The 1883 season
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YALE DEFEATS PRINCETON. HARD STRUGGLE AT FooTBALL-oNE OR TWO MEN ISJUREp-A DISPUTE. Twenty two young men, half OF them dressed In the Princeton orange and black barred Jerseys enc the others in the workmaake canvas jackets adopted by YALE marched into the centre OF the Polo Grounds AZ $40 p yesterday to play game Of football Twelve drags drawn one side of the ground ana the stands were well flled with spectators. Princeton won the toss and chose the west goal while to Yale fell the lot of kicking of the ball This was done by Terry The ball was well followed up by the Yale men and suddenly the ball passed to Peters who immc diaely ran goal He evaded all attempts to trip him. and secured touchdown The ball was brought out, and the first goal kicked by Richards, was scored to fale eight minutes after play began. From this point onward the game was most holly contested. The Tger-siss boomah of Princeton was as often heard as the rah Yale Of the opposite party Soon after Yale had obtained goal the ball was driven the other end of the field and Princeton seemed TO be having the better of ID. Mo6at, their champion kicker, had fair try for goal ofhe held but he failed it, little passage OF arms occnrred after In the middle of the field Twonny who lad his hand on Princeton who had just called down.” was struck by him sayagely in the face and nc carried black eye thr0aghoas the rest OF w hhe s os. ing portion Of his scalp: and having 70 h TenGe In the middle of most determined struggle time was called and the men hurried to their dressing rooms Tor In the last scufle Of the first half wanamaer Of Prince ton got kick on his shin and was Obliged 70 retire, TraYefS taxing MS pace az four the men gathered again on the middle line and rather poor kick-on was mads bv Yale The second half OF the game was repetition OF the play which had gone before recess OF few minutes was taken TO allow Mr. Appleton the referee To settle a dispute. Peters had been warned twice for Intentional Osde play, and for ntenonM taeing touch. The Princeton umpire wanted MN DIS qualified but the allowed him TO continue, WARM ing him. however that at the Eet inractOn OF the rules The victory went to Yale by six points and the vetor Gus eleven were carried trunphanty OH the field whe the air was filled with the Yale College cry Inc ‘ea were as follows: