North Carolina at Lafayette

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  The Washington herald, Washington, D.C., October 21, 1906, page 8

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  SOUTHERN TEAM LOST North Carolina 0utclassed by Lafayette Eleven. MNEILL’S 55-YARI SPRINT TarheeI’s Left Half Back Received kickoff and by Excellent Interior ence and Using Good Judgment in Picking His Way, Ran from the Middle of Field for Touchdown. Special 70 The Washington Herald. Norfolk, Va, oct. 30.-In mud ankle deep, and during frequent hard rains, Lafayette scored an easy victory over North Carolina here this afternoon. run ming up score of g to g. The Penn sylvanians showed better training. faster play. more aggressive football. and out weighed the Csrollnians twenty pounds to the man. Lafayette had no trouble I’m gaining the required 10 yards IN three downs They made most Of their gains by line plunges and end circles. and attempted little Lkicking. forward passing or trick plays; but whenever anything aside from straight football was tried, it usually proved successful. The light Carolina men generally found it impossible to get through the Lafayette line or around the ends. and when they came into possession Of the Ball were forced to kick or at tempt a forward pass or trick and even in these departments Of the game they were far outclassed by their husky foe Lafayette vas penalized half a dozen times for smuggling and holding, and sew eral of their men were put out Of the game. Scoring Early in Game. Play was started by Carolina kicking off. In less than four minutes Lafayette. by line pIunges and end runs. had the ball IN striking distance of Cardinals goal, and McAvoy was forced over for the first touchdown. Immediately after this Carolina gained her only advantage. Mcneil received the ball on Lafayettes kick off on the later’s 55-yard line. and by good run and excellent interference made the entire distance for a touchdown J. NJ. Thompson kicked an easy goal. and Carolina was one point ahead But La fayette rushed the playing again, and both Chalmers and McAvoy again crossed Cardinals goal before the first OF the twenty-minute halves ended. Goals resulted from both. BY continuing their style Of play In the second half Lafayette again got McAvoy and Chalmers over their 0ppOhents goal for a touchdown each. one more goal was kicked

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Lafayette leads 1–⁠0 in their only meeting.