Villanova at Navy

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  New-York tribune, New York, November 18, 1917, page 20

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  Navy S Eleven Not Bothered By Villanova ANNAPOLIS, Nov. 17.--Villanova, al though getting first blood through forward pass and a l5-yard penalty soon after the game started, was wal loped by the midshipmen here this afternoon. The score was 80 to 3. The lone score of the visitors was due to the drop kicking of McGuckin. A forward pass, Wegand to McCrady, had taken the leather beyond midfeld, and penalty had advanced it fifteen yards more. From the 35-yard line, after try ing and finding the MILDLY defence iron bound, the visitors called on Nc Guckin. From this point on Villanova was never dangerous, and the only interest in the game quickly settled into guesses as to how big a tally the sailors would pile up. Villanova’s best work was in forward passing. The visitors sue ceeded in this play fifteen times out Of twenty-four tries. Two attempts were intercepted and the remainder grounded. Navy relied almost entirely upon Off tackle plays, with an occasional end run or centre buck. In the tackle and end plays speedy little Martin, of the sailor aggregation, was q real star. He time after time got away for long dashes. Fifteen and twenty yard runs seemed not TO satisfy him, for twice he got away for longer sprints than these Once a 60-yard run netted touchdown Lefore he was downed, and then later he duplicated the trick for forty-five Yards and q score

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  Honolulu star-bulletin, Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii], November 19, 1917, page 1

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  NAVY Wins FROM VILLANOVA;; U C. LOSES TO OREGON Washington State Has Clear Title of Pacific Coast Champ ion; Army Wins Game Gilmour Dobie, who went through ten years of football at the University of Washington without defeat, has been working wonders with the Navy team. The Navy leads all other teams in scoring for the season, and had the Navy played the Army this season there would have been much rivalry between the two organizations On Saturday Dobie’s men trampled on VII lanoya by score of so to 3. One of the biggest upsets of the year was the victory of Oregon over Cali fornia. According to the report re. ceived Oregon won out by score OF 81 to 0. Last year Oregon had one of the strongest teams in the country, winning from Pennsylvania by big score and defeating California with ease, but Bezdek lost 10 of his stars and Oregon lost to Washington State early in the season. CALIFORNIA; de. feat gives Washington State clear title to the Pacific Coast champion. ship. The ELEPHANTS, or rather the Army team, won from Lebanon Valley by a score of so to 0. These are the only games reported from the mainland.

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Navy leads 9–⁠2 in 11 meetings, counting the seven since this game.