Yale at Princeton

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  Richmond times-dispatch. (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, Virginia, November 19, 1916, page 29

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  PRINCETON DEFEATED “ BY YALE’S CRIPPI ES All Dope Goes Wrong When lie Gore Crosses Tigers Goal for First Time This Season and Braden Lands &, Field Goal-Final Score 10 to 0. PIayinS erratic, but alert. football, Yale today triumphed over Princeton by score OF 10 10 o. Errors of play and generalship on the part Of the Tigers were largely responsible for their downfall in this Oldest of Amertcan football classics The Ivy Was SLOW ind uncertain in inc greater part of the game. No scoring was done in the nrsl hale an,p both combinations repeatedly tailed TO advance or retain the ball at critical moments. Protectors defense was reasonably effective, but its attack =, was tame, except in the last few mo- :: mcnts of the game. when seventeen q sensational forward passes netteu : them gains OF rnorc than 100 y;,rds.f Yale however. was always able to intercept the ball when u touchdown seemed imminent. Il 1ale’s first successful attack started 4 immediately after the kickoff in thief third period. LeGore drove the BAIL nigh 10 Princcton’s twenty-yard mark. | where the Princeton players permitted ! 1t to strike the ground and hound back | INTO the arms of Left End Mosely. who came down the field almost dire city under the kick. Mosely grabbed the sphere and started for the Orange aud BLACK goal line. and it was no, until Captain Hogg threw him with vicious tackle that the majority OF the Princeton players appeared to realize that the ball belonged to Yale After two line plunges. Braden dropped back and kicked an easy field goal from the twenty sx-yard line. In the fourth period. the Blue added | touchdown and goal from touchdowu and again Princeton made the score possible by misplay. Following IL punt across the Tiger goal line for IL touchback. the Tigers put the ball into ! play on their twenty-yard line In the | second plunge, Brown dropped the ball, | and Captain Black fell upon 1t for | Yale. Twice the bulldog dung itself against | the Tiger line with little Or no gain and then Quarter Back LaRoche. a see ond-strine player substituting for | smith. called for forward pass, Ne vile to I-cGorc, over the right side OF the Princeton line. The play was per | fcctly made, and when the Tiger tack | lers hnally threw the runner he was | within three yards OF a touchdown. | TWO plunEes, the second with I.eEorc carrying the ball through Prnceton’s ! right tackle. gave Yale her touchdown | and Comerford converted the try for goal into the additional and final point of the game. Princeton Won Individual fIororx In individual play as well as team work. Princeton earned the greater | hohors The Tiger ends tackled and | covered punts in splendid form while the back field afforded excellent inter- ference for the wide swinging runs Of | For Yale. Captain Black Fox and Moscly played the strongest game on | the line; i-cgore, with his forward passing. line -bucking and erd-skirtinr | was the individual star. although La Roche also came in for much praise. Yale won the toss. and elected to de’end the north goal. with the wind | AZ It’s back. Gennert kicked off to i,enore, who was downed on his own | thirty-seven-yard line. Yale failed to | advance, and 1.eGore punted to Ames, | VINO ran back five yards, to Princeton’s twenty tivc-yard line. The play was recalled. and Yale penalized five yards. / LeGore kicked out OF bounds nm Princetons thirty-two- yard line. Brown made hve yards through Yale left | tackle FoN stopped briggs without | gain. briggs puntcd to LaRoche, who was downed in his tracks on the Blue th!rty-yard line by Highley 4 bad | pass caused Yale to lose six wards LeGore booted to Eddy who made n | fair catch on Princeton’s forty-four- YARD iine. briggs made three yards .nroush the line briggs again carried the ball but Neville stopped him with out gain Eddy. through Yale’s center. placed the ball on the Blues forty-six yard line, and then Princeton made nrst down briggs gained yard. briggs again tried to advance the ball. but HiGhley fell in front OF him ] upsettinS the play. The ball was downed on Ya!r’s foriy-six-vard Ine An intercepted forward pass gave yale me pan on her thrty-yard line. s s smashed through Latrobe for fourteen Yards Jacques hit left tackle Tor three yards. Neville put the hail | on lrincetons forty line Neville showed through Princeton left tackle Tor two yards. LeGore added | three more. | LeGorc sent a forward pass to Ia | Roche. who was downeG on Prince | loh Ulrty-ciSht-yar line. LaRocha a’ans another yard through LETT .ackle, hut l.eGore failed to gain rallied on a line Kick, but on the next play hetiore planted the ball on Prince TONS thirty five yard line 4 forward mass 10 the left side Of the field failed. .heh i-eGore attempted field goal | from l’rinceton’s forty-three-yard ,ina ana failed, the ball going for n touch | pack and was put III play on Prince tons twenty-yard line. Eddy hit cen yer Tor three yards. and briggs tried | 10 so around Yale’s right end. but vas brought down BY Moselv for M, / gain. Trick Play Gains Little. AFTER another attempt to punch iaIc’s center, briggs made a poor punt across the field, and it was Yales ball | on irinceton’s twenty eight-yard line | y Yale forward pass failed a trick | play through rrimcetou’s left tackle | gained one ward. LeGore here ar .en.Pteh ahother forward pass. and the | ball was again grounded Next – Gore again tried Il field goal from | iFincetons thrty-six- yard line. The | nall was blocked. and briggs. scoon | ing up the ball. ran twenty yards be- | sore ne was downed on the Tiger | tortN-seven-yard line. briggs failed | again through the Yale line Eddy planted the bali on Yale’s fortv-four Sara iine. The period then ended | ‘”r’hs the frst period Yale showed the greater offensive strength and | MAJ” m excellent chance to score. fol- lowing DriGss’s poor hunt. Poor tudg- Heht IN the selection or plays. how ever. nuliifed the advantage IN the hrst scrimmage In the second | period Grown hit center To Ysle.s | iorty-two-yard line. 6ie,inert’s pass | went over the heads OF the backneid men and Eddy recovered the BAN on me Tiger forty-f1ve-yard line, Driggs | made four yards between Gates anil MoScly. Yale was penaiiZed i’ve ~, ra,

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  Omaha daily bee, Nebraska, November 19, 1916, page 1

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  TIGERS SHUT OUT BY CREW OF YALE Princeton Defeated in Annual Battle With Ellis by Ten to Nothing. POOR PLAY IN FIRST HALF in the Palmer stadium today by a score of 10 to 0. A field goal by Braden, touchdown by Legore, and goal from touchdown by Comerford represents Yale’s ten points. The first two periods OF the game was poorly played, each team missing chances TO score on drop kicks, In the last two periods Yale showed that il had the power The largest crowd that ever saw a game in Princeton witnessed the contest Throws Are Successful. With the score 10 to 0 against Princeton. the Tigers uncovered a sensational forward passing game which, for short time, threatened to make the Orange and Black factors in the final minutes OF the contest Throw after throw was successfully made and caught and quick marches for more than half the length OF the field resulted. But in every case Yale’s secondary defense knocked down OF intercepted the thrown ball when a touchdown seemed imminent and kicked out of danger. This overhead attack was the hes, feature Of Princcton’s play today, but came too late to offset defeat Decisive Punch Lacking. In rushing and first downs Prince. ton made more ground than Yale but could not carry theattack through with the decisive punch that the Ellis showed when til opportunity pre-. scented. OF the seventeen passes flung by the Tigers seven were com. pleted for gain of more than 10( yards, or the length of the field ant had they been consecutively manip ulated might have changed the result In individual play as well as team work Princeton earned the greater honors. The Tiger ends tackled ant covered punts in splendid form, while the backheld afforded excellent inter ference for the wide swinging runs o. Briggs. Nourse and Mclean fire. quently broke through and smashed plays i’ll the Yale backheld, but thu right side of Princeton’s line wa: weak and it was through this poin that most Of the rushing gains anc the touchdown were made Stars of Yale. For Yale. Cautain Black, Fox ant Moseley played the strongest gam, on the line Legore, with his forwar, q, passing, line bucking and end skirtine was the only individual star of tn contest, although Laroehe came in TO much praise for the manner in whicl he filled Smiths place at quartefbacl at the eleventh hour. The play was generally slow, how t ever, which was surprising in view o the perfect weather and field cond tons. The turf was dry and firm permitting sprinting and zig-zag run without the probability of slipping. : An autumn sun took just enoug . chill out of the atmosphere to PERM the players to do their best. A stronl wind which eddied about the stadium , seriously interfered with the handlin, . and kicking of punts during the frs / two periods, but died to a gent , breeze as thesun sank toward tn horizon. Yale Wins Toss. , First period: Yale won the tos and defended the north goal with tn | wind behind it. Legore brought tn kickoff back to the thirty-seven-yart , line. A penalty set Yale back AM an exchange of punts gained lively, yards for Princeton. From their for ty-four-yard mark the Tigers mad, a first down, gaining twelve yards OF line plays. Then LarocRe intercepted forward pass Four plays forced Princeton back to its forty-fve-yart mark and short forward pass added seven more yards. Here the Tigers held and Legore missed a field goa from the forty-three-yard mark Princeton scrimmaged after the touch back. Score end of first period: Yale 0; Princeton, O. During the first period Yale showed the greater offensive strength, bu poor judgment in the selection O. plays nullihed the advantage. No Score in Second Period. Second period: Princeton was OF Yale’s forty-four-yard line when tn, second period opened. On the seconc play Gennert passed the ball over hi backs heads and Eddy recovered OF Princetons forty-fve- yard mark briggs made four and Yale lost fv, for off side. Then briggs turne, Yale’s right end and ran to the Blu, forty-yard mark. Eddy hit Gates TO twelve yards and took out time tt recover. Brown made yard an, Eddy made it first down again Moor, replaced Ames. Legore intercepted forward pass on his own sixteen-yar, ) mark, and then exchanged punts will briggs. Neville made nine yards Laroche made it first down on tn Blues thirty-yard line and two play later Legore punted. A forward pass Eddy to Wilson, brought the bal 5 back to Yale’s twenty-seven-yar, , mark Moore went ten yards On tw, ] double passes and then Tibbott wa 5 called in and tried a field goal from , the twenty-flve-yard mark. Mosele ,, blocked it and on the next lineul . Tibbott again tried to dropkick from the fortyyard line, but again Yal blocked the play. In the scramble LIE gore recovered the bali. Tibbott re tired in favor of Funk. The Blu backs messed lateral pass and lie gore punted, Eddy fumbling to Nose ley. “Sure Shot” Bruden went in TO Jacques and tried for field goal, bu his attempt, like Tibbotts, wa blocked. Princeton recovered an, briggs punted for a touch back. YAH scrimmaged and was on its twenty

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  New-York tribune, New York [N.Y.], November 19, 1916, page 1

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  Yale Harvard Game and Battle of Army and Navy Remain High tide in the football season OF 1915 will be reached next Saturday when Yale and Harvard and the elevens Of the United States Military Academy and the United States Naval Academy meet on the chalk lined gridirons TO fight their mimic warfare in the name of the King Of Autumnal Sports. There will be other contests on that day. when many teams will bring their season to a close, but chief interest cen tres in the meeting of those traditional rivals named. Whatever. the result Of the Yale Princeton game the Blue Will tear IN against the Haughtonized Crimson 20 lay a ghost that has walked ABROAD since 1912. Whatever else may befall the service elevens, they plunge madly into tho fray 70 settle which arm OF the country’s defence is stronger-on the gridiron. The Navy has few scores TO settle with the Army, and every wearer OF the Gold and Blue believes that this Is the wear Of years for revenge. 1t 10 coincidental, perhaps, that the last time the Navy whipped the Army was in 1912. Four Years Of Defeat Four long years have passed since / the Navy defeated the Army. In the interim the Navy goat has wandered around bleating piteously, and wonder ing when another Jack Dalton or baoe Brown will be revealed TO the Nav 90 Ia the Navy has waited four years for the moment when by right Of might OF me team she might nail her pennant TO the goal post in token of victory won, she has waited still longer for touch down. Nine years have passed since Navy back carried the pigskin across the Army goal line. All its scoring in that period has come as the result Of goals from the field. Yet victory was woI in 1910, II and ~, thanks to Dalton and Brown. The Army record is perhaps the more impressive, for the Gold, Black and Grey have yet TO be struck TO | any team this season. The Navy, on ! the other hand, ran on a couple OF reefs, and suffered some damage. One patch on her armor represents hole torn by Pittsburgh, while another was caused by Washington and Lee. The only basis for comparison through scores between the Army and Navy is BY the games played against Wash / ington and Lee. The Army beat the | Generals by score of IA TO z, while | the Navy lost, 10 to 0. Yet hope for Navy victory on Sat urday runs high. The Middies have shown indications of great power in ! some of the games, but it was crude power As the season advanced Lieu tenant Ingram got the boys together, and in the game against the North | Carolina Agricultural and Mechanical College Navy showed just how power full its team was. Last year the Aggies defeated the Navy; last week they never got the ball beyond midheld. ! The attack was fierce, cohesive. well | conceived and admirably executed. The line stood like bulwark, and the waves Of the enemy’s attack rolled back, broken and spent. Navy Line Strong On the line, more than on the back field. the Navy will depend to win on Saturday. In every game, except / against pittsburgh, the Blue forwards / outplayed their rivals, and repulsed the assaults in a manner that left no doubt. The Army line, while strong, | has shown nothing that would warrant overcontidence on the part of its followers. Against Notre Dame the for wards were badly outplayed, and failed to provide openings for the backs to plur ge through. Defensively they were weak, too, and the Westerners ripped through for large and consistent gains. The superiority of the Army’s over head attack decided that issue, and it may. perhaps, decide the issue on Saturday. In the backfeld the Army would seem to have the edge. Gerhard, quarterback; Vidal and Oliphant. half backs, and Place, who will probably start the game at fullback, make up a quartet which is powerful, judged by all standards. Vidal and 0liphant are real stars. The latter is well known to all followers Of the sport. His power cannot be denied or overesti-

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  Harrisburg telegraph, Harrisburg, Pa., November 20, 1916, page 11

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  CENTRAL HIGH BIG WINNER: BROWN COLLEGE SURPRISED Tech Loses TO Wiamsport With Aid Of Officials Yale Takes Tigers Scalp Maroon lads have had good season. and are confident of winning from Central In the annual classic. Both of the local high schools are starring Freshmen. whose work will be closely watched. Beck and Fields were the point scorers for their teams Saturday and both are members of the first year class. Steelton plays Tech next Saturday. Steelton had costly game at Lebat seven points. Dayhoff. the Blue and White backfield star, is reported to have a fracture of the right leg, that will keep him out of football dur ing the remainder of his high school days. With this lad in the lineup next Saturday, Coach Taggart had expected to trounce Tech on the Island. and thus retrieve the defeat sustained at the hands of Tech several weeks ago. College Battles Among the colleges, local interest naturally centered in the Gettysburg Bucknell game that was played in this city. After many years OF ‘‘watchful waiting” Harry Rote, the local star, finally won a contest for Gettysburg when he scored single handed II points for Gettysburg, while his teammates kept the Lewis burg contingent from tallying. Lebanon Valley for the first time in it’s history won from the Carlisle Indians. The Annville lads not only won, but trounced the aborigines to 33 to 0 tune. Yale put one over on Princeton, winning by score of 10 to 0. This victory means that Harvard and Yale will decide seasons honors. Dickinson held Swarthmore to 20 to 20 score. 1t was the first time this season that Swarthmore was unable to win. Lehigh with practically a second team took things easy with the Lam caster collegians. Lehigh is holding its players in reserve for the annual classic with Lafayette. For seasons honors the field has practically narrowed down to Pitt and Brown. Both teams have enviable records and have grounds upon which | to lay their claims. Pollard, a colored halfback, has been playing sensational ball against the big teams for Brown, and will be sure to be selected by many coaches for the mythical All-American eleven after the Thanks giving contests have been played.

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Yale leads 71–⁠45–⁠10 in 126 meetings, counting the 84 since this game.