Michigan at Navy

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  Douglas daily dispatch, Arizona, October 31, 1926, page 6

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  NAVY DEFEATS FAMOUS MICHIGAN TEAM 10 TO 0 BALTIMORE, Oct. 80 P)-Defying 6 forecasts that made Michigan an overwhelming favorite the Navy de- ,feated the western conference foot ball champions here today, 10 to- o. The winning points were made through the. media of a goal from the field from the 81 yard line by Ham ilton in the third period and a touchdown by Caldwell and point aftel touchdown by Hamilton Iii the fourth Period. More than a Thousand wild eyed and hoarse m:dshipmen were telling the world tonight that they have forgotten all about a $40 defeat suffered at the hands of Michigan about this time last year. The Navy earned its victory today, The Sailors stood the Wolverines off in the first half although the westA crners threatened frequently in the second period. The navy guns got the range in the second half when 4 nautical atmosphere prev led throughout. The winners outpIayed the losers in the last two periods and could get no worse than a draw in the first inspite of a menacing Michigan attitude in the second period. The Wolverines came sclose but the target shooting was being done by the Navy. The Navy backs covered themselves with glory and gave their fellows from Annapolis ample excuse for tearing down the goal posts in the Baltimore stadium after the game but the forwards did the heavy work. hamilton and Caldwell played brill 1iantly in addition to the results shown when they did all the scoring, but a powerful and aggressive Navy line featured the days play. Michigan drove to within ~ yards of the Navy goal line iii the second period when the advance was stop ped and an attempted placement blocked. Only a few minutes iarer Costerbaan pulled forward pass out Of the air on the Navy’s two yaro line but the ball was lost on downs as the other two yards was needed to make the required distance. Navy’s chance came N the third period. Molenda fumbled on Navy 80 yard line and Caldwell recovered Two rushes were unproductive and Hamilton passed to Goudge for a gain of 25 yards. CalGweN slipped off tackle and dashed 20 yards. Caldwell made eight in two rushes. Hannegan could not aGd the necessary two yards and on fourth down, Hamilton crop KICKED the goal. Hamilton intercepted a pass from Friendman in midfield in the fourth period. Caldwell took six yards in two tries and then broke through and dashed to the 20 yard line. Line smashed failed TO gain and Hamil ton passed to Goudge who was down ed on the one yard line. Caldwell failed in his first effort Dut had the on the second try and made the touchdown. Hamilton kick. ed the goal. The game was tie. Navy’s fifth straight victory, Col

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  Evening star, October 31, 1926, page 1

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  NAVY UPSETS DOPE, ARMY BEATS YALE. 10-to-0 Score at Baltimore Unexpected-West Point Gets 80 to O. Special Dispatch TO The Star. BALTIMORE, October 30.-Undaunted by forecasts that made Mich igan an overwhelming favorite Navy vanquished the Western Conference foot ball champions this afternoon, 10 to 0. More than 1000 in Venable Stadium saw the Midshipment turn the tables on the team that defeated them “a to 0 at Ann Arbor last year 1t was the fifth successive victory for the eleven that has scored over Princeton. Colgate and Michigan on successive Saturdays. Navy rallied in the last two periods to get all its points. In the third period Hamilton drop-kicked a goal from the 24-yard line and in the fourth period Caldwell broke through to the first touchdown scored against Michigan in two seasons. Hamilton followed Caldwell’s scoring with a drop-kick for point after touchdown. Held on 2-Yard Line. Navy earned it’s victory today. The the first half although the Western ers threatened frequently in the sec ond period. Once Navy held for downs on its 2-yard line and once Friedman, AIichigan’s star quarter back, missed with a placement kick for goal from the 18-yard line. The Midshipmen checked effectively Michigan’s famed passing game and made good use of this style of play in the third period. Then recovering a Michigan tumble on its 31-yard line Navy passed and plunged its way close to the enemy’s goal before Mich igan braced. Then Hamilton made good with his drop-kick. In the fourth period Hamilton in tercepted a Michigan pass at nidfeld Sensa tional line plunging by Caldwell and some forward passing quickly moved play to Michigan’s 2-yard line. Only two drives by Caldwell were needed to gain a touchdown.

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  Daily Kennebec journal, Augusta, Me., November 1, 1926, page 1

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  NAVY UPSETS Dope AND HANDS Western CLUB A LICKING Baltimore, Oct. 80 y R- Defyirg forecasts that made Michigan an overwhelming favorite. the Navy defeated the Western Conference football champions here today, 10 to 0. The winning points were made through a. goal from the 27-yard line by Hamilton in the third period and a touchdown by Caldwell and point after touchdown by Hamilton in the fourth period. More than a thou sand wild-eyed and hoarse midshipmen were telling the world tonight that they have forgotten all about a 81 to 0 defeat suffered at the hands and feet of Michigan last year.

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  New Britain herald, November 1, 1926, page 8 (results column)

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  ARMY AND NAV VYPLUNGlNG TOWARD 26 CHAMPIONSHIP Former Soundly Spanks Bulldog While Latter Avenges Itself On Michigan – Four Undefeated Eastern Teams Crash Into Casualty List Saturday – Haryard-Princeton This Week. New York, Nov. 1 P1 - The driving hoofs of an Army mule and the battering horns of Navy goat are steadily clearing the path of opponents who bar the way of Uncle Sam’s service elevens to the eastern football championship. The Bulldogs Of Yale on Satur- day could get no grip on the Mules thrashing Hanks and for the first time in 15 years the Cadets trounccd Yale soundly, B to 0. The western stampede of Michigan that crushed Navy last year under a shower of thudding passes was helpless against the man-for- man defense of the Middies at Balti- more as Navy calmly ruined the best efforts of Friedman to Oos- terbaan.’ The Sailors, in fpe condition aft CT the 10 to 0 victory, have noth- ing more serious on the schedule before the Army game than West to cross Boston colleges goal line for the first time it has been done this season, and Georgetown, the high scorer of the east with 231 points. Army can expect no serious opposition from Franklin and Mar shall and Creinus, and the outcome of the Notre Dame in the Yankee stadium November 13 will have no more than a psychological effect on the eastern ranking. Thus the Middies and cadets may journey to Chicago to settle the west on No- Nember 27 the championship of the cast as a side issue to their an- nual historic conflict. I Eastern Casualties Four undefeated eastern elevens crashed into the casualty list Sat urday. Columbia, aided materially by the sterling work of Captain Bill Madden. who jumped “Whippet” Carr of Syracuse to take the lead among individual point scorers with 63, slammed Cornell about for a [ to win, the first in 21 years. Penn sylvania made starting bow before the capable boot of Frost Peters, fireman successor of iceman Grange at Illinois, 10 0. and rugged Mis- souri flattened West Virginia 27 to 0. An undefeated team had to fall when Lafayette and washington and Jefferson collided but only the fly ing dash of substitute in the dusk of the final minute 10 play whipped the Presidents 16 to 10. Pennsyl- yania meets Penn State, Columbia faces William and Mary, West Vir- ginia tackles Pittsburgh. and Lafay cite plays Rutgers in notable con flicts of the coming week. Harvard Princeton Harvard. tickled over q husky football youngster that in three games has grown for a sickiy infant, plastered with defeat, to a figure of standing in any pigskin community, brides off the lid of the annual big three conflict with the goth Prince ton meeting. Harvard battered Tufts 69 to Saturday and tallied more frequently than any crimson eleven in a single game in 5S years. Prince ton walloped Swarthmore 27 to 0. Yale has an intersectional engage ment with Maryland before trying the Tiger claws. Nov. 13. New York Univcrsity’s undefeated team, after dispensing Fordham, 2l 10 ,. meets the strongest foe of the season in Carnegie Tech. victor over Detroit. ‘ to Q. Fordham plays Holy Cross, conqueror of Dayton. 20 to [ Little is left of the Dartmouth h. dian’s scalp after three straight de- feats, the last at the hands of Brown. 10 10 Q. hut Boston Gniver- sity offers a resting place Saturday. Brown has no game scheduled. but Harvard is waiting on Nov. 15 to test the Fears title possibilities. Soft spots and real dangcr are mixed on the upper New York state schedule. While Cornell Is tangling with St. Bonaventure and Colgate with Providence College. Syracuse has Georgetown to contend with, Colgate mastered Michigan State Saturday. 3S to S and Syracuse had little trouble with Johns Hopkins, winning 31 to 0.

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Michigan leads 12–⁠5–⁠1 in 18 meetings, counting the 16 since this game.