Lehigh at Lafayette

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  New-York tribune, New York [N.Y.], November 23, 1902, page 10

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  FOOTBALL. Continued from second page. LEHIGH DEFEATS LAFAYETTE. 1T is THE FIRST TINE THAT THE BROWN AND WHITE HAS WON FROM THIS RIVAL, IN FOUR YEARS. AND WHITE HAS WON FROM THIS RIVAL IN FOUR YEARS Try TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUNE.l Easton Penn. Nov. 22-For the first time since 1898 Iehgh defeated it’s d-tinle rival Lafayette, in football game here this afternoon by the score of & to O. Five thousand people saw the game but rooters expected such g result. The Brown and White team. however, completely outplayed the E.astoniaus and they gained ground through La favettes line almost at will in the second half. Lengths victory feather in the cap of DR.. $ B. Newton Lengths coach who formerly coached Isafavette and gave the Maroon and White a team that defeated Pennsylvania and Cornell and tied Princeton. The material at Lehgh this year when Dr. New ton took hold vas green and inexperienced Never theless he turned out wonderfully clever lot OF players. considering the dearth OF good men 10 select from ball hrst being in possession of side and then of the other Lafayette did considerable fumbling and Lehigh was unable carry the oval any nearer to Lafay cites goal than the 25-yard line. Captain Farabaugh tried twice to kick goals from the held in this half but missed both attempts. The half ended without either side scoring In the second half Lafayette her line icing weakened her backs crippled, forced to re- SORT to puntfng advance the ball After fifteen minutes of play Raub fumbIed the third down and Lehieh secured possession of the ball. Brush finally broke through the Lafayette line between Brown and I.amson and ran forty Yards for touchdown. Farabaugh kicked the goal LeiuSh. After this score Lafayette tried to force; but was olItplayed. Lehigh was advancing the ball toward I.afayette’s goal when the game ended Brown. at end played the best game for Lafayette. whlie Captain Faragaugh, Waters and Brush excelled If

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  The Indianapolis journal, Indianapolis [Ind.], November 23, 1902, page 1

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  EASTON, Pa, Nov. 22.-Lafayette was defeated to-day on her own grounds by her old rival, Lehigh. by the score of 6 to 0. The first half was a fine exhibition of football, neither side scoring. In the Sec ond half Lehigh pulled herself together, and toward the end rushed the ball into her

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  The Savannah morning news, Georgia, November 23, 1902, page 1 (results column)

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  RESULTS ON THE GRIDIRoN. Johns Hopkins. II; Maryland Agricultural College, 0. Swartmore, %; Harvard. o. Lehigh, 6; Lafayette, 0. Bucknell, II; Baltimore Medical Col lege, ). Naval Plebes. 10; Tome Institute, O. Pennsylvania Freshmen, IS; Cornell Freshmen, 5. Manchester, N. H., Nov. 22.-Dartmouth, 70; Brown, 6. Ann Arbor, Mich, Nov. 22.-Michigan, 6S Oberlin, O. Chicago, Nov. 22.-Illinois, II; Northwestern, 0. Annapolis, Md, Nov. 22.-St. Johns, is; Western Maryland, H. Charleston, w. Va. Nov. 22.-west Virginia University, Il; Washington and Lee University, 5. Birmingham, Ala. Nov. “a. & M. College of Mississippi. 26; Howard College, O.

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Officially, Lafayette leads 82–⁠74–⁠5; as played, 46–⁠38–⁠4 in the 88 games on file; the official count covers all 161 meetings, counting the 52 since this game.