Dartmouth at Princeton

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  New-York tribune, New York [N.Y.], October 31, 1897, page 8

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  PRINCETON, 80: DARTMOUTH. o. A FIERCELY PLAYED GAME in WHICH TIE VS. ITORs CAME NEAR SCORING. Princeton. y. j.. oct 3O.-Princeton defeated the Dartmouth team in exciting contest on the University gridiron this afternoon. The game was marked by its fierceness md the fact That the Tigers goal was threatened in the first half n touchdown being avoided only through an unfortunate decision of the referee. who gave the ball to Princeton on the ffteen-yard line for holding in the line. Princeton’s Interference and team work IN the first half were extremely ragged. and individual playing accounted for the three touchdowns made. Within five minutes after play began Kelly was sent over the line for touchdown. and Baird kicked the goal Dartmouth then made startling brace and worked the ball up the field forty yards bv line buckng but lost II on interference. Prince ton worked hard, and Kelly went over for the sec ond touchdown field but fumbled and Hillebrand picking up the ball on the dead run. ran eighty-hv yards for 2 touchdown The goal was kicked Cochran and ard both men were laid off. The half ended with the ball close TO Dartmoufh’s fve-yard line. BY splendid team work the best thus far OF the wear. Princeton scored again fiv, minutes after time was called for tho second half. Wheeler was shot over for n touchdown. The last touchdown was made by Rciter. and the game ended in dark ness soon after, with the ball In midfed. The lire-up follows.

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  The morning news, Savannah, Ga., October 31, 1897, page 6

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  PRINCETON, 30, DARTMOUTH, o. The Tigers Had All They Could Handle at Times. Princeton, n. j., Oct 3O-Princeton defeated the strong Dartmouth team in an exciting contest on the varsity gridiron to-day by “a score of 30 to 0. The game was marked by its fierceness and the fact that the Tigers goal was dangerously threatened in the first half a touchdown being avoided only through a decision of the referee who gave the ball to Princeton when on the 15-yard line for holding in the line. Princeton’s Interior ence and team work in the first half was extremely ragged and individual playing accounted for the three touchdowns made

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  The Saint Paul globe, October 31, 1897, page 10

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  DARTMOUTH SHUT OUT. Victory Won by Tigers on the Princeton GridirOn. PRINCETON, n. J., Oct. 3o.-Princeton defeated the strong Dartmouth team in an exciting contest on the Var sity gridiron today by a score of 30 to 0. The game was marked by it’s fierce ness and the fact that the Tigers goal was dangerously threatened in the first half, a touchdown being avoided only through an unfortunate decision of the referee, who gave the ball to Princeton when on the 15-yard line, for holding in the lire.

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Dartmouth leads 42–⁠38–⁠3 in 83 meetings, counting the 82 since this game.