Penn State at Lafayette

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  New-York tribune, New York [N.Y.], November 14, 1915, page 15

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  PENN STATE IS AN EASY WINNER Defeats Lafayette by One Sided Score in Sensa- tiOnal Game. Easton, Perm, Nov. 13.-Lafayette put a thrilling finish to the game lost to Penn State this afternoon on March Field, by score Of 33 to 3. In the very last minute OF play, when the great throng was impatiently awaiting the final whistle and many were moving out through The gates, Taylor, the La fayette quarterback, in desperation threw long forward pass and Martin, the fullback. dashed away. Just as the ball was falling in front Of him ne reached out and gathered it in and was off TO the Penn State 10-yard line, where he was forced out of bounds. This was the nearest approach that Lafayette made TO the State goal line. The stands were in the widest confusion. Two plays at the State line failed TO carry the ball goalward, and Scott, who was on the bench all after noon, was put into the game. lie stood on the 22yarG line and with neat drop kick scored the three points that saved Lafayette from a shutout Nio”eil, tHe coach, used team com posed largely Of scrubs. He used neither Scott. Gulick nor Weldon, his idea being to save them for the game with Lehlgh next week. Penn State met stubborn resistance in the first period. Just before time was called she took the ball and on line bucking by Clark and Bergman carried the pigskin to the 1-yard line, where feager carried it over. State scored one touchdown in the second period, two in the third and one IN the fourth period, and then came the goal from field by Scott, which saved Lafayette from ignominy.

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  Harrisburg telegraph, Harrisburg, Pa., November 19, 1915, page 19

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  lean emblem with the Maroon and White of Lafayette on one side and tho Brown and White of Lehigh on the other. The crowd will include hundreds of alumni of both institutions from New York, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh and other Eastern cities, together with a large representation of followers of both teams in the Bethlehems, Easton, and the Lehigh Valley. Upon the basis of comparative scores Lehigh appears to have the advantage. There have been three teams that have been played this season by both Lafayette and Lehigh. Lafayette defeated Muhlenberg 14-T while Lehigh won 900. Lehigh beat Albright 80 while on this team Lafayette rolled up a total of As points. The most recent opponent of both was Penn State. State triumph ed over Lehigh in hard cleanly fought battle by single touchdown In the game with Penn State at Easton last Saturday Lafayette lost 33–⁠3 but at this time the full Maroon and White strength was not exhibited. In asmuch as comparative scores have always been particularly dangerous in estimating the merits of Lehigh and Lafayette teams, there Is no dispositon in the Lehigh camp to place too much Importance upon paper” superiority.

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Penn State leads 10–⁠5–⁠1 in 16 meetings, counting the eight since this game.