Yale Exhibits Speed, Strong Ground Attack in Tiger Loss

There is not very much that can be said about Princeton's victory over Yale at New Haven Saturday that is not apparent from the final score, which was 47 to 12.

The men from Old Nassau proved once again that their halfbacks are extremely fast, that Princeton's offense is superbly calculated to set up any defense for numerous kills, and that any team with a sound passing attack will score against them.

Yale indicated that it is a good, solid football team with more speed than Harvard. This speed was manifested on several long passes, when an Eli end outran the Princeton secondary after Tisdale had set up the play with many short passes.

Passer Gets Protection

Hickman, the Yale coach, installed an "A" or short punt formation for Tisdale, with Senay and Spears as blockers and a third end as a wingback. Tisdale got fine protection, and even when he began passing eight or nine times in a row there was nothing the Princeton defense could do about it.

But Yale also has a strong running attack. By the end of the game, Spears, who had been playing both ways all afternoon, could still gain through the first string Princeton defense. The left side of Yale's defensive line seemed weak: Finnegan, the tackle on that side, was being trapped a good deal of the time.

Princeton's first string backfield, which played only 15 minutes against Harvard, was in the game until the closing minutes and the Tigers gained a total of 454 yards; their Harvard total was 559. Harvard and Yale gained about the same amount of yardage against Princeton although the Crimson had a 50-yard advantage in passing and the Eli's 60-yard bulge in rushing.

Turning Point

Some observers will argue that the turning point in Saturday's game came in the second period when Princeton, leading by 26 to 12, was held for downs on its own 47-yard line and had to punt, Yale was offside on the kick, giving Princeton a first down on the Yale 48, from where the Tigers moved to their fifth touchdown and a 33 to 12 halftime lead. The point is that even had Yale scored and made it 26-19, it was inevitable that Princeton would move ahead decisively sooner or later.