Washington & Jefferson at West Virginia

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  Daily Kennebec journal, Augusta, Me., November 26, 1926, page 1

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  Washington and Jefferson Wins Over West Virginia, Ii to 2 Morgantown, w. Va, Nov. 25-(Hl Presenting a powerful and varied running attack that slowly but surely crushed the lighter West Virsinia University eleven, Washington and Jefferson took the 25th annual Thanksgiving Day clash with the Mountaineers here today, IS to 8. The game was hard fought through out. “ During the first quarter the West v!rginians checked two threatened drives but the third time Washing ton and Jefferson gathered in three points when Edwards kick, from difficult angle, went through the up rights. West Virginia tied the score in the second quarter, Keefer booting a placement. The Presidents took the lead near the middle Of the third period when Amos kicked a place. :nent, and they held on to this slender lead until the -nlne moved into its closing minutes. when a series of plays by Heisel, Cook and Kirchmann. substituting for Captain Amos, paved the way for the latter to make a touchdown. Edwards made the exira point.

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Washington & Jefferson leads 12–⁠11–⁠2 in 25 meetings, counting the nine since this game.