Navy at Princeton

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  Evening public ledger, Philadelphia [Pa.], October 25, 1920, page 14

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  Princeton Quarterback Went Through Entire Navy Eleven; Lourie Also Star in Tigers Victory VEST VIRGINIA NEXT Y,RANK MURREY’s run of 81 yards L Cor princeton’s second touchdown last the Navy in Palmer Stadium csssnrJay was one of the greatest in J,,iduol performances ever seen on n sotball field. Because Don Lourie, the ,t .tSsr Tiger quarterback. had made, q .nncbdown in the second period, TINS ..ore was not needed and consequently cannot be said to have won the game: pnt that does not detract in the least t,om the wonderful sprint that began, rnder the shadow of Princeton goal rosts and ended when the speedy Zen rssseean dived from the 5:.yard line over tbe goal with Mckee at his heels. CIoncipg over the list of great runs .,,nnicled in football history, 1t will ~ noted that in the vast majority OF v.,as the dashes were made either on ,aacovered fumbles, giving the runner a sioor field before he started. or from rn;nts on the gridiron where the run nor had only few men to dodge belore getting over the line. All Navy in Front Rut Murrey’s run was different. He hogan from a point ten yards behind Ms line Of scrimmage with the ball on Sis own o. yard line. Not just few Ysvy IA men we’re in front of him, but the sntire eleven NIidshipmen had to be rsckoned with before he could get through. Navy men out of the play BY clever bo,inr and blocking, but as for real in reference there was none. Murrey went tbe whole distance by himself and by his speedy, dodging, sidestepping and straight arming eluded eight of the | Nayy’s would.be tacklers. Murrey began by circling the Nays | left end Carney was put out OF the play, hut the middies’ secondary defense moved across, giving Murrey no chance 10 continue straight down the side lines. He. therefore. elected to take diagonal course which led him right through the Nays backtield tacklers. 1t seemed impossible that he could go over 10 Yards. but he did, by springing from side to side as the Navy men dived at him. He finally emerged into the open with no one in front of him but Cruise. All this time his direction had been nj an angle of about forty five degrees with the goal line. When he had reached this point, however, he did column half right and went straight toward the goal. Cruise made n savage dive only tc have Murrey bury his head in the turf with Il perfect straight arm and side step. Murrey then few over the chalk marks with a clear field to the goal Evidently he heard Mckee pounding after him for ut the 5-yard mark h’ left his feet, diving the remaining dis tancc and putting the ball few fee over the line as he slid along. Don LOurie Stars Before he gave way to Murrey, Dor IOurie played remarkable game ant was given tremendous ovation as h, walked down the track and out Of tht stadium wrapped in his army blanket Il was in the second period that Doi pulled of series of sensational play! that gave Princeton her first touch down. Starting at the 25yard mark Lourie shifted the Navy’s left wing TO 20 yards. Then two fine forward passes from I.Ourie to Davis took the ball t, the 10 yard mark. From there Louri made the touchdown, sprinting over {, the side line and then going straight t. the goal with the chalked boundar

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  The Birmingham age-herald, October 24, 1920, page 26

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  PRINCETON BEATS THE NAVY, IA TO 0 Brilliant Work of Don Lourie and Frank Murray Too Much for Sailors Princeton. N. J., October 23.--BriI<- liant runs from kick formation by Don Lourie of Peru, H., and Frank Murray of Nashville. Tenn, were the main fac tors today in the Princeton eleven’s defeat of the Navy, IA to 0. At the start of the second period Princeton advanced the ball from it’s own 20-yard line. where it had held the Navy for downs, and then the Ti- gers crossed the last white line in four plays, two of which were forward passes. 1t was a sustained bit of bril- liant offense. Garrity took the ball off tackle for 25 yards A forward pass from Lourie to Davis added 30 yards and another handled by the same play CTS put the ball on Navy’s 15-yard line. In the net play Lourie was back in kick formation, as he had been on each of the three preceding plays. Re- ceiving the ball on his 25-yard line, he made a bluff to throw another forward pass but instead skirted the Navy’s right wing for touchdown. After this score. Princeton played a defensive game mostly and let the Navy try it’s offense in vain until the fourth period. when Murray, substituting for Lourie, outdid the regular quarteback in execution of the triple play. Mur- ray had just received the ball on a punt at his own 20-yard line. He went back to kick formation on the first line up. Receiving the ball at his 10-yard line on the pass from center, he ran 90 yards for touchdown, skirting the

• Richmond times-dispatch. (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, Virginia, October 24, 1920

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  PRINCETON DOWNS THE NAVY TEAM BY 14TO O PRlNCEToN. n. J.. Oct. cs.-Rrlliant runs from kick formation bv non i.ourls, of Peru. H.. and Frani, Murray, OF Nashville. Tenn, were tho n ‘ian factors today in the Princeton ~ the start of the second peri,i irinceion advanced the bali from It’s own tWcnty-yard line whcr. IL hal nclu !he, Navy for downs and then me myers crossed the last white line IN -FOUR plays, two of which were for ward passes. 1t WAS a sustained ‘hit %” or tackle for twenty-five yards q i”rwar1 pass from Lourie TO Davis ;;tuu’n thir’y yarGs. and another Ha an Nays fifteen yard line. On ne next play I.ourie was back on each OF the three preceding nln,s Nrteiv!ne the bali on his twenty liNt-Eard line he made hlufr ,nrow another forward pass. bur IN. S’”itt h-irt”h tho Navy’s right win Tor u touchdown @ T. defensive game mostly and Int he navy Try it’s offcnse in vain until tnt fourth period. when Murror srh StItuiinS for iouric outdia tho rn,-,, i’t ilartcrhack in execution OF fha ,iIipie play. Murray had just received M, ~. D.” oi1h nuHt AZ his own twenty Earh Inc. lie went back in kicl; formation OH the first line IN, RI. criVinS the ban ut his ten-yard lin. on the pass from center, ho ran ninety yards for n touchdown. skirt ing the Nays left end. making a niuit 10 cut in at tackle. but CON and then reversing his fia,J md dd nslg.. IN: through the last OF In. Nuv,:s secondary defense

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  The Morning Tulsa daily world, Tulsa, Okla., October 24, 1920, page 11

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  PRINCETON WINS FROM NAVY Tigers Bent Middics I’m Game Mnrhe” by individual Features PRINCETON, Oct, 23.-DaElllhR runs from kick formation by Don Iourie OF Peru. H., and Frank Murray OF Nashville, Tenn, were the main factors today ia the Prince TOMS defeat OF Navy, II TO 0. =, Al the start OF the second period Princeton advanced the ball from Its own 2O-yard line, whore 1t hhd held the Navy for downs, Gnrrity took the bah off tackle for 25 yards, forward pass from Lourle to Davis added 80 yards ana another handled by the same players nut the bah on Nays lb-yard Inc on the next play Lhurie was back I’m kick formation, as he had he’n on each OF the thrc preceding plays. Receiving the bail on his 2a-Nard line he made a bluff 10 throw an other forward pass, but instead sNrtcd the Navy right wing for n touchdown, The series of plays that resulted Ia the score an were ~ the triple threat style that “a. with a man in kick formation who can run. Kick or pass.

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Princeton leads 18–⁠12–⁠6 in 36 meetings, counting the 25 since this game.