Washington & Jefferson at Princeton

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  The Washington times, October 19, 1902, page 9

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  PRINCETON TIGERS PLAY FAST FOOTBALL Washington and Jefferson Only Score on Place Kick From Field. PRINCETON. n. j., Oct. 1S.-The Ii gers had their first real test of the season against the heavy Washington and Jefferson College eleven this after noon. and showed up we’ll. winning by the score of 23 to 5. The visitors points were the result of a clever place kick from the field by Captain Hayes at the 35-yard line, three minutes before time was called. Princeton at that stage had in sew eral substitutes, and it was owing to this circumstance, rather than anything else, the Pennsylvanians got within scoring distance. The Tigers put up the best exhibition they have given yet. Smashing tackle. back formations, and the play used last season by Yale in which the fullback. assisted by the halfback. leaps over the line, were introduced with splendid resuits. Kafer. on this latter play. made gain after gain. The Tigers were also strong on the defensive. Washington and jefferson gained the necessary five yards only four times. Princeton made two touch downs in the first half, one three min utes after Burns had kicked Off

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  Burlington weekly free press, Burlington, Vt., October 23, 1902, page 2 (results column)

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  COLLEGE FOOT BALL SCORES. At West Point-IIarvard IA, West Point g. At New Haven-Yale II, Penn State O.. At Princeton-Princeton 23 Washington and Jefferson 5. At Philadelphia-Brow 49, o. and T.. 6. At Ithaca-Carisle Indians 10, Cornell At Observation-Disclosures IS, Williams o. At Syracuse-Syracuse Is, Amherst o. At New York-Coumbia 35, Hamilton o. At Annapolis-Navy 5. Lehigh g. Mlddletown-Wesley 6, Massachusets Agricultural college 8. At Brunswick-Bowdoin II, Hebron g. At Bangor-University of Maine T. Tufts o.

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Princeton leads 6–⁠0 in six meetings, counting the four since this game.