Boston College at Army

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  New-York tribune, New York, October 26, 1919, page 19

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  Army Conquers Boston College By l3..O Score Team That Humbled Yale Falls Before the Cadets; Prince Leopold esCame WEST POINT, N. Y, Oct. 25.-The Army football eleven staged come back to-day which swept Boston Col lege aside and lent encouragement to the cadets supporters. The soldiers trounced the Hub collegians, who a week ago conquered Yale, by score of 13 to 0. The Bostonians we’re never danger ously near to the Army goal line, with q single exception. This came in the final quarter, when an Army man was banished for slugging and the cadets we’re set back half the distance to their goal line. which put the ball on their 28-yard line. But even with this advantage tho visitors could do moth ing. The cadets showed some Of the latent power and drive which close observers had felt all along they possessed. Their running attack was much i’m proved: The Army’s stonewall defense also stood out throughout as a bull wark against Boston’s line plunging plays. Only by dexterous use of the forward pass could the collegians gain. They did launch this play to good advantage several times, but always when they were we’ll down in their own ter ritory, which seemed wasted ENERGY. McQuarrie Kicks Well McQuarrie outkicked Fitzpatrick, gaining on nearly every exchange, and there was a deal of kicking through out. Heaphy, Boston’s pivotal man, was played off his feet and was afford ed no time to rove. The greatest part of the Army’s gains went through the Boston man who worried Acosta, of Yale, a week ago. The Army line charged low and in good time, and several times Boston’s plays were smeared before they were gotten underway. The Army’s first score came after Kieffer had fallen on one of McQuarre’s high ones, Corrigan fumbling on Boston’s 25-yard line. On the first play Lystad ripped through Heaphy FOR nine yards. Schabackcr then skirt ed Urbans end, running close to his interference for touchdown. Nc Quarrie kicked goal With the ball on Army’s 35-yard line early in the second quarter, Nc Quarrie broke loose and ran sixty yards to Boston’s 5-yard line. Two plays took it over, McQuarre carry ing the ball for a touchdown. The goal was missed. Crown Prince Leopold of Belgium sat through threequarters Of the game and rooted with the Army men. 1’bo 1;po

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  Evening public ledger, Philadelphia [Pa.], October 27, 1919, page 13

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  FOOTBALL FAVORITES CONTINUE TO SLUMP AND UPSET THE DOPE w. and ]. Jolts Chesty Syracuse, Army Drops Boston College, Pitt Dozens Georgia Tech, While Colgate and Dartmouth Haze Hard Time to Vim WE HAVE passed through another day of football surprises where the w fav0ritcs received wn0ngS which were entirely Washington and JcGcr Boston College” fresh the victory Yale Pitt Georgia Tech However has often been said before you Syracuse Boston College spoiled perfectly good ball record by taking Georgia Techs Golden Tornado o Il breeze in Pittsburgh carry surprise back made do to Cornell field Pennsylvania Yale Harvard Penn state and L”hgh came little difficulty. the nnthcrs, with years physical walopug Warmers heap played football looked like a At that was more of a triumph system anything away On charged secondary the make big of handed outf got o the Pitt coach. easy jump they received. THE fought bHcr,y crcrv has tc proud of her

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  Evening star, Washington, D.C., October 26, 1919, page 30

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  ARMY ELEVEN DEFEATS BOSTON COLLEGE, 1870 WEST POINT. N. Y. October 25-- Tho Army eleven defeated Boston College. IS to o, here today. with greater ease than the score would in dictate. The Army scored In the first period when Schabacker skirted Urban’s end McQuarrie kicked the goal. McQuar- RE made another touchdown in the second period. after a 60-yard run, but failed to kick the goal Score by pc. RODS: Army ..... .:........ 2 SO OILS Boston ........ o O 90

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Boston College leads 26–⁠13 in 39 meetings, counting the 37 since this game.