Swarthmore at Washington and Lee

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  The times dispatch, Richmond, Va., November 8, 1914, page 22

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  sWARTHMORE DEFEATED BY WASHINGTON AND LEE LINEUP, Win by Close Score of 10 to o at Lynchburg. ELEvENs EVENLY MATCHED Cline and Lock Star for Pennsylvamans, Especially i’m Broken-Field Running-Scarry and Miles Viz gininns’ Bright Lights. LfNC1BURG, VA. November T. With four substitutes in the lineup at the start. Washington and Lee Uni Versity here to-day. defeated Swarthmore college 10 TO In a hard fought and unusually evenly matched game. bit of luck favored the vlctors after two and half minutes of play. when Shultz blocked Swarthmore’s punt from the twenty-yard line, the bail rolling to the thirteen-yard line, where Graham recovered 1t and went over for touchdown, Perrotti kicking goal. The teams see-sawed up and down the field through tho remainder of the game until late in the last period Donanue. secured beautiful goal from q crop kick from the hirty-aye-vard line Punting was resorted to at mum erous stages and in this battle Smith had slightly the better of Cline, of Swarthmore as his punts were not only higher but longer. Both teams tried forward passes fire. auently. Washington and Leo being successful four times and Swarthmore three times but none Of these figured in the scoring. Cline and Lock starred for Swarthmore. especially In broken field run iiing. Young went in at quarter late In the game. and his run around Swarthmore’s left end for thirty-six yards was the longest run of the contest. The Generals broke through the line frequently for successful offensive tackles and tho White and Blue line WIS 9ble to prevent this character OF interference from the Quakers. Swarthmore was unable to do much with the opposing line, while in the last quarter Young. Gallagher and Gallagher hammered the Swarthmore line for consistent gains Shultz, Scarry and Miles starred for the Generals

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  The Washington times, District of Columbia, November 8, 1914, page 15

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  SWarthmOre Makes Generals Battle Hard LYNCHBURG, Va, Nov. s.-washinston and Lee returning to Lexington today with victory over Swarthmore by 10 to 0 score, succeeded in stavins off the Pennsylvanians in a rather lucky manner. although the contest was indicative of great strength on the part Of both elevens. Early In the game Schultz. a washing ton and Lee lineman, broke through and blocked Kline’s punt, carrying the ball over for touchdown from the 13yard line. The contest was a battle OF giants. both lines being impregnahle Washington sand Lee scored on Donohue’s dropkfck late in the fourth quarter. Owing to injuries several Of the Washington and Lee players were held out of the contest, but were forced to play when Swarthmore showed its strength. Buehring and Young went into the game for the Generals and bolstered up the eleven considerably.

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Washington and Lee leads 1–⁠0 in their only meeting.