West Virginia Wesleyan at New York University

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  The Washington times, Washington [D.C.], October 8, 1928, page 12 (results column)

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  IRISH F|ZZLE NEW YORK, Oct. 8.-Wlth two rather ignoble early sea son defeats to its discredit the Navy football team next Saturday will meet Notre Dame, beaten by Wisconsin. Were 1t not for the black records which each team will bring to the battle at Chicago the contest would surely be the headliner of the week end gridiron fare. Despite the vic tories OF their early season opponents. football enthusiasts will direct a large proportion of attention on Saturday toward the clash of the Mid shipmen and Knute Rocknes CO. horts. The Nays defeat at the hands OF Boston College, go coming on top of the victory of Davis Elkins over the service eleven, made it look AS II the trouble was in a weak Navy tea mrather than in unusually good opening schedule rivals. The downfall of Notre Dame before Wisconsin was even more sur prising. The score was ~ to s, which made it even worse. But the NaVy-NOtFe Dame con- test is the best thing dished mp so far this season for the foot ball fans and the records OF de- feat on each side will detract only a little from the interest. The Army, after winning last Saturday by the narrow margin of Ia to 13 from the Southern Metho. dist, will take on Providence at Wes@ Point this week. blocked try for goal after touchdown handed the Texans a defeat after hard-fought game, close throughout with the result uncertain until the very end. The stiff battle put up by the Southern Methods. eleven Is fig nred TO have given the West Point ers lust the sort of early season threat necessary to tougher them for difficult and interesting sch dule. The Georgia engagement nj New Haven will head the Big Three” clashes this week. The Blue easily defeated Maine on Saturday, 80. Harvard heat Springfield only 30 to 0, while Princeton piled up so points TO blank Vermont. the largest Tiger margin In many years. Columbia. with victories over Yer. mont two weeks ago and Union last Saturday. - to o. will meet Wesleyan. The headliner locally. however, will he the annual New York University. FOrdham encounter. N. Y. 4. registered 26–⁠7 win over West Virginia Wesleyan. on Saturdar, while Fordham trounc d George Washington, 200

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New York University leads 5–⁠2 in seven meetings, counting the five since this game.