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1924

Regular Season October 19, 1924

Rochester Jeffersons 0
Buffalo Bisons 26

Attendance: 3,500

Buffalo started the game by putting the ball in the air. Their opening drive brought the Bisons to the Rochester 20 yard line; unfortunately for the Orange and Black, Calac fumbled the ball with Dooley recovering. Both teams exchanged punts, then Payton intercepted Chick Guarnieri’s pass, returning it 15 yards. Rochester attempted a field goal from the 40 yard line, but McCormick blocked the kick and Guarneiri fell on the ball. The Bisons began to move the ball again toward the end of the first quarter.

Scoring Summary
	1	2	3	4	F
Rochester Jeffersons	0	0	0	0	0
Buffalo Bisons	0	13	6	7	26
BUF FG, Boynton 20 Yard. BUF TD, Boynton 15 Yard Pass From Kaw (Boynton Kick). BUF FG, Boynton Kick. BUF TD, Boynton 80 Yard Punt Return (Boynton Missed Kick). BUF TD, Guarnieri Pass From Boynton (Boynton Kick).

Boynton rushed for eight yards to open the second period, bringing the Bisons to the Rochester 7 yard line. Tommy Hughitt then rushed for five more, but that was the end of the Buffalo advance. Boynton kicked the field goal from the 15 yard line. Buffalo again drove deep into the Rochester end of the field, this time to the Jefferson 2 yard line, but Buffalo was not able to cross the line. Rochester even pushed the Bisons back 5 yards, losing possession on downs. Sheard punted away from the endzone, with Boynton returning the 10 yards. A Boynton to Guarnieri forward pass put the ball on the Jefferson 10 yard line. Eddie Kaw then tossed a pass to Boynton for the touchdown. Boynton drop-kicked the extra point. Buffalo was able to finish one more drive before the end of the half, this one resulting in a Boynton field goal.

The third quarter started with a sustained Rochester drive, but the Jeffersons were not able to finish. Sheard punted to Boynton, who caught the ball on his own 20 yard line and ran back 80 yards for the touchdown. Boynton later missed the extra point.

The Bisons scored again in the fourth quarter. Hughitt caught a Boynton forward pass for 25 yards, Guarnieri tossed another to Len Watters for 35 more, and Guarnieri was on the receiving end of a Boynton pass, giving Buffalo the ball on the Rochester 20 yard line. Hughitt caught a Boynton pass for eight yards and Mike Traynor ran for 10 more. The drive was finished with a Boynton forward pass to Guarnieri for the score. Boynton drop-kicked the point after touchdown.

Game Roster

Position

Rochester Jeffersons

Buffalo Bisons

LHB

RHB

Roy

Dooley, Pearlman

Lowery, Dooley

Smith

Martineau

Matteo

Culver, Clark

Sheard

Noonan, Anderson

Foster, Argus

Payton

Watters

Mitchell

Collins

McCormick, Youngstrom

Youngstrom, Ailinger, Feist

Feist, Youngstrom, Calac, Knack

Guarnieri

Hughitt, Boynton

Boynton, Gregory

Kaw, Traynor

Calac, Hughitt

Referee:	Samuel Otis
Umpire:	Sullivan
Head Linesman:	William G. Pennypacker III

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