Rutgers at Lafayette

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  The New York herald, October 30, 1921, page 46

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  LAFAYETTE SWEEPS OVER RUTGERS, $50 Jersey Men Lose Much Ground by Intercepted Passes at East0n. Special Despatch to THE New York HERALp. EAsroN, Pa. Oct. 29.-Lafayette Col lege moved a notch nearer the mythical football championship Of the East here to-day on March Field by defeating Rutgers S5 to 0. The heavier Rutgers team could not penetrate the Lafayette line and was forced to resort many times to forward passes. These proved satisfactory for a while but later worked to Lafayette’s advantage. as several were intercepted and converted into Lafayette scores. Lafayette used straight football. with double and reverse passes behind tl,e line. The backs pushed the ball well, the linemen stepped into the interfer- ence and swept the Rutgers team aside. Then to show Rutgers and the Penn sylvania and Lehigh scouts who were present that she could complete forward passes Lafayette opened her formations with a few minutes remaining of the second period. A forward. Brennan to Drummer gained fifteen yards. On the next play Brennan hurled long pass to Berry, the Lafayette left end. Berry caught the ball on the Rutgers s yard line and rolled over the line after being tackled on the 3 yard mark. | Coach Sanford’s team showed to best advantage when In the shadow of her goal line. In the first period after Lafayette had marched to Rutgers’s 6 yard line Rutgers braced and held Coach Sutherlands team for downs. Again in the second period when Lafaycite had the ball on the visitors IL yard line Rutgers held and Brennan tried for a placement kick from the 1S yard line. The kick went wide. Doc” Elliott and mike Gazella were the offensive stars for the winners. Elliott continued his sensational line plunging. tearing into the Rutgers Limo for gains of from four to twelve yards. Gazella’s speciality was dashing Oft tackle and around the ends. The Lafayette backs were aided by the playing Of Schwab Deibel, Williams. Budd and Brown. Williams and Dsdbea played their best football Of the year. Rutgers had only one chance to score, This came in the fourth period. A long forward, Redmond to Dickenson, CAR ried the ball from Rutgers 70 yard lipA to midfield. Another from Redmond 70 Raub gained forty yards and placed the ball on Lafayette’s 10 yard line, Maloney tried quick dash through thd centre Of the line. He was tackled hard and fumbled. Lafayette recovaring. Lafayette’s first score was In the opening period. Elliott and Ga1ella played the leading parts, the former taking the ball over from tho yard line. A second touchdown was prevented when Drummer fumbled pass with the ball on Rutgers II yard line The second score was the result Of the two forward passes. In the third period the hard playing OF the Lafayette line in the first half began to tire the Rutgers team and Lafayette crossed tho visitors goal line twice. The sIif1AStn. D. sf.n1l... W.

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  New-York tribune, New York, October 30, 1921, page 17

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  LAFAYETTE Continues Victorious Streak, Beating Rutgers, IS to O sanford’s Heavy Team Is Thwarted When 1t Resorts to Forward Pass {. EAsT0N, Pa, Oct. 29.-The Lafay- Ute College football team defeated aatgers College by score of So to o ea March Field this afternoon. The aeayier Rutgers team could not pene- Aa’e the powerful Lafayette line and sas forced to resort to all kinds of for .ale passes. These proved satisfacfsay tor while, but later worked to ~ ~ aseV1e’a advantage, as several of sse passes were intercepted and conss’eo lnto Lafayette scores. la,1ayette used straight football, sssn’ed with double and reverse passes bL.alno the line of scrimmage. The sss gasas :, Passed the ball beautifully, while ae hnemen stepped into the interfer SASF ana swept the Rutgers team aside. a. .s ayette opened her formations in ~ .s iast lew minutes of the second pc Ya. forward, Brennan to Drummer, Sss.aed fifteen yards. On the next play ss,,s.lan hurtled long pass to Berry, ~ ~ lafayette left end. Berry caught az az oa,. on the Rutgers five-yard mark Nv IN rataed over for touchdown after a1g ar tackled on the three-yard line oc Elliott and Mike Gazeila were M. soAenslve stars for the winners. ilI.ess alra continued his sensational line soag’ng, tearing into the Rutgers line ~. ,Eains ranging from four to twelve .’‘s: rs o:x Hazella’s specially was dash ~ tackie and around the ends. sftb;S 1ft;sSAgers had but one chance to score. sos. came N the fourth period A s ssssr Forward pass, Redmond to Dick a8sn, aa8.sa carried the bali from Rutgers’s asd ,sne 20 midneld. Another toss. and s’‘a9Ae ,S 70 Ranh. gained forty yards sar.iss sssa;Need the ball on Lafayette’s teune. Maloney tlied quick dash xss sns center of .he line. lie MI. siea hard and fumpled, Lafa- asests’s drst scare came in the

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  Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial, Delaware, October 31, 1921, page 11 (results column)

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  College Football. Delaware University, AZ; Washing ton College, o. Delaware University, All Washing ton College, o. Centre, s; Harvard, 0. Princeton. “a; Virginia, 0. Yale, 3S; Brown, Z, Georgia Tech, Z; Penn state, 2s. Williams, 20; Columbia, 0. Lafayette, 35; Rutgers, 0. Navy, 21; Bethany, 0. Georgetown, 2s; Washington, 0. Hobart, 81; unions 7. Northwestern, “a; Depauw, 0. Washington and Jefferson, II; Syracuse, 10. Notre Dame, 2s; Indiana, Z. Missouri, O.; Drake, 0. Army. So; Susquehanna, 0. Lehigh, 81; West Virginia, IA. Georgetown, Z; Auburn, 0. 4 Chicago. 35; Colorado, 0. Michigan, 3: Illinois, 0. Wisconsin. 35; Minnesota, 0, University of Detroit, IA; Tulane, 10 Colorado, 10; Grinnell, Q. Iowa, l3; Perdue, s. Case, Ia Heidelberg, 0. Oberlin, 81; Ohio Wesleyan, 0. y

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Rutgers leads 35–⁠16–⁠1 in 52 meetings, counting the 36 since this game.