Lafayette at Princeton

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  New-York tribune, New York [N.Y.], October 13, 1898, page 4

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  FOOTBALL. PRINCETON DEFEATS LAFAYETTE BY A SCORE OF “a TO O. LAFAYETTE PUTS UP A STRONG pEFENcE-woRK OF THE BACKS THE FEATURE. Princeton. “ j.. Oct 12 (SpecaD.-The Lafayette team met defeat at the hands Of the Tigers this afternoon on the Varsity Field, the score being “a to 0. The Princeton team showed tho contnuimprovement. which has been made since the team met Franklin and Marshall, and the work of her backs was the conspicuous feature OF the game Reiter and Black were the stars to-day In fierce line-bucking and exciting end runs. while Lathrop also did excellent work. Maths was again at fullback. and puntcd we’ll Several OF Mattis’s punts approached sixty yards. though Bray. OF Lafayette. appeared TO be his equal in kicking. Much Of the play was OF the nature OF n puntng contest and the open style OF play which is more acceptable 10 the public than the close game which has been played OF late years. Lathrope made a fine I’m the first half behind good interference. but the most sensational play OF the day was when Bray attempted punt from Lafayette’s twenty fve-yard line. Black breaking through catching tho ball from Bray’s foot and running unaided for touchdown Crowds took Booths place AZ centre in the sec ond half and Lafayette thinking he would prove easy. aimed her plays at centre. but gave up in dis gust. Crowds not quick. but he made up for this In strength and weight. Geer at tackle. played all around Weldenmeyer. and broke through to tackle almost will. Poe and Palmer were away off color repeatedly falling to bring down their man, and replaced IN the second half by Craig and Lathropc. Neither Of these was salts factory. They were entirely too slow in getting off. and 9ave too much opportunity to Lafayette to recover ground on punts. Hutchinson was unable TO play to-day. Rosengarten first took his place at quarterback Watkins played in the second half. and did better work. The Lafayette line strong, and held tho Tigers for downs several times when near Lafay cites goal line. Bray and Best played the best game for Lafayette Bray especially being strong In both offensive and defensive work In fact. Princeton found Lafayette the hardest problem she has encountered this Seventeen points were scored second utes while the first WIS twenty. The lineup Was fn1I

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  The Worcester spy, Worcester, Mass., October 13, 1898, page 8

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  GAINS THROUGH TIGERS LINE. Lafayette Played We’ll Against Princeton but Was Unable to Score Princeton, n. j., Oct 12.-The foot ball team Of Princeton University defeated the team. from Lafayette today in the most exciting game played at Princeton TINS season. The final score was Prince ton a. Lafayette 0. Lafayette played q strong game and on several occasions gained many yards through the Tiger line. Princetons goal, however, was not once threatened. The ball was usually IN Lafayette’s territory, while the sup porters OF the orange and black rolled up points against their opponents at will A sensational feature was a touchdown by Black of Princeton, who caught the pail Just as it was leaving the foot Of the Lafayette full-back and carried it q yards for touchdown. Capt Best Of Lafayette was Obliged to leave the game during the second half but was not dan gerousy hurt. The game was mainly a kicking game. and both full-backs were worked repeatedly. The lineup was as follows; PRINCETON. LAFAYETTE. Palmer (Craig), / e..........,..r e, Weaver seer, t.......,........ ,....r t, Werdeneyer 1Illsi 81: ....-,,........r g. Chalmers Booth GCrowdis), c..........c. Rosenberger I5IlleoFanq, T t..,......,......l t, Chalmers Poe Lathrop(, + e..............l e, Pierce Rosengarten (Watkins). Reiter CBlack), ...........r b, Knight Lathrope (Crane), h h b, Knight Carter Mains, 1 D..........................f b. Bray Summary: Score Princeton 81. Lafaycite O; touchdowns, Maths, Reiter 2, BLACK 2 Crane; goals from touchdowns, Mills f.

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Princeton leads 39–⁠3–⁠3 in 45 meetings, counting the 33 since this game.