Pennsylvania at Princeton

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  Evening star, District of Columbia, October 18, 1941, page 3

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  seven, from where Peters got ayav a fine punt to the Penn 80, but Clifford returned the ball IS wards to the Princeton IS. Miller lost about 20 yards when ne missed pass from center. but Stiff passed to Kuczynski 70 the Princeton Is as the first period ended with no score. Second Quarter. Penn drove to a first down on the Princeton Is as the second period opened, but Rose checked the drive by intercepting Kane’s pass in the end zone. Princeton, taking the ball on its 20, was unable to make sub stantlal headway and Peters punted to the Penn 81. The Quakers’ run ming and passing attack also begged. but short time later Clifford punted to the Princeton to put the Tigers In q hole. Peters slipped as he was taking the ball for the runback, then. from behind his goal. punted Princeton out of danger. Odell being downed on the Princeton a. Again the Quaker power plays were stopped and Davis punted outside on the Princeton u, from where the Tigers started their first consistent offense With Peters and Perina scootine around the ends for good yardage Princeton advanced to its own IS before Odell intercepted a long pass on the Penn A to halt the threat Princeton was making little headvav from its own 20 after a punt had bounced over its goal as the half ended, still scoreless. Third Quarter. Clifford ran back the Princeton kickoff to the Penn 80. and the Quakers started a crushing offense With Clifford running stoutIy and kane-Davis pass picking up heavy yardage, Penn advanced to the Princeton 20. There Stiff tossed a long pass and Perina intercepted the ball on the one-yard line, but his momentum carried him over the goal where he was downed for a safety. Getting the bali on Princeton’s free kick in midfield, the Quakers again started marching. Odell finally skirting his right end for is wards and a touchdown. Davis place kick was good and Penn led 8 to O. Peters made a great return of the Penn kickoff to the Penn Sc. nearly getting away. With Rose doing Trojan work. the Tigers advanced to the Penn 20 before their attack wilted and the Quake-s took the ball on downs. The teams settled down to a few minutes of Improbable work on both SIDES until a Princeton punt went out side on the Penn 25. Gfford got up to the Penn As on a fake punt. and a pass, Stiff to Quillen. carried to the Princeton A as the third quarter ended with Penn leading, 9 to 0. Fourth Quarter. The Quakers continued to pound at the line as the final quarter opened, with Odell and Stiff the battering rams They drove to a first down on the Tiger Is. and in three more blasts had a first down on the S. There it appeared the Princeton line was equal to the occasion. Three drives brought four yards, but on fourth down Stiff plowed over. Nolan’s place kick was good to put Penn in front, Is to 0. Princeton was unable to gain after taking the kickoff, and punted to the Penn IS. Penn was set back IS yards for clipping, but Miller skipped around his left end to midfield. and then got away on a beautiful, twisting run around the same extremity for the remaining so yards and touchdown. Davis place kicked the goal to give Penn a 23–⁠0 lead. Princeton took the ball to midfield with the aid of a l5-yard penalty against Penn after the kickoff, but Perina fumbled and Penn recovered on the Princeton IS. The Quakers got up to the % before their drive was halted as Martin intercepted a pass. Penn was blowing along deep in its own territory as the game ended with Penn winner. % to o.

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  The Tacoma times, Tacoma, Wash., October 23, 1941, page 21

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  George Munger, Penn Mentor, Named Grid Coach Of Week Quokers Humble Harvard. Princeton And Yole: Second Time by Any Eleven NEW YoRk-only twice in football history turtle neck jerseys to the sail cloth risen up to toppe Yale Harvard Princeton Dartmouth did 1t 1898 lowed suit thereby

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  The Daily Alaska empire, October 20, 1941, page 5 (results column)

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  FOOT BALL @ A{3SWG IFS Mr The following are final scores of important football games played last Saturday afternoon: UCLA T; University of Washing ton IA. California T. oregon 19. use T; Washington State 6. Idaho 16; Utah State o. Gonzaga 6; Montana 13. Michigan State o; Santa Clara T. University of San Francisco 26 Stanford 42. Ohio State 16; Purdue IA. Harvard 2; Dartmouth o. Penn 23; Princeton 0. Syracuse 31; University of New York 0. Army 20; Yale 2. Georgia T; Columbia 3. Mississippi 21; Holy Cross 0. Fordham 27; West Virginia 0. Brown 28; Tufts 6. Bucknell 6; Boston University o. Duke 27; Colgate 14. Oklahoma 16; Kansas State 0. Minnesota 39; Pittsburgh 0. Indiana 21; Nebraska l3. Wisconsin 23; Iowa 0. Boston College 26: Manhattan 13. Maryland 13; Florida 12. Illinois 40; Drake o. Alabama 9; Tennessee 2. Missouri 39; Iowa l3.

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Princeton leads 63–⁠31–⁠1 in 95 meetings, counting the 59 since this game.