West Virginia at Rutgers

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  The sun, New York, November 12, 1916, page 1

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  RUTGERS ELEVEN PUT TO HARD TEST SanfOrd’s Team Battles West Virginia in Keen Tilt to ScOrclcss Tie. REPLETE WITH THRILLS New BRUNSWICK. Nov. II. Foster Sanford’s powerful Rutgers eleven was given n real test here to-day when the local gridders battled the West Virginia team to II 0 to o tie. Rutgers’s defence came through unscathed. but the attack was sadly lacking In punch. The game was one OF the fastest ever staged here and was replete with thrills from whistle to whistle. Twice West Virginia was within fifteen yards OF a touchdown, only to be held for downs by Rutgers’s stoncwa,i defence. M Hazel’s magnificent puntins put the Scarlet out OF danger. West Virginia kicked of to Garrett. who ran the ball back to his own 30 yard line. Two line plunges by Hazel and Brache- put the bail in midfeld, but a tumble gave 1t to West Virginia. King then uncorked a beautiful for ward pass to Hutchinson for twenty yards, and IIite. made fifteen more around right end. Rutgers held for downs. however. and Hazel punted to midhcld. Another pass to Hager. who dropped In a clear field without being tackled. netted thirty more. but Rutgers again held. and Hazel punted over Kings head to West Virginia’s 90 yard line. A poor punt by Klng gave Rutgers the ball on the – yard line, and after ~plunging through for ten yards Hazel tried a field goal on a multiple Kick. but the ball went wide. Southerners Gain on Forward. Tho Southerners opened the second period with q twenty-five yard forward. but when they tried to follow It UP with another Garrett intercepted the ball. straight line plunges put the ball on West Nirginia’s rs yard line. but Rutgers lacked the punch TO put II over. and Hazel tried another multiple kick. The ball sailed straight for the bars. high In tn” air. but a gust OF wind caught IT and sheered It of. In the second half West Virginia resorted almost entirely TO the forward pass. the height Of their forwards giving them a big advantage In handling this play. \ tumble by Rutgers, however. gave the visitors “A chance to score. After Hite had punted to Rutgers’s 35 yard line Wallace fumhled and Hutchinson captured the spherold for the visitors. The Nirginiaus were unable TO gain through the line. and King tried for a field goal. but the ball hit the ground in front OF the goal and rolled over.

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  The Richmond Virginian, Richmond, Va., November 12, 1916, page 19

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  WEST VIRGINIA PLAYS RUTGERS TEAM TO Tie New Brunswick. N. J.. Nov. H. Rutgers and West Virginia elevena played to . nothing to nothing tie at New Brunswick today in Q game replets with thrills. The southerners were the most powerful aggregation on tho attack that Rutgers has met this year, but the Scarlet defense held fast Twice In the nrst period West virginia worked long forward passes that put them within twenty yards OF a touchdown. but each time Rutgers held like a stone wall and got the ball on downA Hazers magnificent punting soon put Rutgers out of danger. The Southerners depended almost entirely on long forward passes. but only q few of them worked for gains.

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  The Washington herald, November 12, 1916, page 10

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  WEST VIRGINIA AND RUTGERS In TIE GAME New Brunswick. N. j., Nov. 11-Rutgers and West Virginia elevens played to q 90 tie at New Brunswick today in a game replete with thrills The Southern ers were the most powerful aggregation on the attack that Rugers has met this year. but the Scarlet defense held fast Twice in the first period West Virginia worked long forward passes that put them within 20 yards Of touchdown but each time Rutgers held like a stone wall and got the ball on downs. Hazels mag nificent punting soon put Rutgers out Of danger. The Southerners depended al most entirely on long forwards, but only few of them worked for gains.

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West Virginia leads 33–⁠4–⁠2 in 39 meetings, counting the 38 since this game.