Lehigh at Rutgers

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  New-York tribune, New York [N.Y.], September 29, 1895, page 5

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  LEHIGH DEFEATS RUTGERS. sNAPPY. HARD GAME PLAYED AT THE OPEN ING OF THE SEASON. Bethlehem. Penn. Sept. rs (SpeciaD.-Lehigh opened the football season to-day. winning easily from Rutgers by a OF % 10 in ffteen-minute halves. Lehgh showed good team work for 80 early in the season. and the interference was fine. In the last half she played with characteristic snap scoring freely Her new backs. Nevins and Senior, yed d quick and hard game frequently making twenty and thirty yard gains around the ends FItzgerald’s goal from the field was made from the thirty yard line against a strong wind. Gonzoas played fine game at tackle. carrying the ball once through Rutgers centre for saventy-ive yards. Rynos tackng the feature OF Rutgers play.

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Lehigh leads 27–⁠24 in 51 meetings, counting the 44 since this game.