Rutgers at Columbia

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  Evening star, District of Columbia, October 13, 1935, page 28

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  COLUMBIA STAGES BIG RALLY TO WIN Gets All It’s Points in Second Period in 20–⁠6 Victory Over Rutgers. by the Associated FTeSS. RAKER FIELD, N. Y, October l2- Renewing intercollegiate foot ball relations after lapse of 33 years, Co. lumbia defeated Rutgers, 20 to 6, at Baker Field today before a crowd of $4,000. The Blue and White, led by its fiashy captain. Al Barabas, scored all its points in the second quarter, after the visitors from New Brunswick had kept the play in Columbia territory throughout most of the opening period. Tony Naporano, Rutgers substitute halfback, scored the lone Rutgers touchdown from the 7-yard line in the final period, climaxing a spirited 60-yard march by the Jersey eleven against the Columbia second team. Four first downs by Fred Manfredi, Jerome Jefferds and Naporano featured the outstanding Rutgers advance

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  The Indianapolis times, Indianapolis [Ind.], October 14, 1935, page 16 (results column)

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  Midwest Grid Loop Proves Nations Best Conference Teams Trounce Touted Foes in East and on Coast. NEW YORK, Oct. 14.-The ma tons football parade today was headed by a select group of Mid western teams-Minnesota, Iowa Purdue, Illinois, Ohio State and Michigan State-Which set dizzv pace in last weeks topsy-turyy &C ton. Performing on gridirons from coast to coast, Big Ten teams scored outstanding intersectional victories which stamped the Western Confer ence as undoubtedly the strongest football league in the land. In New York, Purdue crushed Fordham, 300. In Los Angeles, Bob Zuppke’s little Illinois team knocked out Southern California, 1910. In Lincoln, Minnesota smashed Ne braska, 1871 In Iowa City, Iowa conquered Colgate, 1876 Those four victories were the high spots of one Of the biggest field days the Big Ten has ever enjoyed at the expense of outsiders. Michigan State Powerful Ohio State, favorite to win the Big Ten title, showed flash of its smOldering power by crushing Drake, 85–⁠7 Michigan State made a definite bid for national recogniton by overwhelming Kansas, 42–⁠0. While those six teams were going TO the front of the parade Stanford and Alabama, New Years Day Rose Bowl rivals met defeat for the first time since October, 1888, and were knocked out of the national championship race. University of California at Los Angeles beat Stan ford by a single point, 7–⁠6. MiSsissippi State, already beaten by Van derbilt, tumbled Alabama, DOT, Prominent teams beaten for the first time were Indiana, Fordham, Vanderbilt, Auburn, Georgia Tech, Harvard, Oregon and Oklahoma. Results From Everywhere Other developments by sections were: East-Yale staged dramatic comeback to beat Penn, 1920, before the days biggest crown, $4,000. Princeton eked out q AT victory over Williams. Holy Cross crossed Harvard’s goal line five times, but got only a 14–⁠0 victory. Columbia downed Rutgers, 20–⁠6. Syracuse prevailed over Cornell, 21–⁠14. Dart mouth crushed little Bates, 59–⁠7 Army won from Gettysburg, $40. Navy defeated Virginia, 27–⁠6 Observation-Disclosures TO victory over Indiana gave the Wolverines their first Big Ten victory since 1888. Missouri scored its third straight VIC tory by downing Colorado I’M eXpectedly, 20–⁠6. Notre Dame beat Wisconsin, 27–⁠0. South-TenneSse bounded back to upset Auburn, 1876. Tulane triumphed over Florida, 1877. Ken lucky halted Georgia Techs come back, 25–⁠6. Georgia downed Fur man, 31–⁠7, Duke bagged it’s fourth Stralgnt victory by winning over Clemson, 1912. st. Mary’s Wins Far West – Washington State had difficulty winning from Mon tana, 1877, in a conference game. St. Mary’s downed College of the Pacific, $50, Santa Clara bowled over Fresno State, 24–⁠0. Oregon State trimmed Gonzaga, 1916. Southwest – Baylor beat Ar kansas in the last minute of play, 1876, in the only Conference game. Texas Christian won its fourth straight by taking Tulsa. 1870. Cen tenary nosed out Texas A. & M, 7–⁠6. Rocky Mountain – Utah rolled up 47–⁠0 score on Montana State. Colorado State won from Colorado Mines, 1910. Brigham Young defeated Greeley State, 1913.

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Rutgers leads 23–⁠21–⁠5 in 49 meetings, counting the 27 since this game.