Lafayette at Cornell

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  The Worcester spy, Worcester, Mass., November 12, 1899, page 1

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  LAFAYETTE’S VICTORY. Downs corneIi in a Hard Fought Con. test on Bad Field. Ithaca, N. Y, Nov. lion a wet field with compact offensive play and against team not yet recovered from the Columbia game, the Lafayette eleven today defeated Cornell, at Percy field, by a score of 6 to 5. Both scores were made in the first half, Cornell winning hers after she had lost the ball on downs on Lafayette’s 5-yard line by blocking a punt and falling back. Lafayette won her score BY good. hard bucking, in which she used the most compact plays ever seen in a foot ball game here, and assisted by several good end runs. For Cornell. Young at quarter back, Morrison at right half back, StaTbuck at full back and Taussig and Davall ends, did the best work. Trout, Ely, Bray and Wei denmeyer were the stars of the La fayette team, and Trout made the largest gains of the game by breaking through after the line buck. In the | second half the honors were even, | neither side scoring, though Lafayette ! seemed to have a Slight advantage. The Cornell team had fully expected to win today’s game, and the result. 1t is thought, will induce the men to \ work harder and to make their play more compact, as well as to learn how to more effectively stop onslaughts. | The lineup:

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  The Indianapolis journal, Indianapolis [Ind.], November 12, 1899, page 1

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  CORNELL’S HOPES DASHED. Expected to Defeat Lafayette, but Sc cured Only One Touchdown. ITHACA, n. Y, Nov. lion a wet field. with compact offensive play and against team not yet recovered from the Columbia game, Lafayette this afternoon defeated Cornell at Percy Field. 6 to 3. Both scores were made in the first half. Cornell winning hers after she had lost the ball on downs on Lafayette’s Vineyard line by blocking punt and falling on the ball back of the line. Lafayette won her score by good, hard bucking. in which she used the most COM pact plays ever seen in a football game here and assisted by several good end runs. For Cornell. Young at quarter back. Nor rison a. right half back. Starbuck at full back and Taussig and Davall. ends. did the best work. Trout. Ely. Bray and Weidenmeyer were the bright particular stars of the Lafayette team, and throughout made the largest gains by breaking through after the line buck. In the second half the honors were even. neither side scoring, though La fayette seemed TO have a slight advantage. The Cornell team had fully expected to win to-day’S game.

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  The Saint Paul globe, St. Paul, Minn., November 12, 1899, page 10

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  ne or haIVeS-25 minutes. WON BY LAFAYETTE, Game That Cornell Had Expected to Easily Take. ITHACA, N. Y, Nov lion a wet field, with compact offensive play, and against a team not yet recovered from the Columbia game, Lafayette this after noon defeated Cornell, ct Percy field. 6 to B. Both scores were made in the first half. Cornell winning hers after she had lost the ball on Lafayette’s fourline,, by blocking punt and falling on the ball back Of the line. Lafayette won her score by good hard bucking, in which she used the most compact plays ever seen in a football game here, and as sisted by several good end runs. For Cornell, Young, quarterback Morrison, right halfback; Starbuck, fullback, and Taussig and Davall, ends, did the best work. Trout, Ely, Bray and Weidenmeyer were the bright particular stars of the Lafayette team, and Trout made the largest gain Of the game by breaking through after the line buck In the second half the honors were even, neither side scoring, though Lafayette seemed to have a slight advantage. The Cornell team had fully expected to win todays game

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  Santa Fe new Mexican, Santa Fe, N.M., November 11, 1899, page 1

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  Foot Ball Games. New York, Nov. 11.-Princeton 10; Carlisle 0. Philadelphia, Nov. 11.-University MI chigan 10; University Pennsylvania II, Cambridge, Mass. Nov. 11.--Harvard IL; Dartmouth 0. Ithaca, N, Y, Nov. 11.-Cornell 5; Lafayette 6.

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Cornell leads 9–⁠5–⁠1 in 15 meetings, counting the six since this game.