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...just crumbled, but Saturday it did a surprisingly strong job. The Tigers, without the services of fullback Hewes Agnew after the first period, found it difficult to gain much rushing, but once again the Harvard pass defense made a hero out of a comparative unknown--this time, substitute Jim Mottley. Mottley completed nine out of ten passes, including two for touchdowns. He also scored one himself, on a 20-yard...

Author: By Bernard M. Gwertzman, | Title: Strong Princeton Passing Offensive Defeats Crimson | 11/13/1956 | See Source »

...second touchdown took five plays, with Mottley on fourth down passing to quarterback John Sapoch from the Crimson 17-yard line. Sapoch was hit by Bots-ford on the five, but broke away and fell into the end zone...

Author: By Bernard M. Gwertzman, | Title: Strong Princeton Passing Offensive Defeats Crimson | 11/13/1956 | See Source »

...Tigers, rated at 14 point pre-game favorite jumped to a quick 21-0 lead in the first half then relaxed with two more touchdowns in the last two quarters. None of the Tiger scores required sustained marches. Three came on long, accurate passes from tailback Jim Mottley and the other two resulted from quick running plays deep in the Crimson territory...

Author: By Bruce M. Reeves, | Title: TIGERS DOWN CRIMSON, 35-20 | 11/10/1956 | See Source »

...much from the charging Crimson line. And so he decided to stick to his strong first-period aerial attack. The idea resulted in Princeton's second first-half touchdown, just five minutes later. Two long passes, one for 60 yards and another for 20, from substitute tail-back Jim Mottley to end Bob Kent and quarterback John Sapoch made the score 14 to 0 at seven minutes of the second period...

Author: By Bruce M. Reeves, | Title: TIGERS DOWN CRIMSON, 35-20 | 11/10/1956 | See Source »

This time, the Tigers faked their way to their third touchdown. A Statue of Liberty by Ray Empson from Mottley for seven yards brought the ball to the Crimson 20 yard-line, where Mottley, this time faked a long pass and then raced through center for Princeton's third score. Alan Manzler converted to increase the Tigers' margin to 21-0 an the half. During the first half Princeton had amassed exactly 150 yards in the air, completing six passes...

Author: By Bruce M. Reeves, | Title: TIGERS DOWN CRIMSON, 35-20 | 11/10/1956 | See Source »

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