Lafayette at Rutgers

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  The New York herald, New York, November 12, 1922, page 51

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  )UTPIAYS MDDI EBJRY II BUT WEAKENS TOWARD FINISH RUTGERS UNABLE TO SOLVE AERIAL PLAYS Lafayette Uses Delayed and Reverse Passes Effectively and Win 33 to 6. Special Dispatch 10 THE NEw YoEK HnzALD. NEW BRUNSWICK, N T.. Nov. liz orn down by Lafayette’s line plunging anu STRAIGHT football in the FIRST period Rutgers coui, not cope with the visitors brilliant display Of open play and for ward passes in the subsequent periods an Lafayette trlumphed to-day on Nell son field 30 10 G. For the first quarter Il looked like a drawn battle or a Rutgers victory. SAN ford’s eleven kept the ball almost entlrely in Lafayette’s territory. and three times threatened 10 score by driving the ball 20 within fifteen yards OF the La fayette goal, each time losing It on an Interrupted pass. In the first period Rutgers negotiated six first downs to none for Lafayette. When the Eastonians did take the Of fensiye nothing but old fashioned foot ball was attempted. but beginning in the second quarter the expected Lafayette crisscrosses, delayed and reverse passes and other gridiron fireworks began 10 pop With Drummer the pivot for these deceptive plays and aided by MiIliman who went In when the veteran Gazella was carried off on a stretcher. and some times by Berry, there was no halting the Lafayette assaults. Brunner scored the first touchdown early in the second period following a long forward toss which Aiilliman held. Another goal came early in the third period contributed by Milliman follow Ing Lafayette’s irresistible advance by the overhead route. And in the fourth quarter Lafayette drove three touchdowns across. one by Drummer following a fifty four yard gain on pass heaved TO him by Marty Brennan. Rutgerss only score came in the final quarter when Mickey Brennan | intercepted one of the very few bad Lafayette tosses at mldfeld. Five plays were enough for Rutgers to drive the ball to Lafayette’s l yard line, whence Benkert lunged over the piled up play ers for score. Capt. Raub failed In the try for this goal The lineup:

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  New-York tribune, New York, November 12, 1922, page 20

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  Rutgers Eleven calls TO Halt Lafayette Team Strong Easton Aggregation Piles Up Thirty-three Points to Six for Scarlet NEW BRUNSWICK, N. j., Nov. IL. Worn out by Lafayette’s line plunging and straight football in the first period, Rutgers could not cope with the visitors brilliant display Of open plays and forward passes in the sub sequent periods, and Lafayette triumphed to-day on Nelson Field 33 to 6. For the first quarter it looked like drawn battle, or even Rutgers vic tory. Sanford’s eleven kept the ball almost entirely in Lafayette territory and three times threatened to score by driving the ball to within fifteen yards of the Lafayette goal, each time losing it on an interrupted pass. In the first period Rutgers negotiated six first downs to none for Lafayette, when the Eastopians did take the offensive nothing but old-fashioned football was attempted, but beginning in the second quarter the expected Lafayette crisscrosses, delayed and reverse passes, and other gridiron fireworks began to pop. With Drummer, the pivot for these deceptive plays, and aided by Milliman, who went in when the veteran Gazella was carried off on stretcher. and sometimes by Berry, there was no halting the Lafayette assaults. Brunner scored the first touchdown early in the second period, following q long forward toss, which Milliman held. Another goal came early in the third period. 1t was contributed by MILL man following Lafayette’s irresistible advance by the overhead route. In the fourth quarter Lafayette drove three touchdowns across, one by Drummer, following 54-yard gain on a pass heaved to him by Marty Brennan. Rutgers only score came in the final quarter, when Mickey Brennan intercepted one of the very few bad Lafayette tosses at midfield. Five plays were enough for Rutgers to drive the ball to Lafayette’s one-yard line, whence Benkert lunged over the piled-up ylayers for score. Captain Raub failed in the try for this goal. Tho 1ira-11n.

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