Fordham at Lafayette

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  New-York tribune, New York [N.Y.], October 1, 1916, page 24

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  LAFAYETTE In SCORELESS TIE WITH FORDHAM Bronx College Plays Hard, Driving Game on the Offensive. Easton. Penn. Sept. 30.-Lafayette and Fordham opened the 1916 football season this afternoon in a game on March Field which resulted in a moth ing-nothing tie From the appearance o. the game at the end of the forty eight minutes Of play II might have gone on indefinitely and profited neither of them anything. Although in offensive play Fordham carried the honors all afternoon. and Lafayette defenders, when spurred by Danger. frightened. and even Dempsey. who tore through the Lafayette line at will when the ball was in midheld, was unable TO make ground after the dan GER zone was invaded. II was the iacS Of the punch that held Fordham score less. Ii was too much punch that al fected Lafayette in the same way. The Esston team used the forward pass IN CeSsantly. Weldon and Seeley did the hurting, and so mighty were the hurls that none II the eligible receivers could get down Tie field far enough 10 be there “heh the ball arrived. The Lafayette comolfsflO0 LIltN kUt HGs9 md but one OF the aerial attacks was successful and this Melted only small gain. .o-.,r;+y Fordham had their best opportunity “a score in the last moments OF the Grst half. Following the example OF their opponents they started series Of forward passes. and TO show now trcv could excel their rivals at their own came executed three successful ones in a row and brought the ball to the scven-yard line. Here Dempsey tried TO 90 arouho the left end of the Lafayette line. lie had scarcely made up his mind to take that particular route when EIlls, the West Philadelphia high school boy, sat him down rather hard on the sod ana Fordham had lost twelve yards, nan dicap impossible 10 throw of. Toward the end of the game Ford ham. by the line plungng of Dempsey Golden. Mcnamara and Cantweil’ worked within the 25-yard line, but the punch was not there TO 90 further ana a lorc kick by Weldon changed the scenc Of operations and ended the game with the ball near the spot where il started. Golden. the Brooklyn high school boy. was a star all through the game. His line plunging and work on the defence were splendid.

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  The sun, October 1, 1916, page 15

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  ‘FORDHAM STARTS WITH SCORELESS TIE Maroon and Lafayette Enyarr in kccnly Contested Game on Eastern Field. EAsToN. Pa. sept 3o--I.f.yn,,. opened it’s football season hsic ,Y.l, by playing Fordham scorclos. tc T1. contest was the hardcs, liayoI o. ii. Maroon and Whit, gridii1u .n .,,,., years. The contest was market 10, ‘.,. playing Throughout. only On, pcna,,, tho result Of offsidc play. VT imposed Jack Conklin, Fordhlms lrlt .rd. w., appointed acting captain r”r ‘t. -.,r. by Coach Garsan. \ kicking duel between Weldon ... Dempsey. with the FOrdill’u .r.r .... punting his husky rival, f’l’Dt. .. game. Lafayette persisted ~ tnc u.c ~ =. ward pass style of attack, 90 oi.t’ordhain proved the master IN, lu.,. broke up all hut one Of s”y’u’‘.n u.-,. attacks launched against ~, N,t..team

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Lafayette leads 17–⁠10–⁠1 in 28 meetings, counting the 26 since this game.