Syracuse at Tufts

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

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  SYRACUSE BEATS TUFTS BY 20 TO 1S Spectacular Contest at Boston Finds New York Farm crs in Front. BosToN. Mass. Nov. 3S.-Beforc an Immense throng that packed the stands AT Fenway Park to-day Tufts eleven bowed In defeat. 20 to 13. before the mighty syracuse team in four periods OF desperate battling marked by spectacular playing or beth Sides. Tufts was first to score. Shortly after the kickoff an interchange OF punts brought Tufts into Syracuse territory. A forward pass good for twenty yards was followed by line plugging that eventually brought Doane over for a touchdown. Morrison failed to kick the goal. Syracuse ca me back strong In the same period, when Rafter intercepted 4 forward pass in midfeld n raced forty yards for a touchdown. The only scoring In the second period was a drop kick by Meehan from the 90 yard line. which put Syracuse firmly in the lead. This was followed early in the third period by anothed drop kick. also Meehan’s contribution. from the IS yara line. one Of the prettiest plays Of the game. In the third period. the most spccta Gu lar and exciting Of the game. Tufts tied the game with a touchdown. only to lose II when Syracuse also fought its way down the field a few minutes later. After Meehan’s drop kick Segal kicked to Bratt at midfe!d and Wescott made Ave yards. following up with a forward pass to Lincoln for Ave more. There was al. Interchange OF punts. and Tufts three times tried line plunges without sue cess. Then Wescott and Sanborn worked a forward pass for thirty yards that for the time being changed the whole rom plexion OF the game. Doane got three YARDS and on the next play wen over

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

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  SYRACUSE WINS FROM TUFTS IN A LIVELY GAME Boston, Nov. 25.-The alertness OF Syracuse in intereepting . forward mass. which resulted in touchdown oy Rsfter, the diminutive but speedy full back. and which gave the New York aggregation the lead from which II was never headed, was the turning point in the struggle to-day against the Tufts College team. The final score was: Syracuse, 20; Tufts. 10. Tufts scored early in the game, after two spectacu. ar end runs made by Cap tain Wescott and Drummey, when brought the ball 10 the 5-yard line, from which point Doane carried IL over. An exchange Of punts followed the kickoff, and Wescott intercepted for ward pass, which gave them the ball on the Syracuse l6-ysrd line. Weseo,. and Doane made ten yards on two line ulunges and on a forward pass. kafter intercepted il and raced seventy-fve yards for a touchdown. Meehan placed Syracuse in the lead when he kicked the goal. In the second period Syracuse an nexed ano,her three points, when Nee han kicked a goal from the field from the 32-yard line. Malone’s attempt for a goal from tho field failed by Inches in this period also.

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  Evening star, District of Columbia, November 26, 1916, page 52

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  Syracuse Defeats Tufts, 20 to 13. BOSTON, November 25.-Syracuse defeated Tufts. 20 to 13, in a game enlivened by end runs that many times netted big gains and forward passes that went so and 40 yards. Schlachter. star right guard of the Syracuse eleven. was injured in the first period and forced to retire. Meehan of Syracuse drop-kicked a field goal from the As yard line and another from the 1Syard line. The Syracuse touchdowns were made by Rafter, while Doane scored Tufts +touchdowns.

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  East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, Oregon, November 28, 1916, page 9 (results column)

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  FOOTBALL FINALS. Eastern UaneS’ At NotTe Dame, Ind.-Notre Dame, i6; Alma, 0. At Boone o-syracuse, 20; Tufts, 13. AT Iowa City, IoWa-Final. Iowa II: Nebraska, “a. At Easron, Pa.-Lehigh, 16: Lafayette, 0. AT Worcester, Mass.-Holy Cross 3; Worcester Tech, 6. At Layfette, Ind.-Purdue, O; Indi. ana. 0. At New York-Fordham, 6S; Gal. laudet, O. AT cleveland, o.-Case. “A; Hiram “a. AT Washington. Penn.--WashingtoE and Jafferson, Al; Chattanooga, 0. At Columbus, Northwestern, 3 Ohio State, 20. At adelphia-University of PEN na., l6; Wesleyan of W. Va, 0. At Madison, wisconsin, 0 Illinois, 0. At New York-N. Y. University. 6 Columbus o. AT Brunswick, N. J.-Rutgers. “a Dickinson, 0. At Gambler, O.-Kenyon, 10; West ern Reserve, 0. At Washington, D. C.-Bucknell, O. Georgetown, 79. At Haverford. Pa.-Haverford, 10 Swartmore, Z. At New York-New York universe ~. 6; Columbia, s. At New Brunswick, N. J.-Rutgers “a; Dickinson, 0. Western Games. At spokane-w. S. c., IS; Gonzaga University, 0. At Multnomah Club. 8 Willamette university Z.

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Syracuse leads 4–⁠0 in four meetings, counting the one since this game.