Syracuse at Princeton

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  The sun, New York [N.Y.], October 11, 1914, page 1

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  SYRACUSE LIVES UP T0ADVANCE NOTICE Holds Princeton to Score Of IL to Each Side Makes One Touchdown. LAWS FIELD GOALS WIN rRINrrToN, oct. In.-The preliminary reports NJ the strength Of the Syracuse football team were Justified this afternoon N brought to Princeton orc Of the hest elevens that has played here in some timo and IL required every ounce Of energy in 80 Princeton team To- emerge at the large end Of ~ to I score. The visitors uutplayed the Tigers in almost every department Of the game. In spite OF the fact that the orange and Black showed more real class than at any other time thiH year. Tn,re is no gloom in Tigert ‘wn over the clos, ness W the result. ON the contrary. every one. including the coaches’ seems to h” we’ll pleased over the way the team fought The line held especially well considering the fact that the oppOnents averaged lS2 pounds When Syracuse made its touchdown II required seven downs to carry the bali four yards, and On its last try was over bv scant three inches. Syracuse had running attack which varied its tactics from a cSose line smash Ing game to the wide open formators with the forward pass, and was go LAZY good In both branches II mad splerdld Interference handled tho bail cleanly and followed n closely. Its linemen charged low and took care of their men The hacks we’re heavy, fast and aggressive and all told IL made a communion thA’ was hard to beat. and Princeton deserves credit statistics SHOW that syracuse outtushed Princeton by a total of 900 yards to $50 yards and on the forward passes she gained eighty yards. rs compared with sixty Yards for the Tigers. The puntlnN was the only branch NJ tho game in when Princeton held its own. Law punts were better than Wilkorsons and no f,rFN tHtt rIa mean; a gain Of about two yards on e’ch exchange Of Kicks. One of Laws splrnls had a carry or NIFTY yards and Il rolled for twenty more. Both teams suffered heavily In penalties Syracuse losing nifty yards while Prince ton lost sixty. half of which was pchhltN for roughness. and the distance between tho ball and the goal was halved |; also had a penalty Of fifteen Yards for having twelve men on the fed Of play. Prince tons centre trio. wAirl has been Nt.’e weak. did crod’tably to-day. II held well and the Syracuse score was made around the end after six trials through centre. Iamherton at end was fast and deadly tackler. Tho orange and Black ends under their new policy ru he’d IN, break ing through the Interference and trying 70 get the runner They succeeded In this a number Of times bu; We’re foiled on sew eral occasions. FOR as the runner fell he employed the RUGBY pass tbSNlue Nn’ leather TO n mate. In the back held Moore and Freddie Trenkmarn oil the best work. although Law deserves mem ton for his punting and two field goals, without which the TIGERS would have had only six points. Ames at quarter used good Judgment, and while he dropped two punts, one OF which he failed to recover. he promises to do we’ll Tibbott substituted for him at the end and brought the stands 10 their feet by interceptlng a forward pass and lodging his way through broken field for fifty yards Law scored the first three points on drop kick from the Is yard line af’er the Syracuse line had held. The touchdown followed “A moment later. when Seymour dropped Laws punt and Lamberton scooped It up and was not downed until he reached the so ward lire. \ forward pass. Law 10 II Ghloy, netted twenty-six yards and Amcs carried the ball over the line on the third rial. The Syracus, tally came after the visit ors had pounded their way down the field. a double pass from Rose to Kingsley finally placing It on the yard line with second down. TIE score was made on wide end run ny seymour. Princeton added three more points in the first play OF the last period Wien Law booted drop kick from the S3 yard line. The

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  The Richmond Virginian, Richmond, Va., October 11, 1914, page 15

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  SYRACUSE DEFEATED BY PRINCETON TIGERS Princeton. Oct. 1o.-The preliminary reports of the strength OF tho Syracuse football. team were justified this afternoon. for she brought to Princeton one OF the best balanced elevens that has played here in some time, and It required every ounce OF energy In tn Princeton team to emerge at the large end Of . 1z-to7 score. The visitors outplayed tho Tigers In al most every department OF the game In spite Of the fact that the Orange and Black showed more real class than a. any other time this year. Syracuse was perfectly balanced. They had a running attack which VA ried its tactics from 4 close tine. smashing game to tho side-open formations with the forward pass. and they were equally good in both branches. They had splendid inter ference. handled the ball cleanly AMI followed 1t closely.

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Princeton leads 5–⁠0–⁠1 in six meetings, counting the one since this game.