Virginia at Princeton

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  Pittsburg dispatch, Pittsburg [Pa.], November 2, 1890, page 5

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  PringIe’s Sporting Review Will be Found on Page II, Second Part. THE LIVELY PREPS. They Come From Princeton and Give the Locals a Lesson on Foot ball Playing. OUR KICKERS SUFFER A DEFEAT, Princeton Varsity Team Scores an Easy Victory Against the Virginia University Players. OUR KICKERS SUFFER A DEFEAT. SOME QUIET BASEBALL MOVEMENTS. Gossip About the TrOtts and General Sporting News Of the Day. That was indeed q great football match at Exposition Park yesterday between the Princeton Props and the Allegheny Athletic Association eleven. Our fellows came out of the argument second best, but that was no disgrace 10 them. Perfection is not attained in one week, OF two, either, and al though the home players were all sadly out of condition because OF lack of practice they gave the kirkers from Princeton one OF the toughest arguments they have had this year The score would seem &c indicate that the contest was one-sided, but it was NOT. as every point scored was fought for in the most deter mined and exciting mannor. With sufficient amount of practice the Athletics could al least hold their own against even better teams than the Props. There was an impression abroad among the spectators that the visiting team were the Varsity eleven. The team. however, was made up Of Princeton preparatory school students and this school is in 40 way connected with the Princeton University. Mr.. Cowan, whose picture is now published is one of the INSTRUCT ors Of that school. Certainly Mr.. Cowan’s play

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Princeton leads 9–⁠1–⁠1 in 11 meetings, counting the 10 since this game.