The 1885 season
36 games on file. The AP poll didn’t exist yet. Princeton claims the national title. Share
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PRINCETON DEFEATS YALE, LAMAR’s BRILLIANT RUN TO GOAL means so cheerful tonight as IL might be- Although this years Princeton football has all along been recognized as especially srong yet Yale rather counted upon victory, and after coming s. II triumph tho home eleven and their frienda | were not prepared for the brilliant play which turned the tsblesand brought them sudden unexpected defeat Every outside circumstances Of fortune with Yale She had tnken advantage Of the decision OF the Princeton faculty which practically fined the choice Of time for the to this partculsl afternoon to require the Jersey boys TO here ana ! play her on her grounds The refusal Of the Yale mon to play New York commented on severely By the Princeton undergraduates In their ride over from NewJersey None of their eleven had even so much 90 seen the Yale grounds Every foot OF was unfamiliar. | They surrounded by an unfriendly atmosphere All the inspiration Of applause aud appreciation was showered upon Yale The disadvantages were obvious, and in speaking Of them the Princeton men were dis posed to alude Yales refusal to upon neutral ground as ungenerous, not to say unsportsmanlike. yet the gam had ~ be played, or the question OK supremacy disputed. Neither eleven had yet sur fered defeat Prhcetons credit stood higher, because her team had beaten other teams more seriously than Yales team had. Yae’s treatment OF the Wesieysns had not been nearly go severe Prnceton’s and the presen game was eagerly looked forward 10 q, per. | manent establishment of the Jersey boys title o the COLLEGIATE championship Then there was another particular reason which urged the Princeton men 70 concede almost any terms Yale might demand. The faculty was tired OF seeing PrncetODs name In the newspapers as having rough and uumannerly lot OK men, The faculty gave that this game was to de- eide the fate football for Princeton and that II there was any misconduct not only on tho field Dnt Dy any of their students New.Haven, 1t would result In tho abolition OF the game This decision put the men on their metal and they determined TO defeat faa and maintain their personal regulations as wel The Princeton arrived here at about noon. Moth | ing in tho way OF a reception was accord ed them and the streets but slightly decorated I’m their honor Here and there the orange Of Princeton mingled with the blue OF Yale, and the New-HaVen girls wore plentiful supply Orauge’coored hoWer IN cou spicuous places. The Princeton rushers were DeChmp captain Hodge, Irvine, Cowan Cook Harris ana AdamA. | r. Hodge was quarterback Lamar and Ioer were balfbacks and Savage was fu-back They were all in excellent condition except Savage He had not recoy cred from the spraned ankle from which he mas oeen suffering for several months The Yale rushers were Wallace, Corwin, Carter, Hainlin’ Lux woodruff and Peters captain. Beecher was the qdarter-oack, | Wotkinson and Bull the half-backs. and Burke tho ! fullbaek The teams we’re well matched. Neither IN skill nor strength had Princeton such an advantage IA warranted the heavy odds saiL to have been Oesea | In its favor | M umpires BY common consent Waiter Camp, Yale acted az referee At least 5000 people crowded the grounds Princeton represented Oy ABOUT oV’ shouters $50 OF whom were undergraduates hafVsr” WIS seuted by about 300 men, who shouted Justify for Princeton Columbia who had 100 men present. also favored the jersey The Wesleyan to the num- | her ~ about seventy-hve stood by their New-Hayen | friends In all the Princeton men may have had | 1000 friends the grounds WHO tno mihsiea | shouts yeils AMI horn-shrieks OF 1000 people souuded for the spraon OF the nome team Princeton won tho kick off, hut did improve nsr opportunity a. she might nave Yale soon got tho ball AM NAT nson kicked It way down into tue Jersey boys llne. Iamar caught il and sent 1t nyin naok Watkns9n WIS ready and forced 1t down 70 Bull, wh9 started Win st ana LOT ‘hS Vent N’‘i; back to watknsan. who gave Of his pretty long LOW meGS ihto uTa III S northeast OF the Held where no, no Irit hnepe “Stg orhpE We’ll toward Prnceton’s goal At LIST Beecher got it and passed IL 10 WatklnsOn’ VINO tnsa oyer tne Jersey goal scoring the rst count OF ave points. In “a few minutes more which were ekndu’ted BY taS Hss had R mott UsS At all Bec6er ana Watkinson Yale. hal won suostintlh victories The T1 FI Te aa Of e rt Ss showed one Of hugs either Princeton was going TO get oad ~ @ ,h purpose studying her opponents and tne grouna 5n’ however rne rush-line OF their alyersaries Tas emily stronger aud more skllin than theirs. vat H’CR While l’ Lamsr savage DE Camp ToIor hal realized popular expectation the team however Sas ~ nn ,Ie1ns ‘dsprted. Lamar swadded up TO his meek. walked eisuTey the field IN the interim aud com. ing into gang ot Princeton bacsers, saa “. we “ 70. wore a serene smile aud bnstlef around among nls men giving hls instructions with confident AIR. 49,. a.. | Prnccton n team playing for Lamar. livery maa- The sr. third OF the half occapted with cae ful spsrring and clever but irntess scrimases ne.e passed the baIi back TO Matksol wa2 “a ran pace so m Two and whirling about male gooi kcK 70 o.e, . % canght fairly and maniP9atsd 80 as r 70 Su, S a a. cr iamsrs hands. Lamar made q gGoi run; oo ouoIs at mt + dd not S,S s Sc BALI PseTs sa.nd 30 Bull this time who made hLe run working L inside Prncetons twenty yIrn mhe so,, ss Sns sn and he made one his dangerous long low Kicks the one Yale performance which seemed ca TO IS EcE into field De Camp s0i R Il 2nd Mo RasnfeS %as promp Harris who kicked downs n gave the ball q Yale sgan Watkinson baZSed It and MADE ShC,h1 m & ., pa @ ctc5 nS il kicked 1t good seventy feet TO buil WHO mades iaT n was now near Yales twenty yard line and rho neat heavy work began. Lamar got the oail sna worked rlfe nearer the goal 3 f psers o, W ony To lose it to Lamar again inee “eu1 iv toot 10 near & hae I ~ and With long low paraiyzng kick he sent away pack into Prncetons line Ihs play wac % %stsv,e nv Toer and eaiuo bS Brecher who lost to Lamar Inc Princeton srayS aD 6e Opposing rSshsfs Ie an eel TOler got 1t aud sent II hyn over inc neiH n 10 nH scrmmascs took place nnt within ten minutes Of close OF the game anu princeton h”a h’s Iaasr n et that It must be now or never and IN reply Prncetons cheers all along a9e atD e “ Waasoo gave the ball another OF his terrible low cks a. h , Yale %ap & oHs Ike shS snd snG caught i as wrapped his arm around ~ ana ra I rr,SIi1g ON the Behind Sem rfsfi NTH sndh yes Yale rushed on the little Prncetonian. He twlsled apa pb~ o the turf mem n acw s off off several OTHER adventgroas blnes He was 335 feet away from tine TSn the entire Yale swudeht o nj the Whole crowd Of spectators ye,ihs Ht MS nreIs .Ssasm Al last got clear Ol the fhe nn m and flew down where no made & non % Iodre was ntrusted TO cohpele tno ctotr ~ i9u; tns hall over the goal Two more POINTS wcro sddd to Princetons score aad the cna9m a. IA sc was won In more minutes Slen’ III Sciini’H’‘”‘ | game done AM WESLEYAN TO PLAY ON THURSDAY. What nromises to be an interesting football nm. will be played at the Polo Grounds on Thanks r,vIne Day between the Yale and Wesleyan CSllsye B’rna9s The latter athletes are doing good WORK IN , games and the blue or Yale VIII nave .eit ripne hard to be front at tho eud The teams | vii he made up follows: VIII posf,ion Weslsydn. |