Princeton at Pennsylvania

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  The Sunday herald and weekly national intelligencer, District of Columbia, November 8, 1891, page 7

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  THE PRINCEToN’s VICTORY. They Never Gave the University of Penn. sylvania Boys a Show. PHILADELPHIA, Pa, Nov. 7-Princeton, “a; University of Pennsylvania, 0. The score tells the tale. From the very start the Uni versity team was outplayed by the men from Jersey and never were given chance to score. Princeton’s score WAS made from touchdown in. the first half from which Homans failed to kick goal, three goals from touch. downs in the second half and safety touchdown that SIZE forced the Penn sylvania boys to make. The game was played OF the grounds of the Germantown Cricket Club at Mannheim and 1900 people cheered the battling teams as they struggled for victory. The game was scheduled to begin at 23O, but it was quarter of an hour after that when time was called. The two teams as thew lined up were as follows: Pennsy|vania-Rig Schoff; right-tackle, sypher; right-guard, Fowler; centre, Adams: iett-guard, Thornton; left-tackle, Mackey; half-backs, Camp and Branson; tull. back, Thayer. Prtnceton-Yincent, left-end; Holly, left tackle; Wheeler, left guard; Symmes, centre; Riggs, right-guard; Harrold, right-tackle; Warren, rigkt-end; Flint and Poe, half backs: Romans, full back; King, quarterback. The referee was Mr. Graves, of Yale and the umpire, Mr. Coffin, of West Ryan. AS the two teams stood facing each other, they seemed nearly evenly matched in weight ana size, and the expectations OF the crowd for closely-eontested game were materially raised. Pennsylvania started the game with ~” Camp having the ball. Pennsylvania’s wedge was broken by the Princeton forwards and Camp was downed after gain of ten yards had been made. Pennsylvania soon lost the ball and Flint advanced 1t five Yards for Princeton. 1t soon developed that Princeton’s rush-Iine was lar superior TO that of PennsYlyania,s and could break through almost at will Again. in team work was Princeton far ahead OF her opponent. Nevertheless in this half pennsylvania made gallant struggle, and although she could not get the ball far from her goal posts she kept Princeton from scoring Tor twenty-five minutes and held the score down Tor the half to one touchdown Flint Tor Princeton, and Branson, for the Uniyersity, did most of the work for their respective teams In the first half. Both teams tried bucking through the centre, and occasionally sending man around the ends. Poe, after fine run of thirty wards. made a touchdown, but the umpire had the bah brought back and given to Pennsylvania ON the ground that Princeton had fouled the former by holding. Gradually Princeton forced the ball down to within two yards of Pennsylvania’s goal line. The ball was passed to Flint, who lowered his head and charged straight through PennsylVania’s rush line and touched the ball down. Homans failed to kick the goal. In the struggle that took place over the line, Thayer, Pennsylvania’s full-back, was kicked in the head and forced to retire, Martin taking his place. Martin Immediately distinguished himself by making run OF forty yalds, but 1t was Penn sylYania’s last effort. When at the end Of forty-fYe minutes time Was called, Princeton had again driven Penn sylYania to within five yards of her line. After an intermission Of fifteen minutes the TWO teams again lined up, Princeton having the ball and the opposite goal from the pre-

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  The Wheeling daily intelligencer, Wheeling, W. Va., November 9, 1891, page 1

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  PRINCETON WON Tho Great Football Match Over tho Penn. sylynpin University Tho Great Football Mattel, Over tho Penn. sylvanin University. PHILADELPHIA, Nov. S.-Princeton defeated the University OF Pennsylvania yesterday afternoon in the cricket club grounds by score OF “a to O. Over 5000 people were present to witness the game. The grand stand was packed to its utmost capacity, and the fair sex was well represented. Tho colors OF the University OF Pennsylvania were prominent everywhere. Blue and red bonncts were in profusion; orange and blacl, flags were to be seen all over the field, while the portion OF the grand stand was literally decorated with yellow chrysanthcmums, worn for tho most part by the young women. In the hour before the game began cohort OF Princeton entered the field on the western side. There were several PENN sylvania tallylos packed with Pcnnsylvania men, who carried long red and blue streamers and yelled themselves hoarsc before the game began. Thou sands OF dollars were staked at odds OF two to one in; favor OF Princeton. On tho whole the game was tho best ever seen between two colleges. Prince ton had her best team on tho field, and SO had Pennsylvania. The game was in marked contrast to that OF last year in respect TO slugging, and was gentle manly one throughout. There was no unnecessarily rough playing. The “enl game” was tho gamc that won to. day. Princeton made ell her touch downs but one by long runs around Pcnnsylvania’s end; in fact this was tho only way she could make substanti. nj gains. Pennsylvania also made her biggest gains by working the ends.

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Princeton leads 63–⁠31–⁠1 in 95 meetings, counting the 67 since this game.