SMU at Army

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  Evening star, District of Columbia, October 7, 1928, page 77

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  WEST POINT WINS BY A 14–⁠13 SCORE Southern Methodist Eleven Fails to Get Tie by Missing Goal. w VEST POINT, N. Y, October n Ga foot ball hurricane NN swept up from the plains Of Southwestern Texas today, swirled and whipped about Arny’s vaunted gridiron warriors until The hair stood up straight on the leads of 1900 frantic Cadets, and then burst and frittered away on the plains OF West Point. 1t was Southern Methodist University’s introduction to Eastern foot ball. An introduction that will live long in the memory of every loyal Army man. It was dramatic, breath-taking IN PRODUCTION, dangerous, awesome to the final toot of the referees whistle, and it was denied victory by the barest OF foot ball margins. point. y Army pulled out the victory, IA to 13, thanks to the raging, f1eetfooted Red eagle. who tossed, and slowed and slightered through the Mustang defense like red-headed, one-man typhoon. eagle, it was who tipped pass good for ~ yards to Carlmark, his end, in the first period, and then broke % yards through the Mustang center for touchdown. -S Dick Hutchinson, subbing for the flaming carrot-top in the second period, smashed 20 yards through tackle for the second Army score and Bud Sprague. the giant, who made that the victory possible. But 1t was eagle who ripped and tore all afternoon long ut a Methodist line that held surprisingly well. picking up the yards when needed the most, and beating down passes that came from all directions. The drama in the battle, however, was not furnished by eagle and Capt. Sprague or the burly Army heroes of dozen tight battles, Bill Hall, Lou NIurrell or Nave. The thrill was in the Scarlet and Navy Blue-clad warriors from the South. fighting their fight in enemy territory, badly outnumbered, and cheered on only by tho thin ranks of band which made III il lung power what it lacked in instruments. Passes such as Eastern foos 5al fields never saw before flew from the hands of Redman Hume, the Texas version of what Red” Grange should haze ben, and the 1.-THE captain, Sammy Rcd. There we’re lateral passes, both ci1gie, double and triple; trick formations, end end sweeps that began anywhere and ended In the same place. Throug.l il all Army, bewildered and always IN danger Of defeat, stuck to the straight foot ball, coupled with orthodo:; passe. that carried them through to triumph. Army Gets Lucky Breaks. Although they scored only two touch. downs and failed to tie the score when Sprague blocked a d1op-kick try for point. the Methodists threatened In every period, and strongest of all when but seconds remained of the contest. Desperate for more points, the Mustangs swooped down on the Army goal in q, final assault that carried to the Cadet 16-yard line and failed only when Reed, brilliant all afternoon, slipped as he caught the last pass and fell fiat on his face with clear field ahead to the goal. Because of Southern MethodistS’. wide open game, with the ball sailing free in the air most of the time, the tide of fortune shifted during the after noon with amazing rapidity. Just as there was an orgy of passing and fllnbling, so was drive after drive broken up on both sides by interceptions and failures to cling tight to the pigskin. The Mustangs took Army’s breath away with the speed of their first touchdown. After passing his way down the field, Hume tossed lateral to Fincher, and his backf1eld mate dashed Is yards across the Army goal. After the goal was kicked, Army came back to tie the count, but the Methodists, still passing with startling accuracy, kept the upper hand through the remainder of the period.

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Army leads 3–⁠0 in three meetings, counting the two since this game.