Football, commemorating Princeton's 1912 Victory over Dartmouth, 22-7
Football, commemorating Princeton's 1912 Victory over Dartmouth, 22-7
- Description
- This ball was given to T.T. Pendleton while captain of the 1912 Princeton football team. It commemorates Princeton's 22-7 victory over Ivy League rivals Dartmouth on October 26, 1912. At the time of the game, both teams were undefeated.
- Pendleton, a halfback, was All-American the previous year, leading the Tigers to the 1911 National Collegiate Championship.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Object Name
- Football
- Object Type
- football
- date made
- 1912
- associated date
- 1912
- depicted (sitter)
- Princeton University
- maker
- Spalding
- Physical Description
- leather (overall material)
- Measurements
- overall: 10 1/2 in x 14 in; x 26.67 cm x 35.56 cm
- ID Number
- 1979.0984.02
- accession number
- 1979.0984
- catalog number
- 1979.0984.02
- Credit Line
- Gift of Ann Pendleton Stephens and Timothy T. Stephens
- subject
- Football
- College
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- Cultural and Community Life: Sport and Leisure
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History
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