Lehigh at Lafayette

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  The sun, New York, November 26, 1916, page 1

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  LEHIGH TRIUMPHS OYER LAFAYETTE Lucky Breaks Help victors TO Two observation-disclosures Kicks Field Goal. FINAL TALLY Is 16 TO q EAsroN. Pa. Nov. 25.-Leh’gh m. umphed over her old time athletic rival. Lafayette. this afternoon. 10 to o. The breaks OF the game went TO Lehigh with one exception. when at the very start O, the contest Halsted fumbled Diamonds KICKOFF. but recovered on his own IS yard lire. Forced to punt, Drummer kicked poorly. the bail going fifteen yards and then rolling out of bounds. Weldon wa, Immediately rushed into the game for Lafayette. but visions Of a score van. ished when his forward pass to ELS grounded and his mex try was inter. cepted by Halsted. The lucky breaks for Lehigh occurred In the FIRST n fourth periods. The frs. quarter was just about twelve minu,e, old when Drummer was forced TO punt. His excellent kick of forty-fve yards was fumbled by Weldon and McCarty. swing. ing In at a rapid pace. gobbled up ths ball and raced twenty-five yards for score. The second break came IN the fourth quarter near the finish Of tho game. The ball was in Lafayette’s possession with in her own 90 yard line. Efforts to gain failed and Martin dropped back for a punt. His kick was blocked and johnson picked up the ball and plunged acros, the goal line. Prior to this and Just after the fourth period began. Drummer kicked a pretty field goal from the 33 yard line. II was his only successful effort in six tries. Brunner Makes Long Run. A pretty run by Drummer in the dying moments OF the third period led Up =, this point Of advantage for IehIsh Lafayette was In possession Of tho Ia in Lehigh territory. but as usual was unable to gain. so Weldon tried a for. ward pass. 1t was intercepted by Brurner. who ran thirty yards to Lafayettes % yard line before he was downed. What reputation Weldon has gained as q brilliant forward passer was sadly puncturcd to-day. This lad during the contest tried in all twenty-three lateral. all of which failed. several being inter. cepted by Lehigh men and returned ~ good gains. Lehigh for the most part PLAYED straight football and only three times tried the lateral pass. twice failing. The one that worked was n pretty pass in the closing moments OF the fourth pc Rod. Harrington had just reeled OF % brilliant twenty-five yard end run, and Brunncr’s attempted drop kick from the 40 yard line had failed. Martin on me first play for Lafayette punted. and then Drummer essayed n lateral 20 Wyeocki. who carried the ball TO Lafayc3te’s - ! yard line.

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  Ottumwa semi-weekly courier, Ottumwa, Iowa, November 28, 1916, page 1 (results column)

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  Football Results Saturday Minnesota 40: Chicago 0. Syracuse 20: Tufts Is. Minnesota 40: Chicago 0. Syracuse 20; Tufts Is. Northwestern 8; Ohio State %. Iowa II; Nebraska “a. Wisconsin 0; Illinois 0. Purdue o; Indiana 0. Yale s.: Harvard 3. SusQuehanna 10: Lebanon Valley 0. Army Is: Navy Z. University of Pennsylvania 16; West Virginia Wesleyan 0. Fordham s.: Galludet 0. Lehigh 16; Lafayette 0. Holy Cross 9: Worcester Tech. 6. Wash. & JEFF. Al: Chattanooga 0. Haverford 10: Swarthmore I. Bucknell o; Georgetown -. Rutgers “a; Dickinson 0. Kenyon 10: Western Reserve 0. st. Johns 6: Johns Hopkins 3. New York U. 6; Columbia 0. Case IA: Hiram Z. Oklahoma IA: Arkansas IS. Notre Dame 46: Alma 0. Bloomington High 21: Oak Park IA. Galesburg High As; Monmouth o. Bradley s; Eureka o. Henry Kendall college 80; Catholic Univ. of Shawnee, Okla. 0. East Des Moines 0; West Des Moines o. At Carthage. Ill.-Carthage college 2: Carthage Q. At Normal, Ill.-University High IS, Streator 0. At Mclean. ILL., Normal High 10: Mclean Z. University of Oregon 81; Oregon Ag- gies 0. Multonah club 33; Willamette U. Q. Washington state college 10; Con- zaga university 0. Whittier college 0: Occidental l3. Rose Polytechnic Z; Winona Ag. I.

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  The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat, Keokuk, Iowa, November 27, 1916, page 1 (results column)

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  aturday Football Results Minnesota, 40; Chicago, 0. Syracuse, 20; Tufts, 10. Northwestern, 3; Ohio State, %. Iowa, II; Nebraska, 81 Wisconsin, o. Illinois. 0; (tie). Purdue, 0; Indiana, 0; (tie). Yale, 6; Harvard, 3. SuSQuehanna, 49, Lebanon Valley. 0. Army, Is; Navy, Z. University of Pennsylvania, 16; West Virginia Wesleyan, 0. Fordham, IS; Gallaudet, 0. Lehigh, 16; Lafayette, 0. Holy Cross, 8; Worcester Tech, 6. Washington and Jefferson, Al; Chattanooga, 0. Haverford, 10; Swarthmore, Z, Bucknell, O.; Georgetown, 70. Rutgers, 43; Dickinson, 0. Kenyon, 10; Western Reserve, 0. st. Johns, g. Johns Hopkins, 8. New York university, 6; Columbia, Case, IA: Hiram, z. Oklahoma, IA; Arkansas, 10. Notre Dame. 46: Alma, O. Bloomington high, 21; Oak Park, a. GaIesburg high, 4s; Monmouth, O. Bradley, 6; Eureka, 0. Henry Kendall college, 80: Cathr.lie University of Shawnee, Okla, o.. East Des Moines, O; West Des Moines, 0. At Carthage, Dl.-Carthage college, 40; Carthage, 0. At Normal, nl.-University high, 10; Streator, 0. at Mclean, Ill.-Normal high, 10; Mclean, z. University of Oregon, “a! Oregon Aggies, 0. Multonah Club, 80; Willamette

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  Fergus County Democrat, Montana, November 30, 1916, page 6 (results column)

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  Football Results Yale, 6; Harvard 3. Army, Is; Navy, Z. Pennsylvania. 16; West Virginia Wesleyan, O. New York university, g. Colum bia, 9. Syracuse, 20; Tufts, IL. Georgetown, 70; Bucknell, 0. Washington and Jefferson, AL; Chat tanooga, 0. Lehigh, 16; Lafayette, 0. Fordllam, 6S, Gallahad, O. Haverford. 10; Swarthmore 4 Rutgers, “a; Dickinson. D. st. Johns, 6; Johns Hopkins, 3. Holy Cross. 8; Worcester Tech, g. Chicago, o; Minnesota. 49. Wisconsin, o. Illinois, 0. Ohio State, %; Northwestern. 5. Notre Dame, 46; Alma. 0. Iowa, II: Nebraska “a. Kenyon, 10; Western Reserve, O. Purdue. 0; indiana, O. Oklahoma, IA; Arkansas, 13. University of Oregon. q; Oregon Aggies, 0. Multnomah club, 80 Willamette university Z. Washington State college, 10; Con zaga, O. Whittier college, 0; Occidental col lege, l3.

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Officially, Lafayette leads 82–⁠74–⁠5; as played, 46–⁠38–⁠4 in the 88 games on file; the official count covers all 161 meetings, counting the 38 since this game.