Lafayette at Princeton

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  Evening star, District of Columbia, September 25, 1949, page 44

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  SeIIa Leads Princeton To 26–⁠14 Win Over Stubborn Lafayette PRINCEON, N. j.. Sept “a Princeton University opened its 80th season of football with a hard-earned, 26–⁠14 victory over Lafayette before a crowd of approximately $4,000 in Palmer Stadium today. Captain George Sella. leading his team both extensively and defensivefy. Tailed the first three Princeton touchdowns, scoring once on a 16-yard reverse play and twice on passes from Sophomore Dick Kazmaier and Jake McCandless. @ He was almost matched in brillance. however, by Quarterback Frank Downing Of Lafayette. whose passing kept the visiting team in the game until. the final minute. Line Saves Game. The vastly superior play of the Princeton linemen saved the game at the end. Aided by a Downing George Cosgrove pass which ate up 80 yards, Lafayette drew up to 1914 with five minutes still to play. When Lafayette got the ball again, however, the hard-charging Princeton guards and tackles smothered Downing twice before he could get pass off. On the third down, Downing managed a short pass, but sub tackle Dick Valentazs grabbed itl on the La fayette 13 and dashed over for the decisive touchdown. A hard man for the Lafayette pass defenders to cover, Sella took Kazmaier’s 14-yard pass alone in the end zone to put Princeton ahead, 1877, in the third period. He made it 1877 when he took McCandless’ 22-yard aerial on the Lafayette Is and fought off two tacklers to go over standing up. Holden Scores. KaZmaier converted after Sell las first period dash and Ken Wei land added the last point after Valentzas’ score. Right end Larry Holden scored Lafayette first touchdown, taking a seven-yard pass from Downing on the one and bulling’ over. Downing made the other Lafayette touchdown on a plunge from the one. Ralph Durstein Kicked both extra points. Score by periods: Princeton --- z 0 g. 1875 Lafayette scoring: Touchdowns – Holden, Downing: Points after touchdown r. Durstein (2). Princeton scoring: Touchdowns-Sella 90. Valentzas. Points after touchdown

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  The Daily Alaska empire, September 26, 1949, page 1

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  PROFESSOR FALLS 70 FEET TO DEATH AT FOOTBALL GAME PRINCETON, N.J., Sept. 26-IRL- Accidental death is the official verdict in the death of Prof. Frank D. Graham, internationally known economist who fell TO feet Satur- day from the rim of Palmer Sta dium. pr. Carmine Prunetti, Assistant Mercer County Physician, said the death was accidental. Police said Graham, 59, and an expert on in- ternational financial affairs, plunged to his death a minute or so after seeing Princeton defeat Lafayette College, 26–⁠14.

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Princeton leads 39–⁠3–⁠3 in 45 meetings, counting the 18 since this game.