Williams at Princeton

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  Evening star, District of Columbia, October 5, 1941, page 41

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  bs tnt hssotlhlcu icoS- PRINCETON, N. j., Oct. A. Opening wide its football power valve, Princeton blasted a courage Gus Williams College foe 20 to 7 today before some ll,00O persons in sun-swabbed Palmer Stadium. Williams had the heart and the ingenuity to throw the victors into a shocking whirl with closing out burst of passes that brought a touchdown just before the end Of the game. 1t was well Princeton had the power, for the Tigers were only sec ond best in the passing and punting gains. Two OF Princetons three touch downs were made through the air and a pass set the stage for the | third, but it was the ceaseless, hard hammering at the center Of the Williams line that opened the way for all scores by the Tigers. Princeton Starts in Second. Held off neatly in the first. pc. | riod. Princeton opened the point making soon after the second quarter began. Bob Perina passed from the Williams 20 to Sub End Bill | Sheridan, camped in the end zone for the catch. Capt Bob Peters gave Princeton its second 6-pointer on an end sweep from the 2 after | he had set off a 40-yard gain with / a heave to End Dick Schmon. Peters, whose f1ve-punt run-backs virtually nullified the long range kicking of Don TeWkesbury, took

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