Boston College at Army

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  Evening star, Washington, D.C., November 25, 1917, page 49

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  bull” COSTLY Army Beats Boston College, Is to z, Through Tutors Blunder in Walking on Field. WEST POINT. N. Y. November “a The Army wound up it’s foot ball season today by beating the Boston Col lege eleven. - to Z. The game was hard but clearly fought. and was won in the last minute of play. oliphant starred for the Cadets and scored all the Army’s points. Half dozen times he got away for long ,dashes. Boston College put.up the stiffest OPP position the army mas encountered this year. Charley Brickley. the former Harvard star. had a well coached eleven. which made ap in fight and speed what 1t lacked in weight. In the Anal period the collegians’ coach demonstrated with the officials over a decision. and walked onto the field during the argument. This cost his team a penalty of fifteen yards. which put the ball on the 2-yard line. Oliphant jammed through for the score which won the game. A moment later the whistle ended the fray. e

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  The Washington herald, District of Columbia, November 25, 1917, page 12

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  BOSTON COLLEGE BEATEN BY ARMY West Point, N. Y. Nov. A-The Army closed Its football season today in a blaze Of glory, scoring a clean cut victory over Charles Brick leys’ Boston College eleven by Is tot. The visitors proved worthy opponents for the soldiers. Through Brickley’s demonstrating with the officials in the last few min utes of the final period. penslizing HIS team fifteen yards. and putting the ball on the Boston s-yard line the game was lost. sOllphant went through Tor the tou6 heown. Oliphant was the whole Cadet team, being .credited with all the Army’s points. He made three dsshes Of forty-five yards each, scored the two touchdowns and kicked the one goal from touchdown.

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Boston College leads 26–⁠13 in 39 meetings, counting the 38 since this game.