Mississippi College at Colgate

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  Evening star, Washington, D.C., November 1, 1931, page 1

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  COLGATE vANQUISHES MISSISSIPPI COLLEGE Plays Loose Brand of Foot Ball in Scoring go Victory on Wet Field. by lne ASSOcidleQ ETeSS. e HAMILTON, N. Y, October 81 Playing loose brand of foot ball, Col gate defeated Mississippi College here today before a crowd of $500 persons, % to 0. George Reynolds, Andy Kerr’s smash ing halfback, scored two touchdowns on runs. Captain John OrSi played a sterling game at end, stopping Mississippi backs time after time behind the line. The Southern aggregation was able to stave of number of touchdowns when they frightened near their own goal line and held for downs. A diminutive Maroon halfback, An tolini, scored the first touchdown on the second play of the game when he made 75-yard run around left end. Colgate made steady drive in the second period. Reynolds, after totaling 40 yards in two tries, made the renaming seven yards for the second score. Samuel made two runs, one for 40 yards and the other for SO yards, for a score later in the period. Reynolds made the final tally for Colgate in the third period on an off-tackle play from the 10-yard line. ] Hit and Sullivan played well for Mississippi. A wet field prevented many gains from being made through the line.

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Colgate leads 5–⁠0 in five meetings, counting the three since this game.