Princeton at Columbia

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  The Topeka state journal, Topeka, Kansas, October 16, 1899, page 2

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  Princeton. II: Columbia. O. New York, Oct. 16.-The game of foot ball at Manhattan field Saturday between the Columbia and Princeton elevens was won by Princeton-11 to 0. Perhaps 5000 people witnessed the game from inside the Enclosure, and there were quite as many more on the viaduct overlooking the field. The weather was too warm for the players Columbia turned out I, 200 rooters. In the first half Reiter made thirty yards around Columbia’s right end. Wheeler missed the goal. Princeton used the same lineup for the second half. Poe got the ball on a tumble on COlumbia s thirty-yard line, and with a clear field ran the distance, scoring Princeton s second touch down. Wheeler kicked goal

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  The Saint Paul globe, St. Paul, Minn., October 15, 1899, page 10

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  Princeton Won From Columbia. NEW YORK, Oct 1.-THE game of foot Columbia and Princeton eleVens was won by Princeton, II to 0. Perhaps 5000 people witnessed the game from inside the fence and there were quite as many more on the V1aduct overlooking the field. The wealth er was warm. Columbia turned out 1,200 rooters, In the first half Reiter made thirty yards around Columbia’s right end Wheeler missed the goal. Princeton used the same lineup for the second half Poe got the ball on tumble on Colu1nbias thirty-yard line and with clear field ran the distance, scoring Princeton sec ond touchdown. Wheeler kicked goal.

Public-domain newspapers from the Library of Congress’s Chronicling America, found through the American Stories dataset (Dell and Harvard, CC BY 4.0). The text is the machine reading of the page, mistakes and all.

Princeton leads 61–⁠12–⁠1 in 74 meetings, counting the 63 since this game.