Pennsylvania at Princeton

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  New-York tribune, New York [N.Y.], November 10, 1890, page 2

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  THE PRINCETON MEN COMPLAIN. WITH FAIR PLAYING AND FAIR UMPIRE THEY COULD EASILY HAVE BEATEN PENNSYLVANIA. Princeton n j., Nov. 0.-The result OF Yesterdays football game between Princeton and the University OF Pennsylvania was surprise and disappointment TO all Princetonians. The members OF the Princeton team COMPLAIN strongly Of the methods OF the Pennsylvania players who are charged with having paid more attenton 10 singing than to honest football playing The princetonans further say that Umpire Kctcham was utterly incompetent, and that lie showed unseemly partiaty toward the Philadelphia men. They say he ap pearcd on the field wearing the Pennsylvania colos and that he paid no attention whatever 70 the brutal slug eing and general unfair play Of the Pcnnsylvanians. Princeton Is not alone in It’s complaints against the brutal and unfair playing Of the Pennsylvania men, Every team that has met them Tho field this year has been disguised with their style Of ply In recent rue the Pennsylvania players deliberately set out to disable the Princeton players, and were partly sue cessfu Church. their captain, Ii the leader In these brutal PRACTICES and his apt followers. The game of football has been particularly free this year from objectionable features save for the unvarying conduct Of the Pennsylvania men. Captain Poe’s nose broken not by smuggling, as was reported, but by collision with halfback. Poe NAV he able TO play In days, but IL Is not inprobyear. x,,,.,.,-,,- - A.. A.. So, sylvanians might have won by better captainng Is deciarcd nv the Princeton players tO be untrue. the cap. tanning being excellent They the ball really went 10 Princeton in four DOWNS and with fair umpring the Princeton should have been at least 20 to ut best for Pennsylvania

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  Morning journal and courier, New Haven [Conn.], November 10, 1890, page 4

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  Princeton had close call Saturday in her first championship game from defeat from the University of Pennsylvania team. She scored touchdown and goal after playing forty minutes, and that was all that was done in the entire game. The Qualzers came very near it though once and would had not time been called for the end of the first inning. The game was unusually rough. Heiselman of University had an arm broken and Sypher took his place. During hot Smuggling match” Captain Poe was struck on the nose, that organ being broken, and he was obliged to retire from the field Several other play ers were hurt. The score was 6 to 0. GAMES ELSEWHERE. The Yale seniors defeated the Suffeld Institute eleven at Suffield Saturday, &c to 0. At Anapolis-St. Johns 80, Franklin 0. At observation-disclosures SO, Institute of Technology 0. At Hartford-Har high school 80, New Britain high school 0. At Hartford-Trinity 20, Brown 16.

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Princeton leads 63–⁠31–⁠1 in 95 meetings, counting the 68 since this game.