Georgetown at Navy

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  Evening star, November 14, 1926, page 1 (results column)

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  Princeton Captures Big Three Title and Brown HumbIeS Harvard, 21 to 0. MICHIGAN GETS 17-TO-16 VICTORY OVER OHIO STATE Middies 0utwit Georgetown to Take 10–⁠7 Triumph-Flanagan Wins for Notre Dame. Georgetown University’s powerful foot bali eleven bowed to the Navy at Annapolis. yesterday while Notre Dame was upsetting all forecasts by defeating the Army at the Yankee Stadium In New York. Princeton and Brown carried on to victory. and In the Middle West the Michigan eleven triumphed. but not without being hard pressed. Navy’s victory over Georgetown, 10 to Z, was due partly to its exceptlonal ability to gain by overhead at tack and partly to- the poor general ship of its opponents. Georgetown repeatedly threatened the Navy goal, but was successful in only one scoring thrust, while the Midshipmen took advantage of two of their three good chances to send the ball across the goal The 1illtoppers showed their way to touchdown in the second period with Nork carrying the ball across. Field Goal Wins for Navy. In the third Period Shapley took a pass and ran through a broken field W navy TOUCHDOWN and in the fourth Hamilton won the contest for the Midshipmen with a 16-yard field goal. The Army was beaten, to 0, in the third period Of it’s game with Notre Dame. Flanagan, South Bend half back, crashed through the Cadets line for 63.yard sprint to goal and O’Boyle kicked for the extra point Princeton went into the air to conquer Yale. 10 to 7, at Princeton and clinched the Big Three champion ship. Two daring overhead drives In the second period swept the Tigers to their sensational triumph. Baruch hurled the long forward that brought the touchdown by CaullIins and also kicked a field goal. Goodwine got a touchdown for Yale after a Princeton pass had been intercepted. Against Harvard at Cambridge, Brown held the upper hand all the way, and scored three touchdoWn5. winning 81 to O.. At Columbus, Ohio State jumped into an early lead. but Michigan winged it’s way to a 17-to-16 victory. NAVY’S PASSES WIN.

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Navy leads 10–⁠4–⁠2 in 16 meetings, counting the one since this game.