Lafayette at Navy

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  The Washington herald, October 10, 1920, page 13

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  Fun1bles by Lafayette Help Many to Win 12–⁠7 Annapolis, Nd, Oct Coming ito Annapolis for the first time IN dozen years. the football team OF Lafayette College. Easton, Pa. faced the Annapolis Midshipmen on the grldirop Of Farragut Field this afternoon, and the struggle was a bitter one frsm beginning to end. Navy emerged victor by a score of l2 to Z. but the Eastonians al most turned defeat into triumph within the last minute Of play when Lahecka, tall, wiry halfback, intercepted a Navy forward pass on his own 5-yard line and sprintsd eighty yards before being oyeTtaken and thrown by Neyes, heet-footed plebe halfback, who brought him to earth by a splendid tackle on Nays Is yard chalk. The visitors could NOT turn the trick in two more plays and the gruelling battle was over FumbIes Hurt Lafayette. But for Lafayette’s decided ten sdency to tumble, the Middies would undoubtedly have had a much more difficult proposition to cope with Indicative of the stubbornness Of the. fight, the teams played each other to a stand-off in the first half. The Middies drew first blood after the third period was we’ll under way, when they got themselves tosether on Lafsyette’s 4O-yard line and plugged down the field. until Waters finally shot through the stin defense of the visitors. Lardon failed at goal. Soon Afterwards Coach shtherlands pupils worked the ball from midneld to Nays twenty-yard line and by a delayed pass GazeIla can tered around -Navy’s right wing for a touchdown and Brennan . kicked goal. giving Lafayette l point lead. There was nothing do ing for either team until time for the fourth period had more than half expired. Play had see-sawed in both zones. Finally. Noyes in tercepted a Lafayette forward pass toss in midheld and ran through a broken field for thirty yards. From the twenty-yaTd chalk the Middies by line bucks and off-tackle play. advanced TO within three yards of the coveted goal line. Here the Eastonians made 4 desperate stand , and held for four downs. In a last effort. however, the Middies were successful. Noyes tossed a wide A’f “ aIu pass 10 LHCu OH IlSnN emu who fell over the line for a touch down. Noyes missed goal. General Fight Develops. Then followed the spectacular run by LaheCka. The spectators for an instant thought the game was over but a fight had developed on the northeast side Of the field that threatened to resolve itself into a general melee. but Navy “bluecoats” and officers interviewed and dispersed the crowd. The game was a thriller. a hard one for Lafayette to lose and a creditsble victory for Navy. The Nlddies presented a more formidabl aggregation than that which was defeated by North Carolina State . last Saturday. For Lafayette it must be said they have a machine that is calculated TO give all the big fellows q rub. The lineup and summary:

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  Evening capital and Maryland gazette, Annapolis, Md., October 11, 1920, page 1

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  NAVY TRIUMPHS OVER LAFAYETTE IN STIFF CAM: Fumbling BY Visitors Coupled With Penaltie 5 Thwarted Chances To Score Middies With Veterans In Line Presented More Formidable Team GAME THRILLED BIG THRoNG OF SPECTATORS Corning to Annapolis for the first time in a dozen years, the football team Of Lafayette College, Easton, Pa, faced the Annapolis midshipmen on The gridiron Of Farragut Field satur- I day afternoon, and tho struggle vas a bitter one from beginning 70 end Navy emerged victor by U score OF IL to u but the Eastonians almost turned defeat In triumph within the last minute Of play, when Lahecka, tall, wiry halfback, intercepted Navy forward pass on his own 5yard line and snrintod so yards before being oyertaken and thrown BY Noyes. feet footed plebe halfback who brought him to earth by a splendid tackle on Nays 15-yard chalk The visitors could not turn the trick in two more plays and the gruelling sattle was over

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  The New York herald, New York, N.Y., October 10, 1920, page 21

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  NAVY IS SAVED BY NOYES’S TACKLE Last Minute Play Prevents Lafayette Score. ANNAPOLIS, Md. oct 9.-Winning from Lafayette by 70 to in a game which, upon the whole was well nlayed for this period OF the season the M!dshipmen and their opponents staged a real thriller in the final minute Of the contest, and sent the big crowd Of spectators away talking about one of the most spectacular end ings they ever had seen. The Navy team had scored touch downs and missed goals IN the second and fourth quarters and Lafayette had scored a touchdown and goal IN the third quarter, so that a touchdown in The closing minutes meant lead for the visitors and almost certain victory. How ever. things were going the way the Navy people wanted them to-day. and. holding the ball on Lafayette’s 10 yard line. the players were trying TO respond to the cries from the stand for zone more touchdown”

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  New-York tribune, New York, October 11, 1920, page 11

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  LafaYetie {srecis Team EASTON. Pa Oct 1O.-Four hun dred Lafayette College students turned out to meet the varsity football team here tonight upon the warriors return from Annapolis. The team was greeted with repeated cheers and songs. La fayotte lost to Annapolis 12–⁠7. La fayettc plays Pennsylvania at Philadel Dhia next SATURDAY.

Public-domain newspapers from the Library of Congress’s Chronicling America, found through the American Stories dataset (Dell and Harvard, CC BY 4.0). The text is the machine reading of the page, mistakes and all.

Navy leads 8–⁠4 in 12 meetings, counting the three since this game.