For one long hour the gridiron warriors of Harvard and Princeton fought a battle royal on Saturday afternoon. The unexpected strength of Princeton's of fence appeared in the very first plays and convinced the Crimson supporters that the supposed superiority of Harvard was too slight to assure victory. After a first half to nervous excitement, out team showed the results of Haughton's coaching and gained victory by outwitting as well as outrushing their opponents.
Princeton's overconfidence in the first part of the game lost them, a field goal and it was Harvard's superior strategy that gained the winning three points in the second half. The contest was hard fought throughout, and gave the team many valuable lessons to aid them in vanquishing Yale on the twenty-fifth. Great credit is due the victorious team and once again Houghton is proved the greatest of all football coaches.
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