Yale defeated Princeton in a hotly contested struggle at the Polo Grounds yesterday. The score was as follows:
Goals scored by Yale, 2; by Princeton, 1. Touchdowns made by Yale, 2; by Princeton, 0, Goals scored from touchdowns, by Yale, 2; by Princeton, 0. Touchdowns made by Beck, 1; Twombly, 2. Touchdowns for safety, Yale, 0; Princeton, 1. Goals kicked by Richards, 2; by Haxall, 1. Referee, Mr. Cabot of Harvard. Time of game, 2h. 15m. The record of the championship is appended:
Games Games
won. lost.
Yale 3 0
Harvard 2 1
Princeton 1 2
Columbia 0 3
Princeton's goal was made after a drop kick by Haxall a distance of 115 feet. The press account of the game contains the following:
When the Princeton man caught the ball Hull of Yale choked him with great ardor. Other Princeton men and other Yale men came up and took a hand in it, and the impulse of the moment, changing sides, affected a Princeton man, who slugged a Yale man in the eye. The Yale man, after a few words, sat up, rubbed his eye, got on his feet and resumed the game. He seemed to cherish no resentment.
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