Wesleyan (CT) at Lafayette

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  New-York tribune, New York, November 22, 1896, page 5

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  LAFAYETTE UNBEATEN. SIZE WINS TIE LAST GAME OF THE SEASON fhoN WESLEYAN BY Is To o sytE WINS TIE LAST GAME OF THE SEASON FROM WESLEYAN BY l. TO o Eas,on. Penn. Nov q (Speciao Lafayette ana Wesleyan played an exciting football game to-day Tho Connecticut players were known 70 De very strong and The expectation u the audience tha’ nn. exhibition OF football would be seen was iu”N realized Rain and mud made II most lisaS’‘‘‘ ‘‘ for the players. Wesleyan opened th’ game VII” “ ,,eak klck-oT and Bray returned IN” bali ioi l9’H Yards Each side puntel NOR” Or less an ,’P’ , ;..n; living back and forth constantly. flhaF “ ‘e- Ionucyer OF Lafayette. got IN” ban Tor H’‘”,”yard run Much kicking followed ara h’i’l’!. “,’‘‘ ,n,klng n thirty-yard run was rushed over t!’ l’l, Tor a ten-yard gan and made “A TOUCHDOWN. \ E’H w,s Kicked! No NOR” scoring was ir’oi’i =” .’I dr., half In the second half both Sides dld goJu deal Of Kicking the condition OF IN” sro””I lN,iS INNING both hazardous and dliiicuN Lafayette scored ,wo touchiowns by RAinehar. th’ ollIIi hv Rarclay-after hard work on both sides ‘odiS rere Kicked and the game ended IL - “ IN l’diayettes favor Wilson did the star WORK oi ,nI VtSi’ ors and BARCLAY. Spear Gales and ‘ray for l.hthEe,,e Lafayette closed the season with tns gam She ha. moi been beaten. Pcnnsy!vania was the oniy ,c,n which scored on her. she p.ayei fthcetoh 4 ,e game neither side scoring. The teams hhed up d.

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Lafayette leads 2–⁠1 in three meetings, counting the one since this game.