Virginia at Princeton

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  New-York tribune, New York [N.Y.], November 3, 1898, page 4

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  PRINCETON. 70: VIRGINIA. o. FUNBLlNG OK TIE HOME TEAMS PART ACCOUNT ABLE FOR TIE SNAIL. SCOPE. ABLE FOR THE SMALL SCORE. Princeton. y. j.. Nov. 1.-The Princeton team defeated The University Of Virginia this afternoon by a score Of Y to O. The game was the first 70 be played on Brokaw Field and witnessed by thousand spectators. Virginia did not threaten the Tigers goal orce in the twenty minute halves bur the Southerners heiH the Princetonians eral times for downs. There much fumbling on TIE part Of both teams and the Tigers played carelessiy. throwing away by loose work what they had gained by hard work. The only exciting feature Of the Fame was sensational run 81 eighty yards by George Lathrop ar,und Virgnla’s left end and across the goal line The touchdown was not allowed 10y the referee because Of holding that took place in the scrimmage. rhe two touch downs made in the first half by Black the gains being made by straight HE bucking and end runs. Hillebrand kicked both goals The NDc-uD follows:

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  Evening star, November 3, 1898, page 9

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  HELD THE TIGERS DOWN. Princeton Scored Only Twelve on Virginia University, The Tigers defeated Virginia yesterday at Princeton by a score of II to 0 in game that was little more tnan practice match, and almost free from exciting feat ures- In the first half Princeton had things its own way, and straight foot ball car ried Black over Virginia’s goal twice The southerners’ line was strong as any the Tigers have faced this year, and although Virginia broke through several times, and on three occasions held the Tigers for downs, the work of Princeton’s center men, tackles and ends far ahead of anything put up in previous games. The NirginlanS in the first half were moved down like ninepins, and gained not a yard on the Tigers. But they were a plucky lot, and in the second half they i’m proved wonderfully and spoiled a number of Princetons carefully calculated plays. When they carried the ball in the latter half they sometimes gained as many as five yards through Princeton’s line at one

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  The daily morning journal and courier, Connecticut, November 3, 1898, page 8

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  pR1NcFroN 12 m OF V Q Princeton, Nov 2-The Princeton Iii gers defeated the football team from the University of Virginia this after noon by a score of 12 to 0. The game was witnessed by one thousand specta- tors Virginia did not threaten the Ti- gers goal once during the two twenty minute halves, but the southerners held the Princetonians several times for downs. There was much fumbling on the part of both teams and the Tigers played carelessly, throwing away by loose work what they had gained by hard work The only exciting feature of the game was a sensational run of eighty yards by George Lathrope around the left end and across the goal line. The touchdown was not allowed because of the holding that took place during the scrimmage. The two touch downs were made in the first half by Black, the gains being made by line- bucking and end runs. Hillebrand kicked both goals.

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  The age-herald, Alabama, November 3, 1898, page 8

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  Ticers Defeat Virginia. Princeton, November 2.-The Princeton +A igers defeated the football team from the University of Virginia this afternoon by a score of 12 to 0. Virginia did not threaten the Tigers goal once during the twenty minute halves. There was much feeling on the part of both teams and the Tigers played carelessly. throwing away by loose work what they had gained by hard work

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