Salt Lake Tribune | 1906-10-14 | Page 37 | Middies Defeated on Home Grounds

MIDDIES DEFEATED ON HOMEJGBOUNOS Princeton Manages to Score One Touchdown Against the Naval Cadets. FUTURE ADMIRALS LIGHTER THAN THEIR OPPONENTS Tigers, However, Have Hard Time in Protecting Own Goal Line. , ANNAPOLIS, Md., Oct.. 13. Princeton Prince-ton today managed to score ono touchdown touch-down against the much lighter and plucky eleven of the Naval Academy and to keep their own goal lino from being crossed. The attendance was nearly 8000. From tho very start. Princeton played hard, line-bucking, goal ball. This continued through the Half with neither side able to score. Princeton Bucks Line. In the second half, Princeton twico literally bucked the way up the Oeld to win distances from tho naval goal, but the midshipmen saved themselves once- . , a - After eight minutes of play, Spencer received Dillon's punt on Navy's five 3-ard line. Spencer kicked the ball out of danger to Dillon, who heeled for a free kick on the Navy's 45-yard line. Hortou fumbled Cooney's kick and downed tho ball for a touchdown. On the punt out from tho 25-yard lino Silencer's kick was received by McCor-mick McCor-mick in tho midfield. From here Princeton Prince-ton began to buck her way toward a score. McCormiok started oft" with 125 yards and Stnever and Dillion alternated alter-nated with him in gains which placed the ball on the Navy's three-yard lino, whore two rushes bv McCormick put it over. Dillon failed to kick goal. Seoro to 0,