New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-11-24
GLOOM At LAFAYETTE
Beaten by Lehigh Eleven on
Home Grounds.
LOSERS PLAY STRONG GAME
Visitors Owe Victory Largely to
Generalship Of Captain
Pazzetti.
LPr telegraph TO Tho Tribune. ]

EGstOn, Penn. Nov. 23.-Lehigh doWnea
her old rival. Lafayette. on March Field
to-day, 10 to o. It was the hrst time
in four years and the fourth time IN ihe
last dozen years that the upriver COZ
Iegians have won, and tonight Bethle-
hem town is wild with excitement. 10
Captain PaEzetu Lehigh owes muoh lo'
the victory. He generated his team III
wonderful fashion. Hoban, Lehish Iu',-
back, shares the honors with Fazze''"
for il was his wonderful 3o-yard I""
shortly after the second half began ''"'
brought the ball near enough FOR captain
Pazzetti to send over placement lTuih
the 2O-yard line. 1t was a beauutul so"L
from difficult angle what made IL
more wonderful was the fact that Ie"
minutes before the ulucky Lehigh cap
tain's kicking ankle was hurt in scriin-
mage and " had to be heavily s"atheu
in bendsges.
Sawteue. McCaffrsy and Hoban were DIG
factors In the making Of the TOUCHDOWN
in the fourth period. whom, after Lara!
cite man had made a miserable fumoie
of q beautiful pass, McCaffrey dropped
on the ball in the middle OF the heIu'
Pazzetti SHOT pretty forward pass W
MoCSffrsy, which went for thirty Ssrds,
bringing the ball to Lafsystte's U-yaru
line Prom here Hoban was worked OH
almost every play ana his line smashing
brought the ball up to the l-yard me
With one yard TO so 70 make q hrst down
Lafayette held like stone wall resist
ing three rushes for no gain.
Then the crafty Lehigh captain cropped
back and shot q pretty pass over inc
goal line to Sewtslle. In It's passage
through the air II was barely touehso pS
a Lafayette man, but not enough 10
change It's course.
OutDlaying Lshish in every department
of the game IN the first half, 1t was
hard game for Lafayette to lose. Twice
the Maroon and White had chances to
score on line plunges, but lacked the
punch. One other time Lafayette hsd
chance for a placement goal from the
40-yard line, but II fell short
Lafayette simply wore herself out the
first half Her aggressiveness Kept Lee
high on the defensive continually, and II
was only the Dunting o. Pa2rstu that
saved the day Notwithstanding this La
favette. by straight football, was able to
work the ball down the field almost al
Will. Lafayettss first opportunity 10
score came when Pa5setu, standing In the
shadow Of HIS own goal, following hf-
teen-yard penalty, punted out OF bounds
on his a-yard line. Scheeren ripped of
seven yards and Hennessy made hrst
down. on three rushes Lafayette made
nine and a half yards, but on the final
try could take the ball only within half
foot Of a first down.
Lehigh was in danger Of having her
Roal line crossed again shortly after, but
made another spectacular stand and took
the ball on downs, Two feet away from
the line With the first nearly over La
fayette made an attempt for placement
goal. but il fell short. Statistics best tell
the story. In the fret half Lafayette
made six first downs, to none by Lehigh.
Lehigh held Lafayette for downs twice
Lehigh punted seven times to Lafayettes
two. Lafayette tried the forward pass
three times, oil falling. Lebigh suffered
twenty-five yards loss in penalties, to
Lafayette's dttsen. In the second half
I.ehlgh made Ave first downs to La
fayette's three. Each team puntsd three
times. Lshigh tried the forward pass
three times, two working. Lafayette
FUN hIed four times during the game re-
covering twice. Lehish fumbled three
times, recovering once.