Lafayette at Princeton

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  The Washington herald, District of Columbia, October 17, 1915, page 15

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  LAFAYETTE HUMbLED BY PRINCETON tigers Nassau Eleven Defeats Pennsylvania Team in One-sided Game, 40 to 3. Lake Makes Drop-hck. Princeton. Oct 1S.-The Princeton Tigers BUNDLED Lafayette on University Field this afternoon. 30 to s. One min uto before the game was over Lake made a beautiful drop kick between the goal posts from the 35-yard line, saving LAFAYETTE from a shut-out. Lafayette’s fate was apparent five minutes after the game began when Capt. Click. Jack Eddy and briggs car ried the ball straight through the Wis itors’ line for so yards and a touch down. Their line seemed like paper and the pigskin was carried over again on line plunging before the quarter ended. Varsity, in the first half. piled up 26 points. Coach Rush introduced a team of sub stitutes in the second hall. who offered Il different style of football. The Tiger cubs started right off with a series Of forward passes. Most of them failed. but Snake Ames finally held one and carried the ball 50 yards for a touch down. Jack Eddy. who has been playing brilliantly in practice. was easily the star of the game. The lineup:

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  Evening star, Washington, D.C., October 17, 1915, page 57

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  EASY FOR PRINCETON Defeats Lafayette Eleven by 0ne-Sided Score of 40 to 3. FIRST TO SCORE ON TIGERS Fullhack Lake Kicks Goal From g. Yard Line for Pennsylvanians’ Only Tally. FIRST TO SCORE ON TIGERS PRINCETON. N. J.. October 49, Princeton rolled up score of 40 to against the Lafayette foot ball team here today, but the visitors have what consolation there is in the fact that they are tie first eleven that has scored on the Tigers this season. Lake. I.afayette’s fullback. kicked a field goal from the 2s-yard line in the fourth period A minute before the visitors had penetrated to within two feet of Princeton’s goal. but they failed IN their drive against the line. Prince tons entire second team had replaced the regulars when Lafayette became dangerous. TIE spectacular running back of Kicks on the part of Princeton’s back field kept Lafayette from trying any offensive play until the fourth period. Then the visitors made five first downs by means of forward passes. A nifty yard run to touchdown by Ames and a long forward pass from Law TO VIII son featured the game.

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  Richmond times-dispatch. (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, Virginia, October 17, 1915, page 23

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  Princeton Wins from Lnfny.tt. PRINCETON. ~. j.. October 10 Princeton rolled up score Of 40 to 3 against the Lafayette football team here to-day. but tho visitors have what there is i’m the fact that they are the first eleven that have scored on tho Tigers this season The spectacular running back OF kicks on the part of Princcton’s back field kept Lafayette from trying any forward plays until the fourth period Then tho visitors made five first downs by means OF forward passes

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  Ottumwa tri-weekly courier, Ottumwa, Iowa, October 19, 1915, page 5

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  Princeton Beats LaFayette. Princeton, N. j., Oct. 18.-Princeton rolled UP score of 40 to 3 against the FaFayette football team here Satur day but the visitors have what conso lation there is in the fact that they are the first eleven that has scored on the Tigers this season. Score by periods: Princeton ........... IL IL 7--40 La Fayette .......... 0 0 0 g.

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Princeton leads 39–⁠3–⁠3 in 45 meetings, counting the 22 since this game.