Xavier at Navy

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  Norwich bulletin, November 13, 1922, page 3 (results column)

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  |PRINCETON’S DEFEAT OF HARVARD FEATURE OF THE COLLEGE GAMES New York Nov. 12-(By the A. P.) -Triumphing over Harvard, 10 to 3, in the first of the annual Big Three gridiron classics after Gruellins struggle, Princetons S alert, fighting el- even today had strengthened its claims to the mythical championship in east ern ranks. The Tiger must face the Bulldog of Yale next Saturday in a final test, but followers of the team that dashed spectacularly from behind to crush such elevens as Chicago and Harvard were confident of d crown ing victory. While the Harvard Princeton battle held the center of the casts football stage, keen interest was mapifested in several other major games. Chief among these was CorRelrs smashing victory over Dartmouth 23 to 0, at the Polo Grounds: Lafayette’s decisive defeat of Rutgers, B to 6, at New Brunswick N. J.: and Pittsburghs $ sensational 7–⁠6 decision over Penn sylvania, at Philadelphia-the second straight setback sustained by the Qua kers in their checked 1922 career and | the seventh victory for the Partners in their last eight engagements with the Red and Blue. Cornelrs hard driving, powerful el- even established itself firmly among | the casts first flight by outplaying the Green team that held Harvard to a 12–⁠3 score tWso weeks ago. In Captain Eddie Kaw. All-Ame”i- | can halfback, whose brilliant defen- sive and offensive play featured the 1 game, the Ithacans possess one of the | outstanding stars of the season. Army and Notre Dame fought furi- ] ously to a. scoreless tie at West Point l in the principal inter sectional clash l Saturday, q tumble on West. Point’s S | four yard line in the last quarter cost I ing the westernerS their best chance to score. But the east came off victors in most. of the intersectional tussles- i Boston college trouncing Baylor a | southern institution, 33 to 0; Navy 1 overwhelming St. Xavier of Cincinnati | 52 to 0; Washington and Jefferson re- polling the invasion of Wabash, g tC 6; while the Virginia was victorious i over Indiana, B to 0, on the latter’s ] &ridiron. Georgia Tech, at Atlanta | however, handed a setback to George town, 19 to ‘. Syracuse added a touch of international triumph by trimming | McGiH university of Canada, 32 to 0 Yale, employing it’s second and third elevens against Maryland while the regulars witnessed the Harvard Princeton game, romped to a 45–⁠3 vic to form in downing Carnegie Tech 10 to 0; Brown outfougnt Bates, 27 tc 12; while five field goals helped Will Hams defeat Wesleyan 22 to [, in other important contests on the eastern schedule. Princetons triumph, coming on toI of talk from Harvard sourses that tho two teams might not meet next veal because of schedule limitations, shat tered two. Crimson traditions. It wa: the first defeat administered by the Tigers on Harvard’s own field. since 1896 and the, first time since the, ad vent of the Haughton system in 190i that a college has beaten the Cam bridge eleven two years in succession Harvard fumbles paved the way fo both Princeton scores and ‘Pinkey Baker right tackle, who recovered ont that led to the only touchdown of thu game, ranks today with such heroe as Sam White and Ralph Gilroy il the Tiger hall of fame. The same Baker booted Princeton other three points from the field whil George Owens toe accounted for liar yards only scoring, three points. il the first quarter. Loose play and fire quent penalties figured prominent. in the contest, which was largely de void of the spectacular because o the stonewall character of defensiv 1 work by both elevens.

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  The New York herald, New York, November 12, 1922, page 1 (results column)

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  FOOTBALL RESULTS Princeton, 10; Harvard, 8. Yale, AS; Maryland, 3. Army, 0; Notre Dame, 0. Cornell, %; Dartmouth, O. Columbia, II; Middlebury, 6. Fordham, s; Colby 6. N. Y. U., Z; c. c. N. Y, 0. Williams, %; Wesleyan, Z. Syracuse, 80; McGill, 0. Brown, 27; Bates, II. Navy, 52; st. Xavier, 0. Amherst, Al; Trinity, 0. Pitt, z; Penn, i. Lafayette, 33; Rutgers, 6. Chicago, IA; Ohio State, 9. Iowa, rs, Minnesota, Ia. Illinois, 3; Wisconsin, 0. Oberlin, AT; Case, z. Northwestern, “a; Purdue, 13. Nebraska, 28; Kansas, 0. West Virginia, 33; Indiana, 0. Centre, 81; Nashington-Lee, 6. Details of these and other football games will be found on sporting pages.

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Navy leads 2–⁠0 in two meetings, counting the one since this game.