Army vs. Navy

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  Evening star, District of Columbia, November 25, 1923, page 1

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  ImpregnabIe Defense of Both Teams Features Color full Battle. MUDDY FIELD REDUCES STING OF TEAMS ATTACK Middies Gain ITO Yards to 100 for Cadets-Kicks Fall Wide of Goals. By the Associated Press. NEW YORK, November 24.-Army and Navy fought each other to a stand still today in the mire OF the Polo Grounds before the greatest crowd that ever witnessed the annual service struggle for gridiron laurels. Neither goal line was crossed in one of the most bitter contested battles these time honored rivals have ever waged and out Of the tangled. heaving mud-spattered mass they emerged at the final whistle with honors evenly divided. Begged by the heavy going and in the face Of defensive bulwarks that well well nigh impregnable when threatened. neither attack was able to penetrate inside it’s opponents 25-yard line. Thus baked, each team tried to break the deadlock with dropkicks. but these attempts, too. failed. Garbisch, husky Army center. boot ed wide of the uprights from the “a yard line in the second quarter, and in the third period Barchet, Middle halfback. failed to come even close to the mark from the 35-yard line tion to score with a 40-yard run on an intercepted Cadet pass. $4,000 in Stands. A throng Of $4,000. that included Secretaries Weeks and DENLY among it’s host of notables. witnessed the first scoreless tie since the Army Navy classic was inaugurated, in 1890. 1t was the second no-victory struggle in the twenty-six games staged so far, and left unbroken the deadlock in the series, which stands at twelve triumphs apiece The other 1905. Today’s battle was lacking in the thrills that so often attend the clash Of service elevens. There were but occasional flashes Of spectacular play in q game that for the most part was fought out on old fashioned. orthodox lines. But from the time the blue brigade Of midshipmen and the gray host OF to martial music and later took oppoSltc pidScS III tic was no want of picturesque display or vocal activity. Between halves the Army mule in effigy was pulled to pieces and an Army “airplane” sank Navy de stroyer,” but these tokens Of defiance were in vain. The result was some thing Of an upset. for Army had ruled favorite among critics. But as they fought it out today there was little to choose between the two teams. Both played brilliant defensive games, while no more convincing proof of their closely match ed offensive power can be given than the fact that the Navy gained exact ly one more yard at rushing than did the Army. Though making one less first down. four. to a total Of five for their rivals. the Middies gained 10 yards to 109 for West Point in rush ing plays Ball in MidfeId. From start to finish the tide of bat tie ebbed and flowed around midfield, neither eleven being able to get in side its opponents 25-yard mark. Twice the Cadets got as far as the Middie’s 26yard line. once, in the sec ond period, when Garbisch’s field-goal attempt failed, and again in the third Continued on Page 1. Sports Section }

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  Daily Kennebec journal, Augusta, Me., November 26, 1923, page 5

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  Army and Navy i’m Bitter Battle to ScOreless Tie New York, Nov. 24-(By A. P.)- Army and Navy fought each other to standstill today in the mire of the Polo Grounds before the greatest crowd that ever witnessed the annual servic struggle for gridiron laurels. Neither goal line was crossed in one of the most bitterly contested battles these time honored rivals have ever waged and out of the tangled, heaving, mudspattered mass, they emerged at the final whistle with honors evenly divided. Begged by the heavy going and in the face of defensive bulwarks that were well nigh impregnable when threatened, neither attack was able to penetrate inside its opponents Is yard line. Thus baked, each team tried to break the deadlock with drop kicks but these attempts, too, failed. Garbisch, husky Army center, boot ed wide of the uprights from the 81 yard line in the second quarter and in the third, Bracelet, Middle half back, failed to come even close to the mark from the 35-yard line after he had put the Navy in a position to score with 40-yard run on an in tercepted cadet pass. A throng of $4,000, that included Secretaries Weeks and DENLY among its host of notables, and which form ed a Colorful setting despite drab and leaky skies, witnessed the first scoreless tie since the Army Navy classic was inaugurated in 1890. 1t was the second victoryless struggle in the 26 staged so far and left I’M broken the deadlock in the series which stands at – triumphs apiece. The other game, 6–⁠6 affair, was played in 1905. Today’s battle was lacking in the thrills that so often attend the clash of service elevens. There We’re but occasional flashes Of spectacular play in a game that for the most part was fought out on old fashioned orthodox lines, but the enthusiasm of the big crowd was neither dimmed by this or dampened by the rain that fell steadily for nearly, half the contest.

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  The Birmingham age-herald, Alabama, November 29, 1923, page 14

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  BIG WEEK MEAD FUR LOE WIG BIJOU Jackie Coogan Picture And Vaudeville To. Makeup Feature Program For the week beginning Monday afternoon, December 3, the manage ment of Loew’s Bijou announces not only an unusually diversified vaude vile bill, but also the extraordinary screen feature, Long Live the King. starring Jackie Coogan, the boy wonder of the screen. Among the outstanding features of next weeks vaudeville offering are such acts as “Persfflage,” a tuneful skit with smiles, by Bobby Heath and Adele Sperling, also some Pills for Ills” by the laugh provoking team of Lander Brothers, and q reVeue en- titled Dancing Shoes” with six such stars as Mercie Compton, Joe Null liuS. Eddie Harrison, Ray DOnahue, Jack Kennedy and Arthur Hear. Other vaudeville features include Kane, Mercy and Moore, in sensa- tional thrills and surprises, as well ras Lee Mason in exclusive songs, With Stan Scott at the piano. .s Thanks sgiVing Days four perform s4nces and Friday and Saturday of ,1his week will be featured by such acts as ‘Sweethearts,’ starring Carl Fletcher and Ruby Howard, with a sextette of real artists in melodi- ous and youthful comedy and four other acts pronounced by critics as sf the highest caliber, with The Spider and the Rose” based on the famous story by Gerald C. Duffy as q screen feature. Special announcement is made that at the Friday matinee of this pres ont week seven dolls will be given away by Frank Ward “The Hal lucinationist,’ to children, and lovers of football are also promised an extra thrill during the remainder of this week in the screen showing of the Army and Navy football game of last Saturday resulting in 0–⁠0 duel, which proved exciting, the pie ;ure being received Wednesday by the airplane route.

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  Atlanta tri-weekly journal, Atlanta, Ga., November 27, 1923, page 1 (results column)

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  GEORGIA IS EASY FOR ALABAM|ANS; FLORIDA IN A TIE Playing with great speed and pow er, University of Alabama football team swamped Georgia Saturday afternoon at Montgomery, winning 35 to 0. Georgia never had a lool-in. while Alabamians took advantage of every mistake made by their foes. University of Florida could do no better than tie Mississippi A. & NJ. at Jacksonville, the score being 10 to 13. Mercer fell down badly, losing to Carson Newman II to 0; Tulane soundly walloped Louisiana State, 20 to 0: Tennessee beat University of Mississippi 10 to 0. and Centre toyed with Washington and Lee to the tune of 80 to 0. Other scores: SOUTHERN Hampden Sidney, %; Randolph Macon, 6. Tulsa university, 0; Georgetown, 26. Wake Forest II; North Carolira State, O.. Trinity, 20; Newberry, II. South Carolina Freshman, 10; Fur man Freshmen, 0. l. vi ilIGtll5 Ocs SNItACJ W. Fort Benning, IA; Marines, 0. Vanderbilt freshmen, IS; Sewanee freshmen, 0. Howard college, 6; Birmingham Southern, 6. Emory and Henry, 6; Milligan col lege, (. Penn Military college, +; Juanita college, G. Western Maryland IA; Drexel o. Holy Cross, 81; University OF Buf falo, O. Boston College 0; Vermont o.. Dickinson Z; Delaware 0. New York university, T.; Boston university, 0. swarthmore, II: Haverford, 0. Brown, 6; New Hampshire, 0. Allegheny, 10; Bucknell, Z. Rutgers, Az Fordham, 0! Gettysburg, IA; Gallaudet, O. Syracuse, I; Nebraska. 0. University of Maryland, 40; Catholie university, 6. Lafayette 13; Lehigh 3. = Lebanon Valley, %; Susquehanna. IA. Canisius, g. ST. Bonaventure, 0. Bowling Green, 0; Baldwin Wal lace, 20. Washington College, 3; St. Johns Annapolis, 5. Susquehanna. IA; Lebanon Val, ley, -. Yale, 19: Harvard, o. Army, 0; Navy, 0. MIDWEST Michigan, 10; Minnesota, 0. Indiana 3: Purdue o. Iowa II; Northwestern IA. Wisconsin s; Chicago -. Notre Dame 26: Carnegie 0. Butler. 49, Haskell Indians, 10. Iowa State. 13; Grinnell, 6. Johns Hopkins, 81; George Wash ington university, 6. Wabash, II; DePauw, 0. Knox 10; Lake Forest 0.

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Officially, Navy leads 64–⁠55–⁠7; as played, 63–⁠55–⁠7 in the 125 games on file; the official count covers all 126 meetings, counting the 100 since this game.