Lafayette at Cornell

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  The sun, New York, November 2, 1919, page 20

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  LAFAYETTE BACKS CONQUER CORNELL ithaca Team, Weakened by Injuries, Loses by Score Of Fl to 2. +. EASTONIANS ARE SPEEDY Weldon Proves Star With Numerous Brilliant Open – Field Runs. EASTONIANS ARE SPEEDY ITHACA, N. Y, Nov. 1.-Lafayetts’s fast and powerful backfield, working behind splendid interference, overpowered Cornell on muddy field this afternoon. and the Eastonians gave the Ithacans q sound trouncing by the score of FL to y, scoring touchdown in the first, third and fourth periods. while Pendleton’s tackle of Lehecka behind the latter’s goal line in the second period gave Cor nell the safety that constituted the only score they could make. Although the sub-backfeld Cornell was compelled to use because the reg ulars were laid out with injuries maA more ground than any Cornell backfeld this year, and gave the first evidence seen on the local field of anything that might be called a Cornell attack, the speed and power Of the Lafayette backs. the Qrlckness and dexterity with which the team employed the shift play and the superb running of Weldon proved too much for the Ithacans, who never hac a chance after Lafayette had scored their second touchdown in the third period Of play Game Played in Rain. The game was played on a field soaked by forty-eight hours rain and in the MIDST OF a steady downpour. Under tho circumstances there was surprisingly little fumbling. Lafayette had twelve pound advantage In the backfield that counted heavily on the slippery field, but had the field been dry the result could not have been different. The Eastonians knew more football than Cornell, they played better and were more consistent. Both in line and back nelo they had the jump that counts lafayette struck terror into the hearts or Cornell partisans at the outset of the game. Weldon caught Horrell’s kickoff on the 10 yard line and raced to Cor nelrs 45 before he was downed. Weldon ana Sausner rushed past Corneirs tackles to the Is yard line, Lehecka made five more and then Hausner. behind fine in tereference. went around CorneIl’s right END FOR a touchdown. The first score was made in six plays On the next kickoff the Ithacans solved the Lafayette attack and COM PEELED Weldon to kick to Shiverick. who returned the punt to his own 75 and the Cornell sub backfieh began a drive in series Of Off tackle plays that netted them Is yards before Lafayette held and Shiverick was compelled to punt Cornell Begins Drive. The Ithacans soon launched another offensive from their own 33 yard line, with Livingston making most of the gains in Off tackle plays rushed to Lafayette’s 80 yard line a 80 yard advance before they were stopped Opening the second period Shiverick tried field goal from the As yard line. The kick was short and struck the ground about five yards in front of the goal posts. Lehecka Juggled it as it bounded across the line, but fell on it for safety, being tackled BY Pendleton. For the balance OF this period Cornell played Lafayette even. Sutherlands team came back on the field in the third period and launched a great offensive. Starting from their own 80 yard i.s-- they worked their way straight down the field for q touchdown. The Lafayette line shifted from side TO side and through It Weldon. Hawsney, Lehecka and Siegel would dart like Il bullet. Inside the 10 yard line the Cornell team braced and held for three downs Weldon was equal to the task. however. and went through for a touchdown. The final score was made possible by a 50 yard run by Weldon from midfeld After several limo plunges the Ithacans held o.. 4 yard line, but again Weldon jumpeG through the centre of the line for a touchdown. The lineup:

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  New-York tribune, New York [N.Y.], November 2, 1919, page 1

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  Lafayette, With Capt. Weldon Starring, Overpowers Cornell lthacans, Completely Out classcd iii Every Depart mcnt, Score a Safety ITHACA, n Y. Nov. l.-Lafayette outplayed and overpowered Cornell on q muddy field here this afternoon, winning by the score OF y to =. The fast. heavy backs OF the visitors cir cled the Cornell ends repeatedly for big gains. 1t wa1the superb work Of Captain Weldon. “the Lafayette FULL back. which was the biggest factor in Cornells undoing. ne ran with the speed OF bullet. sure footed despite the muddy field and time after time ripped OF substantial gains. 1t was Weldon’s long runs that gave the visitors their chance to strike for their first and third touchdowns, and il WAS Weldon. who twice or the fourth down when Cornell had braced and had seemingly met the onslaught, who hurled himself through the centre of the line for the score. The IthacAns were crippled behind the line. starting the game with three substitute backs, but Lafayette would have won anyway. She out jumped Cor nell in the line, especially in the sec ond half. and the twelve pounds ad vantage in weight she possessed behind the lire counted heavily on the sloppy field With their weight and power the Lafayette backs got tremendous momentum and they were very hard to

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  Evening star, Washington, D.C., November 2, 1919, page 1

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  CORNELL TEAM IS EASY FOR LAFAYETTE, 21–⁠2 ITHACA. N. Y, November l. Lafayette found the crippled Cornell team easy today. winning 81 to 2. Cornell showed more offensive power than at any previous time this season, but it was not consistent. Lafayette scored touchdown IN the FIST four plays, wren long gains enabled Capt. Weldon to cross the line. In the second period Lehacka of Lafayette made CorneII’s only score on g. safety. At the beginning OF the third period Lafayette began a march from its 3O-yard line, resulting in another touchdown, and Capt Weldon scored his third touchdown in the fourth leriod.

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  The Washington herald, November 2, 1919, page 10 (results column)

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  Football Results. Georgetown. IS: Delaware I. Gallaudet Z: Catholic u, I. Yale. 81: Maryland State. O. Crsinus, II: Swarthmore, Is. Muhlenburg, 0; Villa Nova, 6. Haverford. 10: Franklin and Mar shall, Z Gettysburg. Z: Dickinson. 0. Notre Dame. 1s: Indiana s. Iowa, 26: South Dakota, Ia Drake. s: Grinnell. o. Washington. q; Rolla, o. Nebraska. o: Ames. 3 University of Detroit. q: Kalamazoo. 0. West Point. “a; Tufts. u. Pittsburgh. 3: Lehigh. o. Indiana, 3: Notre Dame. Is Michigan. is: Northweste IS. Columbia, o; Union, O. b Wisconsin. I; Minnesota, 10. Wesleyan. l6: Williams. O. ADD FOOTBALL Washington State. 81: Idaho, o. University OF Southern California, p; Occidental, 0. Oregon. q; Washington. IS. Texas, 80: Rice. g. California. n: Oregon Aggies. a. Kansas. Is: Kansas Aggies. 3. Creighton. 6; Haskell Indians, g. Colorado Aggies, IS; Denver, & Colorado School OF Mines. 3; Colo RADIO College. 7. Purdue. 13; Michigan Aggies. 7. Oklahoma. 8; Missouri. s. Kentucky States. 0: Vanderbilt, o. Johns Hopkins. 20: Lebanon College, s. Bowdoin, Il: Bates. 13 Dartmouth. Z: Colgate, = Union. o; Columbia. o. Penn State. 10: Pennsylvania, 0. Harvard. 20: Springfield. 0. Syracuse. 13: Brown. 0. Pittsburg. 10; Lehigh. o. Carnegie Tech. 9: Allegheny, Q. Lafayette. 21: Cornell. 2. Princeton Freshmen. 20; Yale Freshmen. o. West Virginia. IS: Princeton. o. Army. “a; Tufts. IS. Holy Cross. %; Rhode Island State. 3. Massachusetts Aggies. I: New Hampshire. o. Carnegie Tech. 3; Allegheny. o. Oberlin. As; Western Reserve. 0. Middlebury. 3; Norwich. o. Illinois. 20: Chicago. 0. Case. SO: Hiram. 80. DavidEon. 0: Georgia Tech. 80. Georgia Military Academy. 20; Locust Grove. o. Tennessee. n: North Carolina, 0. Alabama. 40: Sewanee. 0. Georgia. o; Auburn. Z. Mississippi Aggies. s; Louisiana, State. o. Vanderbilt. o: Kentucky State. ..

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Cornell leads 9–⁠5–⁠1 in 15 meetings, counting the two since this game.