Lafayette at Brown

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  New-York tribune, New York [N.Y.], November 17, 1912, page 1

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  CRIMSON FRESHMEN WIN TRIUMPH FOR BROWN Lafayette Beaten in an Almost FeatureIeSS Game. Providence. Nov. l6.-Brown defeated Lafayette here to-day by a score Of q TO T. This victory was won in a compare lively featureless gridiron contest, in which only plays Of note were a left end run Of fifteen yards by Larch. a subsutute Lafayette halfback, behind beautiful interference by no fewer than six men. and similar sprint by Crowther. the Brown quarterback for nineteen yards: a forward pass for thirty-ave yards by the same player TO Ashbaugh. which immediately followed, and another end run good for forty yards by Henry. In the opening quarter Lafayette out played the home team, keeping the ball well in Brunonian territory. Toward the last OF the quarter the visitors scored their one touchdown by hard fghung and the neat run by Larch Brown showed better spirit in the sec ond quarter and when Captain Ashbaugh broke through and blocked Hennessey’s kick, giving Brown the ball on La fayettf’s 3-yard line, then nothing could sup tue bIAHOHlanS from scoring. Early In the second half they bucked the La fayette defence for consistent gains. car rying the ball up the field on a series Of half dozen plays Of the old-fashioned football type for thlrty-two yards to the visitors lo-yard line. Here, however, the latter held strongly Then Lafayette was penalized for side play. and with the ball on the 4-yard line ii required but one play 10 send Tenney over the goal line for Brown. Crowthers left end sprint and his beau tiful forward pass TO Ashbaugh from La fayette’s G-yard line TO her lO-yard mark were primarily responsible for Browns scoring in the final period. Brown tried the forward pass Ave times but 1t failed in all save one instance. Lafayette attempted It but twice, neither being successful ln FOL

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Brown leads 5–⁠3 in eight meetings, counting the four since this game.