Trinity (CT) at Princeton

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  The sun, New York [N.Y.], October 5, 1919, page 21

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  TIGERS START WITH VICTORY OVER TRINITY Princeton Gets Going In Second Half and Piles Up 20 to 0 Score. STRUBING’S LONG RUN Gets Punt on Own 40 Yard Line and Races Down Field for Score. PRINCETON N. J., Oct 4-Prfncet0n defeated Trinity here to-day In the OPEN ing game of the 1919 football season, 2S to 0. The visitors came TO Princeton with a very light team, but despite this fact put up a defence during the first two quarters that caused no little anxiety among the 5000 Orange and Black adherents. The Tigers scored six minutes after the game began as the result of a brilliant run back of a punt by Strubing from Princeton’s 40 yard line. For the rest of the half, however, the Hartford COLI legians presented first line OF defence that successfully resisted the onset OF the Tiger backs. The second half told a different story. The Princeton scoring machine got into action and in rapid fire order flashed three touchdowns across the Trinity | line and scored all three resultant gosia Tigers Follow Ball. Tho Princeton eleven exhibited all The early season faults. but showed mark eddy good form in following the ball. The Tiger defence was deserving OF special mention. Trinity managed to mako Just one first down and that came late in the last quarter when ten eubsti- tutes were playing on the Princeton | eleven. | Three of the four Princeton touch downs were largely the result of brill | liant individual work, while the fourth came as the result of the battering ram tactics pursued at the opening of the second half. Strubing easily was the star of the game. scoring two touchdowns and kick Ing all four goals from touchdown, Lourie and Trimble played steady games in the backf1eld, while the two veterans. l Do, strength in the line. Mcnamara played a good game at end, catching a forward pass in the third l.quarter that resulted in the second princeton tally. The story Of the first touchdown IL easily told. Mazzoni kicked Off to Strubling and the latter ran the ball back to the middle of the field, only to stumble when he apparently had a clear field for touchdown. Lourie went through tackle for seven yards and Opie added two more in the same place. Macphee made 1t first down, but the ball was taken back fifteen yards because Princeton man was detected holding. Lourie made up ten Of the yards and then Kicked to Lynch. who was downed in his tracks on the 20 yard line. The ! Princeton ends were down fast on al most every kick. , Princeton held for three downs, and when Mazzoni kicked to Strubing on Princeton’s 40 yard line the little Tiger ; quarter brought the ball all the way back through Trinity’s team and went over for a touchdown ; Trinity Braces. Frequent penalties inflicted for offside , play ruined any chances that Princeton , had to score again in the first half. Trinity showed a marked ability to hold , when their goal line was in danger. and , twice held on the fifteen yard line. Lou , RE missed two attempts at drop kicks. , and the half ended with the ball ON Trinity’s twenty-four yard line after the . second Of these attempts had failed. : Mazzioni kicked of to Trimble to open , the second half, and the Tiger attack , started Off with a rush. Clarity made three yards off tackle, and Trimble. who had taken Opie’s place. came around left end for first down. Lourie reeled on nine more yards through tackle. and Clarity then made It first down on the Trinity thirty-three yard line. Lourie e made five yards around the end. and s then a pretty forward pass, Trimble TO 3 Mcnamara sent the ball over for the $ second score. Strubing kicked goal. e Parissette kicked off to Lynch and e Lourie nailed the latter on the 15 yard }. line. Three line plays were smeared by u : to Strubing, who was downed on the 40 n yard line. Destefano took Lourie’s place j at half and Immediately ploughed t through tackle 70 ra yard gain. o Garrity made a down and Trintle s a pretty end run that netted 22 yards y and placed the ball on the yard line for another first down. Destefano / made five yards off tackle. then added Il another one in the same place and 5 Trimble trotted through a big gap In E. the visitors line for the third touch e down Strubbing again kicked goal Tiger Subs In. Roper rushed substitutes into the 10 game in the third and fourth quarters, . but the Princeton attack did not seem l to be softened at all. The end OF tho third quarter found the ball in Trinity’s t possession on their own IL yard line. n Mazzoni kicked to Strubing on Trinity’s II 40 yard line. On the first play a for n ward pass, Trimble to Strubing. ac- ID counted for the final Princeton touch , down. Strublng kicked the goal and r. then gave way to Hopkins at quarter. During the last few minutes the Tigers again threatened their opponents’ goal Long runs by Netts and Sweet stood out as features. The Trinity de- 8. fence. however. stifrened once more and ut held 10 Netts tried a drop kick from tho 2b a yard line and failed. Soon after this p. Trinity made its first down on four line 70 plays and the game was over. The NJ lineup: Prinoeton (2s). Trinity to), In Parvsy. Left end ....... Nordlund OF Parissetts. Left tackle. johnson “A HAlsey. Left guard, ....... Donlin Scureman. Centre ........ BreAlin at Rothohild. Right guard. .......; Budd n McGraw. ..... Right tackle. jackson OF Mcnamara. 80. Right end ........ .Tansill e. strubing..... ouArteresck ...’.... Lynch ne Opie.... Right halfback. 49,. Foley X Maophee. Fullback .Mazxoni g. Score by periods “a Princeton ‘‘‘‘‘.s’‘‘ ~ ITNd – TRINITY ..,..’....,,’.’.. y en- observation-disclosures GarFSY Tor ut Maophee. Trimble for opie. SKINNER for IN Parissette, Destefano for Lourie, Thomas L., for Mcnamara, Lamarche for Harvey 4” speers for Halsey. Morton for Thomas Knox for GarritY. Hopkins for Strubling ed Cooper for Scureman. Baker for LamarchA n Porter for Rothchild, Poe for Hopkins Trinity: Puels for Budd Miller for Foley Hopper for Donlin.

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  New-York tribune, New York [N.Y.], October 5, 1919, page 19

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  Princeton TranpIes On Trinity Eleven BY % to 0 Score PRiAIETON. y J.. u,t \ -. too victory ovcr Trinity in thc Palmer Stadium this afternoon. constituted the opening Of the 1919 Princeton season The locals. by reason o. good open neld running and Two .uccos-fa’ iof. ward passes had no difficulty r req. isterng four touchdoAns while the AT. tack OF the visitors failed 10 dent tne Tiger line seriously 40 any time The significance OF to-day. wors. out as forecast OF fhe Princeton teams future is Ambiguous, although team work VA, often c0nspicuout’} lacking. There vas some good ln.I.. viiual work. especially b’ lumDie. Lourie and Mcnamara. Struhing quarter ran the team With snap ana precision IN ,lc line NcGraws per Torrance Was worthy OF mention. with Roth schlld “A close second The local scored within th’ ‘f-‘ seven minutes 90 play. whom >’iDrin. caugh punt from Mct.iuis’ to’ ran fifty yards foi a touchdown, Ai’f ing IN .goai himself IrNnhIr r0’ri’”‘ the kickoff a. the beg.f.rfrE OF tNr second half and ran IL back to Trinity iO-yard line. tie made a frs down on an end ran and Lourie and Gar MY advanced the ball 10 yards more 4 long forward pass. Gatfliy 20 BE. Nimara. resulted I’m touchdown Trimble again showed his abrir az open field worl by gaining ,wen’} five Yards on AN end nun. and th’n iDf’ through the visitors line Tor another score. The lineup.

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Princeton leads 1–⁠0 in their only meeting.