Princeton at Chicago

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  Richmond times-dispatch. (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, Virginia, October 29, 1922, page 45

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  PRINCETON TAKES / CHICAGO IN WITH 3-P0|NT MARGIN Thrilling Game Won by Tigers by 2l-to.l8 Score. SUPERIOR BOOTINC WINS FOR PRINCETON Each T m Makes Three Touchdowns, but Maroon Loses Tries for Coal. CHICAGO. Oct. os.-The Princeton Tigers triumphed over Chicago her, today. in the most. thrilling football game seen on Stage Field In years The score was 81 to Is. the margin being three points scored after touchdowns. Each team crossed the others goal lir e three times, but III. Wcsterners had no one who could boot the ball over the crossbar ir the face of the charging Princeton team. and the fact gave Princeton the winning edge. probably every known play tina, womid bring the supreme thrill into the hearts OF the spectators wa. Furnished in today’s contest. Forward passes. dashing runs fierce line smashes and recovered fumblcs all entered into the spec. tacle. Added to this were two DIES. pcrate stands inside the three-yard lines. one In which Chicago finally Yielded the winning touchdown and The other In which the Tigers STAYED OF defeat by inches with only sec. onds OF playing time left. John Thomas. OF Jamestown. y. d. who was mainly responsible fol- Princeton’s defeat. to o. I’m 1921 was again the hero or the Maroons lie scored all three of the Western. ers touchdowns, but was stopped al the close of the game. Victory Was Sweet. This made the victory only the sweeter to. the Princeton partisans Every available inch OF StagE ‘Fielc was packed and. while the seating capacity was announced at 32,0OU Coach Stage squeezed in severa more thousand. The first half was a seesaw figh, between two highly developed Of. iehsises. Chicago showed tn, Greater power through the line, but princeton had an edge on aerial tao. | ends. Chicago had first chance TO scor. when one of these hurried punts gave them the ball on their own forty. three-yard line. The Thomas broth. ers. sturdy North Dakota products carried the ball alternately and fin. ally John pushed 1t over. In this march the Maroons went nfty-seven yards without losing the oaH. the plays were mostly plunge, or tackle. with 4 sharp cut back Ir direction. These were varied by { iast forward pass threat, in which the ball was snapped as Strohme, Jumped back. but 1t went to hal ! BACK Tor plunge through guard Baker was the only Princeton line, man who could do much with this at | tack, and he was pulled out OF posi- ton several times. Princeton Takes Lead. Princeton’s short lead was gained | quickly after the first Chicago touchdown. Cleaves ran pun, back TO Chicago’s twenty three-yart line. and after he had missed q dropkick from thir1y-hve yards. Z short. punt gave the Tigers another chance. 80 Starting from the three-yard line Cram carried the ball over afte, | three shots at guard and Tackle Smith put Princeton in the lead. 10 6. with a dropkick for the point after touchdown. Almost as quickly as the tide had turned PrincetonwaId it shifted back again. Rohrke r>.tly blocked a punt by Vangerbig and Chicago had first down only twenty-eigh, yards from the line. Again tn, Thomas brothers started hitting the Tiger forwards. and with six yards 10 go John Thomas shot across on formation which included a for ward pass threat coupled with a fake quarter back sneak Almost Continued on Second PageO

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  The Washington herald, District of Columbia, October 29, 1922, page 12

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  PRINCETON VICTOR OVER CHICAGO In THRILLING CONTEST CHICAGO, Oct. 2s.-The clawins. | fighting Tiger from ‘‘Old Nassau” upheld the traditions of Eastern football here today. defeating CHI cago, 81 to Is. Princeton team went into the last quarter with the score Is to z against them. The Tigers, fighting true TO their name. then opened up and carried the ball down the field twice for two touchdowns and victory. W. II. Crum, the husky Tiger back. who scored two touchdowns for the Fasteners. earned the right to have his name inscribed high on the list Of the Princeton tablet Of fame. | Thomas Again stars John Thomas. last years hero. was again the Maroon star. BY his own efforts he carried the ball across the Orange and Black goal line twice. While thousands Of “old grads” begged. pleaded and howled the Princeton team fought to a sta ndstill the pile-driving stagg attack and used the forward pass to amass its score. From the first whistle the game was a bitter fght- The Tiger was out to revenge the s-to-O defeat of last year and turned into a vicious fighting machine the minute the ball was put In play. In the irst quarter the pile-driver Stagg attack, with J. Thomas and | Pyott tearing great holes through | the line. took the ball 10 Princeton’s | 3-yard line. Pyott went over for a touchdown. Pyott failed to kick goal Princeton’s first chance to score came following a 4o-yard pass. | Cleaves TO German. placing the ball on Chicago’s 16-yard line. A Sc ries of line plunges brought the ball | to the l-yapd line. and Crum carried II over at the start OF the second | quarter. Princeton kicked of and | John Thomas started his march down the field again. taking the ball on practically every play. He car ried the ball on straight line plunges for SO yards. and then went over | for Chicago’s second touchdown. / Caruso was called upon to kick the goal. but his try was blocked. Tfgers show Fight. | In the third quarter the driving Maroon attack carried the ball over for a third touchdown and once again the attempt at goal was blocked. With the score IS to Z against them. Princeton came to life. Forward pass after forward pass was shot by Cleaves and Caldwell for short gains. From midfield, Cleaves passed for 35 yards to Gray. who car ried the ball to the Maroon l5-yard line. Princeton lost Il on downs but on the second play. Zorn fumbled and Gray. fleet-footed Princeton end. recovered and raced for a touch down. Cleaves kicked the goal Again the Tigers started their aerial attack in the final period and a series Of successful passes put the ball on Chicago’s e-yard line Three plunges at the line netted five Yards Crum was inserted into the game again and smashed into the line. both teams ptling on top OF him The umpires plunged into the seething mass. Suddenly a Princeton 1 figure shot into the air and a great shout arose from the Princeton stands The ball was over by two inches. Cleaves kicked goal Chi cago. fighting mad, again started its march down the field and carried the ball to Princeton’s 5-yard line. -Four attempts at the line netted as many yards and the ball went to Prince ton. Cleaves punted to his own 2Syard line and the game ended.

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  The Washington times, October 29, 1922, page 15

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  .CRUMM,S SLAM INTO STAGG WINS HONOR Fresh Substitute Sent in for Princeton Battsrs Way Across Chicago Line. CHICAGO. Oct. 2S.-Smother- L., ing the desperate Chicago Maroons with forward passes in the final quarter and scoring two touchdowns after they had already been counted out, the Princeton football team registered q spectacular 21-to-18 victory over Coach Stages eleven here this afternoon. ~. -. rt Old scores, particularly the 9-to-0 defeat Of Princeton BY Chi. cago year ago, has been settled tonight and Old Nassau alumni and q scattering Of under -graduates took possession Of the city and celebrated a victory that was Just as sweet to them as any the Tiger ever put over Harvard or Yale. The big break” of the game capae just after the fourth quarter open ed. Chicago was leading. Is to Z. Twenty-seven thousand Of the $4,000 fnns present had settled back IN their seats, confident the Maroons already had the game saited away. ~ Planned Time. J. Thomas, star Of last years Princeton- Chicago game, had carried the bah across tn Tigers goal line three times. Jamestown, N. D.. home town of the speedy, hard. hitting Chicago haifback, already had planned q big celebration. The 5000 Princeton fans in the stands pleaded almost despairingiy with their team to flight, fight, fight” The ball, in Princeton’s pos. session. rested ON her own 1.yard line. Captain Dickinson called his the goal posts. when they went back 70. their posts there Was firm determination In their eyes. Chi. cago expected a punt. So did the fans. ~ !. 1t was q daring thing to do and the Tigers knew it, but when play was called Cleaves shot q forward pass to German. German received the ball. and lodged, squirmed and stir-armed his way to the Tigers 4o-yard line. Another pass failed to gain and German was thrown for s-yard loss Cleaves was forced to punt. w On the next play Dawson’s pass from center was high and sailed over the Maroon backfield mems heads. Gray, ever alert and quick as a flash. scooped up the ball, and raced the forty yards for a touchdown without interference. Smith kicked the goal. Maroon rooters now called to their team to fight, fight. fight” After the kickoff Chicago failed to gain and Pyott punted to Cleaves, who called for a fair catch on his l2-yard line. ..a - = : .<sE o Attack Began. n. Immediately the aerial attack be. gan again. A pass, Cleaves to Smith, put the ball on Chicago’s s2-yard line. Another pass advanced the ball 10 the 1S-yard line. Cleaves gained three yards through center. Chicago was penalized five yards for off side play and the ball was on the 7-yard s Continued on, Page Q. Column 81

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Tied 2–⁠2–⁠1 in five meetings, counting the three since this game.