Lafayette at Pennsylvania

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  New-York tribune, New York, October 25, 1896, page 8

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  UNEXPECTED VICTORY FOR LAFAf- ETTE’s FOOTBALL TEAM BAD PLAY on pENNsyLvANIA’s PART ALLOWED COLLEGE CI.AssED As HER INFERIOR To RAD PLAY on pENNsyLvANIA’s PART ALLOWED a Co,IrcE cI.Assr;p As HER INFERIOR TO WIN EY A SCORE OF TO = PHILADELPHIA Oct 2.-In the presence Ok lS”‘ people. Lafayette lowered the pride OF Pennsy!ysn,a th,s afternoon by thrashing the Quakers al football by the score of 6 TO 4. The de!eat came with crushing force TO Pennsylvania from i’s ‘o’ai unexpec tedness and that. too, at the hahus oi /“ college which is considered In the same athie’.’ class as the big Philadelphia university l”e’e i’ no balm in Gileed for Pennsylvania to take ule .,,,c ou,. of tho defeat as II was directly due 10 their own bad playing. PENNSYLVANIA won the toss and in the nrs’ nan had the partial help Of a strong wind lnrous”o”‘ the half the play altogether In Lafayette ‘ei r,tory Colbert and Mindes circ!ed Lafayette ends FOR good gains time and again and the iei’ side OF Lafayette’s line buched for many yaf”S Several times after carrying the ball almost 10 Iafayet.e’s line the fault the Quakers seem unable 10 overcome this season cropped out ana ‘he! would lose the ball or tumble. Finally they sue ceeded In holding tho ball. and Cfenheiner WaS pushed through the centre for touchdown The kickou. was a failure. and no more scoring was done In the half Pennsylvania defence was magnificent and only once did Lafayette succeed l making the necessary five yards in this hall. PENNSYLVANIA started off in the second half ny carrying the ball 10 Lafayette’s ffteen-yard ine and there lost II on a tumble Lafayette could 10 win the game for them. While Brays kicking was not good the exhibition Mindes was giving was narrowing 10 the followers of Pennsylvania His punts had little force IN hem. and when he fe back 70 take one OF BraAs kicks ne almost III variably fumbed it, and then stood still and was downed In his tracks Finally the speedy Barclay went around Pennsylvania right end for twenty Ave yards, Lafayettes biggest gain. The ball went from one team TO the other, and Il was passed TO Mindes 10 kick from Pennsylvanias ten-yard line MnGes kicked. and the ball rolled along the ground for few yards and Lafayette got it, La faye,te fooled the Quakers on a fake” pass and Barclay around the right end 10 Pennsylvania’s three-yard line On the lineup Barclay around the Quakers’ left end for a, touch- Ouakers seemed stunned by the suddenness Of the thing. and for the short remaining time played IKE wooden men. When play ceased the ball was on Pennsylvania’s twenty yard line. While Lafayette deserved her victory for taking advantage Of a bad play. Penn ball in their territory nearly all the time In both halves. For Pennsylvania Colbert played me game at half. and on the defence the whole Quaker line was mpregnable. WoOdruffs fumbles and Mindless miserable punting cost Pennsylvania the game. Lafayette was without the services of Wall bridge. the captain. who was i’ll: and was SO much weakened. . Barclay played his usual briiilant game at half, and the giant Rhinehart was a tower OF strength in blocking, breaking through and ‘%rSk This Is the first defe, thsnsakers have met with since they were beaten by Hatyard three years ago The weather to-day was beautiful, and the big crowd typical football gathering. The lineup

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  The sun, New York, October 25, 1896, page 9

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  Quakcrs’ Defeat Mostly Due to Poor Play. Ing OF WoodrnT and Minds. PHILADELPHIA, Oct. 24.-In the presence of $4,000 persons Lafayette College lowered the pride OF the University of Pennsylvania this afternoon by thrash!ng the Quakers at football by the score of 6 TO 4. The defeat came with crushing humility to Pennsylvania from its total unexpectedncss, and that. too, Mt the hands of n college that is not considered in tho same class athletically with Old Penn. There Is no bRlm in Gilcad for Pennsylvania to take the sting out OF the defeat as it was directly due to poor playing. Pennsylvania won the toss, and In the first half had the partial help OF n strong wind. Through out the half the play was altogether In Lafaycites territory. Colbert md Minds circlcd Lafayettes ends for good gains time and again, and the left side oi the visitors line was bucked for many yards. Several times. after carrying the ball almost to Lafayettes line, they would lose 1t on a tumble. Finally they held the ball, and Ufenheimer was pushed through the centre for q touchdown. The kick out was a failure, and no more scoring was done in tho half. Pennsylvania’s defence was magnificent, and only once did Lafayette make the necessary five yards. Pennsylvania started off In the second half by carrying the ball to Lafayettc’s fifteen. yard line and there lost 1t on u tumble. Lafayette could not gain and resorted to punting. This helped 10 win the game for them. While Bray’s kicking was not good, Minds’s exhibition was narrowing TO the followers of Pennsylvania His pqnts had little force in them, and, when ho fell back TO take one OF Bray’s kicks he almost invariably fumbled il, and then stood still and WAS downed in MS tracks. Finally The speedy barclay went around Penn sylrania’s right enG for twenty five yard. La iayettes greatest gain. The ball went from one team to the other, and 1t was passed 10 Minds TO kick from Pennsylyania’s teu-yard liue. Minds kicked aud the bail rolled along the ground for few yards. and Lafayette got IT, visitors fooled a tkara IN kA aud Barclay went around the right end to Penn sylyanias three.yard line, On the lineup Bar ciay went around the Quakers’ left end for q The Quakers seemed stunned BY the sudden. ness or the thing, and for the short remaining yard line. While Lafayette deserved her victory for taking advantage of poor play. Pennsylyania outplayed the EastonianS and kept the ball in their territory nearly all the time. For Penn

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  The news & observer. (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, North Carolina, October 25, 1896, page 1 (results column)

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  FOOTBALL YESTERDAY. ilthica. N. “, Oct. 24.-Fjve ‘bhousand foot ball enthusiasts saw Cornell go down i’m honorable defeat before thc crimson clad Harvard eleven ON Percy field this afternoon. The game was hotly contested from start to finish, and when the last half closed with 1he score 13 to 5 in favor of Harvard after one of the hardest struggles ever seen nell greeted their fallen champions with cheers that showed their belief that everything had been done that could be TO gain victory. Washington, Oct. 24.-The Columbia Athletic Club eleven met a team OF soldiers from the Fort Monroe, Va, post, in an exciting and interesting game of foot BAH to-day. The result was draw, the score standing: c. 4. c., 10; Foi’t Monroe, 10. Danyi;lle. Va, Oct. 2g.-The Virginia Polytechnic INST; tiIte played an indie cisiye game of foot ball with the Unlyersaty of North Carolina here to-day neither team scoring in twenty minute halves. The Virginia44E We’re aggressire throughout playing the Carolinians, who frequently resorted to punt ing The ball was in Carolina territory almost all the time. At Spartanbug, S. C.-University Cd Georgia, 90; Wofford College, 0. At Pfttsburg- University of West Virginia, 4; Pittsburg Athletic Clubs At Washington, Pa.-Washington and Jefferson, 16; 0tterbein, 0. Annapolis, Md, Oct. 24.-The reserve team of the University of Penn. sylyania to49ay defeated the Naval Cadets by a score of to 0. Williamstown, Mass, Oct. 24-Williams, %; Bowdoin, 0. Boston, Oct. 24.-Boston Athletic Association, 10; Orange Athletic Club,0 New York, Oct. 24.-Yale, 12; Car Isle, 6. Philadelphia, Oct. 24-Pennsylvania, 4; Lafayette, 6. West Point, N. Y, Oct. 24.-West Point, IA; Union College, 0. Ithaca, N. T., Oct. 24.--Harvard, 13; Cornell, 4. At Cambridge-Ha Harvard Freshmen, 4; Exeter Academy, 0. At Providence Brown University 10; Lehigh, 0. At Syracuse-Syracuse, o; Colgate, 6. At Princeton, 80; Penn sylyania State College, 0. At West Point--West Point, Al; Union College, 0. At Lexington, Va.-Yirginia Military Institute, 12; Washington and Lee University, 0. Lafayette, Ind, Oct. 24.-Ann Harbor, 1G; Purdue, 0.

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Pennsylvania leads 55–⁠21–⁠4 in 80 meetings, counting the 60 since this game.