Dickinson at Rutgers

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

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  ‘RUTGERS’S TRICKS BATTLE DICKINSON Sanford’s Big Red Team Plays Remarkable Game and Wins, 81 to 0. MULTIPLE KICK IS USED NEW BRUNSWICK, NO 25.-with a newly developed punch TO It’s attack that swept aside all opposition. and with a variety and versatility to its play that had Its opponents completely banned. the big Red” RUTGERS team rode rough shod over the much touted Dickinson eleven here this afternoon. crushing the visitors by the score OF “a TO o. Rutgers showed better form than at any time this season.. and the play was wei! nigh perfect In nearly every branch. Relying entirely uron the mass play in the first ha!.. Rutgers shifted to the open attack later In the game with equal success. The outstanding feature Of the game was the sensational work of Whitehill at fullback for Rutgers. This was his first game of the year. as he has been out all season with injuries. The way In which he sifted through the hi, kin son line and eluded the ends stamped him as n fullback OF the FIRST rank. Break Up Forward Passes. The success Rutgers had In breaking UP Dickinson’s forward pass attack was particularly pleasing to the coaches. az Washington and jefferson Is expected to rely mainly on It’s form of attack In the game at the Polo Grounds. New York. on Thursday. Although Dickinson tried n number OF passes, not one was successful. while two OF the heaves were intercepted by Rutgers men. Hause-. At end.p proved a star at breaking up this play. and It was due largely to his work on the defence that Rutgers vas not seriously threatened. 1t took Rutgers n little while 10 get warmed up to the game. and the locals were unable to score in The first period, but when the powerful steam roller tina Sanford has built up got going there was no stopping II. In the first play In the second period Elliott carried tho bail over the line for the first touchdown. From then on II was a steady progress for Rutgers Dickinson kicked on and Rutgers punted over their goal. The ball was put in play on the 20 yard line. On the first play Dickinson was pen allied fifteen yards. and a pool punt ave Rutgers the ball on the 25 yard line. Straight plunges put the ball OF Dickinson’s goal. and Scarf carried II over. The third touchdown was easy. With the ball In Rutgers’s possession on Dick. inson’s 40 yard line. Scarr made a pretty quarterback run OF twenty-five Yards and Whitehill added ten more. Wallace plunged for four yards. and Scarr went over again. DickInson’s defence began 10 stifYen ir the second half. W twenty yard run By Wh.tehill and Elliott after the kick on. with several short plunges. put the ball on D%ickinson’s two yard line. but there the visitors held for downs. ant Movers punted to his own SO ward line.

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  New-York tribune, New York [N.Y.], November 26, 1916, page 1

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  RUTGERS SWAMPS DICKINSON TEAM ON THE GRIDIRON New Brunswick, N. j., Nov. 25.--shos. ing more power on the attack thar o. any previous time this year, the But gers steam roller crushed the srcrf Dickinson eleven here to-day by sce’s Of 90 to 0. At no time was the Searid goal in danger after the first period Rutgers failed 70 score in the tn’ period. but after that IL had no trcges in rolling up the points. Diesl.’es gave a little scare at the start vac. after being held for downs, Ruts’n was forced 70 punt Palm got away for a twenty5r run at the start Of the game, and sfw adding ten yards more on short plurg’ Meyers made twenty-five on a fake % He then tried for field goal !” missed. Scarr punted TO Rutgers’s D-yss line. On the first play Swope rss thirty yards, but he fumbled on ~ next try, and Rutgers recovered “ ball. Then the Rutgers attack begsn show itself. As the first quarter ef’s. Whitehill got awsy for thirty yird = a run around right end, and then lott plunged over for touchdown From then on IL was a question ~ OF the size of the score. Aftef y. kickoff Rutgers punted over the 9. line. Dickinson was penaliEed niIss, yards when the ball was put IN ~ and Meyers punted TO his own ze-y, line. Straight line plunges eyenI’s9 led TO a score, Scsrr carrying tie “. over for a touchdown. Another n, IA, down the field gave Rutgers sa0’l” touchdown. - Whitehill. at fullback. who PIX. FOR the first time this season, vn “ life Of the Rutgers attack. Inc ~, OF Garrett and Hauser on the oe’‘also featured the game. -,

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Rutgers leads 1–⁠0 in their only meeting.