Washington & Jefferson at West Virginia

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  The Sunday telegram, Clarksburg, W. Va., October 3, 1915, page 13

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  HITE CARRIES THE PICSKIN Over GOAL ON LONG FORWARD PASS |FromR odgers Giving West Wiz, ginia Six Points and Tieing the Score. ROGERS A GREAT PLAYER Washington and Jefferson’s1 Captain is injured but He Finishes the Game. .I N q , : = o. With only a few minutes remain ing to play in the fourth and final quarter Of the football game between the West Virginia University and the Washington and Jefferson football teams, in their annual game at Nor gantown Saturday afternoon, and the score 6 to 0 in favor OF the Washing ton and Jefferson team, 1t began to look bad for the followers OF the Old Gold and Blue but 1T was at this point that Hite, right half back for the Varsity. speared a high forward pass from Rodgers and dashed madly twenty-five yards across the Wash ington and Jefferson goal line for a touchdown, tieing the score 6 to 6. Rodgers missed an easy goal and the game was finished a tie. e Wash-Jeff Scores. Washington and Jefferson made its touchdown early in the second quarter. after series Of forward passes which carried the ball to the West Virginia Vineyard line. McCreight, fullback Of the Washington and JEFF ferson team, gained three yards through the right side OF the Varsity line and a minute later Stobbs. quarter back for the Red and Black eleven, carried the ball over the line for touchdown. McCreight failed at goal. This ended the scoring until the final quarter, when the ‘Varsity boys made the tieing score. Varsity outplays w. s J.. rs West Virginia outplayed Washing ton and Jefferson in the final quarter at every stage Of the game. Hite, Curry and Rodgers tore through the line for gains at will and every for ward pass that was tried by the Red and Black eleven was blocked. West virginia’s weakest point was fits ina bility to break up a short forward pass used by the Red and Black eleven in the first half. The Red and Black eleven worked this play sue cessfully thirteen out Of sixteen times, making nice gains each time. West Virginia overcame this weak ness in the third and final quarter and the Red and Black failed to make many gains in these two quartiers. ! .s55 Wesbccher Injured. .Wesbecser of the Washington and JEFFERSON team. was injured in the third quarter when he tackled Rodgers and was forced to retire from the game. After receiving medical attention he was able to play in the nal quarter. Curry, right half back for the Var sity8 team. was injured in the third quarter. He received a bad cut on his right cheek but after having it patched up he was. able to go back into the game and play the last quarter. IA The game: First Quarter. Z At 2:40 Captain Leatherwood led his men on the field, placed the ball and sadly took his place-on the bench. Captain Leatherwood, due to an injury in baseball last spring is forced to watch his men from the sidelines. This fact. lisa great ,handicap to the team but 1t is only one of the many 1t had to overcome. W. and j. won the toss and chose “ 0sIenu tHe sOutH goal. Rodgers kicked to McCreight on 10-yard line who ran to the 33-yard line| Nc Creight was held on the 34-yard line. Nuss hit the line for eight yards. McCreight was downed by Hutchinson on the 35-yard line. w. and j. held on the 35-yard line. ss I w. v. us ball-Hite made five yards through the line, Rodgers lost three yards. Hutchinson made won derful catch of Rodgers’s pass and gained 25 yards: Rodgers failed to gain. Hite gains five yards. w. “. U. held for downs on 4-yard line. w. and US ball.Hayman kicked to Rodgers on the 40-yard line. Rodgers tackled on 35-yard line. w. v. u. penalized five yards for otfsides. NN.fN- q 80

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  The Seattle star, Seattle, Wash., October 4, 1915, page 7 (results column)

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  Every season et least one team has To beat Yale. 40 the New Haven folks can rest easy until the Har. ward duel. Colgate handed old Eli package In 1913. last season II was Washington and Jefferson, and this season dear old Virginia. Yale has been hooked 80 often by minor teams In recent years IL ie difficult TO remember the scores Harvard had tough time with the Massachusetts Aggies. winning only 7 to o. w. and J. ran into a tartar in West Virginia. the score ending 6 all The Army was held to a i4.14 tie by Holy Cross, an other Jolt 10 dope. The defeat Of the Navy by Georgetown. 8 to 0. did not stir up az much comment as would be expected. for the Navy is not as strong as In former years. Princeton beat Georgetown. 10 TO 0. week ago. Princeton handled the burly Rutgers team In workmanlike fashion Saturday. winning. 10 10 0. The Tigers are not saying much, but they have a we’ll balanced team. Tibbott. a new man. caught the ball on the kickoff and ran so yards thru the Rutgers field for touch down. Tricks Of this sort are reserved for the White brothers. West Virginia accomplished something in the past two weeks. After holding Penn to TO score. the eleven came back Satur. day and tied w. and j., 6 to 6. W. and J. is having hard shedding this season. The week previous they beat Geneva. 9 10 0. Brown ran into a surprise, Trim ity earning scoreless tie. Brown has been reported weak this season. Dartmouth men are feeling chesty Monday because the Green handled the Massachusetts Aggies In rougher style than Harvard was able to do. Dartmouth beat these fellows. 10 TO 0, 10 days ago, and Harvard fell short OF this score by one touchdown. Yale and Dartmouth stack up about even by comparative scores. Yale beat Maine. 81 TO 0. while the Green trimmed the same team, 81 TO 0. II Ia shame neither Yale nor Harvard will give Dartmouth a chance. Cavanaugh’s men would give either team an awful battle. The Middle West brought ex. pccted results. Minnesota was not expected TO beat North Dakota by any IL TO score. tho. Indiana de. feated Depauw. to 0: Wisconsin walloped Lawrence. So to o; purdue Is no better than last year. Wabash holding the Boiler Makers TO a 7 TO Z tie. Colorado university showed signs

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  The daily Gate City, Keokuk, Iowa, October 3, 1915, page 1 (results column)

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  Football Results At New Haven-Yale. Q; virginia. 10. At Cambridge-H Harvard. q; Massachusetts Aggfes, 0. At Princeton Princeton. 10: Rutgers. 0. At State college-Penn State. ii; Lebanon Valley, 0. At Annapolis-Navy, o; George town, 0. - Cross. IA. At Philadelphia-Penn 10; Frank lin and Marshal, 6. At South Bethlehem-Carlisle. o.; lehfgh, IA. At Easton-Lafayette, 10; ursinus. IT, At Hanover-Dartmouth. Al; Maine. 10. At Providence o; Trinity. 0. At Williamstown-Uni IA; VIII liams, 0. At Morgantown-west Virginia, 6; Washington and Jefferson, 6. At Pittsburgh-Pitt, 80; Westminster, 0. At Amherst-Amherst, s; Bowdoin, 10. At Pittsburgh-Carnegie Tech, ss: Waynesburg. 0. At Syracuse Syracuse, 8; Bucknell. 10. At Gettysburg, 10; Western Maryland, 0. At Lynchburg, va.-Wesleyan. O; Washington and Lee, 20. West. At Urbana-Illinois. SO; Haskell In dams, o. At Minneapolis Minnesota, Al; North Dakota. 0. At Observation-Disclosures, Z; Depaw, 0. At cotumbus-ohio State, 10. wesleyan, 8. At Lafayette-Purdue, I; Wabash, Z. At Lincoln-Nebraska, 4s; Drake, 10. At Athens-ohi As; Ohio North ern, 0. At Akron-Miami. o.; Akron, I. ! At Cleveiand-Case. 10; Marietta, Z. At Cincinnati-Georget 81; Gin cinnati. 7. At Observation-Disclosures 10; Woos- ter, 6. At Differentiation. so: Marshall College. o. At Morgantown-w. and J., 6; West Virginia, 6. At ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS, 20; William Jewell, 0. At Jackson. Miss-Mississippi A. and n. IL: Mississippi College, o. At Observation-Disclosures, 80; Law renee. 0. At on-Northwestern, 81; Lake Forest. S. At Iowa City--Iowa 80: Cornell 0. At Ames-Ames az: Simpson 0. At x~City-Morning Side 81; Yankton 0. At ledo-Grinnell Is; Leander Clark 0. At waco-Howard Payne 0; Bay lor 3. At Austin-University of Texas q, Texas Christian University 0. At Dallas-uRiyersity OF Dallas 80,

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  Harrisburg telegraph, Harrisburg, Pa., October 4, 1915, page 10 (results column)

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  Federal League Results of Saturday Football Contests Penn. 10: r. and NJ. 6. Princeton, 10; Rutgers, o. Virginia. 10; Yale. o. Harvard. Z; Massachusetts Aggies, 0, Cornell. 81; Oberlin. !. Dartmouth. “a; Maine, 0. Lehigh. Il; Indians. 0. W. and J., 6; West Virginia, 6. Lafayette. 13; Ursinus, 2. Army. “A; Holy Cross, IA. GEORGETOWN. 3; Navy, 0. Brown. 0: Trinity, o. Gettysburg, ~; Western Mary land. 0. Syracuse, s; Bucknell, 0. Rochester. 6: st. Lawrence, 0. Stevens, IA: Connecticut, s. Swarthmore. ~: Dickinson. o. Haverford, :; Maryland A. C. 0. Villanova, Q; Muhlenberg. s. Colby. s: New Hampshire. o. Penn State, Il; Lebanon Valley, o. Colgate. A; Susquehanna. o. Union. Il; Williams. 0. Carnegie. SIS: Waynesburg, 0. Purdue. I; Wabash, Z. Indiana. :; Depauw, 0. New York. %; Rensselaer,. o. Pittsburgh, 32: Westminster, o. Wesleyan. l2; Rhode Island, 0. Conway Hall s Indian Reserves, 0. Mercersburg. :; Lafayette Scrubs. O. Washington and Lee. 20; West Virginia Wesleyan, o.

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Washington & Jefferson leads 12–⁠11–⁠2 in 25 meetings, counting the 18 since this game.