Georgetown at Princeton

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  The Washington times, October 8, 1905, page 13

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  BLUE AND GRAY BATTERED DOWN BY PRINCETON Georgetown Unable to Withstand Plunges of Heavy Tigers. SCOREDSIX TOUCHDOWNS Sons Of Nassau Showed Fine SCORED SIX TOUCHDOWNS Sons of Nassau Showed Fine Form in All Departments of the Game. | PRINCETON, n. J., Oct. 7-Princeton downed Georgetown here this afternoon | by “a to 0, before a crowd of 5000 peopie. The game was played on Prince tons gala day, the day on which the | seniors have their annual FANTASTIC parade and on which the annual sophomore-freshman baseball game takes place. The Georgetown team arrived early and went directly TO the Princeton Inn. where they rested until nearly time for the game to be called The visitors came on the field first and were given a good reception by tho Princeton undergraduates. Tney had a short signal practice and punted a few times before the Tigers put in an an pearance. Mccormick Played. princeton had short signal practice and then prepared for the game. The Tigers were fortunate in having Nc Cormick, the regular fullback, back in the game He has been sick for a few days and his loss was keenly felt. The game started at ESQ d. m. with Georgetown defending the north goal. Georgetown kicked of to Herring. who ing downed. On the next play. Bard kicked to Georgetown’s 45-yard line. Georgetown was unable to gain a first down and was forced to kick, Bard catching the punt and running ii back fifteen yards The Tigers then began a steady march down the field toward Georgetown’s goal. Bard. Mccormick and Daub took turns at carrying the ball and gained five or ten yards ON every play. Mccormick was an especially hard man to down He finally carried the ball over the line for the first touchdown Captain Cooney kicked the Poal Georgetown kicked of to Princeton again and the Tigers. after couple of plays. fumbled. giving the ball to the visitors on Princeton’s 40-yard Jsle. Here the visitors tried for a field goal. but the Orange and Black players block ed the ball. Back Dropped Ball. On the next play. finding that George town could make no impression on her line. Princeton kicked to her 50-yard line, where the Georgetown back let the pisskin slip through his arms. and Fryer. the Tigers right end, picked it UP while running at full speed. and continued his journey OF sixty yards for a touchdown He was. however, forced far TO the side and a kick-out was necessary The kick-out was fumbIed and thus no goal resulted. The game now became punting match in which neither side could Sc cure the advantage. Princeton changed her tactics and again began rushing the ball down the field. Bard scored the third and last touchdown in the first half and Cooney kicked an easy goal. The half ended with the ball in Prince toms possession and II points to her credit The second half began with a number OF substitutes on the Tiger team, while Georgetown kept the same team in the field The whole second half was a repetition of the first. the Orange and Black securing three more touchdowns and two goals. O’Brien, who went ia at left end in place of Brasher. distinguished himself by his all-around good playing. The Princeton team was much heavier than the visitors eleven and had a stone-wall defense, which the George town team was unable 10 penetrate. The visitors, however, played Il plucky up hill game and had they had a little offense the score would have been very different.

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  The Montgomery advertiser, Alabama, October 8, 1905, page 20

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  Princeton shows Good Form. Princeton, N. J., Oct 7.-Princeton put up a splendid exhibition of football this afternoon and defeated the heavy Georgetown eleven 34 to 0. The Princeton men played like a machine and were never held for downs while their defense was so strong that the visitors did not succeed in making a first down.

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Princeton leads 8–⁠1 in nine meetings, counting the six since this game.