Ursinus at Rutgers

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  The sun, September 30, 1917, page 18

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  RUTGERS ELEVEN IN | INAUGURAL TRIUMPH Jerscymcn Sweep to 25 to 0 Victory Over Ursinus in Opening Game. NEW BRUNSWICK, Sept. .2s.-The Rutgers rookie” football team won It’s spurs here to-day BY q smashing rs to 0 victory over Ursinus IN the opening game of the season. The Scarlet showed q variety Of at. tack that fairly daxzled the Pennsylvaniana Shifting from short. powerful line drives to spectacular forward passes and brilliant end runs. they had Ursinus almost completely at their mercy. though the black jerseyed warriors fought back stubbornly. The visitors had q versa tile and far flung offence. though few trick plays were used. Robeson. the dusky RutRers end. was the shining star Of the Scarlets attack Reaching his ianky arms far above the mass Of struggling players he SHARED pass after pass for big gains for the home team. Frank Kelly too was ar important cog In the RUTGERS “tank’S’ progress down the field. His en. rum ming was fiawlese. and when the Rutgers interference was working smoothly he tore of yards Of ground. Kelly’s Run Futile. Early in the second quarter Kelly broke through the Crsinuy line and dodEed tackler after tackler for a IS yard dash. His efforts were fruitlese. however. as he was called back and Rutvers was penalized fifteen yards for holding. Rutgers scored early in the game. Afte- Ursinus had failed to gain on taxi Ing the ball. the home team captured the ball In midaeld. A steady march down the feld followed. Short. sharp dashes by Kelly and Whitehill were the main ground gamers. but they were interspersed with spectacular forward passes to the giant Robson. After a ten min ute advance. Lawes was given the ball on his own yard line and plunged over for the first score. Practically the same tactics were enployed in making Rutgers’s second touch down. Kelly taking the ball over the line. This score came early In the Sec ond quarter.

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  The Washington herald, District of Columbia, September 30, 1917, page 12 (results column)

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  Yesterdays Football Results. SYRACUSE, 0; Forty-seventh Regiment, 0. Union. 20; st. Lawrence, 6. Rutgers, 25; Ursinus, 0. Brown. 81; Rhode Island State, o. University OF Pittsburgh, IA; West Virginia, 9. Navy, 81; Davidson College, 0. Ohio Case, 6; Ohio State, 49. Washington and Jefferson, IT; Lisk, z. Observation-Disclosures, %; Rensselaer Tech, 0. Georgia–Georgia, 25; Furman COL lege, o; Tech, 80; Wake-Forest, o.

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Rutgers leads 4–⁠1 in five meetings, counting the four since this game.