Syracuse at Yale

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  The Indianapolis journal, Indianapolis [Ind.], November 8, 1903, page 1

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  Two Minutes Before the End the Prince of Punters Hoisted the Pig skin Forty Yards for a Goal. AN EASY VICTORY FOR YALE SYRACUSE WAS WEAK ALL AROUND AND LOST. 30 TO o. Neither Cornell Nor Lehigh Able to S~core-Navy Beaten, but the Army Victorious. PRINCETON, N. j., Nov. 7.-Princeton to-day defeated Lafayette IL to 0 In a poor ly-played football game. After the first touchdown, which was made during the first ten minutes of play. Princeton seemed unable to handle the heavier team and did not score until the last two minutes of play, when De Witt kicked a field goal from the forty-yard line. Princeton started with the wind and De Witt punted seventy yards. Lafayette was forced to punt and Princeton was downed on the thirty-ive-yard line. By a series Of plays in which Doud and Short gained through the line the ball was advanced to the five-yard line, when De Witt scored. The ball changed hands repeatedly during the remainder of the half, which closed 6 TO O. In the beginning of the second half Van Alta a place kick on the thirty yard line, but the ball fell short. The remainder of the half consisted in exchanging punts, until De Witt made his drop kick. about two minutes before time was called.

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Yale leads 11–⁠0 in 11 meetings, counting the nine since this game.