Dartmouth at Princeton

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  The Birmingham age-herald, Birmingham, Ala., October 29, 1916, page 1

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  PRINCETON WINS OVER DARTMOUTH; Ed briggs STARS Tigers Manage to Win Al though Completely Out played by Dartmouth Eleven Princeton, n. j., October 2S.-Although completely outplayed at almost every angle of the game Princeton defeated Dartmouth here today to 8. Eddie briggs, the Princeton fullback, was in dividualy responsible for the victory of the Princeton eleven. Dartmouth started hard offensive drive toward the Prince ton goal line in the third period. briggs intercepted a long forward pass thrown on Princeton’s 30-yard line. and raced along the margin of the side line the remaining Go yards for touchdown. Tibbolt kicked the goal after the touchdown. Dartmouth’s score was made in the sec ond period on placement kick by Cap tain Garrish During most of the four periods of play Dartmouth had Princeton on the defensive, struggling to defend her goal line A kicking duel, which lasted practically the entire first period, ensued between briggs and Thielscher after the kickoff Princeton ends covered briggs kick backs and the ball was for the most part in Dartmouth’s territory. Dartmouth outplayed Princeton during most of the second period. Trer recovcred tumble on Princeton’s 30-yard line and Dartmouth carried the ball to Prince tons seven-yard line. A Dartmouth for ward pass was intercepted behind the goal line. An attempted drop-kick by Tibbott on his own 47-yard line was blocked Dartmouth started another drive to Princetons goal and Garrsh sent a placement kick over the bar from Princetons 2S-yard line. Princeton came back stronger in the third period. Dartmouth fumbled badly. briggs intercepted a long forward pass on his own 30-yard line and ran along the side lines 70 yards for a touchdown Tibbott kicked the goal Later Prince ton carried the ball to center on off tackle plays to Dartmouth’s five-yard line. An incompleted forward pass then gave Dartmouth the ball on their own 20-yard line. Dartmouth came back desperately in the final period and had Princeton fight ing gamely in her own territory A for ward pass to Gerrish placed the ball on Prncetons 16-yard line and briggs again saved the day for Princeton by intercepting another forward pass. briggs kicked out of bounds in the last few minutes of play, placing Dartmouth again on the offensive within easy scoring distance but the visitors proved unequal to the task Final score: Princeton Z, Dartmouth 8.

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  New-York tribune, New York [N.Y.], October 29, 1916, page 1

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  Dartmouth Outplay ing Princeton When Intercepted Pass Brings Defeat Bv CRANTLAND RICE Princeton, n. J., Oct. 2s.-In a loose ;oip,ed world where only results are rristered, and where only scores are remembered, Princeton triumphed over dartmouth to-day by the margin Of Ito 3. So far as football goes Dartmouth ulsyed the sounder, stronger game, and deserved the olive. But the drear and ankempt Fate that has ridden with the Green troop from Hanover to Nassau rear after year was still in the saddle waiting for the proper moment to toss he keen harpoon Of misfortune into Dartmouth’s quivering flesh. Dsrtmouth’s powerful backs, Ger rsh. Duhamel, Thielscher and Cannell, arove their way through the Tiger defence for many well gained yards, but ever the Big Four in Green harness vere not mighty enough to overthrow A. ancient Fate that has apparently or ssined an eternal Dartmouth doom on Nassau sod. Fate to-day selected the middle Of the third quarter as the decisive moment in which 70 drape Hanover in crepe and sapplant the laurel with the myrtle. Dartmouth at that moment was leading, sto 0, through a field goal by Gerrish Il the second quarter. The Dartmouth stack, launched with both speed and power, had carried the ball down into Tiger territory. A. the 3s-yard line Gerrish shot a forward pass 20 Emery over at the right SIDE Of the field. The ball. thrown on low line, struck two Princeton men in is fight before il finally carromed off INTO the arms Of Eddie briggs. And il was right here that briggs carried Princeton out Of a shadow as bleak and arnressive as a storm-swept midWinter

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  Cheyenne record, November 2, 1916, page 2

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  SPORT. Denver University cleaned up on the Creighton eleven at Omaha, 10 to 10. Colorado pigskinners lost to the fast Mormon warriors at Salt Lake, 3S to 0. Fractured bones marked the Seattle game between the football teams OF the University of Washington and Whitman College, which Washington won, 81 to 6. By crushing the Stage machine from Chicago under the score of 80 to 7, at Madison, Wisconsin proved its claim as contender with Minnesota for the 1916 Western conference cham pionship. Although completely outplayed al almost every angle of the game Princeton defeated Dartmouth al Princeton, 7 to 3. Eddie briggs, the Princeton fullback, was Individual, responsible for the victory of the Princeton eleven. At Fort Collins the Aggies, foot. ball champions Of the Rocky Noun. tain conference in 1915, proved their right to the title again this year, but they had most desperate struggle in doing SO wher they bucked against the Colorado College Tigers, the score being /. to 12.

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Dartmouth leads 42–⁠38–⁠3 in 83 meetings, counting the 70 since this game.