Lehigh at Princeton

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  Evening star, Washington, D.C., October 21, 1928, page 1

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  PRINCETON EASILY SQUELCHESLEH|GH Substitutes Aid Tigers in Running Up 47–⁠0 Count in 28th Victory. PRINCETON, N. j., october 20 Princeton’s eleven returned to winning form in Palmer Stadium this afternoon and overcame Lehigh by the decisive margin of At to Q. It was the tWenty-eighth victory for the Tigers over the Brown and White, with the other two games ending In ties. The new backfield luminaries flashed into action today with the veteran halfback Ed Wittmer kept to the side lines with injuries. Jack Requardt and Trix Bennett bore the brunt of the Princeton at tack and rolled up three touchdown each. Lawler scored another on for ward pass. Bill Roper started his second back field which succeeded in scoring & touchdown in the first poriod. Then he rushed in his first set of carriers and saw the score mount to 81 to as the half ended. largely through the work Of Bennett. Princeton continued its powerful Of fensive III the lace of strong resistance by Lehigh in the second half. Forward passes played an important part in the advance. The Tigers tailed once in the third period, but added 20 more points in the final quarter. LAWYER took 35-yard toss behind the goal line from Bennett for touch down. Beginning at midfield the Mas sau team battered its way to another 6-pointer and in the final moments OF the game Requardt intercepted a pas ana raced 55 yards to score.

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  The Daily Alaska empire, Alaska, October 22, 1928, page 5 (results column)

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  GRID SCORES ON SATURDAY The following are scores of prin- cipal football games played Satur- day afternoon in various parts of the states: oregan 27; University of Wash ington O. California 0; University of Southern California O. Ohio 19; Michigan ‘. Navy 6; Duke 0. Pennsylvania IA; Penn State 0. Army 15; Harvard 0. Minnesota 33; Chicago ‘. Northwestern ‘; Kentucky 0. Wisconsin 19; Purdue 19. Washington State 9; Oregon State ‘. Missouri 2S; Iowa State 19. Dartmouth 21; Columbia ‘. Yale 32; Brown IA. New York University s; Rutgers 0. Princeton 47; Lehigh 0. Colgate 16; Michigan State O.. Georgia Tech 13; Notre Dame O.. Tennessee 15; Alabama 13. West Virginia P; Washington and Lee O..

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Princeton leads 40–⁠10–⁠2 in 52 meetings, counting the 21 since this game.