Lafayette College - Melange Yearbook (Easton, PA)

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NAr-115 Statistics of 1 9 1 2 Football Team l'us11'1oN BENSON, HOWARD I.. Center Gnoss, WM. Rowan, E. H. WAo1cN1111Rs'1', FURRY, IE. D. BROWN, G. H1sNN1sss1cv Se111:15R15N DIAMOND, J. DIAMOND, D. IHQYISR K1sLLv, I.. S'r1c1:L1e, T. WOODXVARIJ PAR1J1e1c, I.. 11151111 HOLMES HAMMOND Bocxus, H. Left half-back Left guard WM. Left tackle Right cud Right hall'-back Full-back Left half-back Quarter-back Left end Left tackle Right half-back Quarter-back Right guard Left end Full-back Left guard Left half-back Right end CLASS IQI2 1913 1913 1914 1915 1915 1916 1916 1916 1915 1916 1913 1914 1915 1913 1916 1915 1913 1915 32 SCHOOL Technical H. S. Rutgers Prep. Greensburg H. S. Mercersburg Kiski Lakewood H. S. Princeton Prep. Kiski Central Manual Brown Prep. Peddie Mereersburg Bethlehem Prep. Peddie Hill School Bethlehem Prep. Pennington Westchester H. S. Peddie AG 1: 22 23 22 21 22 21 19 21 19 20 zo 22 22 2I 21 19 19 22 21 9 :9' H'T QV2 : 10' . IO' :IO I I 1o'f 9 1 7 10 ll : I0 IO' X2 372 1 XV 'T 210 175 195 195 I80 185 192 175 165 160 186 155 170 200 150 175 190 155 160

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hearted Iilis. Lafayette's clean, open playing favorably impressed the Yale men who immediately expressed a desire to continue athletic relations. , A week later Ursinus appeared on March Field to suffer defeat in a rather unexciting con- test. The Collegeville boys did not present their usual formidable lineup. There was a mild expression of satisfaction over the game, but the time for real rejoicing came seven days later when mighty Penn left Franklin Field beaten and broken by the prowess and the wonderful stand of Lafayette. Penn had experienced an unusual slump, previous to this game, but the mosteonscrvative of Philadelphia's sporting writers predicted a clean victory over Lafayette. The team left Easton with but a flickering hope of withstanding the charge of the Quakers. It is needless to recount the story of the game. Tl1e defense of the Maroon was classed with the most wonderful ever witnessed on Franklin Field. Veterans of the game did not withhold one iota of credit from the Eastonians. They stood in the limelight of gridiron fame while Penn muttered an acknowledgment of its defeat. In quick succession came the tic game with Bucknell and the defeats by Syracuse, Brown and Lehigh. Syracuse won, not so much by strategy, as by brute strength. The scrub lineup that was sent to Brown did effective work and surprised the most sanguine. Lehigh realized her hopes of five years by defeating Lafayette on March Field before tl1e largest crowd ever as- sembled there. It was a good game in which Pazzctti outgeneraled Diamond. The season closed on Thanksgiving day when Dickinson's doughty eleven was defeated after four quarters of real thrills. The Carlisle aggregation was represented by one of the strong- est teams in her history. To Captain Benson belongs the largest share of credit for his consistent work at center. His playing merited for' him a position on several All-American teams. His teammates loyally supported his leadership and all contributed credit to the name of the college. The team of IQI2 won its niche in the Lafayette hall of football fame and will long stand prominent as the team that administered defeat to Penn and played Yale to a standstill. 31

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