Syracuse at Lafayette

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  The Washington herald, November 18, 1906, page 8

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  WELSH’S FIELD GOAL. Lafayette Player saves His Team ShutOut by Syracuse. Easton. Pa. Nov. Lafayette met her first defeat Of the season at the hands .of Syracuse this afternoon. losing by the score Of y 10 I. The visitors outweighed lafayette. and later was without the ser vices Of McAvOy, L0ngan, and Hart, three Of her best players. Lafayette scored first Welsh kicking a field goal from the 25-yard line. After the next kickoff Syracuse carried the BAN 80 yards for touch down. and the first half ended with the score to l. In the second half Syracuse scored her second touchdown on tumble Lafayette failed 10 make first down. while Syracuse gained 90 yards from scrimmage

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  The Minneapolis journal, November 18, 1906, page 32

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  LAFAYETTE HUMBLED BY SYRACUSE TEAM Special to The Journal. j., Easton, Pa, Nov. 17.-Lafayette met the first defeat Of the season this after noon, losing to Syracuse by the score Of 4 to IL. Lafayette scored first, Welch kicking 2 field goal from the 25-yard carried the ball fifty yards for a touch down and the first half ended with the score 6 to 4. In. the second half Syracuse scored another touchdown on a tumble. La fayette failed to make a first down, while Syracuse gained ninety yards from scrimmage.

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Syracuse leads 6–⁠3–⁠1 in 10 meetings, counting the eight since this game.