touch. When the lat ter did have 1t they were not able TO get anywhere near close enough to Yeaes goal line to hope for anything but goal from the field. yard line, and had only two opportunities for a field goal, this in the second half. Cunningham missed one. and the other time forward pass was tried. which looked IKE Iduty guQBmSxlt- LIE O5liy hope left for Princeton at that time was to score by drop kick. Yale not only made enough points OF her own clearly to establish her eupe- | riority and a safe lead, but was emf nently successful in keeping the Tigers back. so that the latter had precious lit tie chance to score by a field goal. The visitors were in their own territory all but a short part Of the second half Entitled to Victory. The better team not only won. but was entitled TO all OF it’s seventeen points as a measure OF it’s superiority over the Tigers But for penalties inflicted on Yale for holding and being offside the Blue would have had at least five more points. A fault with Yale’s attacks was that it did not go as regularly as IL should have. 1t was tremendously strong at times, the runner getting help that there was no stopping, but on the next rush there was a chance that the advance would be stopped dead. Princeton had a sturdy defense. and some of the wise folks figured that Yale was not showing the Harvard scouts any more than she had to. Be that az it may. the concerted action and drive was not as sustained as Harvard had produced this season. A big advantage Yale had over Prince ton was in punting. Coy outpunted Mo Cormick, who die most of Princetons booting. and also Read. Coy gained on punts right along, and, in addition, the Yale hacks were far and away better than Princetons in running hack punts. That was another means that enabled Yale to keep the play in Princeton’s ter ritory. Yale had fine interference for men running hack punts, while the Princeton runner was dOwned in his tracks nearly every time by the Yale ends or tackles. He did not get a start often to see what kind of interference he would get.

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  Norwich bulletin, Connecticut, November 15, 1909, page 3

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  TIGERS NO MATCH FOR YALE. Princeton Helpless Before Blues Fin ished Game-Score 17 to o. Princeton was outclassed and de- feated on Yale field at New Haven on Saturday by the fast and powerful Yale team, 17 to 0. Princeton’s line was hopelessly weak, resulting in two of McCormick,s kicks being blocked in the first half by Yale, resulting in a safety and a goal and touchdown, and making the score at the end or the first half Yale 8, Princeton 0. There were two brilliant bits of work by the Tigers, first when they turned back the Yale attack and took the ball on downs on the Princeton 8 yard line early in the game. A run back of. a punt for 40 yards through the Yale team was the only other flash of form by the Tigers. Yale’s first score came when McCor- mick had to punt from behind Prince tons goal line. Lilley blocked the punt but McCrohan of Princeton fell on the ball behind the Tiger goal line, giving Yale 2 points. Yale’s second score came when Coy booted the ball against the Princeton goal posts. Princeton brought it out to kick from the 25 yard line. but Lilley blocked the kick again, and following the ball up fell on it behind the line for a touchdown from which Hobbs kicked the goal. Early in the second half Yale car ried the ball steadily up the field, Cap tain Coy going over, but the touch down was disallowed for offside play. Yale went back to the attack and Coy dropped goal from the field from the 15-yard line. Yale’s last score was made by Coy on a touchdown which followed a series of line plays. Yale-Kilpatrick le, Hobbs. Spencer It. Andrus, Brown lg, Cooney c. Lilley, Paul Tt, Vaughan, Naedele Savage, Coy re, Howe, Corey, Johnson qb, Philbin, Francis 1hb, Daly, Murphy rhb, Coy, Savage flo. Princeton-Ballin le, Siegling It, Waller, Woehr lg, Bamman c, McCor- mick rg, McCrohan, McGregor Tt, Welch, King re, Bergin, Chrystie qb, Reed, Sparks lhb, Cunningham rhb, Hart fb.

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Yale leads 71–⁠45–⁠10 in 126 meetings, counting the 91 since this game.