Villanova at Princeton

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  The San Francisco call, California, October 6, 1910, page 13

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  Yale team GIVEN A STIFF BATTLE New Haven FoOtbaferS Do All Scoring i’m First Half of Game So NEW 1AN EN-, conn., OCl- D. dlc won from Tufts. II to o. this after noon. scoring only in the first half. In the other half Yale put in substitutes. who were puzzled by a novelty in for nation worked out by Tufts for repeated gains. but the formation was so selves by fumbling lost advantages gained by it. Tufts once held Yale for downs on its four yard line. Pennsy Hard Pressed PHILADELPHIA. Oct 5.-Franklin and Marshall gave the University OF Pennsylvania a hard battle today. the home eleven winning. II to 0. Mercer was the star of the Pennsylvania team until compelled to leave the game because of injuries. Tigers Have Walkover PRINCETON. N j.. Oct. 5.-Princston easily defeated Villanova at foot ball on University field this afternoon by a score OF 36 to 0. The game was open and the forward pass was fire. quently used by Princeton with sue cess. The home eleven scored fivs touchdowns. field goal and thres goals from touchdown. Indians Triumph At Carlisle-Carlisls Indians “a, Dickinson o. Brown Wins At OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES 5. Rhode ISL and state 0. Seasons Scores Heavy tabulation of the games played thus far this season shows that the scoring under the new rules has been conspicuously heavy in the early games. The total number Of points made by 20 eastern teams reaches the big sum of s46- Carlisle leads the list. having scored 122 points to their opponents’ nothing in four games Harwards two games have netted a total of 50 TO o; Yale’s three games, 81 to g.; Cornell’s two games, “A 70 o. Pennsylvania’s three games, SO to 19- The games today mark the end OF midweek football contests for the big colleges. From year to year the Wednesday games seem to have been losing favor, and this season they ara conspicuous by their almost total abb sence from the schedules OF the big games Michigan Back Hurt ANN ARBOR, Mich. Oct. 5.-Michigan’s football prospects received a serious setback yesterday as a result of the first serious accident of the sea- SON Herrin gton, conceded a place in the back field and regarded by Coach Yost as one OF the most promising back field men he has found in several seasons sustained a broken leg and win be out of the game for the remain der of the season Harrington was carrying the bail from his position at halfback in the play in which the injury occurred. After dashing off right tackle for a substantial gain. he was tackled and fell in such a way as to break a small bone in his right leg just above the ankle

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  Newark evening star and Newark advertiser, October 6, 1910, page 13

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  Princeton Wins, 80 to 0-For’ ward Pass Worked Twice and Failed as Often. PRINCETONa Oct. 6. : nRINCETON had no trouble win ming at football yesterday after noon from VIllanova at University fleld, the score standing 36 to 0 at the emu OF the two ten and two eight minute periods. A great Improvement was shown in the Tigers offense. and VllanoVas weakness in that respect accounted for the big score. Coach ROPER, John De Witt, “Heff” Perring Park Davis and other former Prince ton stars witnessed the game from the side lines Princeton’s forward pass worked twice and failed twice. One of the sue cessful times resulted in a touchdown. when Bredemus ran thirty-f1ve wards IN the first period, scoring the. first points. Pendleton kicked goal. Sparks dashed ten yards through left tackle FOR the next touchdown, and Pendleton kicked another goal Pendleton caught punt and ran forty-flve yards for the thlrd touchdown, and again he kicked goal. The period ended with the ball In Villanova’s possession on her own 33-yard line Princeton scored once in the second period, when Sawyer. who has sup planted Sparks at right halfback, ran ten yards across the line. A try for a goal failed. In the third period nearly all of the Princeton varsity players gave way to substitutes Bard, quarter back, stood on the 45-yard line and kicked the ball through the. goal posts. Riggs, who went in at tackle, blocked a Villanova kick, and Sawyer fell on the ball behind the posts. Bard missed goal In the fourth period the Princeton backfield came back into the game. After series of rushes the ball rested on Villanova’s 10-yard line. from whence it was rushed over by Hart Pendleton missed goal. leaving the score So to 0. Features of the game were Hart’s bucking and the running of Sparks, Pendleton and Bard Princetons formation called for straight bucks through the line by Hart, tackle around tackle plays, fake forward passes. sweeping end runs and passes straight from centre to backs The lineup

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