Navy vs. Army

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  The Alaska daily empire, Alaska, November 28, 1925, page 1

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  West POINTERS DEFEAT MIDD|ES IN ANNUAL GAME. Hard Fought Gri.diron Battle Is Won by Army by Score OF 10 to 3. NEW YORK, Nov 28.-Before notable crowd of 65o 900 persons, the Army this afternoon defeated the / Navy IN the annusl football game by score of 10 to 3. The game was nard fought bnt the superior of the Army eleven was clearly shown. SeVesai payers were niured in the ear7e ard subs took their places. NEW YORK, Nov 2S.-The Army and New were marshaled today for thor tWentyoighth football game aud coiorful euGins of the eastern sr’d ron season Z vo days of rain made TIL weather Il factor al thourh sulv was piled high on the Polo Grounds re morning opened fGir aud cold Speculation favored the Army by slight mar in but rites believed that the moor footing mighf hamper the Ca2ets. Rain enoN O. cold, the / STAGE was set lop q great gather ing u laiiitaty aud naval dignitarles including Secretary of Navy Wilbur IN ad9ance gu1r1 crowded hotels last night and hundreds of persons prominent In the social. political. naval and military life of the Ma tloL were here Although on PAPER the Army Is rated the better of the two teams, |eXperts considered thaf the tradi- Houal rivalry would bring the elevens on the ncld a. about ever terms. Both have been saving their 1siNr hacks tos more than weeks in order to have them fit ior the battle ito0ay. The tive elevcns were in perfect condition yesterday as they ran through their mails on the back fed. Tt maHY The game itself was q minor attra ton compared with the parade of Cadets and Middies. the meeting of the Army mule and the Navy goat, the cheers and songs which many coilegians envy. ‘fhe Army, victor last year by a score of II to 0, has won 13 games 10 - for ne NJ iddies. There have been two les. Came Starts. Tht navy won the toss and kick I’d or. Eddy booLing to Harris and Wilson ran the ball back fifteen yards 10 the ArmYs 30-yard line. The Army tried aglin by trying forward pass but Shapley, Navy To vas forced to punt 1t was the Navy bali navy tempting pass es. After the Nayg passing attempts had been broken up Hamilton punt ed to Wilson on the Army 45-yard line From there wilson broke through left tackle on the first play and dodgcl Ri, way 43 yards to the Nays 13-yard line. Hamilton brought inc fleet Army backs to earth when three line plays were smealed. The Army called in the star drop kicker, Red Feeder, but Tho ,atter’s attempt was partially hlocbed ard went – few yards. Borne recovered on the Nays s. yard line and the Navy was faced “ith another threat the Navy for wards AGAIN threw back the Cadets on three straight plays ut the line with Thrapnell and Hewitt carrying The ball, Flippin Navy back, then laterli pass and raced ,27 yards a0 mis- own 34-yard line anu a Navy punt passed the Army back to !5is own territory again. At the end OF the Ir5t period. Army nothing. Nav, nothing The dist parod consisted chiefly OF punt.ng dael N which rrapnell Of the Army had slightly The better tef his Nayy Hyal. Hamilton. Both teams put up strong defenses that neld rival ,unning in check Army eot q break when a tumble by Harding was recovered by Daily. Army center, but it did not help the West POINTERS except to prevent : \ Navy threat 1T the end OF the first period. Second Quarter. BfEluuing OF second quarter the / Navy attacked aud got in motion eariy in the seconG period for the first time IN eleven yard dash off tackle By Shapley and second 81 yard forward pass, Shapley to Har- wick, putting the ball on Armys il2-yard line. Three rushes netted eight yards, then Hamilton dropped back and booted pretty field goal rom the 12-yard line. 1t was q drop kick from diftieult angle : and put the Navy three points lahsaq Score. NAVY 3; Army 0. | rhn My kicks q off Flippin

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  San Antonio light, San Antonio, Tex., November 29, 1925, page 49

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  Football Results Schwab Field: Breckenridge High Sc; Fredericksburg High o. Post Stadium: Second Division 2S; st. Mary’s College o. New York: Army 10; Navy 3. Dallas: Forest High 2S; North Dallas high o. At Tulsa-ArkanSas University % (; Tulsa University Z. Boston: Boston College, IL; Holy cross. 6. Iittsburg: Carnegie Tech, 80; Lehigh, o. Dayton: Dayton L.. 10; Bucknell, o. Baltimore: st. Bonayenture, IL; Canisius, q. Chicago: Haskell, o; LOyola, o (tie). Leadville: Colorado Teachers, 8; Iowa State Teachers. 3 ttie). Roanoke: Roanoke. .: Lynchburg O. Columbia: South Carolina, 20; Cen ire, o. Beaumont: Beaumont High, 81; Humble High, q. Port Arthur: Austin High, IS; Port Arthur High. q. Los Angeles: Washington State II; Southern California IL.

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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 98 since this game.