Princeton at Navy

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  New-York tribune, New York, October 31, 1909, page 11

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  TIGERS BEAT NAVY CANE HARD FOUGHT. Princeton Bucks Line for One TOuchdO7cn. Annapolis, Oct 80. - Princeton wen well-earned victory over the Navy here this afternoon in the presence of fully ten thousand persons. by the score OF , TO 3 The Tigers scored a touchdown through straight, hard line hucking, while Dalton Tailed for the midshipmen on a beautiful goal from placement. All the scoring was done i’m the first half. and il the second neither goal was i’m real Jeopardy, except in the final half minute OF play when Bat tie recovered Bergins onside kick and prevented another touchdown for Prince ton. Despite the fact that during the fifty five minutes of actual play the plucky mid shipment kept the bail i’m their opponents territory the larger portion of the time, Princeton deserved victory because she showed greater strength in offence. slightly stronger defence and better gen eralship. 1t was due To Dalton’s great puntins that the Navy did so bTsveiy. overworked in the second half. staggering. bleeding and hardly knowing his own signals, Dalton weakened in his kicking game both in distance and direction, yet, strange as it may seem, he still remained a power on defence and seemed instin2lively to know where the Tiger plays would strike. Long before the hour for the game the crowd began to flow in. Naval officers in their simple blue service uniforms ‘‘driftei in by ones and twos and took their places In the stands. Marine officers in lighter blue. with the brilliant red of their capes i’m relief, followed. Then. too were the civilians in their sober business suits and women garbed In ways and colors too vivid for mere man to attempt to describe. A few minutes before the game started the color picture presented was such one as is characteristic of big game at AanspoIs. In one stand was the brigade of midshipmen-a solid navy blue mass. Across from them. officers. navy. army and marine. sat with their wives and escorts; then, further down on the same side, a large delegation of Princeton men. literally deco rated with their coIors and armed with Tiger flags. gathered Directly across from these the ST. Johns cadets, several hundred strong sat en- masse uniformed in gray. On either end OF the field We’re the stands for the enlisted men of the navy and marine corps Suddenly the NAVY team and substitutes rushed on the field. The midshipmen gave them rousing cheer. Before it’s echoes had died away the air was all a-flutter with orange and black ribbons and flags. for the Tiger warriors had quickly followed their opponents. and Nassau’s sons rose to roar encouragement at them. The rival teams went through some snappy signal practice, while the subs retired to their respective benches, wrapped themselves in blankets and. like stole Ind ians. prepared 10 await patiently the eagerly desired word which would put them in the fray. There was silence as the two teams took their positions-the silence which precedes the storm Then, as the whistle sounded starting the game, the IN yell rang out, the ball scared in the air and the battle was on. 1t was only for about twelve minutes in the first half that Princeton showed what her offence was capable OF. Csoaded by Daltons goal from placement, the Nassau hacks smashed through the Navy line for big gains. and carried the ball from near the centre of the field to first down on Navy’s s-yard line. But here the midshipmen made veritable last ditch stand, and when Hart tried their line on the third down he found it impregnabIe and Navy took the ball on her e-yard line. Navy victory might possibly but not probably have been won had Dalton punted we’ll at this critical moment. He did not, The ball went out of bounds on Navy’s 2syard line, and the Tiger offence would not be denied. although seven plays were necessary to take tho pigskin over. The midshipmen tried two long forward passes and lost on both. the second being so eumsily and slowly executed that Prince ton could not fail 10 know what was COM ing and prepare for it. The Tigers used a 1t succeeded each time tried. and netted total of twenty-nine yards In three attempts The work of three men stood out predCmina ntly. They were Hart, Princeton fuIlback; Dalton Navy half. and King. Navy tackle. Hart was practically Prince toms whole offence. His line breaking reminded one of Coy in last years Yale Princeton game. and Bergin used him relentessly. Daton’s punting in the first half was good for ten yards on every exchange. He played a splendid defensive game, and once on the offence made nine yards on q clever double pass King was the malnstay OF -he Navy line, and time after time smashed promising plays. Byrd Navy’s quarter, was uncertain at the start In handling punts. but just before being hurt was playing rather enarkabIe game. The Navy won the toss and chose to defend the south goal. Both teams quickly r,sorted to a punting game. in which Dalton bested Read. Frequent fumbies and lucky recOveries marked the work OF the backs. On Byrd’s tumble 1t was Prince tons ball on her own 45-yard line. Byrd then redeemed himself by a remarkable catch of q short punt his own 45-yaFd line. After more punting the Navy took the ball on her own 5a-yard line. hammered out two first downs and then not being able To gain, Dalton dropped goal from placement from his 3S-yard line. Shortly after the next kickoff Princeton cut loose her offence aud, using Hart. peatedly smashed her way to the Nays 2-yard ,ne, earning four consecutive drst downs The Navy punted after taking the ball on downs, and Hart took II over for a touchdown after seven plays. starting from the 23-vard liue. Waller missed goal The second half was much of punting duel, Sparkes having replaced Read and Buckingham Waller. Buckingham did the Tigers punting. Neither team could sain steadily on rushing. although Princeton showed evidences of strength. Many sub stitutes were put in. The last play OF the game was an onside kick, which Battle who had taken Byrd’s place. luckily recovered on his own 5-yard line. The lineup:

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  Evening star, Washington, D.C., October 31, 1909, page 61

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  NAVY GIVES TIGERS A BATTLE ROYAL Princeton Victorious Over Middies by Small Score of 5 to 3. ANNAPOLIS. Nd. October 3o.-Although defeated by a score of to 3 in the game with Princeton here this after noon. Navy came out of the struggle with more confidence from her rooters and her foot ball stock for the struggle with Army much closer to par Although Sc riously handicapped and weakened in the line by the absence of Capt. Meyer and Reinicke, the regular guards, and Reifsnider and Cobb ends, the sailors time after time held the heavy Princeton back field when the Tigers had invaded the Blue and Gold 10-yard limits. Their safe playing in midfield coupled with Dalton’s superb punting kept the leather within Tiger territory during the first half and for most OF the second period. Navy tailed first. With a whirlwind attack and speed that carried their Wis itors off their feet. the Admirals. follow ing rapid exchange of punts after the kickoff, worked down to the Tigers D. yard line, where Princeton held and forced a kick. Dalton got away a beau tiful placement goal that started the figuring with three points on Navys side of the board. Byrd, who played a good game at quarter. aside from his fumbling of punts. let one of Reads booted ones get away from him. and Princeton recovered 1t for a march down to the Blue and Gold J-yard line, where stonewall defense was put up and the ball changed hands. Dalton’s one poor punt only sent the leather out of bounds at the 35-yard mark. Hart. Read and Garrett beat down i’m good gains all resistance until Read was showed through the mass for a touch down, to which Ballen failed to add goal. A gloom was cast over the gay scene, however, when it became known that the West PointHarvard game had been called on account of the serious injury to Byrne OF the Army team, which is so much like the injury to Wilson, the Admiral quarterback, who is lying at the point of death with a broken vertebra in his neck. The Midshipmen at once sent telegram of sympathy to the corps of cadets at West Point. On all sides were heard expressions of regret, and newspaper and telegraph men were besieged with inquiries for the latest reports from Byrne’s bedside. The feeling prevails in Annapolis that should Byrne’s injuries result fatally. as Wilson’s are expected to do. the two fatalities at gov eminent institutions would probably resuit seriously for their sport at West Point and Annapolis.

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  The San Francisco call, California, October 31, 1909, page 36

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  Pennsylvania %, Indians 6 PHILADELPHIA. Oct 30.-The Uni versity of Pennsylvania administered a severe defeat to the Indians this after noon in one of the most bitterly fought games ever played on Franklin field. the score being % to 6. For the first time in the history of that famous athletic field an official was physically at tackled by player and a policeman was called upon to escort the offending man and the coach of the Carlisle team behind the lines. The trouble occurred in the middle of the first half Wasenka was ordered out of the game on the ground that he had roughly tackled Pennsylvania man who was out of bounds. Enraged at Umpire Edwards action. Waseuka attacked the official and struck him a hard blow on the jaw. Other players quickly stopped further hostlities Princeton 5, Navy 3 ANNAPOLIS Nd: oct. 30-AIthough defeated by two points by Princeton, the navy in the game this afternoon showed such marked Improvement in form as to give her supporters great encouragement The score was 5 TO 3 in the Tigers favor. the navys tally being made on neat placement goal from the 80 yard line by Dalton Princeton’s touchdown was the result of straight line plungng. in which Tiger beef was more than the midshipmen could Withstand. Ballen failed in his try for goal

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  Norwich bulletin, Connecticut, November 1, 1909, page 1

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  PRINCETON 5, NAVY 3. Placement Goal Scores on Tigers Princeton Strong on Line PIungins. Princeton won from Annapolis on Saturday at Annapolis, but the Navy men scored on the Tigers on place ment goal from the 30 yard line by Dalton, leaving the score Princeton 5. Annapolis g. Princetons touchdown was the result of straight line plunging in which weight was more than the midshipmen could Withstand. Bal len failed in his try for goal and lest the chance to add another point to the score. The lineups: Princeton-Ballen, France lie, Nc Crohan 1t, Woehr. McGregory lg. Bamman c, Walter. Buckingham, re-, Siegling TT, Welch re, Bergen OBJ, Garrett lib, Hart rhb Read, Sparks fb. Navy–Rhodes lie. King 1t, Niles lg, Weems. Brand, c, Wakeman, Wright re-, Loftin TT, Vaille, Elmer re, Battle, Bryd qb, Dalton lib, Sewell Austin, Clay RIB, Richardson ,fb. Touchdown, Read. Goal from place ment. Dalton. Officials, Williams of Pennsylvania. referee; Minds of Penn sylvania, umpire; Gillander, Pennsylvania, field judge; Crowell, Swarthmore, head linesman. Time of halves, 80 and 25 minutes.

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Princeton leads 18–⁠12–⁠6 in 36 meetings, counting the 27 since this game.