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Referee Walter Camp, of Yale, called time at 2.30, and the teams took their positions; Princeton, having won the toss, was at the west goal. Harvard's champions were: Rushers, Holden, Butler, Burgess, Brooks, Woodman, Remington, Harding; quarter-back, Fletcher, (Dudley); half-backs, Sears and Porter; full back, Peabody. Princeton was represented by: Rushers, H. Hodge, Cook, Cowan, George, Irvine, Moore, Wagenhurst; quarter-back, R. Hodge; half-backs, Price and Ames; full back, Savage, (capt...
...ball was put in play by Harvard, and dribbled to Holden, who gained twenty yards. Fletcher pushed it further forward, but was downed by Price. Sears, Burgess and Fletcher each have another trial, but the ball remains in the same place and goes to Princeton on four downs. Harvard again secures the ball by breaking through the rush line, and Princeton recaptures it in the same manner. Ames is downed after a short rush, and Savage punts to Porter, who muffs, and Princeton gets the ball. After ineffectual attempts at rushing, Princeton loses the ball, but Sears fails...
...centre of the field. Runs by R. Hodge and Cowan carry it dangerously near Harvard's goal, and Princeton, although losing the ball on a fumble, immediately regains it, and Ames carries it far into Harvard territory. Price, Cook and Ames gain but little, and rushes by Burgess, Harding, Fletcher and Sears recover nearly all the lost ground, and time is called with Princeton's ball slightly in Harvard territory...
Princeton opens the second half by a magnificent run of Ames who is only downed at Harvard's 15-yard line. Princeton loses the ball to Burgess after being forced back ten yards, and Porter sends it well up the field, where it goes down at Princeton's 35-yard line. Here, Fletcher and Butler collide and the former bruises his eye; Dudley takes his place. Princeton loses the ball, and Sears, by a magnificent punt sends it to Princeton's 25-yard line, where Remington tackles Savage before he can return it. This advantage is of but momentary duration...
...were away from Cambridge. This invitation was gladly accepted, and the team will go down to Princeton Friday morning. They will come back Sunday night, arriving in Cambridge Monday morning, after three day's absence. The following men will compose the team in Saturday's game: Rushers, Holden, Remington, Burgess, Brooks, (capt.), Woodman, Butler, Harding; quarter-back, Fletcher; half-backs, Sears, Porter; back, Peabody. Substitutes, Wood, Faulkner, Boyden and Dudley...