West Virginia Wesleyan at Navy

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  Evening star, October 14, 1923, page 81

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  NAVY NOT EXTENDED TO WIN BY 26 TO 7 ANNAPOLIS, Md, Oct. 13.-pefeat- Ing West Virginia Wesleyan by 26 to a here this afternoon. the Navy Academy showed a fine kind of foot ball while most of its regulars were in the game. Barchet. in particular, playing for the first time this year. shone brightly during the portion of the first half during which he was In the contest. The visitors were badly outpIayed In the first half and did not make one hrst down. Playing against a substitute team In the second half. wesleyan came to life and carried away the honors. in spite of desperate enorts by the Navy. Several of the scores were on I’M usual plays. The Navy scored its first touchdown In the first quarter when Mathews blocked a punt, Brown fall ing on the ball. Later, in the same quarter, Levensky knocked down a pass. the ball going to Barchet. who ran forty yards for a score. With less than three minutes TO play, the visitors made their only score. Delong made 30-yard pass 10 Buiiman, who ran fifty yards for a While the score was not impressive the fast and accurate attack, while most OF the regulars were plavinP mas given much announcement to the Navy team.

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Navy leads 7–⁠1–⁠1 in nine meetings, counting the seven since this game.