Lafayette at Pennsylvania

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  The sun, New York [N.Y.], October 31, 1915, page 1

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  PENN, DOING, is AS LAFAYETTE SCORES III Quakels Fail to Wake Up to Opportunities, and Are Greatly Surprised by Opponents Gritty Manner of Improving Chances Offered. PHILADELPHIA. Oct. 3U--Thc Uniyertreated to 4 real surprise ut Franklin Field here this afternoon when il was trounced by Lafayette. II to o. The showing made 10y the Red and Blue in its game against the powerful fittsburg eleven last week had frightened the foot bali aspect a Bit for Pennsylvania men and they were SO sure of victory that quite some wagering was done against the ability OF Lafayette TO score. ANY doubt as to whether o. not the was soon dlspelled. for IN u little less than four minutes after Penn had kicked m the ball sped across her goal pro- PEELED. drop kick fashion, by Lakes toe from the 81 yard line. SO much for that perfect kick II IS true that II was the rock on which penn’s hopes were shattered, for II save the visitors heart and ire. The fifteen thousand odd that watched the game saw Penn beaten not because she held Wv I Wv” N’‘ ‘‘‘ pig ‘‘‘ “a she was outplay.d to any great degree. What they did see. however. was that the visitors, unlike the home cam, we’re quicf to grasp whatever opportunities ofrerel Furthermore, they saw a gr.tiy combination OF players fighting every inch OF the waN--Nith success ~ The scu’c att,~.t-aga.nst a team that even the most s%anguiue Lafayette DOT ers fel; to be OF far higher calibre. Pennsylvania powerful forwards found little trouble in crushing The OPP position and opening up zap 20 jam the backs through when the play was out near m!d-eld. but Whenever Penn encroached TOO rear the Lafayette goal .hc visitors line hat had been a. egg shells stinened TO the hardness OF ar NOR plate. Twice In the shadow Of their own goal, where they had been steadily thrust 10y old fashioned foot bail. the Lafayette men took the ball away from Penn OF downs and twice more psnn’s fumhles forfeited chances TO score. , There were y lot more fuInDl-s han there were excuses for. ana they were all costly TO q greater or less degree. N.ne were crowded INTO the our of aotual play aud Penn vas charged with twice as many as Lafayette, II was “A tumble that gave the visitors their second score early in the second period. Weldon. who did some exceptional kicking. punted nifty yards to Penns % yard line. Berry was there waiting for the ball, which he never got. II hit him on the chest. bounced 10 the ground and hve yards further up field into SCOTS hands. Scott ran the forty yards for n touchdown. the

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  The daily Gate City, Keokuk, Iowa, October 31, 1915, page 6

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  PENN STATE WAS EASY FOR HARVARD Crimson Stages Come Back on Soldier Field Yesterday-FInaI Score Was 10 TO o. YALE LOSES ONCE MORE Colgate out-PIays and oH-Fights the Biue-LaFayette Defeats Uni versity Of PennsyI- vania. Fl United Press Leased Wire Service.I CAMBRIDGE. Mass, Oct. 30-Perey Houghton’s Harvard eleven came back strong at Soldier field this after noon, following the rout by Cornell last week, and defeated the hitherto unbeaten Penn State team. Is to 0. Incessant pounding of the big Grim son backs. in which Captain Eddie Mahan was the ring leader. gave Har ward her victory. The Pennsylvanians showed unexpected strength. and twice were only matter Of few feet away from the Crimson goal line. Each time, however, the line strength ened and held. Harvard’s first touchdown was somewhat OF fuke. Nahan had punted to Clarke on Penn States fve yard line Clarke fumbied and the ball rolled across the line where Par sons fell on It for the Crimson. The second was earned by hard fighting Harvard took the ball down the field. using straight football, and showed Mahan over from the 1--WE yard line. Score by periods: Harvard. 0760-13 Penn State. 10000. rals Loses Again. NEW HAVEN, conn, Oct. 3O---Ousplayed and out-fought, the repnants Of Yale’s football team went down fts third defeat Of the season In the bowl this afternoon before the heavy !. ColgAts eleven. The score was Is 10 -. Never In the history OF Yale foot ball Was the Blue eleven 10 weak on defense – Captain Wilson’s aggrega ton Was this afternoon. B0fh u Colgats,s fouchdowns we’re made ~ spscfaculaY runs through q AelA 6tnewn With Yale tacklers, Who failed to tackle. In the Arst quarter Colgate worked the BAH down the field to the – yard line, using straight football. On : beautifully executed forward pass. Anderson to Nelson. the 1atfer ran through the entire Yale iteaU Sc1 the Afst touchdown. Again IN ne third quarter, Anderson dash led through the Blue eleven. shaking Ion taeklsr after tachieF. for the SOC 1ud marker His run totaled So yards WITH two toueAdowns % the good ColgAte adopted q kicking gHnfe, iwA1ch nnaliy nstted ! Held goaf IRON lCapeetn Abell’S toe in the final qnart- Ter. bTingfng the total to Is points. Score ~ QuaTtors: Yale. O00O .. ColSAts. Co.’s IL.

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  New-York tribune, New York [N.Y.], October 31, 1915, page 15

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  PENN ELEVEN FUEIBLES ITS WAY TO DEFEAT Lafayette Team Outplays Heavy Rivals, Win ming II to 0. Philadelphia, Oct. 3O-Lafayette’s football eleven. moderated because Of past defeats, sprung surprise on Pennsylvania at Franklin Field this afternoon. defeating the Red and Blue by the decisive score of II to 0. The upstate team, fighting all the way against heavier and supposedly superior eleven. displayed plucky brand Of football. It had the punch, and every time a chance Of score presented itself some one in a maroon and white jersey was on the job. A crowd Of $4,000 enthusiasts, in GLIDING several thousand Boy Scouts and boisterous band Of Lafayette rooters, saw the contest, which was graced By ideal weather conditions, even if n stiff west wind did prevail during the first half. The statistics Of the game show that Penn outrushed her rival 2l9 yards to 1919, and gained fifteen first downs TO Lafayette’s seven. But this advantage was more than Offset By the Red and Blue b!unders. Fumbles were frequent, and two such errors by Barry were directly responsible for Lafayette’s field goal and touchdown in the first half. The Penn quarterback had difficulty In Judging the fight of the ball, for he was uncertain on receiving punts, fire. quently signalling for free catch rather thsn risk the onslaught Of the Lafayette tacklers. Bell succeeded Berry in the second half. and for time II seemed tha’ Penn would score. Time and again a smashing attack carried the ball down the field. but il would be lost on a tumble or other misplay. On one occasion Penn had the pigskin on La fayette’s 4-yard line with the remain ing distance to be gained in the last down. The ball was hurled over the line for forward pass, but Lafayette end dashed il TO the ground, and with il went Penn’s hopes. The Easton eleven won because II rose to the occasion and had the STAN ina when their goal line was threat ened Time after time Penn was hurled back when a yard or so would have given them first down, or per haps a touchdown. /. was Lafayette’s ability. all-around generalship and clever gridiron tactics in the pinches3 that brought Penn’s defeat. The Red and Blue warriors were outplayed. The lineup:

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  Evening star, Washington, D.C., October 31, 1915, page 59

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  PENN BEATEN AGAIN Lafayette Is Conqueror This Time by Score of II to o. THIRD DEFEAT THIS YEAR Quakers Garry the Ball Well, But Lost Out on Fumbles and Bad Judgment in Off Plays. PHILADELPHIA. October 3o.-Pennsylvania met defeat on the foot ball field today for the third time this season, her conqueror this time being La fayette. The score was II to 0. 1t was a crushing blow for the Quakers. Pennsylvania carried the ball about four times as far as Lafayette. HeI power was almost irresistible, but she lost through fumbling and bad judgment in running off plays. The Penn sylvanians made fifteen first downs in the game to Lafayette’s four. Lafayette scored early in the first pc riod. when Pennsylvania fumbled and the Easton team recovered. Lafayette, line. Lake kicked a field goal from Pennsylvania 36yard line. In the second period Quarterback Berry OF Pennsylvania fumbled a punt and Scott of Lafayette, scooping up the ball on the run, sprinted As yards for a touchdown. in the final period Bell, substituting for Berry, also fumbled punt and La fayette obtained the ball in midf1eid Lafayette, falling to gain, punted for a touchback. Then Bell punted straight up in the air for no gain. With the ball in Lafayette’s hands, Weldon, on Pennsylvania 25-yard line, made a forward pass to Scott on the 5-yard mark and the latter was over the goal line for a touchdown before Pennsylvanian could intercept him. Pennsylvania repeatedly carried the ball down the field for long distances Twice they lost it on downs and sew eral times it was lost near Lafayettes goal on fumbles. Once Pennsylvania had the ball on Lafayette’s 3-yard mark with one down to go. She chose to try for touchdown with forward pass, but Lafayette prevented a score by spelling the throw. Twice during the game Berry sigpaled for a free catch with no opposing players near him. In one of Pennsylvania’s marche down the field she had the ball on Lafaycites 26-yard line and lost half the distance to her own goal when Hop kins. Pennsylvania, was put out of the game for smuggling. Both teams were frequently penalized for holding.

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Pennsylvania leads 55–⁠21–⁠4 in 80 meetings, counting the 44 since this game.