Wesleyan (CT) at Princeton

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  The sun, New York [N.Y.], October 29, 1893, page 1

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  PRINCETON BY LONG ODDS. sHE TIGERS BURY The WKsLEYhNs BIZ 10 10 NOTHING Merely . Practice Game for Capt Trench ards Men--After Capt Gordon Left thu Field the Middietown Boys Were Not IL It-Fourteen Touch Downs aud Ten Goals the Record tor Jorsey-On Oiher Fields Poor old Wesleyan Princeton’s football kickers plunged through her ministerial rush line at Manhattan Field yesterday like circus rider through paper hoop The young men from Mddletown put up game that preparatory school eleven like Exeter or Andover could have beaten quite easily Can’t Trench ards men had such snap that they became careless toward the end OF the slaughter being more than satisfied with the final score Of 76to0. The FIRST half OF tho game lasted forty-flve minutes and the second half only -twenty-four. There’s no telling what would have been the score had the struggle boon continued for the full time limit Capt. Gordon at full back was about tho only man on the Wesleyan eleven that appeared to know football. His puntnG puzzled the Tigers considerably. and he made several brilliant runs. But toward the end OF the nrst half his recently injured knee went back on him and he had to retire. Then 1t was that tho domimics lost heart and quit Princeton presented her strongest rush line. rs the Jerseymen now claim that Taylor at right guard Is a stronger man than Hall. who Is on the injured list. King was at quarter. and played his usual lively game. while Ward and Barnett were strong ct half. Burt at full back did some good rushing. but his kicking was only fair Princeton devoted q greater part, OF the time to punching holes through Mesleyan,s centre . When n they resorted to n Re week ago. was not a fair test Of Princetons sstrength; = the Tigers h9ps to To-, win from play better football than yesterday. There were 5000 persons inside the big field received as their share Of the receipts more money than this game ever drew before. The Skating rink than IA Sridiron SO that hats several times PFdineetons rus, rusheTTs: ., when tackled and ys anS m II was Princetons ball on the toss, Wesleyan taking the eastern end Of the field The .Jerlime for the hrst touch down: from p’ &hhcEE Wesleyan had kic Eed Off the leather A Wes punted back , ri and md forth by Gordon and Burt; Sp tho touch down in seven minutes. Goal Score, Wesleyan made ten yards on a wedge. but Be- M but S Se, sooe threw Then Gordon and kln ses9ef S and made the Third touch DOWN in twelve minutes Goal =, Wesleyan’s “” didn’t amount to shucks. np SeF b shsy R.ns I’M times on four downs and Interference in the centre OF the field. until Barnett behind splcn. did inter f. By Lea. Wheeler and King. over the bar. Score ~ to @. There was eeries Of lnefleotual push plays By ,Wesleyan. until Princeton secured the ball on downs and Wheeler made the next touch down down y! u four minutes. KinE eoaIing easily: scored again for the Tigers IN three minutes. no goal. and Lea crossed the line. too. two made the final touch 1,, down q this hall. thres This brought Princetons score up to A. while wesleyan had not been nearer than thirty a yho had taken aoEdon’s place. was The second half was N erely q waikover for Princeton, who scored six touch downs. from 81 che game being g. barnett was s SSre Ia this hall. and Voorhees, was substituted. | The teams were as follows:

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Princeton leads 13–⁠0 in 13 meetings, counting the two since this game.