Colgate at Amherst

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  New-York tribune, New York [N.Y.], October 6, 1912, page 1

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  AMHERST SPRINGSSURPRISE Defeats Colgate Eleyen, Fresh from Victory Over Cornell. Amherst. Mass, Oct 5.-The Amherst football team did the unexpected when Il easily took the strong Colgate eleven into camp here to-day by the score Of 10 90 0. Instead OF finding weak opponents. Colgate. fresh from It’s victory over Cornell. met a gritty and hard fghtlng team. The play throughout was fast and open twelve forward passes being tried OF which Colgate tried nine and Amherst three Captain Connolly OF Amherst was the hero OF the day He was In the heart or every play. his long runs and straight line plunges bringing cheer after cheer from the hundreds In the stands. In the first quarter Connolly rounded left end for thirty yards. In the fourth quarter he plunged through right tackle from the g. yard line for a touchdown. IN TzIt

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Tied 1–⁠1 in two meetings, counting the one since this game.