Princeton at Harvard

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  Evening star, November 6, 1955, page 63

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  HARVARD SCORES UPSET Princeton Bows, 7–⁠6, On Missed Conversion CAMBRIDGE, Mass, Nov. 5. |tRl.-Unusually dependable Dick Martin missed q conversion In the dying moments to give Harward q To upset over Princeton today as the Ivy League rivals traded scoring passes In the rainy gloom Of the stadium. Princeton, unbeaten In its four previous Ivy games. roared SO yards on eight plays late in the fourth period with Tom Morris passing the final seven yards to Frank Agnew. Martin, who had converted on eight OF his IL attempts before today, got the height on the ball hut it went wide to the left as 1.-THE 1000 fans roared. Sid Pinch Fumbles Harvard had showed tremenldous defensive strength in the tough spots and it was Ted KEN lnedy’s recovery Of Sid Pinch’s tumble at the Princeton 20 which Launched the Crimson’s score In the third period. Bill Meigs. q guard for the winners, hit Pinch so hard he Icoughed up the bali. Six plays llatertJiin Joslin hurled an eight yard touchdown strike to Dexter Lewis, who had quit football earlier in the year, In the rear Iof the end zone. Bill Crosby’s lconyersion proved true. The game launched Harvard’s defense Of its Big Three crown and the decision left Yale alone atop the Ivy League with q 40 record. Harvard has lost two league games. This second straight win in the 4S-game series marked the drst time since 194l-42 that the Crimson was able to whip the Tigers two years In 3 row. Harvard Moves to 10 AS Harvard moved for Its Iscore, it appeared monlentarily that the Tiger forward wal might hold firm. Lewis once and Tony GianeIly twice rammed for four-yard gains inside the tackles to the 10. Lewis then Host D yard and Joslin could gel back only three. But on the third down, Joslin took two steps to hts right a

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Princeton leads 51–⁠37–⁠7 in 95 meetings, counting the 47 since this game.