Lafayette at Cornell

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  New-York tribune, New York, October 20, 1895, page 5

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  LAFAYETTE WINS FROM CORNELL TOUCHDOWN SCORED IN THE FIRST INNING CORNEI<II MAKES ONE THAT is NOT ALLOWED. Ithaca, y. Y. Oct. 1s.-Lafayette won to-day’s football game with Cornell The final score was Lafayette s. Cornell, o. The winning score was made In the first half. The halves were but twenty minutes long. Lafayette the toss and chose The south goal there being strong wind blowing directly from the north They secured the ball on the kickoff and Immediately returned IL. Cornell made FIVE yards several times. but showed poor offensive work The Lafayettes got the ball on a tumble. and. by heavy mass plays made short gains. but were he’d repeatedly for four downs. The strong wind prevented Cornell from kicking. and every advance mad 70 be through the heavy Lafayette lines After about six minutes play. Bar clay got through the Cornell line and with three men by his side romped naf the length OF the field for touchdown. Saussy, VINO the iast 70 be passed. FenneN having been playing close 10 the line knocked senseless. After recover ing consciousness he had 10 be helped off the fed In the second half Captain Wickof went in ths game, and Cornell held Lafayette at will touch down mace but no. allowed. Il was on frmbled kick Beacham securing the ball and touch ing Il down back Of the goal forts. The Lafayette full-back asserted that he did not touch the bail. and. after considerable dispute. Cornell allowed the

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Cornell leads 9–⁠5–⁠1 in 15 meetings, counting the nine since this game.