Lehigh at Princeton

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  New-York tribune, New York [N.Y.], October 6, 1889, page 1

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  PRINCETON BARELY DEFEATS LEHIGH. TIfr, TIGERS MAKE POOR SHOWING IN THEIR Princeton. “ j. Oct. tspecial-The footoal sea son opened here to-day with a game between ~e lebirb and Princeton teams. The day was almost perfert for football 4 number OF the alumni arrived ON the trains during the forenoon 10 witness ME game About 500 peopIe were the ground WHOM the game was called Ie1ieh had the bah and Princeton the west side OF the field. For the first twenty minutes the ball was advanced up and down ue Held win no apparent advantage 10 either side until Ames made beautiful run of thirty yards and advanced the ball within four yards of Lehighs goal and Black rushed II over. No goal Lehigh tined up on their twenty five ward line and tried to rush the ball up the held Amos gained fifteen yards, after which he tried ior goal from the field. Time was called as Princeton got the ball 90 a muH. score 70 o. In the second hBh Princeton started Oh Win inc V trick Iebigh seemed TO lose track Of the BAL until i, was too late stop Poe, who had followed in the line of the rshers and carried the ball over bv both sides Amcs gained ten yards. Wood advanced IL five yards and Black made beautiful nun OF thTiy wards through the centre of the held and made me third and last touchdown. Ames kicked goat making the final score 10 to o. In the last half Iehgh made some bad fumbles and Princeton rush strong ger team than they had last year while Princeton has been weakened by the loss OF many Of her OLD players For Lehigh Warmer Dashicl and Dot waller did the best work. For Princeton Ames Black NJ and Janeway did the most effective work. The game syas as poor exhibition Of football on Prince at times as II Lehigh would secure the game. The work of Princeton behind the line spi1tess and that Of the rush Tine miserable Two halves of thirty minutes each were played.

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Princeton leads 40–⁠10–⁠2 in 52 meetings, counting the 49 since this game.