Lafayette at Navy

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  The Washington herald, District of Columbia, October 27, 1907, page 9

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  NAVY DEFEATS LAFAYETTE Pennsylyanians Unable to Maintain a Consistent 0fense. Middies Work Forward Pass and short Kick IOr Good Gains and Win by Score OF II % o. SPECIAL TO The Washington Herald. Annapolis, Nd, Oct. 26-In a game which abOunded in spectacular plays the midshipmen’s football team this after noon defeated the strong eleven of L. fayette College by the decisive score Of L to o, The visitors slightly outweighed the locals and. although they managed to gain considerable ground al times, they found themselves utterly powerless to cope with the locals superior exploisation Of the forward pass and other open plays allowed under the rules The AIiddies gave Lafayette possession Of the ball Immediately after the kickofr. Lange, who received the kick. punting TO Lafayette’s 40-yard mark From that point the visitors started out with a rush and in eight plays they carried the leather to Navy’s 35-yard line, where they lost on a quarterback kick in an attempt to gain first down. Then began a punting duel. Douglas, Of Annapolis. easily had the advantage over Chalmers. who did the booting for the Quakers. The halves were Of twenty-five min utes duration each, and the sailor lads scored one touchdown in the first, two in the second. and two Of the goals were kicked At times the visitors would get together and gained ground consistently. employing straight football tactics, but at no stage of the contest was the Navy goal line IN imminent danger Of being crossed, the nearest approach which the EastOnians made to it being the 25-yard line shortly after the contest began. The midshipmen could not make much head way against the heavy Lafayette for wards. but soon found that they could readily gain on end plays, with the OccaSional use CT a forward pass OF fake kick. The visitors. however. managed TO do a little better on plays directed through the line, but. with one or two exceptions. their efforts with the more open tactics resulted in a loss. Lange. the Middies’ quarter, displayed splendid generalship. and the manner in which he ran the ball back after kicks attributed much to the signal victory. Capt Douglas. too, was again in fine form and got away several times for long runs, one OF which was for so yards

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Navy leads 8–⁠4 in 12 meetings, counting the four since this game.