Lafayette at Princeton

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  The sun, New York, October 12, 1919, page 1

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  PRINCETON is HARDPRESSED BY LAFAYETTE In Bitterly Fought Gridiron Battle Tigers Triumph by 8 to 6. CAPT. WELDON THE HERO Tears Through Victor’s Defence at Will-Orange and Black 0utrushed. Special Despdtch to The SUN. PRINCETON. N. J., Oct 11.-Princeton defeated Lafayette 0 to 6 here this afternoon in one of the most stirring and bitterest fought gridiron battles ever seen in the Palmer Memorial Stadium The Maroon team outrushed its heavier opponents. tore the Wanted Princeton defence to pieces and failed only by inches to register a victory over the other eleven. Capt. Weldon. the plucky leader of the visitors, tore through and around the Princeton defence for yard after yard, and 1t was only after the full strength of the Princeton eleven had been mustered that the Tigers were able 10 withstand his attack at all. Lafayette had numerous opportunities TO score but took advantage of only one. During the last period Weldon and Hauser. working alternately. carried the ball from the Princeton AZ yard line 10 the Princeton s inch line, there to lose 1t when the battered Tiger line recovered, and fighting every inch of the way withstood the fierce attack of the Lafayette backs Lafayette’s Work Splendid. Lafayette’s defeat was In great meas ure compensated by the wonderful exhlbition that the Pennsylvania eleven put up. During the first half Princeton failed to make a single down, the Tiger touchdown coming as the result OF a tumble by Hauser on the Lafayette 5 yard line which Rothschild recovered. Princeton was compelled 10 fight defensve battle during almost the entire game. The slender margin of victory was gained by Strubing. who booted beautiful field goal from the Is yard line late in the third quarter. The Tigers had been repuLsed In their third drive into siafayette’s territory and the clever little Princeton quarterback dropped back and kicked the goal from diff fcut angle. Almost 500 Lafayette supporters thronged to Princeton to witness the game. They were headed by q band that led long parade to Palmer Stadium. During the intermission q great cheering battle took place between the Lafayette followers and the Orange and Black adherents Princeton won the toss and elected to defend the north goal Weldon kicked of TO Strubing. who brought the ball back % yards for a first down on Princeton’s 32-yard line. Lourie made hve yards and Garrity adde two more, A forward pass failed and Lourie kicked to sigel. who lodged back 20 yards to tho Lafayette 42-yard line. 1t was here that Lafayette got the benefit of the first bit of luck In the game The Maroon failed to gain on three line plays and Weldon kicked q punt that bounded along the ground until Lourie captured 1t on Princeton’t six-yard line, where he was downed In his tracks. Lourie lost FIVE yards when 4 Lafayette forward broke through Lourie then kicked to Sigel. who returned the ball to Princeton’s 8o-yard Ina Fine Run By Weldon. Weldon tore of a magnificent rur ground left end and was downed or the Tigers eight-yard line. Hauser made Eve yards right through the centre OF the Princeton line, and then Weldon went across the line for Lafayette’t score. The Maroon captain failed tf lick goal Hauser kicked of to Strubing aftel the lireup and the latter was downet on the Princeton so-yard line. Three line plays failed to gain and Louri’ got on a beautiful punt that went ovei the Lafayette goal line. The ball wal brought out to the 20-yard line. Wei don lost a yard and on the next pla, Hauser fumbled, Rothschild recovering for Princeton on Lafayette’s fve-yart line. Lourie lost a yard and then Gar rtty carried the ball to Lafayette’s one yarc line, when the quarter ended Opie Scores Touchdown. On the first play OF the second quarte opie took the ball over for Princeton touchdown. Strub.ng failed to kicl goa. The rest of the second period wa punting duel between Lourie ant Weldon. with the Lafayette leader hav ing a slight edge. The half ended witt the ball In Princeton’s possession Of their own 23-yard line. The Princeton attack got under wa In better shape at the start OF the sec ond half and for a while the Tiger drove their opponents before then Princeton recovered a Lafayette fumbl on the Lafayette Is yard line. but tn Pennsylvanians Immediately returned tn compliment when Lehacka intercepted forward pass Weldon then punted { strubing who pulled Off a beautiful III ana placed the bail on Lafayette’s 2 yard line. DeStefano, working almos alone, carried the ball over for a touch down, but the ball was called back whe holding was detected In the Princeto line. Strubing then dropped back to tn 70 yard line and dropped over the wiz ming field goal. With Ave minutes of the last quartz left to play. Lafayette gave last del perate bid for victory. Trimble punte out Of bounds on the 80 yard line. Hal ser and Weldon then carried the ba forward for first down on Princeton yard line. New Life for Tigers. The Princeton stands were silent. b, great cheer went up as Keck. sta tackle of the 1921 freshman team. wa rushed into the game to bolster up u defense. A second later Capt caliahs ne star center on last falls s. A G. team. rushed out on the field ar took Thomas’s place at centre. The Princeton team seemed to ga courage from these substitutions ar managed to hold back the vicious a TACK OF the Eastonians on the 8 inch lin Lourle then kicked out of danger. Lafi getIe resorted to forward passiT game In the last two minutes OF pla but four Incomplete passes gave the bs 70 Princeton on Its own rs yard Iii and the game was over The gamo clearly showed that Il much Wanted Princeton defence Is reality very weak Tbs line also fall

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  Evening star, District of Columbia, October 12, 1919, page 30

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  PRINCETON JUST DOES BEAT LAFAYETTE TEAM PRINCETON. N. J.. October IL Princeton defeated Lafayette 9 to 6 in hard fought foot ball game here today. Each team scored touchdown in the first half. but both failed to kick the goal. The Tigers touchdown was the result Of q Lafayette tumble In the third period Strubing, Prince toms quarterback, kicked q field goal from, the 25-yard line. Strubing and Lourie were the stars for Princeton. while Capt We’ll oon and Hauser played a brilliant game for Lafayette.

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  Richmond times-dispatch. (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, Virginia, October 12, 1919, page 17

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  PRINCETON ELEVEN WINS Touchdown by Tigers Result of Fumble by Lafayette Men, Who Lose . to q. PRINCETON. y. j., oct. 11-Prtnceton defeated Lafayette . to 6 in a hard Fought football game here today. Each team scored a touchdown in the first half but both failed 10 kick goal. The Tigers touchdown was the result of Lafayette tumble. In the third period. Stumbling. Princeton’s star quarterback, kicked a field goal from the twcnty-hve-yard line that gave his eleven the game.

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  Albuquerque morning journal, Albuquerque, N.M., October 12, 1919, page 4 (results column)

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  FOOTBALL RESULTS Springfield Y. NJ, c. A, college, Z; Tufts, 6. Georgetown, II; West Virginia Wesleyan, 0. University of Missouri, 6; Kansas Aggies. G. University of Kansas, IA: Emporia normal, 0. University of Arkansas, Z; Hend ricks college, 0. Vanderbilt, 8; Tennessee, 3. Holy Cross, IA Bowdoin, 0. Ohio state, 46, Cincinnati, 0. Maryland state, 13; University OF Virginia, 0. Washington university, Al; Drury, American School of Osteopathy, 10; Mexico Military academy, 0. Penn state, 8; Bucknell, 0. Trinity, 6; Connecticut Aggie, 0. Colgate, IA; Brown, 0. Cornell, 8; Williams, 0. Pittsburgh, %; West Virginia 0. Yale, “a; North Carolina, Z. Harvard 35; Colby, 0. Navy, Sc; Johns Hopkins, 0. Illinois. IA; Purdue, Z. Columbia, 7; Vermont, 0. Wisconsin, IS; Marquette, 0. Northwestern, 90; Depauw. 0. Minnesota, 6; Nebraska, 6. Michigan Aggies, Is; Western state normal, 81. Dartmouth, 81; Massachusetts Aggies, Z. Princeton, 9; Lafayette, 6. Pennsylvania, 60; Delaware college, Notre Dame, GO; Mount Union, I. University of Utah. 20; Colorado college, o. Army, 8; Syracuse, Z. Iowa state college, 7; Grinnell, o.. University of Chicago, IL: Great Lakes, 0. Washington and jefferson, 20; Car negie Tech, 0. California, 10; st. Marys, 0. University of Georgia. IA: Universitv of South Carolina, 0. Utah Aggies, 1856; Idaho Tech, 0. University of Colorado Z; Colorado College 40. University of Utah 20; Colorado College 0.

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Princeton leads 39–⁠3–⁠3 in 45 meetings, counting the 20 since this game.