As the Princeton Tiger (1969-70) I read with interest your cover story on “Tiger Tales.” I have three comments, as follows:
1. The reason I became the Tiger was because of my predecessor Peter Plympton Smith ’68, who proceeded me by two years — two Peter Smiths in three years!
2. My best story was being hijacked from the Princeton side of the field in Hanover by a large gang of Dartmouth freshmen who definitely “had me” only for them to be stopped dead by the Princeton rugby team, which was just entering the stadium. The battle was fierce and I was nose down in the scrum, but when it was over, I was triumphantly carried back to the right side!
3. I believe that’s me in the photo in your article with the bottle of gin! Unfortunately, I later might have had a little too much of something and fell on the bottle as it popped apart. Oh well!
My favorite thing about being Tiger was wearing the uniform in Manhattan on Saturday nights after the games. You can imagine how much fun that was!
Great article, thank you. Here’s to all Princeton Tigers!
As the Princeton Tiger (1969-70) I read with interest your cover story on “Tiger Tales.” I have three comments, as follows:
1. The reason I became the Tiger was because of my predecessor Peter Plympton Smith ’68, who proceeded me by two years — two Peter Smiths in three years!
2. My best story was being hijacked from the Princeton side of the field in Hanover by a large gang of Dartmouth freshmen who definitely “had me” only for them to be stopped dead by the Princeton rugby team, which was just entering the stadium. The battle was fierce and I was nose down in the scrum, but when it was over, I was triumphantly carried back to the right side!
3. I believe that’s me in the photo in your article with the bottle of gin! Unfortunately, I later might have had a little too much of something and fell on the bottle as it popped apart. Oh well!
My favorite thing about being Tiger was wearing the uniform in Manhattan on Saturday nights after the games. You can imagine how much fun that was!
Great article, thank you. Here’s to all Princeton Tigers!