Dartmouth at Princeton

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  The evening times, Grand Forks, N.D., November 16, 1911, page 1

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  TIGERS PECULIAR GOAL DISCUSSED Score Was Allowed Accord ing to Rules-coaches Agree The peculiar way In which Prince ton scored the field goal which gave 1t a 3 to 0 victory over Dartmouth has caused much discussion among football authorities. ~ Parke II. Davis. P%rinceton’s repretentative upon the intercollegiate foot ball rules committee. and a spectator Of the game, explains the situation thus: THE facts underlying Princeton’s goal from the field are as follows: The kick was low. the ball passing just above the heads Of the Dartmouth players and striking the ground on the twenty-five yard line. The ball bounded toward the goal line, but on the second or third bound abruptly rose high In the air and passed owe” the crossbar OF the goal. The referee. William S. Langford. declared a field goal in favor Of Princeton. “A Suggestion. At the session of the rules commit tee in 1909 a suggestion was made that under the wording Of this rule. which was the sal. e then as now. a would constitute a field goal, and that this should be SO declared specifically in the rules. This. play was again discussed at the session OF last February. but the rule was left Is previously. a field goal made In the ANN Of the one at Princeton may be In anomaly, but Mr.. Langford’s decision was in accordance with the scope of the present rules” Walter Camp. the Yale athletic advisory coach, said that. as the play in the Princeton-D Dartmouth game had

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  Norwich bulletin, Connecticut, November 13, 1911, page 3

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  FREAK SCORING PLAY GAVE PRINCETON VICTORY Drop Kick Bounds Over the Crossbar -Dartmouth Loses. 3 to 0. Princeton luck gave the Tigers a 3 to victory over Dartmouth Sat urday at Princeton on , one of the freakiest scoring plays ever seen on gridiron. Frinceton’s points were scored by drop kick from DeWitt’s s toe on the 47 yard line. The ball did not rise more than 10 feet at the start. anc after bounding twice along the ground, took freakish bounce in front of the goal posts and cleared the crossbar. Referee Langford held that d field goal had been made according to rule 6 section II, which reads: “A goal from rhe field is made by kicking the ball from the field of play over the crossbar of the opponents goal in any way except by punt or kick off,” Aside from this piece of luck the two teams were evenly matched, and nuthing to nothing score is a fair indication of the comparative strength Of the two teams as they played Three times Dartmouth was in a position to attempt a field goal, but except once when Hogsett narrowly missed a goal from the 30 yard line the attempts were poor.

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  The Washington times, November 12, 1911, page 13

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  PRINCETON. n. j., Nov. 12.-Dartmouths eleven. big and strong, Is being credited today by the Tiger players with playing an even game here. though the score was 3 to 0 for Prince ton. The score stands unique in the history OF football. though provided for under the rules. In the final period De Witt tried a field goal. His drop-kick hugged the ground. bounding along until within ten yards Of the goal posts. when. striking some obstacle. II shot up and between the uprights as true rs a die. Referee W. 8. Langford Immediately ruled It a

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Dartmouth leads 42–⁠38–⁠3 in 83 meetings, counting the 75 since this game.