Lafayette at Penn State

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  Evening public ledger, Philadelphia [Pa.], November 18, 1916, page 12

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  PENN STATE WINS FROM LAFAYETTE Coach Harlow’s Eleven Wins Game in Celebration by 400 Score STATE COLLEGE. Pa, Nov. 1S-Before 10000 Pennsylvania Day guests the Penn State team rode roughshod over the Lafay ette team here yesterday. winning by the score 40 TO 0. Tho Lafayette team was outfought. outplayed and outgeneraled by the home team. the sweeping offense OF the Blue and White team carrying the ball for n total OF go yards in the first half which represented score Of twenty points. The defense that has been OF the stone wall type so far this season proved STUN bling g.block 10 the visiting team Lafayette in the whole game was able to rush but six first downs, three of which were given TO them on account OF penalties. The first score OF the game came after a series of seven plays, when Ewing ran l8 yards through Il broken field for n touchdown. The other two scores of this half were largely due to the wonderful line plunglng OF Hess and the short end runs by Robb. Robb scored tho second touchdown after running 80 yards when Parrish blocked n Lafayette punt. Hess scored the third one by line-plunglng from the twenty-fve-yard lino after State completed its only successful forward pass. In the second half Lafayette came back strong. and at the receiving Of the Kickoff opened It’s snappy forward passes. In this half Lafayette showered eleven forward passes upon the State secondary defense. Two were successful and netted seventeen yards. In the second half State made ten hrst downs for nnety-six yards, Hess made two OF the touchdowns In this half, Pond, a substitute. making the last on run ming behind perfect Interference The work OF the whole defensive machine on the Blue and White team was far above the ordinary, while Ewing, Hess. Gross and Robb played great offensive ball. Captain Clark was lost early In the game when he was kicked in the head. Diamond, Lehr and Leinlnger played good ball for La fayette.

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  Harrisburg telegraph, Harrisburg, Pa., November 18, 1916, page 10

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  Penn State Easy Victor Over Lafayette Eleven; Captain Clark Is Busy State College. Pa, Nov. 1S.-Before g crowd, of 10000 Pennsylvania day guests Penn State won an easy football game from Lafayette here yesterday, 10 TO 0. The Easton eleven did not have a chance to cross States line at any time. The ball was never advanced inside the Blue and White teams 25-yard line. and State didn’t have to exert itself very much to hold the visitors to three first downs. In six plays after the opening kick off Ewing tailed States first touch down. He circled right end, protected by splendid interference. and ran ten yards to the goal line. Hess. Clark and Robb slipped through and hit the center for long gains that directly resuited in Ewing’s score. 1t was only the alertness of Hess, Captain Clark and Robb that prevented Diamond and Lehr from get ting away with long runs Lafayette’s S forward pass from running formaton had all the earmarks of aystrong OffenSe.

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  The sun, New York, November 18, 1916, page 1

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  PENN STATE GAINS DECISIVE VICTORY Before 10000 Spectators La fayette Is Smothered by 40 to 0 Score. EASTON TEAM CHECKED STATE CoLLsoR, Pa. Nov. 17.-Before a crowd Of 10000 guests Penn State o decisively in its football game with Lafayette here to-day. 10 to o. The Easton eleven did not threaten to cross States goal line at any time. State did not have to exert itself greatly to hold the visitors to three frst downs. The lineup:

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  The Bridgeport evening farmer, Connecticut, November 18, 1916, page 1

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  Penn State Defeats Lafayette With Ease State College, Pa, Nov. 1S-Before a crowd of 10000 guests Penn State won decisively in its football game with Lafayette here yesterday, 40 to 0. The Easton eleven did not threaten to cross States goal line at any time. State did not have to exert itself greatly to hold the visitors to three first downs.

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