YALE AND PRINCETON TIE

The Yale-Princeton game last Saturday, which ended in a remarkable 6 to 6 tie, was a splendid example of defensive football at its best. Neither team could gain consistently when within its opponents' 25-yard line and as a result both chose to try goals from the field rather than attempt to rush the ball across the line. Both teams played safe, few tricks or end formations being tried. Princeton absolutely abandoned the forward pass. Yale used the pass several times with but little success.

Pumpelly Saves the Game.

The great feature of the game was Pumpelly's drop-kick from the 50-yard line in the last three minutes of play. With the score standing at 6 to 3 against them and being apparently unable to make any successful gain through rushing tactics, Yale sent in Pumpelly in a last attempt to even the score. The ball hit the cross-bar but bounced in the right direction and the game was saved.

Princeton Had Better Attack.

Princeton, however, far surpassed the Yale team throughout the game in the attack, the latter's backs with the exception of Captain Spalding appearing heavy and slow. Flynn, while unable to tear off long gains around the ends as he had earlier in the season, punting for long distances and with great accuracy in the face of a strong wind, did much to keep the Yale goal out of danger. The weakness of their offence forced the Yale team to adopt defensive tactics the greater portion of the time. Ketcham, at centre, far surpassed Bluethenthal, being down the field with the ends on almost every punt. Bomeisler, also, though showing the effect of the injury which has hampered his work all season, played a remarkable game, twice causing the ball to be dropped by the fierceness of his tackles.

The fast Princeton backs were able to get started much oftener than in the Harvard game. Many times they got through all but the secondary defence and ran back kicks for much greater distances than in the game in the Stadium two weeks ago. A review of the game, as a whole, showed that Princeton's shifting attack possessed great strength on open plays, while Yale was generally weak on the offence though possessing a powerful defensive line.