Brown at Princeton

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  Evening star, District of Columbia, October 5, 1947, page 43

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  Princeton Wins, III, By Rolling Up Count, Then Hating Brown PRINCETON, N. j., Oct. a Princeton opened its football season strongly today, scoring three touch downs In the first “a minutes against Brown and went on to win, 2l-7, before $4,000 in Palmer Stadium. Brown outgained Princeton in first downs, II to 6, and in ground gained rushing, 191 to l25, but had a bad attack of fumbling whenever ready to score. Ed Finns passing was futile. The Brown quarterback COM pleted out of II attempts for a net lost of yards. Princeton started out as if the Tigers were on their way to a high scoring, easy victory. George FRANKIE intercepted Finn pass early in the first quarter and few moments later was over for touchdown. Bob Meyer converted as he did the next two Princeton tallies. With the quarter almost over, George Sella, Tiger sophomore, dashed II yards for a touchdown. The third and last Princeton score came after the middle of the second period when Carl Leibert tossed 17-yard pass to Dick West on the 10 and the quarterback sped over for the touchdown. From then on it was Brown, two-touchdown underdog, which carried the play. However, fumbles and penalties nullified most of the visitors gains and Brown was able to tally only once. On the first play of the final period, Roger Young, halfback, slide off right tackle, headed for the sidelines and romped 27 yards for the score. Joe Condor placekicked the extra point Brown kept pounding at the Princeton goal line, but three times was thwarted, once by a penalty on the 13, again by tumble on the 3, and. as the game ended, on q tumble on the IA.

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  The Wilmington morning star, North Carolina, October 5, 1947, page 1

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  PRINCETON, N. j., Oct. A. up Princeton. opened its football season strongly today, scoring three touch downs in the first “a minutes against Brown. Then, out playing for the rest of the game, Charlie CaldWell’s Tigers, managed to hold off repeated Brown thrusts in the second half and come out on the long end of a 21–⁠7 score before rs, 900 in Pal mer Stadium.

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Princeton leads 49–⁠22 in 71 meetings, counting the 57 since this game.