Virginia at Princeton

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  Richmond dispatch, Richmond, Va., October 16, 1894, page 6

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  FOOTBALL SURPRISE The Game Between Princeton and the University Of Virginia. TIGERS MAKE ONLY TWELVE. And Yet They Did Their Utmost to In crease tho Score” Miserable Play ing” snys King. Dali lMOfbEI. ‘iApb’A ihF oihhb’ and Black enjoyed a football game and surprise party combined to-day when they crossed feathers with the Orange and Blue. For two weeks Johnny Poe, the University OF Virginia coach, has been very H. leaving the team to struggle along as best it could. and the training table was given up. Taking this fact, and the general belief that Princeton would snow the Virginia boys under by score calculated to reach anywhere from 30 TO 60 10 0. imagine the general surprise when. after forty minutes OF the most desperate struggling. the Tigers had failed to roll up a larger score than twelve. The game was played on the beautifully picturesque grounds in front OF the Ca louisville Country Clubhouse, whittier three sections OF ten or twelve cars each, and carriages and traps innumerable were required to transport the crowd Of sym pathizers OF the two colleges. Football never fails 70 draw the fashion, and today was no exception. The grounds are simply perfect, being covered with a beautiful growth OF grass and thick sod, which rendered less dangerous this most reckless OF games. The attendance largely exceeded expectation. some 300 being in the grounds. The steps and bal cony Of the Old Colonial Clubhouse were packed, as was the line Of seats erected on the west OF the grounds, and many crowded the ropes on all sides. II was intended 10 give each or the seven Virginia substitutes a trial today thus keeping fresh material 10 harrasS the Princeton players but the team hned up at first played such an Unexpectedly brilliant game that Il WAS thought best u make no change PRINCETON THE HEAVIER. In the average weight Princeton had six pounds per man the best of II. ana this weight told nightly I’m all centre and mass-plays. Time and again the Princeton halves would dash through openings in the line made by their giant tackles and guards, while on the other hand the Princeton line was almost In vulnerable 10 the Orange and Blue Prlnceton’s large gains ana brilliant runs were made around their left end. Mudi played Il magnificent game on their right making some beautiful tackles Pop” : punting was hrst-class There was more than the usual amount of slugsnS IN dulgel in by both sides. Trsuchard Won the toss and selected the north goal. with the sun in MS eyes. but the strong breeze in his favor. Mud sent the ball spinning down the Held, ami Brown caught II on the twenty-yari line, where Pope downed him with 4 beautiful tackle Morse made star-run around right end for thirty-five yards and the Tigers were allowed I’VE yards for of side playing. Pope added another five. Burt fumblel the ball. but droppei on IT, Tho mighty Wheeler dashed through RICH. tackle for i’ve. Morse made another grandstani run. adding another thirty yards. aided by beautiful interter- ence. Burt bucked tho centre twice, gain Ing four yards. Wheeler again went through centre for five yards, and Morse made a dash for touchdown; but IN the scrlmmage Princeton lost the ball. and the referee allowed Virginia A touch back. In the kick from the twanty-1ye-yard line Brown caught the ball. but lost Il AGAIN. Mccormick made six yards, but in turn lost it To Virginia. Jones waH downed behind the lire. Pope buckle 1 centre without gain, dropped BACK ana made n twenty-yard punt. the bail roll ing under the side ropes, where Prince ton dropped on it, More. Wheeler. ana ! Mccormick advanced the leather eigh, yards by stop PUSHES Poe made tad tumble, but rsgsined the ball, getting ten yards for off side playing. McCOrmick made a star run OF thrty-flve yards Burt buchef centre for five. virginia was given the ball for foul. Price lost | four yards. Popes kick was blocked, and caught by Lea on the ftteen-yard | line who carried IT over tho godl-Nne’ | The touch-back was made after I’VE MN | utes OF play. and the touchdown at the | end Of elsven minutes. | Lea caught Iuld’s Kickoff. and was ! beautifully tackled at Princeton’s twenty | five yard line by RamSburg McCormIck ! and Morse tried one end ana then the | other without gaining. Burt went | through the centre for six yards. and / Mccormick made another run for twenty ! wards. Morse added another twenty. be- | ing carried over the side line. The bail ! was then on Vir5inia’s ten-yard line | Morse. Wheeler, and Mccormick again advanced the pig-skin eight yards, ana | Morse dashed through tackle, covering | the remaining two yards making the Sc | cond. and last. touchdown at the end OF seventeen minutes. PRINCETON DESPERATE. Princeton tried desperately TO increase her score In the remaining three minutes | Of the first half but failed. When time was called the ball was 1T Princeton | twenty five yard line. | All during the second half Princeton | worked first one back and then the other | and although SONS beautiful runs aho ! brilliant tackles were made, she was un able to score. Time and again Trenchac called on the Tigers to exert themselves | and added some beautiful tacklng, but ! all To no purpose. II WIS give and take | an through this half, and when time wa’ | called Princeton had only a few yards the best OF the ground. During this hal | Nors.. hurt his right leg and Barnett wa called in. His first effort was a dlsma | failure. but at nearly every succeeding | trial he maio good gains. | The Princeton players We’re at loss ! 10 account for the small size Of the score | when. Phil. King was asked 10 what M attributed this surprise. he responded miserable playing | Following is the line up: | University princeton. Position. OF Virginia | Brown. lG5.......Left .Mudd, l73 | Holly. 900. LEFT tackle. ...Ramsburg, ~ | Wheeler. 205. Left guard. .Burlingame, ly5 | RIGGS. lj........Centre... .Cockrell, l6l | Taylor. lsj....Right guard. Penton, ~ | Lea. Right tacklr......iiicks, lic | Trenchard, l6o.....Risht end.....Price, lJ’ ! poe 13S......Quarter-ba ck.....T Taylor. IN | Morse. lGj....Left half-back. Jones, ~ | Mccormick, lbs Right hf-bk.Johnson, 10, | Burt lc;......... Full-back. ........ Pope. 1Gc Touch-downs-Lea and Morse. Goals form uch-downs-Trenchard CO Iniured-Morse Barnett, substitute). Tmplre-Jesse Riggs. Referees. Bowden, University Of Viz

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Princeton leads 9–⁠1–⁠1 in 11 meetings, counting the nine since this game.