Springfield at Army

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  The New York herald, October 1, 1922, page 54

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  Army Team Opens Season With a Double Victory Beats Springfield by 35 to O and Lebanon by IL to o. Special Dispatch TO THE NEw YORK HERALD. WEST POINT, N. Y, Sept. 3o.-Army opened the local football season to-day with a double victory, the cadets defeat ing Springfield College 35 to o in the first game and winning later from Lebanon Valley, a more stubborn opponent, ~ to O. The weather was too hot for good football. all the teams making frequent substitutions. The soldiers work to-day In both games was marred by loose handling Of the ball. but they were clever in recovering a stray pigskin. Springfield. always adept with the for ward pass was conspicuously poor In the overhead game today. Army’s dozen attempts at the air linz attack did not so particularly well either The Down East collegians made sew. eral first downs through ArIny’s defenses but were never dangerously threatening the cadets goal line. The lineups.

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  New-York tribune, October 1, 1922, page 13

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  Army Wins Over Lebanon Valley and Springfield Elevens WEST POINT, N. Y, Sept. 3o.-Army took both ends of the double header football engagement to-day, winning from Springfield IS to 0, and defeating Lebanon Valley 12 to 0. 1t was the opening of the local season. The weather was warm and there were fire. quent substitutions! Army’s play was marred somewhat by lumbling. Both opponents of the Cadets ball. The Army was more successful however in covering a loose pigskin. Springfield made several first downs through Army’s defenses but the SOL diers’s goal line was never threatened. Lebanon Valley, too, were stubborn opponents, the Cadets havings difficulty in piercing the Pennsylvania collegians strong defense. Gilmore, Dodd and Wood featured for the Army.

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Army leads 8–⁠0 in eight meetings, counting the one since this game.