Lehigh at Cornell

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  New-York tribune, New York [N.Y.], November 8, 1891, page 1

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  CORNELL BEATS HER OLD RIVAL, LEHIGH Ithaca, Nov 7-Cornei beat Lelkgh. her old enemy, on the football field today by the score OF “a to o. The game throughout hard one, but Cornell cciicd Lehigh in team work, aud stronger in the rush line. Lehigh made the mistake Of trying 10 buck” Cornelrs centre, for when she played around the ends she usnally made gains. Cornell kept the ball almost altogether in Lehgh territory The In tense rivalry between tire two colleges made the game more than usually rough although only One man, Deneviie OF Cornell ruled on the field for slug ding and only OF the players. Johnson of Lehigh

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Cornell leads 16–⁠4–⁠2 in 22 meetings, counting the 19 since this game.