Harvard at Princeton

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  New-York tribune, November 17, 1879, page 2

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  OUT DOOR SPORTS. HARVARD BEATEN BY PRINCETON. An EXCITING GAME or FOOTBALL AT HOBOKEN. A well-contested and interesting game of foot. ball resulted Saturday victory for Princeton over Harvard by one goal The two teams of fifteen men from each college met on st. Georges Cricket Grounds and afforded entertainment for largs number Of cOllegians and their friends. With the exception of a stiff wind which blew lengthwise Of the field from the south. the weather well adapted for football kicking. The wind was 80 strong, however. that 1t patent that only by the merest chance Of fortunate droD-kick could a goal be won by the side kicking against II. Toward 3 o’clock the college boys began to arrive in large numbers Princeton representatives being largely in the majority. The orange and black Of Princeton and the crimson OF Harvard were the colors worn by the partisans. The rival teams rOde from New-York on the TOP OF several coaches and were met by their friends with cheers. There were present many private car riages and one coach containing ladies dressed in charming Autumnal toilets. IL was estimated that there were nearly 5000 present who watched the game The two teams took their positions soon after o’clock Princeton having won the toss and having taken the southern end OF the ied in order to have the advantage OF the wind The players were ~ follows: Princeton-Forwards. Bradford. McDemott, Dew ereaux BrOthern Ballard lcaptainl, loney. Peace Bryan hali-backs, Wilmington, Lee, McNair and Farr; backs, Horton, Duncan ana CUTS; umpire, Harvard–Forwards, Morse, Manning,w. Cushing, Tebbets, l.. Cushing. Warren. Howe. Thatcher and =. Houston and Cabot backs, Leatherbee and Shat tuck umpire. W. seamans. ~. Mr. Camp of Yale, acted as referee. The game was played under the revised Rugby rules. In two innings Of forty-ive minutes each, with short rest between them. Warren kicked the ball OIL for harvard and soon the fierce struggle had been forced near Harvard’s goal. Before ten minutes had passed II was evident that Princeton was playing very strong game exceling Harvard particularly IN pass ing the Oali to the hali-backs for pass or free Kick after it had been heldD Harvard was thrown ON the defensive, and was Obliged 10 touch down. for safety several times. The Gushing brothers and Morse did splendid work for the Grim son BOYS, while McNair was the man who was most feared among the Princetons. Ten minutes before the time Of the first game was exhausted, McNan cot fine drop-kick and sent the ball bet ween llar- Yards goal posts. This counted goal ann the wearcrs Of the orange ana black were VIA WIN eAcltemcnt During the remaining ten minutes the tarwards forced the fight on their opponents ground, and time aud again a touchdown WIN tne poss’bihty of a goal seemed imminent lrlncel0n was forced to make two tOuch-downs Dehnd ther goal for safety. -. was “A repetition the scenes OF the hrst. Harvard had The wind IN her favor Dut her men played somewhat loosely, and without that c9oiness aud system that always characterized the enoils VI Princeton when its side was IN an emergency. Durlug the early part Of the game Harvard forced the PLAYING near PrncetOn’s goal, and once insor missed goal by fine drop-kck only Dy 1907. Ii was “A great disappointment 10 award buJ still the fight wagcd hOtly from one sidc OF tho field 10 the other. Princeton evidently content with heI goal and putting forth all her strength 70 keep the bail at the Harvard end of the field. Ing second game resulted i’m nothing iOr eliher size ana prinreton was declared the winner OF the match by a goal. The teams cheeTed each other. and the Princeton athletes were carried around tue field by their enthusiastic comrades no coache. were soon flied with colleeians, and tho streets of HobOkcn rang with the cheers winch tho Harvard, Princeton and Columbia men gave each other. The best OF feeling prevailed throughout the march. 1t Hamilton Park IN New-Uayen, on saturday, about 800 persons We’re present to witness thelist match game OF football between the Yale College team and Rutgers College Club. CAPTAIN HarinG II the Rutgers team, having won the toss, chose against lard wind they SEEMED to have lttls difficulty in scoring touch-lowus and goals. Their playlng was alsOa decided improvement upon thor nIsvIn, i’m the game with the Haggards Las, week. The Rutgers boys made several gOOn PLAYS and kicks but were unable 10 cope WITH the strong PLAY of The Yale Club. Yale wOa easily, having scored hve goals and three touch-dowus TO nothing for their opponents.

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Princeton leads 51–⁠37–⁠7 in 95 meetings, counting the 91 since this game.