Colby at Navy

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  The Richmond Virginian, Richmond, Va., November 16, 1919, page 5

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  Columbia Humbled by Wesleyan Team Navy Runs Biggest Score OF Day On Colby, 121 TO o. Army Comes Close With so to O. New York, Nov 1S-Tolunbia was humhied today by wssievan’s eleven by q score of IS 10 Ia. notwithstand ing the New York teams splendid form shown in the first half during which 1t started by banking Wesieyan in the first period and closing the second period with tho score al most even TO in the visitors favor Eut when play started in tho sec ond half. Captain Harman’s hearcat PLAYERS simply ate up the game add ms ~ points to their score while Co umhia was adding seven. In the closing game of the seasor a. the ANNAPOLIS oval the navy gave the light Colby team a terrible drubbling. winning by lei to q. u was by far the biggest score of the season and almost a record number Of points The Nidshirruen nut up powerful game hut the visitors were extrer7eiv weak particularly in the fret half In which they were slaughtered 10 the tune 81 so points Colby rallied IN the third quarter. holding the navy to one touchdown. Penn state completely cutrlayed Cornell at Ithaca, distancing the eleven from the coed temple OF learn ing but 20 to 0 The visitors brand of football was fine exhibition Of brain. bra WI, spasd ans; tesStq work. The score would have climbed much higher. but for the Ithacans gallant fight against odds The Army eleven wound up 1T home rridiron season at West FONT by administering erueliing defeat to villa Nova, the final score stand ing 50 to 2, The cadets went after the eolIeeians from TIE start. foiffna up Fl points in the first period wis Nova was never dangerous Fins overhead work featured the arms mems play, White and Timherlak+ starring in picking the pigskin nut Of the air With an eleven composed entireiv Of second string PLAYERS. Harvard took the measure of Tufts today NJ Cambridge by score Of % 10 q, Only in the first period were the visitors dangerous. when they ad vanced to Harvard thirty-yard line only to lose the BAH BY umhiing. 4 Harvard punt inlmediately nut The ball nut OF danger. Neither tear scored in the first two periods.

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  New-York tribune, November 16, 1919, page 22

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  Middies Pile u p Is TOuchdOwns and Beat Colby l2l to 0 ANNAPOLIS. Nov. 15.-Invadine the goal line of their opponents on eighteen occasions and kicking thirteen of the eighteen resultant tries for goal. the Navy football team went beyond the century mark in scoring to-day by smothering the eleven of Colby College, of Maine. under a count of 121 to 0. Colby presented q lamentably weak defense, and scarcely more could be said of the offense except for the flash of aerial attack and wide end runs in the third period. This. however soon was stopped by the Middies. and at no time did the visitors have possession of the ball inside the Navy’s 4O-yard mark

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  The Birmingham age-herald, Birmingham, Ala., November 16, 1919, page 1

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  NAVY PILES UP BIG SCORE Annapolis, Mr., November 15.-Invading the goal line of their opponents on IS occasions and nicking 10 of the Is result ant tries for goal, the navy football team went beyond the century mark in scoring today by smothering the eleven of Colby college of Maine under a count of 121 to 0. Colby presented a lamentably weak defense and scarcely more could be said of the offense, except for the flash of aerial attack and wideAend runs in the third period. This. however, soon was stopped by the Middies, and at no time

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  South Bend news-times, South Bend, Ind., November 16, 1919, page 8

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  NAVY TEAM SM0THERS C0LBY-SC0RE 121-0 ANNAPOLIS. Md, Nov. lin vading the goal line Of their OPP ponents on IS occasions and kicking – Of the IS resultant tries for goal, the Navy football team went beyond the century mark in scoring today by smothering the eleven of Colby college of Maine under a count Of 121 10 0.

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Navy leads 3–⁠0 in three meetings.