Army at Yale

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  Evening star, District of Columbia, October 28, 1928, page 81

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  $4,000 SEE CAGLE UPSET ELS HOPES Cadet Ace Pulls Two Long Runs for Touchdowns That Beat Blue. y ALE BOWL, NEW HAVEN “ Conn.,, october 27.-A Sorrel- thatched will o. the wisp in L Army uniform, Christian Kee- ner eagle of Merryville, La fitted through the whole Blue brigade today, leading Army to a sensational victory over Yale by a score of 18 to 6. While a vast, colorful crowd of 10000 spectators sat thrilled in the big bowl, Christian Keener, otherwise known as Red” galloped up and down the field. shaking of tacklerS and outSprinting others as he scored two touchdownS with one Of the greatest exhibition of open field running anywhere this season. eagle, on separate daShes of So and 73 yards, personally accounted for IL points that exactly spelled the mar gin of the Army’S clean-cut triumph over the hitherto undefeated Blue eleven. It was q stunning victory for this burly cadet eleven which outplayed and outgeneraled Yale, besides putting up a stonewall defense that repeatedly blocked the Blue thruStS, but the thrills of this battle centered chiefly around the individual exploits of Christian Keener eagle. Has AH-America Stamp. The redheaded flash from Louisiana, who bears the All@American stamp if any bail carrier does in the East thus far, was a marked man from the start The ballyhoo gave the Blue plenty of advance warning. Every man on the Yale team had a chance to bring down eagle at some time in his two spectacular dashes. but they all failed as he twisted, straight-armed and Side-Stepped in bewildering fashion. After romping So yards in the first period for the first Army touchdown own 22-yard line, miScue that was turned into Yale’S only touchdown by “Firpo” Greene, big left guard. So Red the Rover had something to atone for when, early in the next period, he picked hole through tackle, cut back across the field and completed 73-yard gallop to Army’s second touchdown. Hoben and Decker of the Eli second ary defense were the last in eagles path as he cut swiftly across the field and down the side lines. He shook off Hoben, but was thrown of his feet by Decker’s lunge. The cadet stars momentum carried him past his rival, how ever. and he picked himself up Sufi- GENTLY to scramble the remaining few yards to the goal line. Yale had hardly recovered from the shock Of this play when one of a flock of Eli passes was plucked out of the air by Allan. eagles running mate. who dashed ~ yards to the third and fnal Army tally, aided by brilliant interference. Army Strong on Defense. The free-Scoring melee Of the first half was turned into o ScoreleSS affair in the second half, where the Army’s defense demonstrated itself as capable as its offense. Throughout the last two periods Yale, with Garvey, Loud and Ellis alternating on the attack, drove desperately at Army,s big forward line besides filing the air with passes. Three times the stout cadet defense took the bah on downs close to its own goal In the closing seconds OF the game, West Point made Its final stand twice throwing back the Blue brigade as the last whistle blew with the Ellis only / yard from the goal line. Yale outruShed and outpaSSed West Point, but it didn’t mean thing so long as the Blue failed to check eagle Yale adherents had expected Garvey to rival eagles exploits, but the Eli star seldom got loose. Departing from its usual tactics, Yale filled the air with passes in the second half. The Ellis threw % altogether, but completed only IL and had three intercepted. Army completed three out of nine heaves In first downs Yale regis tered II to only 6 for West Point. and

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  Brownsville herald. (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, Texas, October 28, 1928, page 1

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  CACLEPROVES STAR OF ARMY Lousianan Annexcs Winning Points in Yale Bowl YALE BOWL. NEW HAVEN. Conn., Oct. 27.--tRp-A sorrel-thatched will-o-the’wisp in an Army uni form, Christian Keener eagle Of Merryville, La, fitted through the whole Blue brigade today. leading Army to a sensational victory over Yale by a score Of IS to 8. While 5000 spectators sat thrilled in the big bowl. Christian eagle. 9TH erwise known as Red. galloped M and down the field. shaking off tack lers and o~utsprinting others as he scored two touchdowns with one of the greatest exhibitions Of open field running anywhere this season. Ca rae. on separate dasnes Of 81 and q yards, personally accounted for II points That exactly spelled the mar rim Of the A-mv’s clean-cut triumph over the hitherto ~undefeated Blue 4. n. The red-headed flash from Louis

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Yale leads 22–⁠16–⁠8 in 46 meetings, counting the 18 since this game.