The 1878 season
19 games on file. The AP poll didn’t exist yet. Princeton claims the national title. Share
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pRINCETON’S BIG VICTORY. u1yNIN0 THE FOOT BALL CHAMPION sIfIp IN A GAME WITH YALE Grounds Yesterdny-A Charge that swept / Away the Biue Ranks and Wen the Fight. | One of the finest and most holly contested | Do, bau matches ever fought in this country | .ss played In Hoboken yesterday in tho pres ,nco of the largest audience ever gathered on q, Georges Cricket Grounds. Yale and Prince ,on wero pitted against each other with two Of Tho best teams that have been seen In tho field. md after atwo-hours’ splendid struggle Prince ION won m overwhelming victory. The match vas for the university championship Of 1878. Roth Of tho contesting teams have proved vlc- ,o,lous over the leading teams Of other col Lagos Yale beat Harvard by goal. kicked by Tbompson week ago and Princeton scored victory a touch down against Harvard in Bos- ,on ten days ago. Thousands OF dollars have hoon freely wagered on Yale in the past week at odds OF 9to T. and the throng OF Yale men who come down from New Haven on Wednesday nights trains swolled the betting still larger. Among the friends Of Yale there was no doubt q, victory and up to the turning point OF the struggle yesterday her partsans continued to hack the representatives Of the dark blue at long odds. The rush to Hoboken yesterday exceeded any thing In athletic annals. Ferryboat after ferry boat packed with spectators. on foot and in car rlages. started from the Barclay and Chris topher street piers. from 1917 o’clock until long AFTER the hour Of beginning the game. The erush In and around the street cars on the Hoboken side was tremendous. At four minutes n2o’clock a boat load OF Princeton and Column bia men from Barclay street descended upon n squad Of cars drawn up before the ferry house. In twenty seconds every car was crowded to sutlocation. The platforms. the steps, the brakes and even the dashboards were loaded down with passengers. Troops Of beated undergradu- Aes watched the cars while running along on loot. waiting for some unfortunate to be pushed on that they might seize his place. Long lines Of closed carriages. barouchcs. cabs. and vehicles Of all kinds wendell their way toward tho grounds. Almost every hotel coach In New York was in line, irolehted inside and out with expectant visit ors. heavily dtaped in shawls and ulsters. On the grounds the carriages were arranged by the police in parallel lines. encircling the outer edge Of the field. Inside Of the coaches came thousands u spectators including large pereeniago Of undergraduates and women. Princeton mustered heavily in the west side OF the field where yellow ribbons and favors we’re displayed in such numbers as to suggest an Orange festival. Right opposite were the serried ranks % Yale. flushed with anticipated triumph and blue with decorations. Columbia was lib orally represented in the crowded southwest corner and students Of almost every college in the East We’re present In large numbers. The eky wa- overcast and the light turf was soft and wet with the rain OF the previous evening. Princeton won the toss for position and chose The southern goal. SO that the wind was straight 10 thclr enemies faces. The teams were conf Ioetd a- follows: H”tlu.H Ballard. - DevereauA. ~ NeAlpht. ia. bs. ,,-wsilsT 70, Minor ~; MeNair ~ with. R..k.-y,’.e,r 80, CUTS. So Lsrkin, ~ YALE ,FoIwafds-Fsrweli 20 Fuller ~ Hall, 50 Harding. Hal Ri, Brown, sheffield scientific School. Peters F’sIWai,m nal Medical seho o SSSn. ST. s’ Bad rmiire for Yale. G H. Clark. ~. Referee L NJ La Tour q Harvard. The Yale men were heavier. and at first sight seemed more agile and better drilled than the ton. the hero OF the n G light “V were “f their cracks on the side Of Princeton Brotherlin, iormpiabSe Quartet sf The Yaes wore their blue caps and legRings and the Princetons their motley uniform Of yellow stripes. By the rules agreed upon. the victory and the championship were Ia 10 On the side winning the most goals within the specified time-a little over two hours. Camp o Yale kicked on at 2:25 P NJ. sending The bai ilyug toward Yale’s goal AT the rate OF my feet second. yellow champion grasped attacked by -talwart blue. and both rolled at arms length IN the mud. Both men were set upon ty % mixed company Of blues and yellows and after vigorous and prolonged kicking the ball was sont rolling toward Yales goal. II was met AMI sent lying back. The shouts OF Rnh, ran. rahi’ from Yale had hardly died away before the Princetons touched down for safety. Another safety touchdown followed. the ball beng al the while in unpleasant proximity 10 “A second spirited scrimmnge” happened in the centre field after which Camp Of Yale picked “ ta.. az and was making a splendid run for lAc enemy goa ~ his loot slipped on the soft mud and he went sprawling head over heels followed by half dozen Of both teams. After the men arose they rcsembled tug OF war u team after a close contest in a loamy soil Iuer neat. white trousers were plastered with dark mud. and their hands and caps were literally bespattered. The ranks formed IN double line, and the Yale man who ma NE bal by quick motion threw Il “a lhomI-on who grasp ped il and whisked of al ligh’ning speed. amid enthusl astic cheers from lae. The hall finally fell into the hands Of lamp who with a drop kick sent II 40 feet .nNatl NE Princeton goal. causing dismay. in “ ranks II the yellOws. Then came another oiihe iouch-downs for safety by the Princeton sac after which the ball was again brought Oh tie rart Of Cuts jPrincetoni wai s S1t 1 spnniy2S into the northeast cor; down FOR safety, amid wells OF Foul /“ from u’ frn|ton battalion on the roof Of Earle’s ho’el coach. Camp seized the ball and started “ nu”‘Ncr race, but was run down by Waller oi Fthe.tun amid tumultuous applause and Shouts oi Jim Waller ought 10 get n golc m’.ai from an enthusiastic Princetonian N’NWrs nlg drop kick called forth another puIst OF cheering from tho men with yellow UNls’, splendid catch and return kicl tenr from Yale. and her men finally got tn, Nau Gown TO- the Princeton’s corner, while III, rtN raven men relieved their pent up feeling, g N chorus Of Rah. Rah. Rahs” ana Il “A rush 20 the southwestern limit ended II snl -” Nart followers Of the blue and yellow aug INNh 100 iho slippery mud-the head o w. ana sliding fully fifteen feet before stop Wns 20” bail was down half covered wild Si’ “hN nh t.u OF il was q painting Yale man MN. vs. ih flushed face and clenchcd fsts N. .’4 Az lrlT’ IN grip which thing coulC I j” me lhrpng pushed. the ball was tunl I. al lA’r h.ur’ap. who IN turn lost II 10 ,sI”oN WHO was triIIed by a Yale half back ,yest.’Nmi”d 70 “A Princeton Kicker and a H.” DglI went on As before, tho men piing OF Spn’ ‘”-N oih’r, until the Yale man turned M h’Fg Nut covered with mud and bruises bu nn.ll.ng o.” coveted hall IN his grasp. Then tn sn’llhs cyan nj one end OF the big circle snu was taken up by thousands OF throats al %uuhl l!c field At $40 the first inninl 81 ended with a touch down Tor safety b Thing 7’N0 N”‘‘Hs 10 ‘‘‘ “Vn “h’ non teams were now thoroughly warmed / MT work and in dend earnest. The Yal bbiTp NAo had expected victory, found that the IONS “uiA tll out for them. while the Prince ms WHO bad been by no means confident q NJ sluIl recognized TINT they were in splcnd NLs ulW. The teams began by changin ~ n I’‘ tlr7 taking the southern goal an