Lafayette at Stevens

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  The Jersey City news, Jersey City [N.J.], October 26, 1893, page 1

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  LOST BY 4 KICK. Stevens Institutes Football Eleven De- feated by Lafayette. Stevens Institutes Football Eleven DEE feated by Lafayette. Stevens Institute boys made a grand fight yesterday for the football cham . piopship Of the Middle States League. They were unfortunate. as McIlwaine missed a kick at goal and prevented a tie. The Lafayette College team won the game and honors. Stevens was han@ dicapped in weight. as the Pennsylvania boys are h~eavyweights aud had the adj vantage In rushing and tackliuR. The Hoboken team, by clever work, succeed ed in making as many t~ouchdowns as the Lafayette, through the splendid ruuming and lodging OF McCord. Each made two. Lafayette was fortunate in kicking 90 Is from the ~touchdowns. and thus secured II points to Stevens 10. Lafayette will certainly defeat Rutgers and the peunant will fly az E sston. The teams were:- ftl .r4

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Lafayette leads 5–⁠4 in nine meetings.