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  New-York tribune, November 6, 1898, page 4

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  PRINCETON AND WEST POINT TIE. TO ) THE sCORE-A KICKING GAME THROUGH oUT-CApETs IN BETTER CONDITION THAN THE TIGERS. West Point ~ Y, Nov. 5.-Princeton and the West Point Cadets played an intensely exciting game this afternoon before crowd Of ten thou sand people. the score at the end standing to .. Princeton chose the south goal. the wind being slightly in their favor. 1t was kicking game from start to finish Romeyn having the better Of IT, Neither side I’m the first half able to gain ground consistently. each side having strong defence A long around the end by Beardsley put the ball on West Points hve-yard line. Three fierce rushes carried 1t across two minutes before the half closed Geer failed to kick goal. Neither side had any advantage In the two remaining minutes OF play. The second half opened with the hercest kind Of play. Princeton having the advantage in the rush ing and West Point a decided advantage in the kicking The soldiers kept the bail in Prnceton’s territory Romeyn placing his kicks well. Hutchnson tried to punt. but It was 50 hurried that Hum phrey made a fine catch on Princetons thirty-fourward line from which Romeyn kicked a beautiful eoal tying the score. Pandomonium broke loose ard the plain for few minutes resOundcd with West Point cheers. Princeton looked elum. but determined and with eleven minutes 10 play began Il fierce attack, which was checked by a steady ana detQ1ni,ied defence Kafcr. who had taken Boards ley’s pace was Injured and was replaced by I.athrop Throuqhout the game the cadets gave evidence of oeipc in better condition than their opponents, making no changes In their lineup Princeton payed Injured mer after they had ceased TO be use full Prlncetons heavy centre had lltte the bet ,cr ~ the argument At tackle Foy outplaNed Ccer while Hillebrand outplayed Heidi Baender and smith at end. showed up better than Palmer and poe Hutchinson to-day was not IN me same Class with KRONER u, quarte-. The formers play on the whole was poor Kroomer at tines was Dhn held their own win the Princeton backs especially on the deienr’y., bacK PIa’fa ‘a sVod’ played brilliantly. ,,, ,.. ,ho ttr West Point has improved steadily since t9e tar ht.b ton For West Point Fey Wadro8 ana si6Io sm59 ,IG Eoy made several good gains as also did Kroner, afier catching puns once maknet or run ,or 0t v PoInf and II Is probably the last heavy battle max viii be fought on their football helt this season sl,hough there are still some hopes of game with ,he Naval Cadets. The following IS the lineup:

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  The Worcester spy, Worcester, Mass., November 6, 1898, page 1

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  WAS A SURPRISE. Princeton Failed to Win from West Point. West Point, Nov. 5.-The Princeton foot ball team and the West Point Ca diets eleven played an intensely excit- ing game today before 10000 spectators, the score at the end standing to S. 1t was kicking game from start to finish, Remeyn having the better of it, Neither side in the first half was able to gain ground consistently, each side having strong defense. A long run around the end tby Rsardsley put the bah on West Points five-yard line. Three fierce PUSHES carried 1t across two min utes before the half closed. Geer failed to kick goal. The second half opened with the fiercest kind of play, Princeton having the advantage in the rushing, and West Point in the kicking. The soldiers kept the ball in Princeton’s territory. Hutchinson tried to punt, but Hum phrey made fine catch on Princeton’s 34-yard line, from which Remeyn kicked a beautiful goal, tieing the score. Pandemonium broke loose, and the play resounded with West Point | cheers. Princeton, withs II minutes to play, began a fierce attack, which was checked by little defense. Throughout the game the cadets were in better condition than their opponents. Princeton played injured men after they had ceased to be useful. ] w.

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  The times, Richmond, Va., November 6, 1898, page 2

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  HARVARD WON FROM PENNSY Ina Hard, Clean Game, Full Of Brilliant and Exciting Plays. WEST POINT AND PRINCETON TIE They Played Before an Immense Crowd and Made Score of Five to Five. The Game Was Most Excit- ing and Interesting. WEST POINT AND PRINCETON TIE CAMBRIDGE MASS, Nov. 5-Harvard won the great football game on Soldiers Field this afternoon by her superior kicking and her ability to check Pennsylvania’s guards back formation and to turn to advantage the miserable fumbing Of TO o. 1t was hard, clean game. hercefy contested from start to finish Astounding in exciting and brilliant plays. Harvard finished the game in good condition and strongly aggressive to the very last play. The lineup was as follows:

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  Delaware gazette and state journal, Wilmington, Del., November 10, 1898, page 7 (results column)

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  FOOTBALL VIEWS. Tho University Of PennsyIvania Medicals bill Dpfsatsd by tie Warren Team. The Warren football team defeated the University of Pennsylvania Medi- Gals on the Union street grounds on Saturday afternoon by the score OF II to 0. The Warren boys were in good condition, and with their team work had no trouble in going through the centre Of the college team and had about as much success on the ends. The game was rather one-sided Some Of the more important games on Saturday resulted as follows: Harward, 10; University of Pennsylvania, 0. Princeton, 5; West Point, 5. Yale, 10; Chicago Athletic Club, 0. Cornell, ~; Williams, q. Lehigh, %; Lafayette, O. Indians, As; Dickinson, 0. Wesleyan, 30; Trinity, 0. Brown, 10; Newton Athletic Club, 5. Dartmouth, GA; Am herst, g.. Ursinus,, 6; Haverford, 6. Swarthmore, 10; Franklin and Mar shall. G.

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Princeton leads 6–⁠4–⁠3 in 13 meetings, counting the 10 since this game.