Wesleyan (CT) at Williams

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  The sun, New York [N.Y.], November 26, 1899, page 10

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  ON OTHER 0IRDIRoNs. Wesleyan Defeats Williams and Wins Tri. angular League Championship. MIppLErowS. Nov 25.-wesleyan won the triangular league champion ship to-day by defeating Williams on Andrus Field. by a score Of IL to 5. The teams were evenly matched, Williams having the advantage In weight The defensive work OF Wesleyan excellell that OF Williams. “a she was able to hold the purple and white repeatedly on downs. The most Of Wesleyan’s gains were made by line bucks and mass plays in the line Inglis showed his ability TO gain ground by repeatedly carrying the pigskin through the centre for five and ten yard gains. Wesleyan was lab to FUN ole and this cost her dearly in one or two instances. Could this have been eradcated her score would probably have been increased by at least ono touchdown. or the linemen. Cornwall al end deserves commendaton for hi’ brilliant tackles and hls ability to follow the bail. Brown and Montgomery each gained considerable ground for the cardinal and black. and their hard work deserves great credit. The Williams team played a strong game throughout. They made pretty emil runs. and Quarter Back Moore worked a dou bic pass once or twice for goo gains In the flrst hall Wesleyan kicked OF and i’m. meiiatey got the bal on downs From this point the ball was carried 10 within two yards OF wjlllams’s goal lne when her ne took a de: cided brace AMI held for downs. Two tine end iSms punt 10y DO ph. p acei tho ball on Yves: ieyan’s 2O-yarI-ln~, where Doph made good drop kick from e Held making the score . to leyan had the misfortune to lose the ball on williams 2-yard-lu”. The half end ell with the bail near the centre OF the field. In | the second hali the Wesleyan men played in | better luck be. des taking brace which made ! touchdowns. one closely following the other ! brown failed 20 kick the first goal. but secured | the second In this halt Inglis made punt Of . ball on Willihms’s lO-yari line. with every / thing look ng like another touchdown for ! Wesleyan The visitors were surportedshy a | crowd Of go Williams men. VINO with the Wes- | ieyan adherents kept up continual roar OF ! applause from the start 70 the finish OF the 4 ha

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  New-York tribune, New York [N.Y.], November 26, 1899, page 6

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  WESLEYAN WINS THE CHAMPloNohlr’ WILLIAMS LOSES IN THE FINAL CoNlE9i OF THE TRIANGULAR LEAGUE. Ndaletown. Conn., Nov. 25 (speciaD-By defea’ing Williams this afternoon wesleyan won ,he cbampionship OF the Triangular League for inns year The game was one Of the fercest ever seen on Andrus field and only by the hardest Kino Oh work did the home team succeed In Winning by the score Of II to .. The attendance was the va est al any game this season. over three huHu IA sfudents Accompanied the Williams team anu o’H their hest to cheer the men on TO victory – o. WESLEYAN had the kickoff. Williams Ralneu “a teen wards but was held for downs. lnsils anu ~ Hartze made several gains placing the pan LII ne landed in the three yard line Here the Wli id n line held like wall and Wesleyan Iost t1S odi al, downs Doph punted for thirty yaarrus. StsneIS again lost the ball downs MllnaHs PuSiS w. hoia through the centre and forced the pail 10 ievan’s fifteen yard line. Williams gave Ihe s!s FOR Kick and with pretty punt Doiph sem ~ VIZ ball sailing between the goal posts Tor d goal i0i” the field. -. ,,.,,,,o,,s u-as able TO score Nevertheless the ball was IN w esse; ~ erritorv during the greater part OF the resi- Oh ts half and when time was called II was On WE The second half started off with rusn. Wlld h kicked off and Inglis at once advanced ths oot Sfteen wards Again and again 1nglis wss torcso ball reached the three yard line. but mere me br n shire BOYS again held the home team for doW III The ball went back TO the twenty-hEs SaLu I’D – Here Wesleyan commenced another aoVancei a.ru Ings was finally sent over for a toucnu ‘ Brown missed the goal The score was 10 o.. The second touchdown was also mace py li,gt ~, after another ten minutes OF hard playing 1nls won. The half ended with the pail on W hhd’‘S a.. I’d line Tho

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Wesleyan (CT) leads 8–⁠5–⁠1 in 14 meetings, counting the seven since this game.